To say that the music of Richmond, Virginia-based quintet Butcher Brown is rooted in funk is accurate, but inadequate. They’ve covered everyone from Biggie Smalls to Bob James, put out an entire tribute record to Fela Kuti, were chosen by Kamasi Washington to be his opening act, and contemporize Little Richard’s “Rip It Up,” as the new intro for Monday Night Football. #KingButch, their eighth record, is a baker’s dozen of deftly finessed funk tunes similar to their last outing, Camden Sessions, and mellower and less rock-oriented than their live shows. Stylistically, the group continues to…
Rob Markman’s still using his voice in response to today’s current state of affairs. Anchored by DviousMindz’ flip of a Teddy Pendergrass classic, Rob weighs in on racial injustice, police…
A new Thursday means new music from THURZ. Connecting with fellow SoCal rapper Sham1016, the pair have dropped “The Pernell Pack,” a drop of songs inspired by and dedicated to the late boxer…
The warm response to his lengthy absence from the music scene has apparently encouraged the 8x GRAMMY winner to unveil even more new music as evidenced by the recently released, ‘I Cry.’ An…
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