Ralph Rolle occupies one of the grooviest drum chairs on the planet. As well as his job, holding down the foundation for ...

The Dayton area is home to one of the best drummers in history, but we already knew that. Funk music pioneer James "Diamond" Williams has made "Rolling Stone" magazine's "100 Greatest Drummers of All ...

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 ...

It’s officially spooky season, and there’s nothing scarier than spending too much money. Browse free things to do this weekend. How do you feel about the appropriation of your music by the hip-hop ...

As The New York Times reports, veteran jazz and funk drummer Alphonse Mouzon died on Sunday at his Los Angeles home at the age of 68. The cause of death was cardiac arrest. Mouzon was diagnosed with ...

There are two elements in rock music that don’t get the credit they deserve: the percussion and the bass. Both work together to provide the foundation to the beat of the song and the melody. While the ...

Free your mind, and your ass will follow. Flipping variables of that statement, postulated in a 1970 Funkadelic album title, works too. The right groove will set you free. Carla Azar played drums on ...