A needle drops on a turntable, the snare of a drum machine slaps against slippery guitar rhythms and slinky bass grooves, and the dance floor of Original Mike’s in Santa Ana gets shocked back into ...

While some people are content to spend Sunday nights at home, a group of San Francisco DJs have made Sunday the night to hit the dance floor. The tight but amorphous crew behind Sweater Funk digs deep ...

DJs can be a cagey bunch, protective of their knowledge, reluctant to reveal favorite digging spots to even their closest friends or, in the case of Afrika Bambaataa, peeling center labels off in the ...

Pro dancer Brandon Armstrong and Chandler Kinney brought the funk on Monday's Soul Train-themed night on Dancing With the Stars. (Disney/Christopher Willard) For over 35 years, Soul Train earned its ...

There's one thing that Halloween and funk music will always have in common: the ability to bring out the freaks. From “Dr. Funkenstein” to “Thriller” and all the undeniable grooviness in between, few ...

The vision of late 1960s and early '70s Seattle R&B as laid out by Light in the Attic's 2005 comp Wheedle's Groove permeated everything in reach of your speakers, and this collection proves that ...

San Antonio is known for many things: the Riverwalk, the missions, puffy tacos, a quarter century of professional basketball excellence, the Alamo. Conjunto and tejano remain its best-known musical ...

Inspired by Steely Dan and The Brecker Brothers, Derek Frank's“Barker's Boogie” is a funk-jazz shuffle tribute to his and his wife's dog, Bob Barker-featuring punchy bass, soulful horns, and fiery ...

Beep beep! On Monday night, Dancing With the Stars paid tribute to a groundbreaking variety show that revolutionized music, dance and style for generations: Soul Train. For over 35 years, Soul Train ...