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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Organizers have announced the lineup for a free funk music festival slated to take place at the Oceanfront in late August. The 2026 Virginia Beach Funk Fest Beach Party will run ...

Trumpet blares, fading sounds of heartbeats and a ringing alarm clock. These aren’t sound effects for a movie — rather, for music projects created by fifth graders in Evanston/Skokie School District ...

A half-century ago, George Clinton debuted a $500,000 spaceship that turned his live concerts into intergalactic journeys. Here’s how it went down. By Steve Knopper Nearly 50 years ago in New Orleans, ...

The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor, the state agency that advocates for ratepayers, has petitioned for a recent AES rate increase worth $71 million to be reconsidered. Nicole Weaving and ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — People of Indianapolis, it’s time to get funky. The first-ever Indy Funk Music Day Fundraiser Showcase is this Saturday at The 808 at Indy CD & Vinyl. The event is led by Mr.

Not surprisingly, the weekend after Mardi Gras in New Orleans is relatively quiet. Tipitina’s, for instance, is dark. But you’ve still got some solid options for live music. FRIDAY, MAPLE LEAF BAR For ...

There was no shortage of groundbreaking funk and soul classics in the 1970s. But in 1977, several tracks reflected dance music’s ongoing evolution. Using a combination of old and new production ...

George Clinton, widely hailed as the Godfather of Funk, isn’t resting on his laurels at 84. Instead, the outlandish octogenarian and his massive band of funkateers are still packing houses nationwide ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Farley "Jackmaster" Funk is a lifelong Chicagoan, known as the King of House Music. He's also an ardent Chicago Bears fan, and he has a new anthem for this season's Monsters of the ...

Think about someone you’d call a friend. What’s it like when you’re with them? Do you feel connected? Like the two of you are in sync? In today’s story, we’ll meet two friends who have always been in ...