If you've seen Funky Unkle in a live setting, you know a couple things. First, they know how to get a room moving. And second, there's a lot of them. Nine members, to be exact. A stage can barely ...

For years, I heard "Play That Funky Music" as some kind of statement of racial solidarity. The white boy singing the song, Wild Cherry frontman Rob Parissi, knew that nobody would expect a white boy ...

Here’s a good question: What is a funky biscuit? It’s an intriguing name for certain. Up at Boca’s live music and dinner venue with that same title, you can marinate in sounds by jazz, jam, and funk ...

EXPOSITION. Coupes afro, pantalons pattes d'éléphant et funk music sont de rigueur cette semaine à la médiathèque de Val-d'Europe. Elle consacre une exposition et une journée thématique au mouvement ...

The late Frank Zappa‘s “vaultmeister” has unearthed 23 previously unreleased and rare recordings that Zappa may have been considering for a sequel to his beloved jazz-rock masterpiece, 1969’s Hot Rats ...

This is FRESH AIR. In the 1970s, influential musicians such as Ornette Coleman began combining free jazz and electric funk. Three notable vets of free funk bands periodically team up to get ...