From 1983 until the tragic deaths of Roger and Larry Troutman in 1999, Troutman Sound Labs was the home base for Dayton-based funk group Zapp. The recording studio at Salem Avenue and Catalpa Drive ...

PBS’s Independent Lens series tackles the history and cultural impact of funk music in its latest 90-minute documentary, We Want the Funk! The film, co-directed by Stanley Nelson and Nicole London, ...

University of Dayton alumna Claire O’Brien ’24 was in a ride-share with friends in Chicago during her junior year when the driver asked where they were from. “When we said Dayton, he said: ‘Dayton, ...

An “Indie Lens Pop-Up,” presented by ITVS, Independent Lens and KEET PBS, will take place May 17 at 7 p.m. at the Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St., Arcata. There will be a free screening of “We Want ...

A new documentary explores the history and influence of funk music and its connection to Detroit. The Independent Lens documentary “WE WANT THE FUNK!” traces the history and influence of funk music ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Funk music artists with ties to Dayton have connections to thousands of songs, leaving behind a proud history of funk music in the city. Dayton is known as the funk capital of ...

Basim Blunt was a 14-year-old paper boy in Jersey City, New Jersey, when he first heard “Skin Tight” by the Ohio Players. He bought the album the next day and was an instant fan of the band. After ...

George Clinton hailed the “seemingly impossible” achievement of P-Funk keyboardist Daniel Bedrosian’s new book. Titled The Authorized P-Funk Song Reference Official Canon of Parliament-Funkadelic, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) George Clinton is a mastermind of funk, an architect of psychedelic grooves, and an innovator whose influence stretches far beyond his Parliament-Funkadelic legacy. Since the late ...

Get a sneak peek of the new documentary ahead of broadcast premiere, then boogie down with a live local funk band Front Range Community College’s sociology program is hosting a public screening of the ...

Bowling Green State University celebrates an American original musical genre with the Funk Music in Popular Culture Conference April 25-26, 2025. A two-day event packed with guest speakers and a ...

(TNS) — Dayton-area students in grades 4 through 12 will soon experience an interactive history lesson on Dayton's place in popular culture with the Funk Box Experience. The state-of-the-art ...