'Dirty groove' band Crobot to perform at Levels
Crobot insists it's the dirty-groove band from outer space. I believe it - if by "outer space" they mean their mothers' basements, in the Pottsville region, in the '70s.
View ArticleCommentary: The most important American musical artist of the last 50 years...
I'm about to pose a question, but before I do that, let me say this: I already know your answer.
View ArticleThe 10 Best Concerts in New York This Weekend, 1/17/14
Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires Bowery Ballroom 9:00 p.m., $25 This soul singer with a heart of gold emerged from a life of odd jobs and a vagabond lifestyle when Daptone records discovered him...
View ArticleSpIFF 2014 will open like a a Rocketa
We're less than a week from the opening of the 2014 edition of the Spokane International Film Festival, which will hold its premiere at 7 p.m. Thursday at AMC's River Park Square Theatres.
View ArticleBand performs in 'Get On Up'
WE HAD A REAL "JAM" SESSION AT THE 16 WAPT STUDIOS TODAY. 4 MEMBERS OF THE J-B EXPERIENCE STOPPED BY TO GIVE US A DEMONSTRATION.
View ArticleGet ready for 'Bradley' soul
He doesn't sing as though his heart was broken, he sings as though it was punctured.
View Article"The Blues Brothers" Done Proud - Lego Style
The team at Bricktease.com have just posted a painstaking all-Lego recreation of one of the most infamous scenes from 1980's "The Blues Brothers".
View ArticleHundreds stand in line to meet Dan Aykroyd
Once you're logged in, at the top of each article, video or slideshow you will see a list of your Facebook friends who recently visited Choose to share stories you'e read with your friends or turn...
View ArticleThe Lost Art Of Shining Shoes: "It's Important" Says Lucky
There is always a lot of talk about "art" at the auto show - the styling of the cars, the exhibit spaces, and, of course, the people, especially those 'dressed to impress.'
View ArticleListen Up! - Hip-Hop
Good DJs can pack a dance floor in a matter of seconds; bad ones can clear it just as fast.
View ArticleThe frustrations of retro R&B
Nowadays, it sure feels like it. Every genre endures spasms of revivalism, but ever since the rise and fall of Amy Winehouse, R&B has proven a particularly nifty field to restage the past.
View ArticleThe Heavies play at Buxton Opera House on the 25th anniversary of Acid Jazz
IN THE wake of the 25th anniversary of Acid Jazz, 2013 saw the release of 'the Heavies' full studio album in nearly seven years, Forward, featuring original vocal collaborator N' Dea Davenport and...
View ArticleChilifest, Edgar Allen Poe and more to do in NYC this weekend
"There was a time where we did six shows per day at the Apollo," says funk legend Maceo Parker of his time with James Brown, whose band he joined at 21 in 1964.
View ArticleTalking loud, saying nothing
In 1972 the late Godfather of Soul, James Brown, had a huge hit that began with the following lyrics, "like a dull knife that just ain't cutting, you talking loud and saying nothing".
View ArticleSaxophonist David Sanborn due at Bergen PAC
A weekend of eclectic, soul jazz and instrumental pop lies ahead, when a powerhouse alto saxophonist headlines at the Bergen Performing Arts Center.
View Article20 classic albums that didn't win Grammys
Some albums just never leave you and listening to them today can be like hearing the tracks for the first time.
View ArticleAykroyd is now a Miss. reserve deputy
Aykroyd is in Mississippi as part of the cast of "Get On Up," a movie about soul singer James Brown.
View ArticleCelebs embrace the Evers family
When the Medgar Evers family asks you to do something, it's hard to say no. Medgar Evers' widow, Myrlie Evers, and her daughter, Reena, invited me to go with them Friday to visit the set of the new...
View ArticleDan Aykroyd Sworn In As Mississippi Sheriff's Deputy
Look out lawbreakers, there's a new sheriff in town - and he ain't afraid of nothing.
View ArticleMic Check: Thara Memory
From gigging with the likes of James Brown, Dizzy Gillespie and the Commodores to long tenures in Mel Brown's and Leroy Vinnegar's bands, trumpeter-composer Thara Memory has earned a deserved...
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