PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Back in the summer of 2005, Drexel University’s Music Industry program got a very curious phone call. On the line was the owner of a storage facility in Philadelphia, wondering if ...

Get on up! What is it about James Brown's music that makes it sound so funky? James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, created the DNA for funk. Musicians LA Buckner and Nahre Sol explore how he created ...

The electro-funk style known as Minneapolis Sound took over pop music in the 80s & 90s. The electro-funk style known as the Minneapolis Sound took over pop music in the 1980s and 90s. LA is in ...

In 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, New Orleans singer-keyboardist John “Papa” Gros played an outdoor show in Baton Rouge's Beauvoir Park. Gros' reward for that performance included the ...

Longtime locals Little Red and the Renegades will bring their funky sound to the New Deal Café at 8:30 p.m. Saturday.The five-member group plays a mix of zydeco, blues and New Orleans funk, with hints ...