The Brazilian-born and currently Bern, Switzerland-based vocalist Mariana Da Cruz teamed up with a backing quartet have over the course of three previously released albums to craft a sound that meshes several different genres – […]
Tag: funk
Two years ago, Meshell Ndegeocello released a tribute album to the renowned singer/songwriter, jazz pianist and civil rights activist Nina Simone. Unsurprisingly, Simone has been a major influence on Ndgegocello’s life and work. Although Simone came of age […]
The KPM 1000 series, known for it’s unique green record sleeves, were recorded during the 1960s and 1970s and featured some of the best British session musicians of the era. Although the albums are a […]
Named after a beloved Nigerian funk album, the members of the Brooklyn-based septet Ikebe Shakedown features members of the touring bands for the likes of the incredible Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, the larger-than-life […]
The Denver, CO/Fort Collins, CO-based, Euforquestra (pronounced yoo–four-keh-struh) – by way of Iowa City, IA – have developed a reputation for a sound that bends and blurs genres and expectations, and for a relentless touring schedule. […]
https://myspace.com/play/video/thundercat-evangelion-we-ll-die-109499274-112170973 Thundercat “Evangelion / We’ll Die” from Thundercat on Myspace. Over the years, there have been a long line of incredible electric bass virtuosos, who can walk the tightrope of playing with a propulsive, throbbing […]
Starting his career in the 1990s dance music scene in Washington, DC, Thomas Blondet has developed a reputation for blurring genre lines by infusing just about any beat and funk oriented genre known to man including deep house, […]
A Q&A with the Halley DeVestern Band
Consisting of several grizzled veterans of the NYC music scene, the four primary members of the Halley Devestern Band, Halley Devestern (vocals), David Patterson (guitar), Tom Heinig (bass) and Rich Kulsar (drums) met the way […]
Howard Ivans, the lead singer of the Rosebuds and Gayngs has stepped out to do the solo thing with the release of the Red Face Boy/Pillows 7 inch which Spacebomb Records released last month. For those familiar with this work, the single offers listeners a […]
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound and Escort at the Bell House 11/23/13
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound and Escort The Bell House November 23, 2013 With the end of the year quickly approaching, I’ve been attempting to catch up with as much as I humanly can […]
Superhuman Happiness’s long-anticipated debut full-length effort, Hands was released to critical praise earlier this year – and there are several reasons why: the album manages to capture the energy of the band’s live set and perhaps more […]
Although A Million Billion Dying Suns formed earlier this year, frontman Nate Mercereau and the rest of the band have been around for a while, as they’ve all collaborated with the likes of Richard Ashcroft, Lauryn Hill and the legendary Chaka […]
Escort is a 17 member — yes, 17 — member disco act founded by producers Eugene Cho and Dan Balis, and fronted by the incredible Adeline Michèle, and features a cast of musicians who have played […]
Lazyboy consists of the duo of Rob da Bank (who’s worked at Bestival, Sunday Best, BBC Radio 1 and LEAF), and Dan Carey, a London, UK-based producer who’s worked with the likes of Bat for […]
De Lux is a “post-disco/post-dance punk” duo of Sean Guerin and Issaac Franco. Both Guerin and Franco have been making music heavily influenced by old school boogie, as well as classic and obscure disco. Both […]