The other revelation of Finding the Funk is how the working-class city of Dayton, Ohio, became a hotbed of funk bands such as the Ohio Players, Zapp & Roger, Faze-O, Heatwave, Sun, Slave and Lakeside.

Sly Stone, the pioneering leader of the funk band bearing his name, Sly and the Family Stone, has died, according to his ...

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Ask the average pop fan to trace the development of rock and roll through the ’60s and ’70s, and he or she will immediately recall the way the music moved from the British Invasion into… ...

Seven acts are on the bill, and performances begin at 1:30 p.m. Indigo Girls have reunited with their strongest backing band ...

While many bands from the 1970s became iconic, others are less remembered, but they deserve to be based on their ...

The Funky Freqs came up playing the post-Corea jazz-rock style known as free funk — music with fewer complicated melodies and more earthy grooving. Their new album is Hymn of the Third Galaxy.

Top Funk Bands In Philadelphia April 20, 2014 / 9:00 AM EDT / CBS Philadelphia Philadelphia has a great music scene – one that represents many sounds and genres, like hip-hop, bluegrass, blues ...

The city is now home to dozens of bands that are willing to Give Up The Funk to anyone who wants it. Here are four bands that represent the tip of the local funky iceberg. Sun Hop Fat Team Ethiopian ...

The alternative funk-based jam band took the University by storm when it won Battle of the Bands in 2016. Marked by its unique funk rock sound and lack of vocals, Funky Giant headlined for T-Pain at ...

Funky Butt Brass Band with Mama Rogers By Ryan Wasoba. Mar 3, 2010 at 4:00 am Although a sousaphone and a marching snare drum are part of the ...

When the Funky Butt Brass Band, St. Louis' long-running New Orleans-inspired combo, celebrated the release of its latest album in late January, the mood at Off Broadway was effervescent; FBBB is a ...