Motown News

Time and legions of other soul superstars have obscured the fact that for a brief moment, Mary Wells was Motown's biggest star.

Mayer Hawthorne's latest has a bit of a hip-hop feel, unlike his past Motown-inspired albums.

Farah Alvin , Anika Larsen , Patti Murin , Samia Najimy Finnerty, N'Kenge , Orfeh , Jarrod Spector and American Idol Finalist Erika Van Pelt will comprise the lineup for the June 10 edition of The Pop Show, part of the Broadway at Birdland series at Birdland Jazz Club.

The longtime lead vocalist for the Isley Brothers , Ronald Isley helmed the influential family group for over half a century, a period spanning not only multiple generations of siblings but also massive cultural shifts that heralded their music's transformation from gritty R&B to Motown soul to blistering funk .

Pulitizer Prize-nominated composer Ira Hearshen taught students about life, as well as music, during rehearsals this week for the Ferndale High School spring band concert.

By MICHAEL SMITH Every so often, a film like "The Sapphires" comes along, and I'm glad it does.

Boy walks into a bar. Boy meets girl. The rest of this narrative does not turn out the way you think.

The highly-anticipated release has already caught the attention of Shakefire , which praised "...the spectacular use of horns and the simple, effective song lyrics...Best of luck getting the title track out of your head." The album, the multi-talented singer/songwriter's first full length release after establishing himself as a popular recording ... (more)

Toliver has an ear for epic arrangements and a fiddler's arm fit to spark flames.

Led by songwriter Michael Fitzpatrick, Fitz & the Tantrums brew up a retro sound inspired by Motown and Stax Records.

On Wednesday, May 29 at 7 p.m., the Westfield Memorial Library will host Rhonda Denet with the Silver Fox Songs to perform the "Mostly Motown" review.

The Upper Moreland Township Parks and Recreation is getting ready for its annual Summer Concert Series at Masons Mill Park, located at 3500 Masons Mill Road in Huntingdon Valley.

Blind from birth and raised in inner-city Detroit, he was a skilled musician by age eight.

Charles Bradley is a human time capsule. Everything about his act his purist soul, throwback funk, showmanship, wardrobe, storytelling recalls early 60s Apollo and Motown heyday without ever veering into schtick.

The magical, life-enriching powers of music raised the spirits of listeners during what was a dull, overcast, blustery second day of this year's festival.

How about some Diana Ross and the Supremes with the latest updates on local zoning and transportation issues? That's what 50 or so East Cobb citizens got on Wednesday at District 2 Commissioner Bob Ott's town hall meeting at Walton High School .

When music WAS music. Tammy and Marvin were perfect for eachother. Such a shame that cancer took this young talented person.

Getting to see the iconic Motown artist, however, won't be right at your fingertips.

There are certain songs artists just can't let go of. Even when things don't always go as planned, music is a passion and when you're as determined as B. Smyth, getting your talent out to the masses is a must.

Tickets: $29-$70 at artsclub. com or 604-687-1644. SHE doesn't demand rose petals in her toilet bowl or room-temperature bottled water in her boudoir, nor does she throw public temper tantrums at the slightest provocation, but Aurianna Angelique has still been called a diva.