LIVE: St. Paul & the Broken Bones @ The Egg, 3/5/17
I walked into this show totally unfamiliar with the gospel of St. Paul & the Broken Bones . "It's time to lose yourself," demanded the slightly pudgy white guy roaming across the stage, looking...
View ArticleDrummer from Fabulous Flippers dies listening to James Brown
Mr. Tammen, a renaissance man who drummed, trimmed trees, loved M&Ms and Coca-Cola, ran night clubs and invested in local real estate, died Thursday night at Via Christi Hospital St. Francis. He...
View ArticleWhat Is Kendrick Lamar Releasing on April 7?
Two Thursdays ago, Kendrick Lamar took to Instagram to drop a cryptic "IV" photo. Many were led to believe that the Compton rapper was hinting at the release of his impending fourth studio album.
View ArticleThe Sonic Cafe: Sonic Cafe #31 - NEW... Meatloaf on a String, Segment 1
Hey I'm Scott Clark and this is the Sonic Cafe. Welcome to episode 31. This time our eclectic music mix covers over fifty years.
View ArticleSpinal Surgery Patients Find Relief from Music Therapy, Study Suggests
As James Brown sings, "I Feel Good"-and so may patients recovering from spinal surgery when they participate in music therapy, according to researchers from Louis Armstrong Center for Music and...
View ArticleThe Constant Fight Against Disrespect Of The Black Female
Comments like conservative TV talk show host Bill O'Reilly's public denigration of U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters with a "joke" left Black women fuming and responding. Advocates and activists weren't...
View ArticleGive The Drummer Some: Tribute To Clyde Stubblefield Is Friday
Mr. Stubblefield was born April 18, 1943 here in Chattanooga, where he was influenced by the sounds and rhythms of local industrial factories and trains as a youth.
View ArticleMixing Big Band Jazz With James Brown Soul, No One Plays It Like Christian...
There's no doubt that the No. 1 bandleader, spokesman, and role model of the contemporary jazz scene is Wynton Marsalis.
View Article'The History of Hip-Hop' explores genealogy of music
Producer and artist-in-residence 9th Wonder gave a lecture March 31 in the Rotunda titled "The History of Hip-Hop." The presentation ranged from the producer's personal history with the genre to its...
View ArticleSoul Legends come to Stafford on Friday
FANS of soul and Motown music will be delighted to hear that the feel good show of the year, Soul Legends, is coming to Stafford Gatehouse Theatre on Friday. This incredible show breathes new life into...
View ArticleSee it: Al Sharpton grooves to James Brown
The 62-year-old civil rights activist showed off his stuff with a series of hilariously groovy dance moves Wednesday, on the set of MSNBC's "PoliticsNation." "In studio during a break, someone asks if...
View ArticleLawsuit shows Brown empire undervalued by millions -
The trustee of the James Brown estate may have undervalued Brown's music empire by millions of dollars in documents submitted to the Internal Revenue Service in December 2010, according to Aiken County...
View ArticleBill O'Reilly's sexist put-down of Maxine Waters portended a bigger crisis:...
Bill O'Reilly and Fox News parted ways Wednesday after reports of the conservative host's sexual harassment became too much of a controversy.( At the end of last month Bill O'Reilly, the Fox News...
View ArticleOnstage or in a Museum, George Clinton's Cult of Personality Keeps on Funking
On the title track to Parliament's Chocolate City , over an instrumental brimming with black music history, past, present, and future - searching Coltrane horn-drone, Thelonious Monk-like...
View ArticleMeet 'Mr. Excitement', who leads a populara
Meet 'Mr. Excitement', who leads a popular Opelousas band Patrick Henry, leader of the LB Band, "Mr. Excitement", as he is known, is a Sunset native. Check out this story on dailyworld.com:...
View ArticleBook Review: Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for the Real James Brown
Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for the Real James Brown and the American Soul by James McBride. Spiegel & Grau, 2016.
View ArticleInterview: Veteran Soul Singer Wants to Keep Music Human
Soul singer Lee Fields will be preaching more love from the Brown's Island stage for the first Friday Cheers on May 5. "If they can build a city like Las Vegas out in the desert, shouldn't be no...
View ArticleHappy 2017 RIP Birthday to the Godfather of Soul, the Magnificent James Brown
May 3 is the birthday of several giants in music history. We begin a long day of musical celebrations with the Godfather of Soul, said to be "the hardest working man in show business."
View ArticleMay 3, birthdays for Desiigner, Eric Church, Dule Hill
ON THIS DAY IN 1952, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled "2 Shot in Brawl Over Dice Game." "According to police, the game ended in a brawl and one of the participants, who was hit in...
View ArticleFascinating images show the 'Chitlin Circuit'
Hit the Road: Fascinating images reveal the history of the 'Chitlin Circuit' where artists including Ray Charles, James Brown and Tina Turner made their living while banned from performing in white...
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