Brushpopper is a new-ish name for some familiar faces in the local music scene. Guitarist/singer Miles Harris, bassist Jeff Ballew and drummer Kevin Chryst comprise the rhythm section of the ...

The funk/soul icon, 72, and English rock legend, 80, are proving they're both still going strong, joining forces to release a ...

What better way to jumpstart the holiday season than with a backyard-style R&B party in the heart of Mills 50? Or at least, ...

R&B/funk group Labelle, best known for their iconic hit “Lady Marmalade,” is the subject of a new rock opera now in development.The show, titled Labelle, is being written by band member Nona Hendryx ...

R&B has never stayed in one lane — from Mary J. Blige’s hip-hop soul to today’s alternative sounds, it’s a story of evolution ...

Garry "Jellybean" Johnson, a funk rock musician best known as a founding member of the Prince-associated band The Time, has died at the age of 69.

Jellybean Johnson — one of the pioneers of the Minneapolis Sound, the Time drummer, and multi-instrumentalist/producer — died ...

* Garry George “ Jellybean ” Johnson, a founding member of Prince ’s funk band The Time, has died at the age of 69. His family confirmed that Johnson passed away on Friday, November 21, just two days ...

A pillar of the Minneapolis music scene, Johnson collapsed Friday at his Brooklyn Park home and died at North Memorial Health ...

The Time first emerged in 1981 with their self-titled debut, marking the start of a new era in Minneapolis funk. As fans mourn Jellybean Johnson’s passing at 69, interest in the band’s origins and ...

Before there was Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae or Cardi B, there was Betty Davis, a sexy funk and soul singer who made a name ...

On social media, the icon's Instagram account marked 43 years since her fourth, self-titled studio album came out. "Released ...