Results tagged “funk”

>> Phil Ade will be releasing his mixtape, Starting on JV, at Eye Bar. Free, 9 p.m.

>> With two shows at Bohemian Caverns, locally-based artist Fatso will be performing along with Jesse Boykins III, LB and W. Ellington Felton. $10 in advance, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.

>> XO has been having a good year on the D.C. hip-hop scene, especially with his work on the Diamond District release. This listening party for "Monumental" will be at Reef. Free, 10 p.m.

In a dance music world where performances have become more automated thanks to the accessibility of programs like Serato, live musicians are a foreign concept. Despite the seeming novelty, there are acts performing today looking to preserve the funkiness brought to the fore by the likes of James Brown and Prince, among others. Two of them, Tortured Soul and Amp Fiddler, will bring their soulful stylings and love of 4/4 rhythms to the 9:30 Club Saturday.