Soul Brass Band brings the heartbeat of New Orleans to the West Coast this January as it launches its first-ever Northern California tour.

Where: The Knitting Factory, 919 W. Sprague Ave. When the Magic City Hippies formed in 2015, the band’s moniker was taken from Miami. “That’s the nickname of the city we’re from,” vocalist-guitarist ...

When SETI X—the San Francisco-based emcee and recipient of the Pharrell Williams-backed J Dilla Music Tech Grant—told me about a small brick-and-mortar he co-owned with Delrokz, a turntablist and ...

The region and the nation said goodbye to a remarkable cross section of leaders, artists, and cultural icons this year—each leaving behind a legacy defined by service, creativity, or groundbreaking ...

The Music at the Intersection festival is on year number four in St. Louis, Missouri, with funk, jazz, hip hop and blues genres reigning. The Sept. 14-15 music lineup includes more than 50 national, ...

On March 1, 2025, the music world mourned the loss of Angie Stone, a celebrated singer and songwriter who left an indelible mark on the soul and hip-hop genres. Born Angela Laverne Brown on December ...

From MPCs to FL Studio sessions, one thing remains consistent across generations of Hip Hop and R&B: The power of the sample. With that said, few eras have been mined more heavily than the 1980s. With ...

How to make old styles sound fresh? Dallas’ Silver Skylarks give a master class on the topic on The Number One Set and Sound, a debut album fusing ‘60s soul, ‘70s funk and ‘90s hip-hop into one ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When we talk about the DNA of hip-hop, three words always come up: James Brown. Breakbeats. From the moment DJs like Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash first looped those funk grooves ...

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Big names coming to the Reno-Tahoe area include Talib Kweli, Mickey Avalon and a triple bill of Xzibit, Warren G and Too ...