Though New Orleans’ jazz legacy is a well-documented and widely recognized phenomenon, local funk pioneers, for one reason or another, are not acknowledged nearly as much as their musical predecessors ...

Unlike the UK, where rave culture blazed through the mainstream like a wildfire following the late-’80s acid house explosion, American rave remained a comparatively smaller, self-contained underground ...

Matt Stout of the Silver and Black Soul Club who spins at Nigh Light every third Friday. Credits: Sam Zide Matt Stout of the Silver and Black Soul Club who spins at Nigh Light every third Friday.

When DJ Soul Sister gets on stage, there is a brief moment the audience, in anticipation, seems to hold its breath. What will she kick the night off with? What will be her musical mood be? But once ...

DJ Soul Sister, aka Melissa Weber, will celebrate the 10th anniversary of her 'Hustle' dance party at the Hi-Ho Lounge on Saturday, May 24, 2014, starting at 11 p.m. (Frank Aymami) In 1994, Melissa ...

Rolling out’s Master DJ series spotlights DJs recognized in their respective cities who are making an impact in their communities. DJ Jamad was inspired to rock turntables in the 1980s while growing ...

The Chicago label Dance Mania experienced its peak years between 1998 and 1997, but its take on house music — raw, soulful, often lascivious, and frequently unhinged — is back in vogue throughout club ...

The funk comes to the Arkansas Sounds Concert Series on Friday during the Tribute to True Soul Records, the Little Rock label started by Lee Anthony that was home to many of the city's premier funk ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For Denver-based writer and musician Jason Heller, everything points back to funk. Hip-hop’s catchy samples, electronica’s deep grooves and the upbeat ...

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