Halfway through the premiere of “Hippest Trip – The Soul Train Musical,” the audience jumped to their feet for a standing ovation, after a riotous dance number to Bobby Brown’s 1988 hit “My ...

One of Los Angeles’ most celebrated dance nights is cutting the music short in Echo Park on Saturday after 14 years of funk, soul and sweat. Organizers of the Echo’s monthly all-vinyl ‘60s soul bash ...

In 2016, Sarasota Contemporary Dance began a tradition of devoting one program of its season to performances featuring live music, the musicians sharing the stage with the dancers. Previously, that ...

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 ...

The 1970s brought a revolution to R&B and soul music that changed everything. Artists started blending funk rhythms, social ...

After Spider-Man fought Alfred Molina’s Doc Ock in Spider-Man 2, Raimi introduced the Venom symbiote. While it turned Maguire’s Peter Parker into a sort of jazzy hothead straight out of the 70s, the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few artists have had a more significant influence on both funk and soul music than Larry Graham. As the pioneering bassist of Sly and the Family Stone and the dynamic frontman of ...

Season 33‘s remaining 11 couples of Dancing with the Stars get their groove on with performances worthy of Soul Train. The night begins with a soulful opening number to “T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of ...

Those who want a shot to feel better don’t need to search for a COVID-19 site. Instead, stay home and get a “Soul Vaccination” courtesy of veteran soul/funk/R&B West Coast outfit Tower of Power. It ...