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 ...

First shown on PBS in the Usa back in April this year, this 81 minute documentary was recently shown on BBC2, and so is now ...

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 ...

“We Want The Funk!,” a journey through the history of funk music, premieres at 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 8 on ThinkTV/PBS. Directed by Stanley Nelson and Nicole London, the film chronicles funk music from ...

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, ...

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 ...

The Mothership will officially land at the Detroit Opera House on Saturday, Jan. 31, when funk god and godfather of modern ...

Legendary funk outfit Sly & The Family Stone is set to release one of the earliest ever live recordings of the band. This could mark a big moment in funk music history. A team of archivists has ...

Sly Stone, the groundbreaking funk and psych-rock pioneer who led the iconic Sly and the Family Stone group in the 1960s into the early 1980s, died Monday (June 9), according to a statement from his ...

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 ...