2026 marks 37 years Rockford has celebrated Juneteenth and the Hard Rock Casino Rockford joins in on the festivities with a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – One doesn’t have to live in Dayton for long to learn that there’s funk within the city’s roots. Between the ...

If there was a Mount Funkmore for the greatest funk bassists, Marcus Miller’s face and trademark porkpie hat would be sculpted into that musical monument. Miller honed his musical chops during funk’s ...

Why has funk music endured for more than 60 years? Though not scientifically proven, the deep grooves that are the genre's backbone have an irresistibly dance-able quality that can be found in ...

Cold weather be damned; we're getting funky in February. It's always a good time to celebrate the Dayton music scene's much-acclaimed funk legacy. But for Black History Month, we chose to take a a ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The Gap Band, composed of brothers Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson, left an indelible mark on funk, R&B, and soul. Known for their electrifying stage presence and infectious ...

A new documentary explores the history and influence of funk music and its connection to Detroit. The Independent Lens documentary “WE WANT THE FUNK!” traces the history and influence of funk music ...

Grand Funk Railroad extends their summer tour, but it’s bittersweet as they bid farewell to lead singer Max Carl.

For a quarter century, a band of 5,000-year-old, bandage-wrapped undead have prowled America, with their “terrifying funk from beyond the grave.” Sometimes sharing the stage with the likes of ...

Lost Lake Lounge is about to overflow with funk. Wild Love Tigress will blow the club’s lid off with its signature classic funk on Saturday, January 18, when the Denver band takes the stage to ...

Whereas many classic-rock trios like Cream, the Jimi Hendrix Experience and ZZ Top put bellbottoms on the blues, Grand Funk Railroad goosed R&B to create their own sound. The result was a rep as one ...