The opening act went on an hour later than announced; presumably waiting for the Cinco de Mayo crowd to bring their fiesta to the Old Rock House with them. Once the party got started though, there was funk for all.

Chicago-based band the Right Now performed to an intimate crowd at the Old Rock House, and proved they can get concert-goers to dance the night away despite a late start to the show.

Whether manning the kit with soul-funk trio Soulive or leading his own trio, drummer Alan Evans continues to pull new inspiration and ideas out of the rhythmic aether.

For a dynamite soul ensemble, combine tight horns, funky rhythms and show-stopping vocals. Add a modern pop twist and you’ve got the explosive sounds of the Right Now.

As a heavy rain fell on St. Louis, two bands showered fans at the Gramophone with punchy, Memphis-style grooves at a KDHX-welcomed event.

Although based out of Fort Collins, Colorado since 2008, Euforquestra’s roots were planted in Iowa City at a time when the local music scene there was budding with new, notable acts and musicians (e.g. Chicago Afrobeat Project and Diplomats of Solid Sound).

Surfing smooth and sultry vocals on a wave of thick and greasy blues-based grooves, Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds put the fun back into funk.

Before kicking off the West coast leg of Galactic's latest tour guitarist Jeff Raines shed some light on what it's like to have been "touched by Treme."

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears returned to a packed Off Broadway last night for a KDHX-welcomed show full of heavy riffs and funky grooves.

Aside from Christmas, no religious or patriotic holiday has any kind of notable soundtrack. But then there's Carnival, aka Carnivale, or Mardi Gras.

With a blast of horns, a crush of guitars and the serious backbeat of a funky, thumping rhythm section, Flow Tribe marshals the groove of New Orleans -- and takes it in new directions.

Superhero Killer impressed the almost sold-out crowd last night at their EP release show at Cicero's.

The temps may have been well below freezing outside, but things were hot inside the Pageant last night as Jacksonville, Fla. native JJ Grey and his band Mofro infused the packed venue with their special brand of swampy, southern blues rock.

Neo-soul heroes JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound return to St. Louis to battle the winter blues.

Somewhere in St. Louis, there's a candle-lit lounge where the rhythms flow, the singer croons and the soul never dies. Ransom Note is playing all night.

Fresh Heir doesn't play the groove too retro. With nods to John Legend and Maroon 5, the band's sound is truly fresh and contemporary.

"Play more soul!" fans chanted, hoping for a fix of a DeRobert & the Half-Truths encore.

An all-star band of musicians from the G.E.D. Soul label, the Magic in Threes lays out an exclusively instrumental groove -- smooth, moody and a little mysterious.

Well, the numbers are in, and this year 88.1 KDHX has broadcasted music from well over 4,000 different albums released in 2011. Who knew that many albums were even released this year?

The String Cheese Incident brought their brand of bluegrass, jam, rock and psychedelia to a sold out crowd at the Pageant.

Having been together in one form or another for over 30 years, it's amazing that Fishbone is still bringing high-energy, genre-bending funk/punk/rock/ska as hard as they were in their late ‘80s heyday.

Six band line-up rocks the house to benefit ALS Association at Phillip-A-Looza 2011.

STL Loud is on its third volume and is going strong. The showcase on 11/11/11 featured five bands: Firedog, The Reeling Gilly, Superhero Killer, RIP (filling in for Rockwell Knuckles) and The Funky Butt Brass Band.

Chromeo's party kept the bodies moving going all night, as P-Thugg (nicely clad in Cardinals gear) and Dave 1 busted out the electro-funk.

"You made a wise choice to come and see the Bo-Keys, guaranteed," Charles "Skip" Pitts told a gathering at the Gramophone Sunday night. He proved to be right.