Menahan Street Band, The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band Review Menahan Street Band is an amalgamation of various musical disciplines spanning years of collective musical exploration by its individual members: Thomas Brenneck (Budos Band, The Expressions, Los Yesterdays), Dave Guy (The Roots, Late Night House Band, The Dap-Kings), Nick Movshon (Lee Fields and the Expressions, The … Read more
Gentleman Brawlers, The Bullet Review Gentleman Brawlers is a Brooklyn and Queens-based six-piece band that creates a style that is described as psychedelic Afro-soul. The female-fronted band is known for their spooky, stylized tunes steeped in analog tape echo and spring reverb. Gentleman Brawlers are at the core of a funk-based band, but they also … Read more
Dr. Rubberfunk, My Life at 45 (Part 3) Review Dr. Rubberfunk is a London based producer, musician and DJ, releasing music with Jalapeno-Records. Simon Ward began DJing under the Dr. Rubberfunk guise in 1992, and released his debut 12” single in 2001. He has since written and produced three albums: The First Cut and My … Read more
LUTHI is a band that brings in the best elements from: soul and R&B acts from the 1960’s, psychedelic funk and groove from the 70’s, and New Wave rock and roll from the 80’s, LUTHI then turns the ingredients into their own sound of modern dance music. The nine-member band develops grooves with lyrics and … Read more
George Clinton and Parliament are back with their first studio album in thirty-eight years titled, Medicaid Fraud Dogg. Boasting a hefty track list of twenty-three new tunes and clocking in at almost-two-hours of funk! Some of the original band’s horn players are on the release: Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis, Greg Thomas, and Benny Cowan. … Read more
Hailing from Australia, vocalist and composer Alyson Murray has a wonderful warm round voice that has a nice mix of soul, funk, jazz, and R&B. Her singing style is energetic and captivating, at the young age of 16, Murray received an Outstanding Potential Award from the Australian Girls Choir (AGC). She was also selected to … Read more
The band Run N’ Fly pays homage to strong feminine role models that have defined pop culture on their self-titled release. Sandro Albert is the architect, guitarist, composer and producer of the dynamic collective, Run N’ Fly. The collective is, Brazilian lyricist and artist Manu Lafer, drummer Omar Hakim, percussionist Bashiri Johnson, bassist Derrick Murdock … Read more