Hear songs from Brett Dennen's live session at NPR West studios. The first time you hear Brett Dennen, it's his voice that stops you short and makes you pay attention. Dennen is a tall guy from ...

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, a four-piece Baltimore-based jam-funk band formed in 2009 delivered a nearly two-and-a-half hour ...

Bass Week: The word ‘funk’ or ‘funky’ can be applied to almost anything, from butt-shaking basslines to scatter cushions. We all instinctively know what’s implied, but in a bass playing sense, what ...

Charlotte has a rich history of funk music. Back in 1965, the "Grandmaster of Funk" himself Mr. James Brown recorded his single “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” right here in the Queen City. As one of ...

The Johnny O Band at Bootstrap: 6 p.m. Friday, Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont. The Johnny O. Band is a smokin’ band out of Boulder. With funky grooves and high energy jams, the ...

And we’re celebrating with a full-throttle takeover of the legendary Rave Room at Pink Punters. One year of house, tech, and underground energy – and we’re just getting started. Join us for our first ...

The crossover between Garden City Grooves and the Victoria Ska and Reggae Festival starts and ends with the non-profit society that produces both annual events. Musically, they occupy separate spaces.

The CDs on this week’s playlist offer mostly refined, smoothed-out approaches to pop, soul and fusion. One artist streamlines her exotic style, while another uses a bitter breakup as inspiration for ...

When I arrived in Los Angeles 10 years ago, I learned about a core group of musicians who played, DJed and performed in Echo Park, downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood. The neo-psych scene was in full ...