However culture-shifting history proves Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, to be, it’s not unprecedented. For generations, artists have blurred the supposed lines between country music, R&B, soul, ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

As far back as he can remember, Dante Carfagna has collected soul records. He maintains his bounty in his third-floor walk-up apartment on a single floor-to-ceiling shelving unit, stacked with white ...

This article was originally featured in the Winter 2025 issue of Behind the Music, the digital magazine of the Sarasota Orchestra Friends. The Sarasota Orchestra Friends are a passionate group of ...

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The ’90s, arguably, constituted the last era of rock music. When boy bands and pop stars put an end to rock’s five-decade reign over popular music, the decade of grunge and jangly college music was ...

This week we're mixing in some new, exclusive live performances from Thee Sacred Souls. That's all the excuse we need to ask for songs with "soul" in the lyrics. I'll take yours and, in exchange, ...

The Kelderons, mistakenly credited as the Kaldirons, later renamed themselves the Solution and then, regrettably, the Final Solution. Credit: Steve Krakow Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve ...

A daytime soul music festival featuring live performances, community programming, and cultural celebration in Cathedral ...