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The genre-defying band from up north played their first show in Florida at the unique Upstage setting at the Phillips Performing Arts Center in Gainesville. … Continued

With the release of its 2024 lineup, Bear Shadow festival has turned up the heat to a five-alarm fire. Set to take place May 11-12 on … Continued

We have loved covering the musicians of Cool Cool Cool in their many contexts: formerly with Turkuaz, currently as their own amazing disco funk group, … Continued

Groove innovators Ghost-Note announced an April 19 release date for their upcoming album Mustard n’ Onions, their third full-length record, while simultaneously teasing out the … Continued

2023 has been an extraordinary year for legendary groundbreaking horn-led funk and soul ensemble Tower of Power. Celebrating 55 years together, the band spent the … Continued

In this corner, the four cats from Pigeons Playing Ping Pong. In the far corner, six tightly-wrapped horn-playing dudes from Here Come the Mummies. Who … Continued

TAUK is out on a mission: FEED THE BEAST! That’s the name of the new tour that kicked off last night; Saturday’s show (October 12) … Continued

If you’re trying to determine just what it is that Thievery Corporation does, suffice to say you’ll be hunting for a long time, because the … Continued

Article and photograph courtesy of Hambone Sparklewell Video courtesy of Matt Davis Don’t let Joe Marcinek  fool you.  He’s modest and gracious, but he is … Continued

All photographs by kind permission of Jeffrey Moellering / Snapzalot.com It’s unclear whether Michael League was in the House of Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Slytherin, or Hufflepuff, … Continued