The Dip Plays It Cool. Yes they do. This band is one of my favorites to get introduced to over the last couple of years. They have a new soul and funk sound with that old school feel and on top of that can play with both an edge andContinue Reading
Congratulations to House of Waters for the nomination of their Rising album for best independent instrumental of the year. Ever since seeing House of Waters at the first GroundUP Music Festival, I was captivated. After all, how many “power” trios comprised of hammered dulcimer, 6-string bass and drums have youContinue Reading
For FunkCity.net, 2019 was a remarkable year that is recapped here. I apologize in advance for the self-serving nature but it was definitely a year like no other in my experience based on a combination of personal music achievements and fantastic music events. It was a huge year for fourContinue Reading
Snarky Puppy released their Grammy-winning album Culcha Vulcha in April 2016 and then spent the better part of two years touring the world in support of that album. During that time, the band recorded approximately 64 of those shows and made them available to fans to purchase and I haveContinue Reading
Elevate is one of those albums that hits you hard and you instantly like from the first note, first song to the end, on first listen. But then again, if you’re an avid Lettuce fan (like me), you’ve heard nearly all of the songs before as several have been playedContinue Reading
Recently, our good friends at Inside Out with Turner & Seth did an excellent job on an insightful and delightful interview with Eddie Roberts, one of the leaders of Matador! Soul Sounds (and co founder of The New Mastersounds). They covered the origins and progress of the band, some history ofContinue Reading
You never know what you’re going to get with a Snarky Puppy show other than one of the best live music shows of your life and this Friday night in Philly was no exception. First it was a unique and special lineup with Marcelo and Larnell, after a U.S. hiatus,Continue Reading
Lettuce is undoubtedly one of the most righteously acclaimed funk bands on the scene today. They combine deep funk bass from Erick “Jesus” Coomes, with tight horn licks from Eric “Benny” Bloom and Ryan Zoidis, with slick pickin from Adam “Schmeans” Smirnoff, with groovalicious keys and vox from Nigel Hall, andContinue Reading
Tank and the Bangas hit the Variety Playhouse on 5-18-18 in Atlanta and the witnesses will never be he same. Hit is the operative word because this act kills it on every level. First and foremost, the music is great – Tank is one of the most energetic, personable performersContinue Reading