Funk News

The federal government sprinkled one and a half million tourism dollars over the ByWard Market a few weeks ago, and Bluesfest shows have sprung up like acting-mayors at a Shannon Tweed revival.

DJ Pari Summary: Our Rare Funk special in May turned out to be one of our most successful downloads ever.

The exhibition includes 10 works on paper by the iconic artists. COLUMBIA, SC.- An installation of the work of pioneering Pop artists Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg opens at the Columbia Museum of Art on July 18 and runs through October 4. JJ/RR Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg: 20th Century Masters in the Collection, on view in the ...

Funky Meters is a good name for any band. However, the band that actually calls itself Funky Meters contains two original members of the legendary New Orleans R&B quartet The Meters and basically plays the same repertoire.

London, July 10 : An incredible picture of a 24-year-old Michael Jackson, apparently enjoying a concert with then beaming young actress Tatum O'Neil in blissful anonymity, has resurfaced.

Self-proclaimed "retro funk mob" Midnight Spaghetti and the Chocolate G-Strings brings their unique blend of funk, rap and "frenetic horn" to the Bottling Works at Bube's Brewery in Mount Joy Friday night.

The seventh annual Grassroots Blues Festival takes place Saturday in a field near tiny Duck Hill, just south of Grenada.

Manuvers and Induce are part of the Hometeam series of podcasters that I blogged about last week .

"I'm playing to the same age crowd I played to 40 years ago," enthused the Big Easy's most famous bassist.

With Rusted Root Opening at the KOTO Doo-Dah GROOVIEW TELLURIDE - " Prepare to party like it's 2012 when the Mothership lands in Telluride's Town Park on Saturday night! Yes, KOTO Community Radio is pulling out the stops for the annual Doo-Dah, with George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic set to warp in and captivate the entire town.

The economy has put a damper on a lot of Iowa families' plans for vacations this summer, but, Lieutenant Governor Patty Judge says she has a solution.

Porter Batiste Stoltz, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at Revolution, 200 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale.

Add some hard rock with a spoonful of funk, a sprinkle of hip-hop and droves of music lovers and you have tonight's Common Ground Music Festival in downtown Lansing.

The musician now resides in California, but she's coming back to town with her new band Aphrodesia.

War and the Average White Band Hard Rock Live, Hollywood Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Better Than: Hearing both of these groups play in another 10 years.

It started out as a way to get paid and became a way to keep dancing. They called it Funktion.

Hailing from outerspace, or so they say, Oakland's own Funkanauts, claim to be abducted by aliens and exposed to alien love secrets.

Calling all crate diggers, mods and others who enjoy mesmerizing funk jam experiences: The New Mastersounds, hailing from Leeds, England, will be performing at The Pour House on Friday and Saturday.

Cue up track six on the new Britney and prepare yourself for the Technicolor disco flash-back of the year, swooning string section, chunky Nile Rodgers guitar riff, and all.

Amid the star-studded tributes to Michael Jackson on the BET Awards, Jay-Z's big premieres for his new single, "D.O.A. " - a live performance during the show and a premiere of the video after the show - were somewhat obscured.