The Dontells – Move On Down The Line
Along with the grip of original sounding and recorded funk and soul records that Colemine have put out, their latest release falls under the unreleased category. So unreleased, in fact, […]
Category Archives: Chicago
Big Ups With Mo Manley
Mo Manley represents Chi-Town lovely. Graphic designer, DJ, part of the Soul Summit Crew and more, he took time out of his busy schedule to sit down with us and […]
Big Ups With Cameron Hodges
It is indeed a pleasure to meet different DJs when you DJ out of town. Not so long ago I guested over at Naptown Soul Club in Indianapolis. They have […]
The One-deful! Collection: Mar-v-Lus Records
In their second of six volumes of the One-derful collection, Secret Stash is upping the bar once again with a compilation of soul and funky soul sides for your listening […]
World Premiere: Lowdown Brass Band Everybody Loves The Sunshine Video
Photo Credit CB Lindsay Today’s special treat is the World Premiere of the Lowdown Brass Band’s video for their cover of “Everybody Loves The Sunshine” featuring Roy Ayers. A sizzling […]
Lowdown Brass Band – Everybody Loves The Sunshine
Brass bands are known for keeping it funky. There were scores of marching bands over the past ten years who combined the intensity and sheer volume of college marching bands […]
Doug Shorts – Don’t Sleep On My Love
Photo by Ryan Lowry Chicago’s Cherries Records is keeping smooth Funk alive once again with another Doug Shorts 7″ release, “Don’t Sleep On my Love”. Shorts, a 62 year old […]
Happy Birthday Curtis
If you want to talk about the epitome of Soul and Funk music, then you must talk about Curtis Mayfield. With a hand deeply rooted in social activism, particularly during […]
JC Brooks and The Uptown Sound Howl On Their New Record
On their second Bloodshot release, JC Brooks and The Uptown Sound mix their version of Soul (and it is true Soul) with their Post Punk influence quite lovely. Whether it’s […]
Renaldo Domino – Don’t Go Away
Photo Courtesy of Jason Bugg There is Soul music, then there is Soul music. Representing the South Side of Chicago and taking his name from something sweet, like say Domino […]
Flea Market Funk 