Charles Griffin and I were talking evolution. Musical evolution. We were listening to Sauce Pocket headlining the first night of the inaugural Fox Fam Jam at Florida Sand Music Ranch April 10. Their ...
Bruno Mars kicked off "The Romantic Tour" with a career-spanning performance in Las Vegas. See the full setlist here.
“Cry,” featuring Grammy-winning saxophonist Kenny G, is a tear-jerking dedication to Puth’s father. Soft saxophone layers ...
This is the last theartsdesk on Vinyl before Record Store Day. Our RSD Special will arrive on theartsdesk Thurs 16th April.
Here Comes the Mummies, an eight-piece funk rock band, are invading the Brown County Music Center this April with their “terrifying funk from beyond the grave” that’s sure to leave audiences smiling.
The genre-crossing country singer’s new LP, released under the name of his alter ego, is full of songs of love and lust, with a many-splendored sound that occasionally tips into disco.
Every once in a while, a single instrument arrives and rewrites the rules. Not just for music, but for culture itself. Think ...
The Floozies, founded by brothers Matt and Mark Hill in 2006, play a form of electronic funk created by looping different beats and lyrics. Geared toward a young, energetic crowd, this variation of ...
When Evan Jacobson improvises on the saxophone, he likes to get weird. Sometimes that means intentionally blaring a note in an incorrect key or playing in a rhythm that contrasts with the song’s main ...
Cleveland’s Michael Austin played his sax at one of Cleveland’s great musical venues — Oliver Institutional Baptist Church, one of the area’s largest congregations. At the same time he played jazz and ...