Movin' Melvin Brown to Play One World Theatre, 11/16
Movin' Melvin Brown: The Last of the Great Song and Dance Men! Flamboyant, entertaining and back for more, Movin' Melvin Brown returns to Austin with a brand new show and The Ray Charles Sound Band.
View ArticleHerman Fuselier: Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas riding 'A New Road'
The band recently added to its resume the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem, where Lafayette Night was celebrated during the "James Brown: Get on the Good Foot" dance tribute.
View ArticleThe re-rebirth of soul: Electric Lady Janelle Monae delivers
Janelle MonA e's concert on Tuesday, October 22 at the Skyway Theater, like her music, referenced a legacy of soul that young audiences were eager to witness.
View ArticleBobby Parker | Soul-blues singer, 76
Bobby Parker, 76, a soul-blues singer and guitarist whose recordings from the late 1950s and 1960s - notably the propulsive groove of "Watch Your Step" - influenced performers as varied as John Lennon,...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Luscious Jackson and James Brown
Luscious Jackson's impressive run of smart, melodically soulful groove music stopped with the underrated "Electric Honey" album in 1999.
View ArticleGettin' down with K-Dub: Keller Williams funks up San Diego
Give up the funk - Keller Williams and More Than a Little at the Belly Up Tavern on November 9. Taylor Crothers James Brown is still The Godfather of Soul, George Clinton is Dr. Funkenstein, and Sly...
View ArticleFirst film foray: Natchez man joins film 'Get On Up'
Nov. 09--Denzel Fort spent his Thursday hanging out with a young James Brown. But the Natchez native left all the talking, and signing, to the, "Godfather of Soul."
View ArticleBrauer-Cole
Larry Riley officiated. The bride is the daughter of Harry and Connie Brauer of Great Falls.
View ArticleThe Electric Lady's Land
As Austin figures out that this teeny dynamo , prior OutKast singer , Diddy collaborator , with moves and grooves deigned James Brown/Prince/MJ-descended, is the powerful soul behind the big radio hit...
View Article"Dreamgirls" benefit show set for Nov. 23 at Alabama State University
Tickets are on sale now. Winner of seven Tony Awards, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen, "Dreamgirls" is based on the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts...
View ArticleA tribute show for James Brown
James Brown is an American musician who helped to develop the styles of Soul and Funk music that would become so popular in modern forms of pop music.
View ArticleSupreme Court ruling ignored in James Brown estate hearings
Another skirmish in the James Brown "estate wars" was fought Nov. 6 and the May 8 opinion of the S.C. Supreme Court was ignored again.
View ArticleLee Fields & the Expressions serve up the funk
Lee Fields & the Expressions bring the old-school funky flavor to the Earl tonight .
View ArticleTika Sumpter Cast In James Brown Biopic 'Get On Up'; Boyd ...
Tika Sumpter has joined the cast of Universal's James Brown biopic Get On Up . She will play Yvonne Fair, a singer in the James Brown Revue who recorded Brown's "I Found You," which later was reworked...
View ArticleCasting: Janssen, Sumpter, Kestner, Gisondo
Kickback Famke Janssen has joined the cast of Raza Mallal's crime thriller "Kickback".
View ArticleDisco leads '70s explosion
There was a musical explosion in the 1970s, the likes of which was never before seen and perhaps will never again occur.
View ArticleGroup kicks off effort in Springfield to promote better understanding of race
James Braun's last name is German, but it's pronounced brown. As in James Brown, the famous African-American singer and godfather of soul.
View ArticleCasting call for James Brown pic brings long line to Jackson
People of all ages -- from babies to men with gray hair -- showed up for a Sunday casting call in Jackson, in hopes of getting some time on the silver screen as an extra in the James Brown biopic "Get...
View ArticleMovie set for city streets
Nov. 18--NATCHEZ -- The streets of downtown Natchez will be transformed into 1942 Georgia and 1965 Cincinnati Wednesday with a little movie magic.
View ArticleArt of Cool announces full artist lineup
The Robert Glasper Experiment, saxophonist Maceo Parker and viola player Miguel Atwood Ferguson will headline a slate of 24 local and national artists at the first Art of Cool Festival next April.
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