History can lift you up or weigh you down. It can be a mountain to stand on or a sack of stones upon your back. This is especially true in a town where musical history is as rich and omnipresent as it ...

As Trombone Shorty put it, Spokane took “a little trip down to New Orleans” at Northern Quest Resort and Casino on Sunday night. I barely missed the first opener, Dumpstaphunk, but the second opener, ...

Trombone Shorty and an all-star group of American artists and student musicians from his Trombone Shorty Foundation took a five-day cultural exchange trip in Cuba from Jan. 11 through 15. During the ...

Music at the Intersection returns for its fourth year with a diverse, roots-inspired and decades-spanning artist lineup. Headliners include psychedelic soul band Black Pumas, 10x Grammy winning queen ...

Gary Clark Jr., Earth Wind & Fire and Dr. John also took part in the performance. By Jason Lipshutz, Billboard "We love music, we love funk, we love soul, we love to jam," Monae told Billboard prior ...

New Orleans funk trombone legend Corey Henry is gearing up to release his highly anticipated album Corey Henry and the Treme Funktet: Live at Vaughan’s on April 25 via Louisiana Red Hot Records. The ...

Bonerama’s 2001 debut album, “Live at the Old Point,” included the trombone-powered funk-rock band’s take on the Led Zeppelin chestnut “Moby Dick.” For Zeppelin, “Moby Dick” served as a showcase for ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Some big time musical acts from the Big Easy are coming to Norfolk’s Town Point Park this May for the Bayou Bon Vivant: Cajun Music & Food Festival. Headliners for the three-day ...

A polka — that’s one musical genre Bonerama attempted that didn’t quite work. At least this one time. The music side trip materialized live, says trombonist and vocalist Mark Mullins, during the whirl ...

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