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Chaka Khan Brings 50 Years of Funk Excellence to NPR’s Tiny Desk: Watch
Consequence of Sound via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Queen of Funk performed “I’m Every Woman,” “Ain’t Nobody” and more hits. Chaka Khan Brings 50...
Young Berklee musicians form band Geneva, with some Spokane roots
The Spokesman-Review· 24 hours agoOver the course of recent months, new-wave funk band Geneva has managed to record their debut EP and...
Why Chaka Khan rejected Stevie Wonder's song
Rolling Out· 3 days agoChaka Khan told Stevie Wonder she didn't like the song he offered her funk band Rufus.
How a Houston high school band brought the funk and became legendary
Houston Chronicle· 2 days agoToday, we look at the Kashmere Stage Band, led by the late great Conrad O. Johnson at Kashmere High...
Award-winning Pink Floyd tribute band The Floyd returns to Grass Valley
The Grass Valley Union· 21 hours agoThe Center for the Arts is pleased to present The Floyd in the Marisa Funk Theater on June 15, 2024....
Stevie Wonder Wrote One of Chaka Khan's Signature Hits After She Rejected a Song and Asked 'What...
People Magazine· 2 days agoWhile Khan's funk band Rufus was working on the follow-up to their eponymous 1973 debut LP, the...
Get out and do something this weekend in central Ohio, June 13-16
WCMH via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoCOLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — From the return of Disney’s “The Lion King” at the Ohio Theatre, to the...
Watch the queen of funk Chaka Khan's sizzling NPR Tiny Desk Concert (video)
Boing Boing· 1 day agoJune is Black Music Month and Tiny Desk is celebrating with a series of performances by Black women. As always, the Queen of Funk brought the fire. Watch below. "The…
11-piece band brings the funk to Rockland with free outdoor concert
Portland Press Herald· 5 days agoThe Rockland Public Library presents The Right Track at 6 p.m. on June 20 on the library lawn. This event is free and open to all. Local favorite The Right Track is an 1-piece R&B, soul and ...
‘Alumni’ to pay Earth Wind & Fire $750,000
The Columbian· 18 hours agoAn “alumni” band found to have committed trademark infringement against veteran R&B group Earth Wind & Fire agreed to pay $750,000 in monetary damages...