GREAT BARRINGTON — When the New Orleans funk collective Galactic goes on tour, they face only one limitation: a repertoire featuring a long list of irreplaceable players. Galactic has spent the last ...

‘Y’all doin alright out there?’ asked the Houseman. ”Cause we havin’ a funky ball up here!’ And that may be the best, perhaps the only way to describe the sonic explosion of Galactic, a fully engaging ...

During Mardi Gras season in New Orleans, the six-piece funk outfit Galactic always goes home for a standing gig at a favorite French Quarter club. At least it has for the past eight or nine years, ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Freedom First’s Down by Downtown, a music and art festival, is returning to downtown Roanoke this spring. The event will span from April 16 to 19, with April 18 featuring ...

Funk music shines in Crystal Bay on Sunday, March 25, when renowned group Galactic performs at 9 p.m. The group launched in the mid-‘90s, and in the time that has passed the “New Orleans band has ...

Homegrown hip-hop mogul Percy “Master P” Miller’s “farewell” performance at the 2025 Essence Festival of Culture in the Caesars Superdome was a big production with many guest stars. But it wasn’t his ...

“Audience With the Queen,” the noteworthy new album by Irma Thomas and Galactic, came about after two separate conversations collided. Over their 30-year-career, New Orleans funk band Galactic has ...

Galactic fell in love with the local funk scene while watching legendary artists like Professor Longhair, The Meters and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. They're also inspired by hip-hop and electronica ...