We saw Henry Lee Summer at the 8 Seconds Saloon last week on a bitterly cold evening. I didn't know what to expect. Hank has been a staple in the Hoosier music scene for a long-ass time now, and I ...

The Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Experience kicked off on Friday with Cannons, a trio from Los Angeles made up of lead vocalist Michelle Joy, lead guitarist Ryan Clapham and keyboardist/bass ...

“Two thousand miles I roam, just to make Madison my home.” —Clyde Stubblefield I never saw James Brown dance across the stage to Clyde Stubblefield’s funky beat, but I danced many times to that beat ...

“Rhythm is sound in motion. It is related to the pulse, the heartbeat, the way we breathe. It rises and falls. It takes us into ourselves; it takes us out of ourselves.” —Edward Hirsh Rhythm. It is ...

For years, I heard "Play That Funky Music" as some kind of statement of racial solidarity. The white boy singing the song, Wild Cherry frontman Rob Parissi, knew that nobody would expect a white boy ...