Irma Thomas and Galactic Create Magic Funky Soul
Irma Thomas has teamed up with the beloved funk band Galactic to deliver a joyful and life-affirming new album that fuses classic soul and 21st-century funk.
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Trombone Shorty and Jon Batiste: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest
Trombone Shorty and Jon Batiste bring the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest to a rousing conclusion.
Galactic Bring Timeless Funk to the Fillmore
Galactic’s inherently futuristic name and innovative approach to blending vintage funk with progressive jamming have made them a timeless band.
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
The forthcoming documentary film, Take Me to the River: New Orleans, celebrates the Crescent City’s rich musical history and influence.
The 70 Best Albums of 2010
2010's best albums are highlighted by the emergence of a future superstar, two veteran and virtuoso rappers, and a Dream Team of indie bands releasing career peaks.
The Summer of Love Lives on at the High Sierra Music Festival
Four days and nights of near-utopian peace and musical harmony that comes just about as close as modern times can to approximating the “San Francisco scene” of the 1960s.
Galactic and the Funky Meters Bring the Sound of New Orleans Back to the Warfield
One of the hardest working bands in showbiz over the past two decades, Galactic continues to tour relentlessly to carry the torch for the New Orleans funk pioneered by the original Meters in the ‘60s and ‘70s.
Galactic: Into the Deep
When Galactic explores the deep, it's the places we all found before, explored, had a little fun with, left, and sort of forgot about for a while.
Galactic – “Into the Deep (feat. Macy Gray)” (audio) (Premiere)
New Orleans jam experts Galactic are joined by Macy Gray for a soulful number in the form of "Into the Deep", the title cut off of their forthcoming LP.
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue + Galactic
New Orleans musicians rarely disappoint. They come from a world where music is practically akin to religion, and they always seem to know how to rise to the occasion.
The 2014 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival – New Orleans, LA – April 25-27, 2014
No other festival has as many stages, as many incredible culinary offerings, or as many evening and late shows that can take music fans all the way until the break of dawn.
Galactic: 19 March 2014 – Solana Beach, CA
The band played like a championship basketball team throughout the night, passing the ball around and racking up assists to make sure the squad would have balanced scoring with great shots that came from the flow of the offense.