One of the longest performing reggae bands of all time, Jamaica’s Third World continues to captivate audiences with their ...

A new documentary examines the golden age of funk music, when large, often interracial bands lay down syncopated grooves that packed dance floors. John Blake says that today’s pop music, largely ...

Miller honed his musical chops during funk’s ‘70s golden age when songs from groups like the Ohio Players and Parliament ... block seemed to have a funk band. Making a band click took work ...

And a new documentary from PBS — “We Want the Funk!”— serves as a timely demonstration of how artistic moments and political movements can merge for the greater good — both sonically and socially.

The release Live in Japan 1974 (Rhino) marks the first live recording of WAR in over 50 years. Showcasing shows for posterity in Shizuoka, Tokyo, Osaka and Kobe, the album spotlights a super tight ...

The stellar cast accommodates theater goers on both sides of the Diamond spectrum and by the end of the two-act musical the ...

There are several special releases of interest for our area, including “The Westbound Sound: Foundations,” a second ...

The Manx guitar slinger is headed back to Cleveland with his best work yet. We talk to Davy Knowles about his latest album ...

In the documentary, we learn that some of the greatest funk artists in history, from the Ohio Players to Prince and ... And that’s how you get songs like James Brown’s “Say It Loud ...

On the 40th anniversary of their formation, we look back at how the group went from being just four friends to the ...

Ben Ratliff’s “Run the Song” is an ecstatic and eccentric blend of criticism, music, autobiography and philosophy.