Star Seattleites Quincy Jones, Sir Mix-A-Lot and Ben Gibbard appear as talking head historians and music experts, with Jones explaining the momentum preceding Seattle’s soul/funk scene was Jackson ...

Putting down the Trunk of Funk this week is Miles Away Records. A label known for unearthing deep soul, rare grooves and ...

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Funk music was transforming rapidly in the 1970s, and by 1976, many hits already felt timeless because they sounded like the ...

The vision of late 1960s and early '70s Seattle R&B as laid out by Light in the Attic's 2005 comp Wheedle's Groove permeated everything in reach of your speakers, and this collection proves that ...

A few months ago, I noticed a brand new James Brown compilation on the Dusty Groove America homepage, James Brown s Funky People s Greatest Breakbeats. "This long-overdue set brings together 16 key ...

The all-Swedish funk sextet Beat Funktion pays homage to instrumental early 70s funk, groove, soul, disco and afro-beat jazz by playing fresh yet retro-style original compositions. They add a unique ...

It’s arguably some of the hippest music around. Music from artists like Grant Green or Herbie Hancock, along with other musicians that made up the Bluenote Records roster of the mid to late1960s. File ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Dynasty may not have received the same mainstream saturation as some of their R&B and funk contemporaries, but for those who know, their discography is pure gold. Emerging from the ...

I could live 10 lives and still not hear half of the worthwhile music that's out there. It's a wonderful yet frustrating feeling. Looking at the rows of funk compilations at Chicago's Dusty Groove ...

Local food truck Brickhouse BBQ is scheduled to sell food at the Grub & Groove Festival. Jaime Green File photo A Kansas City-based promoter is teaming with the Kansas African American Museum to put ...