Funk

Bettis + 3rd Degree

Thu, 08/17/23

Bettis + 3rd Degree combines drummer extraordinaire Danovon Calhoun-Bettis, the self-styled “Original Hot Boy of Frenchmen” with a powerhouse 13-member band, including a horn and rhythm section, guitar and keyboard. Bettis, a young lion musician and entrepreneur, attended p... Read more

Billy Iuso

Mon, 08/14/23

New Orleans-based guitarist-singer-songwriter is a New York native who formed the funky, psychedelic guitar-fronted, jam funk pioneers Brides of Jesus in the early ‘90s. They quickly developed a strong following in the "Wetlands scene" in downtown Manhattan alongside Warren... Read more

Daria & the Hip Drops

Tue, 08/08/23

Combining the grit of alternative rock with tropical tones of the Caribbean, Daria & the Hip Drops have been rocking the New Orleans scene since 2010. Inspired by artists like No Doubt, The Talking Heads, and The Arctic Monkeys, Daria and the Hip Drops released their debut ... Read more

Deltaphonic

Tue, 08/08/23

Backed by his band, Funky Nation, Sammie “Big Sam” Williams wields his trombone with a funk-driven, energetic authority that delights audiences from Frenchmen Street to France. Raised in the uptown Twelfth Ward and New Orleans East, an adolescent Williams ended up in the sc... Read more

Leo Nocentelli

Tue, 08/08/23

Guitarist Leo Nocentelli reigns as one of the founding fathers of funk. The guitarist is the recipient of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for his work with The Meters, and he has recorded and performed with top artists such as Etta James, Dr. John, The Supremes, Jimmy B... Read more

George Porter, Jr.

Sun, 08/06/23

George Porter, Jr. is truly one of the foundations of funk, and richly deserves his Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He is best known as the bassist for the seminal group, The Meters, and for his five decades as an elite performer, bandleader, producer, and session player... Read more

Dave Malone

Sun, 08/06/23

Dave Malone is best known as the lead singer and guitarist for the New Orleans Radiators, which has laid down their own brand of funky-rock-blues for over 45 years, touring relentlessly across the country. Malone was raised in Edgard, Louisiana, and had his life changed whe... Read more

Reggie Scanlan

Sun, 08/06/23

Bassist Reggie Scanlan is a fixture on the rock and funk scene in New Orleans, best known for his 45+years as a founding member of the New Orleans Radiators. Raised in New Orleans’ Irish Channel, Scanlan cut his teeth with local bands and R&B stars, including legendary pian... Read more