The Detroit Opera will showcase some of funk maestro George Clinton 's and P-Funk's greatest hits this weekend, performed by ...

Bass Week: The word ‘funk’ or ‘funky’ can be applied to almost anything, from butt-shaking basslines to scatter cushions. We all instinctively know what’s implied, but in a bass playing sense, what ...

On Jan. 18, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic bring their “Just For the Funk of It!” tour to the Music Box.

Charlotte has a rich history of funk music. Back in 1965, the "Grandmaster of Funk" himself Mr. James Brown recorded his single “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” right here in the Queen City. As one of ...

Funk music is known for exuberance, flamboyance and musical excess but Dayton Live is taking a more intimate approach with its Funk Unplugged concerts. The Deron Bell Band is the latest area act to ...

James Brown once said, "I've only got seventh grade education, but I have a doctorate in funk, and I like to put that to good use." While artists like Brown, George Clinton and Morris Day have ...

“God took his foot and stepped in the Miami Valley. The sweat off of God's feet ran into the water and that's what makes Dayton funky." ...

Current acts celebrate Dayton’s musical legacy Sunday at Levitt Pavilion. The Funk Music Capital of the World. Funk City U.S.A. The Land of Funk. No matter what music-related moniker you want to ...

The arrival of these two compilations of 1970s jazz/funk begs one simple question: what took RCA so long? The fact that the mini-revival known as acid jazz peaked about five years ago puts these ...