Arlester "Dyke" Christian and his bandmates were packing the dance floor at one of their regular stomping grounds in Phoenix, the Elks Club on Seventh Avenue, when a man approached to ask whose song ...

When American music history is discussed, cities such as Memphis, Nashville, Chicago and New York often dominate the narrative. Dayton doesn’t always get the spotlight, but its deep-rooted ...

Could a local music scene be growing around pork products and their many derivatives? Though Bacon Bits certainly share some similarities with Spam, the differences are just as evident. Both bands are ...

Sammy Hagar and the Circle aren't letting the coronavirus stop them from making new music. Using their smartphones from four separate locations Hagar, drummer Jason Bonham, bassist Michael Anthony and ...

A new ancient amphibian just dropped, and this one is named for an exceptionally bizarre 1970s funk song. Named Funcusvermis gilmorei — or “funky worm” — by paleontologists at Virginia Tech, this ...

Growing up in Mississippi, the son of sharecroppers, Lester Chambers used to love to hear his voice in harmony. What’s more, he loved hearing that harmony echo. Today, the 81-year-old frontman for the ...

Mary J. Blige takes a funky turn on her new single “Only Love.” The track follows her 2017 album Strength of a Woman. Blige goes into empowerment mode with her disco-inflected new single. She reveals ...

Finally, someone let Del The Funky Homosapien out of his cage. In 2001, Damon Albarn’s Gorillaz project released their self-titled debut album. Two of that LP’s tracks had guest verses from the loopy ...