The Funky Uncle Lounge, an elaborate Carnival float that doubles as a roving music club, made its debut in this year’s Krewe of Tucks parade, hosting both riders and a live band. On Thursday, the ...

Big Sam’s Funky Nation will perform Saturday, Sept. 30. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Jazz'SAlive Big Sam’s Funky Nation is bringing its raucous, brass-fueled funk to San Antonio as a headliner for the ...

New York, NY - It has been almost 20 years since New York City boogied to the sounds of funk music legends The Funky Knights. Imagine a mixture of Barry White, John Lee Hooker and Sam Kinison and you ...

*(New Orleans, LA) – October is the true first fall month in New Orleans. The cooler weather provides a great opportunity to get outdoors to party with a purpose at various events (such as the new ...

The music world has lost a foundational figure of 1970s funk with the passing of Louis “Douaam” Villery Jr., the acclaimed ...

We Want the Funk!, an expansive, emotive, celebratory documentary looking at one of history's most important musical genres, begins simply. Legendary studio musician Marcus Miller picks up his bass ...

With a fun, hopping/bopping sound and party vibe, Funky Dawgz Brass Band brings its big-energy horns and percussion to Cafe Nine Monday, Jan. 8 in a Manic Presents show. With members who hail from ...

On “Uptown Special” (RCA), out this week, Mark Ronson once again proves he has superb taste in funk and R&B. While the album flags on occasion, it is a knockout when it is at its best. The 39-year-old ...

If Clyde Stubblefield was just the drummer for James Brown who worked on tracks like “I Got The Feelin'” and albums like Sex Machine, he’d already be the backbone of some of the greatest music ever ...

Basim Blunt was a 14-year-old paper boy in Jersey City, New Jersey, when he first heard “Skin Tight” by the Ohio Players. He bought the album the next day and was an instant fan of the band. After ...

North Star Theatre at 347 Girod St. in Mandeville. Porter was longtime bassist for The Meters, considered among the ...

In 1973, Herbie Hancock found himself at a crossroads. For a couple years, the keyboardist had been leading a band called Mwandishi — named after a Swahili word meaning “writer” — that played ...