Bootsy Collins was forced to lay down his bass a few years back. But he’ll be onstage Saturday in Detroit with his latest creative mission: encouraging anti-violence through the power of music. The ...

Decibel starts in earnest on Wednesday, but there’s a ton of excellent electronic music around town this weekend to help you get in the mood. Plus other stuff for you normies out there! Are you into ...

The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade’s end, ...