LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - A new book from the University of Kansas, ‘Groove Theory,’ explores the foundations of blues in funk music. The University of Kansas says Tony Bolden, an associate professor of ...

"I'm Coming Home (To See My Mother)" opens with the sound of the instrument that connects Zydeco with other forms of music that originated in and around Louisiana: the accordion. It's followed by the ...

George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic headline Austin Blues Fest with a multigenerational, high-energy set.

MO Fest — The Blue Note and Rose Music Hall's annual January music showcase — rambles on, with more acts from Columbia and around the state loosely grouped by style. After an opening weekend of ...

We Want the Funk!, an expansive, emotive, celebratory documentary looking at one of history's most important musical genres, begins simply. Legendary studio musician Marcus Miller picks up his bass ...

The Columbia Pike Blues Festival is an electrifying celebration of music, community, and culture, and is also the largest blues festival in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. This year's powerful ...

If there was a Mount Funkmore for the greatest funk bassists, Marcus Miller’s face and trademark porkpie hat would be sculpted into that musical monument. Miller honed his musical chops during funk’s ...