Whether they used one, two, or all three of the Stubblefield loops, each of our finalists injected their own sound, feel, and funk into their work. There’s the funky guitar instrumental with a hint of ...

The post Meet Joel Van Dijk, Winner of the Who’s Got the Funk? Contest appeared first on Consequence. Earlier this year, Consequence, Modern Drummer, and Yurt Rock teamed up in a quest to find the ...

Grammy-nominated Boston funk band Lettuce will bring its distinctive vintage sound to The Refinery’s outdoor amphitheater July 3. English roots reggae act Steel Pulse will join the high-powered ...

The Tool song "Schism" recently brought out a professional funk drummer's impressive improv chops after he heard the prog-rock track for the very first time. On the fly, he does an in-the-pocket drum ...

Michael Beard, a drummer from Columbus, Ohio, passed away on August 25. He performed with the band from 1974 to 1985 on tracks like "Shake Your Rump to the Funk." After his time with the Bar-Kays, ...

George “Funky” Brown, founding drummer of the great funk and R&B band Kool & The Gang, has died. The Guardian reports that Brown died of lung cancer yesterday in Los Angeles. Brown was 74. George ...

David Brown Thompson, a renowned Philly funk drummer and a devoted family man, died June 3. He was 80. He was born April 6, 1945, in Philadelphia to the late Margaret Thompson and David Brown and was ...

Russell Batiste Jr., the multi-talented New Orleans drummer who powered the Funky Meters and scores of other bands, died Saturday at his home in LaPlace. He was 57. The cause of death was a heart ...

After a career keeping the beat for funk band the Bar-Kays, Columbus drummer Michael Beard died Aug. 25. He was 69 years old. When Beard was a young man, he was recruited by the Bar-Kays while ...