Soul/Funk
DSO to perform The Music of Prince on New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve gives people around the globe the opportunity to celebrate the past while looking to the future. This year, there’s no better place to do that than at Detroit’s own Orchestra Hall, where the Detroit Symphony Orchestra will perform “The Music of Prince.” The DSO will ring in 2017 by honoring…
Detroit Music Awards celebrates its 25th anniversary this Friday
Detroit will bring out its biggest names and most vibrant talent on Friday, April 29, as the Detroit Music Awards celebrates its 25th anniversary. Nominees will flock The Fillmore, vying for awards in categories including Outstanding Americana Artist, Outstanding Blues Vocalist, Outstanding Electronic/Dance Artist/Group, Outstanding National Single, and many more. The vast array of…
Redford Theatre to screen Prince’s Purple Rain on April 27
The 1984 cult-classic Purple Rain will be screened on April 27 in original 35mm film print at Detroit’s Redford Theatre to honor the recent death of pop superstar Prince.
Eryn Allen Kane brings Motown soul to Zaramela’s “Sober Up”
Chicago-based band Zaramela combine jazz, funk, and rock for a sound that’s as innovative as it is technically proficient. Their newly released track, “Sober Up,” gets a healthy dose of soul from Detroit-born Eryn Allen Kane, and the results are vibrant, to say the least. “Sober Up” is lush and dynamic, prominently featuring…
JMSN shares video for soulful new single “Cruel Intentions”
Los Angeles-via-Eastpointe singer JMSN puts in work. What began with his mother cold-calling A&R reps and a young Christian Berishaj recording an entire album (including playing all the instruments) when he was eighteen years old led to a contract with Atlantic Records. After leaving Atlantic, signing to another major label (the now defunct Universal…
Jack White covers Stevie Wonder with The Muppets
Detroit native Jack White recently made an appearance on The Muppets season finale to give the show’s famed house band Electric Mayhem a turn in their ever-rotating cast of backing musicians. His appearance had been promoted in a teaser in which the former White Stripe performed “Fell in Love with a Girl” alongside a…