Damon Riddick, also known as Dam-Funk, will be performing today as part of Campus Events Commission’s free concert series. Riddick, an L.A.-based modern funk musician, spoke to Daily Bruin’s Marjorie ...

Aaron Funk's latest album was created and performed live on a modular synth with no overdubbing and editing; it's one of the more beautiful records from the project in recent memory. Still, in this ...

In the list below of the Top 40 Funk Songs, which were voted on by the UCR staff, funk takes on various guises, from the earliest R&B detours to the synthesizer and electronic embellishments of the ...

Jazz-funk supergroup Nitecap has released its debut album, Things of That Nature, a 10-track set of original compositions that harkens on the contemporary synth-laden soul with jazz-funk and fusion ...

The Chicago Reader is back in print! Our February issue is being delivered to more than 600 locations across the city beginning February 4. Find the closest newspaper box, coffee shop, bar, library ...

Alex & Yan speak out: 'They're guilty of believing the American dream is for anyone.' After four months spent in a detention center, two S.U.N.Y. Upstate workers have been released on bail. Syracuse ...

Those who have spent time in South Florida’s burgeoning underground electronic music scene might recognize Ashiyushi’s unique style of lo-fi, smooth beats blended with dreamy synths and familiar ...

William Onyeabor, the mysterious, mythic Nigerian synth-funk pioneer, died in his sleep Tuesday morning, as confirmed in a touching, lengthy statement from Luaka Bop. David Byrne, who helped found the ...

It’s commonplace now when talking about music to refer to acts “sounding ’80s,” although in truth that’s always been something of a misnomer. We’ve consistently been served up a spate of bands that ...