Fittingly, they get the party started with “Give up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)” by Jerome Brailey, George ...

The album was critically acclaimed, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 while “Leave the Door Open” and “Smokin Out ...

Explore how 9 influential Black musicians including Louis Armstrong, Michael Jackson, and Prince changed music history ...

The Blackbyrds’ City Life doesn’t just groove—it struts. Released in 1975 at the height of funk’s golden era, this album is a ...

M any of the most important movements in music history got their start, primarily, in one city. Grunge, motown, thrash metal, ...

Kool & the Gang's Michael "Chicago Mike" Sumler died in a crash on Sunday night. He was 71. MABLETON, Ga. — Michael Sumler, a ...

Yacht rock may be an offensive term for some, but the right albums can act as a perfect snapshot of rock and roll history.

Fans of rock and roll, southwest residents, and anyone looking for something to do next weekend can head to Swift Current for ...

Michael Sumler, affectionately known as "Chicago Mike," member of the funk band Kool & the Gang, died at age 71 in a car ...

The season launches Saturday, May 31 with Funk Fest featuring Thumpdaddy, Freekbass and Rick James’ Stone City Band, and closes Saturday, Sept. 13 with Jazz Fest featuring Dave Greer’s Classic Jazz ...

Brian Brown has 3 decades of hard-to-top stories to tell as Sloppy Joe marks 30 years Saturday with a Backyard show featuring ...

Vampire Weekend, Brian Cox, Armenian and Greek fests, Paul F. Tompkins and more concerts and events in the greater Albany area from May 29 to June 4 ...