Motown News

The highly-anticipated release has already caught the attention of Shakefire , which praised "...the spectacular use of horns and the simple, effective song lyrics...Best of luck getting the title track out of your head." The album, the multi-talented singer/songwriter's first full length release after establishing himself as a popular recording ... (more)

Toliver has an ear for epic arrangements and a fiddler's arm fit to spark flames.

Led by songwriter Michael Fitzpatrick, Fitz & the Tantrums brew up a retro sound inspired by Motown and Stax Records.

On Wednesday, May 29 at 7 p.m., the Westfield Memorial Library will host Rhonda Denet with the Silver Fox Songs to perform the "Mostly Motown" review.

The Upper Moreland Township Parks and Recreation is getting ready for its annual Summer Concert Series at Masons Mill Park, located at 3500 Masons Mill Road in Huntingdon Valley.

Blind from birth and raised in inner-city Detroit, he was a skilled musician by age eight.

Charles Bradley is a human time capsule. Everything about his act his purist soul, throwback funk, showmanship, wardrobe, storytelling recalls early 60s Apollo and Motown heyday without ever veering into schtick.

The magical, life-enriching powers of music raised the spirits of listeners during what was a dull, overcast, blustery second day of this year's festival.

How about some Diana Ross and the Supremes with the latest updates on local zoning and transportation issues? That's what 50 or so East Cobb citizens got on Wednesday at District 2 Commissioner Bob Ott's town hall meeting at Walton High School .

When music WAS music. Tammy and Marvin were perfect for eachother. Such a shame that cancer took this young talented person.

Getting to see the iconic Motown artist, however, won't be right at your fingertips.

There are certain songs artists just can't let go of. Even when things don't always go as planned, music is a passion and when you're as determined as B. Smyth, getting your talent out to the masses is a must.

Tickets: $29-$70 at artsclub. com or 604-687-1644. SHE doesn't demand rose petals in her toilet bowl or room-temperature bottled water in her boudoir, nor does she throw public temper tantrums at the slightest provocation, but Aurianna Angelique has still been called a diva.

Forget flowers. If your mom loves classic soul music, take her to the Lincoln Theatre's "Big Mother's Day Tribute to Motown Legends." Headliner The Temptations Review features Dennis Edwards, who joined The Temptations in 1968, and there's a good chance he'll belt out renditions of "Cloud Nine," "Ball of Confusion ," and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone." ... (more)

The seven-member Ray Prim band has been making music and albums in Austin for the past five years.

The boilerplate description for Har Mar Superstar marries the looks of a young Ron Jeremy with the music and stage presence of something between R. Kelly, the Neptunes and Tony Clifton -- but really, all comparisons fall short.

Like hundred-dollar sandblasted jeans, the grit and grain on Hanni El Khatib's second LP feels less like the product of time and more like careful craftsmanship.

If this song had just the tubular bells at the top and then that Motown guitar riff, I'd have been hooked and happy.

The international Motown singer headlined the Pier stage at the event and will re-visit Hull to play all of her hits at The Welly Club, including Dancing in the Street, Nowhere to Run and Honey Chile.

From Sharon Jones to J.C. Brooks to Mayer Hawthorne to Charles Bradley to Eli "Paperboy" Reed, indie labels and rock clubs are chock-full of retro-soul and R&B acts these days, offering varying degrees of stylish nostalgia and earnest emotionalism in an age when both can seem lacking.