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In 1969, Norman Whitfield redirected The Temptations, Motown’s most successful male recording group, to expand their repertoire from the silky soul that earned them international … Continued

Last November, a new collaboration made a six-show run from Charleston down to the Sunshine State. At the time, I wrote: KAMANI is a collective … Continued

Frank Zappa hadn’t toured since 1984, when his seven-man band played 109 shows, 36 in the U.S., 32 in Europe, and another 41 back in … Continued

Railbird Music Festival announced a mind-blowing lineup for its 2021 event that is bonafide fire. Set to take place August 28-29 on the grounds of … Continued

Soul provider Nigel Hall teased out a second single, “Gotta Go To Work,” from his forthcoming solo album Spiritual set for a May 14 release … Continued

Well, figuratively speaking, anyway. This new collaboration with Melody Trucks, Bobby Lee Rodgers, Shane Platten, and Shaun Taunton played the last night of their three-show … Continued

Synthwave sensation Doom Flamingo is returning to Asheville Friday, May 21, for a show at Salvage Station on the outdoor stage. DF blew them away … Continued

Pedal and lap steel sensation Roosevelt Collier has some special events on the horizon, beginning with his Birthday Bash at The New Standard in Winter … Continued

It’s been a long, hard, pandemic-clouded winter for Michigan’s jesters of rhythm and dance Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers. But spring finds this band … Continued

Funk You from Augusta GA are ready to blast out of this past year with a new album on the way (two singles already out) … Continued