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Bette Smith: Rock and Soul to Lift Your Spirits

October 2, 2021October 2, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments 2021, Bette Smith, Drive-By Truckers, Jimbo Mathus, Matthew Patton, Ruf Records, Squirrel Nut Zippers, The Good The Bad and The Bette

Produced by Drive-By Truckers bassist Matthew Patton, the Brooklyn-born singer’s blend of soul, rock, R&B and Southern funk gives these ten new tunes plenty of punch

Funk Soul

Kool & The Gang Still Imagine A World Full Of Peace

September 10, 2021September 10, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 2021, Celebration, COVID-19, Dennis Thomas, Get Down On It, Kool & The Gang, Kool and the Gang, Ladies Night, Omnivore Recordings, Perfect Union, Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, Ru-Jac Records, The Pursuit of Happiness

Despite the loss of two key members, the celebrated Jersey City funk icons remain a Perfect Union on first new album in over a decade

Funk Psychedelics Rock Soul

The Odyssey of Funkadelic and Eddie Hazel

July 31, 2021July 31, 2021 Jason Gross 0 Comments 1971, Bernie Worrell, Eddie Hazel, Funkadelic, George Clinton, Jimi Hendrix, Maggot Brain, Mike Watt, P-Funk, Parliament-Funkadelic, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ween

Released 50 years ago, Maggot Brain gave a psychedelic groove to psychic pain

Funk

Another Starr Production: The Time at 40

July 29, 2021July 30, 2021 De Angela L. Duff 0 Comments George Clinton, Jellybean Johnson, Jerome Benton, Jesse Johnson, Jimmy Jam, Monte Moir, Morris Day, Parlet, Prince, Terry Lewis, The Time, Vanity 6

A deeper look into the Prince associates’ eponymous debut four decades later

Funk

George Clinton: America’s Funk Maestro at 80

July 22, 2021July 22, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Atomic Dog, Funkadelic, George Clinton, Happy Birthday, Parliament, Parliament-Funkadelic

The P-Funk founder is standing on the verge of getting it on once again with the announcement of new concert dates as well

Blues Festivals Funk Gospel jazz Soul World

“Are You Ready, Black People?”: Summer Of Soul Takes Us Higher

July 6, 2021July 15, 2021 James Porter 2 Comments Chuck Jackson, David Ruffin, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Harlem Cultural Festival, Questlove, Sly & the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, Summer of Soul, The Chambers Brothers, The Fifth Dimension, The Roots

In his directorial debut, Roots drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson celebrates the great lost music festival of 1969

Funk jazz Pop Soul

Aaron Neville: Warming Hearts In Crescent City

June 30, 2021August 4, 2021 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1991, 30th Anniversary, A&M Records, Aaron Neville, Bo Diddley, Bobby Blue BLand, Everybody Plays The Fool, Fats Domino, Linda Ronstadt, New Orleans, Roy Orbison, Tipitina’s, Warm Your Heart

Looking back at the New Orleans icon’s epic 1991

Funk Hard Rock Heavy Metal Ska Soul

Why 24-7 Spyz Matter

June 27, 2021June 29, 2021 Ron Hart 1 Comment 2019, 24-7 Spyz, Bad Brains, Fishbone, Jimi Hazel, Living Colour, Philip "Fish" Fisher, Rick Skatore, Ronny Drayton, The Soundtrack To The Innermost Galaxy, Tony "T-Money" Lewis

These South Bronx skate metal legends didn’t need to prove that Black folks can rock, but went ahead and schooled the fools anyway

adblock Dance Disco Dub/Reggae Funk New Wave Post-Punk

Drive It In Between: Nightclubbing at 40

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 Steve Holtje 0 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Alex Sadkin, Barry Reynolds, Chris Blackwell, David Bowie, Demolition Man, Grace Jones, Iggy Pop, Marianne Faithfull, Nightclubbing, Pull Up To The Bumper

Grace Jones’ fifth album is “The Empire Strikes Back” of her Compass Point Trilogy

Blues Funk jazz Soul

The City Champs: Roots Music Trio from Memphis Lays Down a Heavy Groove

May 5, 2021August 4, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments 2021, Al Gamble, Big Legal Mess Records, George Sluppick, Joe Restivo, Luna '68, The City Champs, Tony! Toni! Tone!

“We all learned our craft playing in the clubs of Memphis, a great training ground for R&B, blues, soul and jazz,” says guitarist Joe Restivo about the band’s new LP Luna ’68