Fats Domino, real rock - n' roll king
If James Brown was the hardest-working man in show business, Fats Domino, who died Oct. 24 at 89, was his curious counterpart. Smooth and genial, with a smile as wide as the Mississippi, the...
View ArticleThe Tropicalia Music and Taco Festival will bring dozens of bands to the...
Norteno music stars Los Tigres del Norte will headline the Tropicalia Music and Taco Festival in Long Beach Nov. 11 At first glance, the lineup for the Tropicalia Music and Taco Festival looks like...
View ArticleBrazile: Democratic Wins a Reflection on Trump
Democratic wins in several races across the country left former Democratic National Committee Donna Brazile quoting the "Godfather of Soul," James Brown, Wednesday morning - while calling her party's...
View ArticleR&B Crooner Omar Wilson Releases New Single, 'It's a Man's World', 11/10
BSE Recordings R&B Crooner OMAR WILSON prepares for the release of his new single, the classic, "It's A Man's World", originally performed by the one and only James Brown. The classic song will be...
View ArticleYou gotta see: Vintage Trouble
Soul music is a unique field. While people can like metal, or enjoy folk, the greats of the genre need to have soul.
View ArticleMuji is now selling $27,000, 98sqft micro-home "huts"
Just one of those odd internetal coincidences: the meeting of The Godfather of Soul, Cup Noodles, and a big-bucks doodad for wealthy folks in Japan. Let's start with the show, with Mr. James Brown...
View ArticleThe Liza Colby Sound Releases New Liberating Single 'White Light' via AFROPUNK
New York's notorious sinners, The Liza Colby Sound, have just released their latest single, "White Light," via AFROPUNK. "White Light" blends elements of rock with a mystical, dream-like melody.
View ArticleThe Dap-Kings on Sharon Jones' Final Album: 'The First Listen Is Going To Be...
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings perform at Stubb's during day one of SXSW Festival 2010 on March 17, 2010 in Austin, Texas. "I'm bad ," Sharon Jones intoned on her accidental 1996 debut "Switchblade," a...
View ArticleLocal singer advances to top 12 on "The Voice"
Brooke Simpson's parents, Mike and Jimille Mills, said that they are particularly moved by the support that their daughter has seen from the tribal community. Brooke Simpson, of Hollister, performs...
View ArticleGet in the holiday mood with Sia, Smokey and Stefani
This cover image released by Amazon Original shows "Christmas Everyday," by Smokey Robinson. Photo Credit: AP This cover image released by Amazon Original shows "Christmas Everyday," by Smokey Robinson.
View ArticleGet in the holiday mood with Sia, Smokey and Stefani
With the barely-there red dress she's wearing on the cover, the come-hither pose on the back and the suggestive title, one might think Fantasia's first Christmas album is something to be played after...
View ArticleMaceo Parker to play Wednesday, January 24 - Saturday, January 27 at Jazz at...
Funk/jazz saxophonist Maceo Parker is coming to St. Louis to perform Wednesday, January 24 through Saturday, January 27 at Jazz at the Bistro . Parker probably still is best known for his time with...
View ArticleHow much genius was lost due to abusers?
This sort of sentiment has permeated the arts, politics, academics, science, business and much more over the centuries. It's one that has given countless so-called geniuses a carte blanche when it...
View ArticleBoney James, Maceo Parker, Victor Wooten, The Rippingtons, Davy...
A four-time Grammy Award nominee who recently released his second straight No. 1 Jazz album, a saxophone great who played with James Brown and other top names and a group that has released more than 20...
View ArticleCharles Walker Band at Hotel Winneshiek Friday, November 24
The Charles Walker Band, an original funk/soul band from Milwaukee will perform Friday, Nov. 24, at the Hotel Winneshiek. Doors open at 6 p.m., music starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10.
View ArticleShake Everything You've Got! The Scramble for Year-End Tax Strategies Part I
Like most "Baby-boomers," I have also been a music aficionado. I was a horn player -trombone and baritone- in junior high school and high school.
View ArticleGet in holiday mood with Sia, Smokey and Stefani
With the barely-there red dress she's wearing on the cover, the come-hither pose on the back and the suggestive title, one might think Fantasia's first Christmas album is something to be played after...
View ArticleWayne Cochran, extraordinary showman of '60s rhythm and blues,
CIRCA 1960s: Flamboyant soul singer Wayne Cochran poses for a publicity shot circa the mid-1960s in Miami, Florida. MIAMI - CIRCA 1960s: Flamboyant soul singer Wayne Cochran poses for a publicity shot...
View Article'White Knight of Soul' Wayne Cochran Dies
For a few years in the 1960s and 1970s, one of the music world's most extraordinary showmen was a Georgia-born rhythm-and-blues singer named Wayne Cochran. Inspired by the vocal styles of soul...
View ArticleKoop Radio's 23RD Birthday Party Announced
KOOP Radio 91.7 FM will celebrate 23 years of community radio with a Rock and Soul Birthday Review at The Spider House Ballroom, 2908 Fruth St., on Saturday, December 9 at 7:30 p.m. Every day, KOOP...
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