On their 2025 tour, Tower of Power are bringing “57 years of funk and soul” to Spokane. Known as the Motowns for a brief ...

Some of the best funk songs of all time sound just as fresh as they did when they came out decades ago, which is beyond rare.

A new documentary examines the golden age of funk music, when large, often interracial bands lay down syncopated grooves that packed dance floors. John Blake says that today’s pop music, largely ...

Funk music has been around since the 1960s, developing out of gospel, R&B and soul, with a distinct emphasis on "syncopated ...

We Want the Funk! is a vibrant documentary that celebrates the revolutionary sound and cultural legacy of 1970s funk music.​ ...

WE WANT THE FUNK! is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, soul, and early jazz roots, to its rise into the public consciousness. Featuring James Brown's ...

Joining them is 38 Special, the Southern rock powerhouse whose fusion of arena rock and country soul produced hits like “Hold On Loosely,” “Caught Up in You,” and “Rockin’ Into the Night.” Celebrated ...

‘WE WANT THE FUNK!’ explores the lifespan of the genre and features interviews with George Clinton, Kirk Franklin, Questlove, David Byrnem, and more.

The film traces the birth of funk music to one person: James Brown. The Godfather of Soul, who once said, “I’ve only got a seventh-grade education, but I have a doctorate in funk,” pioneered ...