Ranging Across Time and Scale, V. Shayne Frederick Holds Office Hours at Uncle Bobbie’s
MusiQ Department Artist Vince Anthony Debuts “Hurricane” Music Video
MusiQology Rx Fundraiser for One Art Community Center
Beyoncé’s Homecoming Film Preserves and Reveres Black History
Why Country Music is So Scared of Black People
DaMaris B. Hill’s New Book is a Powerful, Wondrous Thing
(FREE SHOW) Dr. Guy Performs with Ursula Rucker this Thursday, March 14, at World Café
Hide/Melt/Ghost’s Harlem Debut is a Major Moment for Black Music Scholarship & Performance
The Time Stevie Wonder Taught White Surfers how to Dance
Music Lives with MusiQology Events in Virginia and Philadelphia
The 2019 GRAMMYs: Streaks Broken, Questions Unanswered
The 2019 MusiQology GRAMMYs Preview
Ursula Rucker Talks Womanhood and Courage in Art
I Remember Roy: Remembering Roy Hargrove
Save the Date!: Dr. Guy brings Hide/Melt/Ghost to Harlem Stage on March 9!
Happy Holidays from MusiQology!
The Encouraging 2019 GRAMMY Nominations are Just One Step in a Long Process
“What’s Going On” is MusiQology’s semi-regular news round-up. We curate a selection of relevant news items from across the spectrum of popular culture, adding our own commentary and contextualizing the moments within a broader conversation. In some cases, we’ll be drawing your attention to news...
Fusing genres in musical performance is a bit like claims of interdisciplinarity in academia: A trendy name and an inspiring idea where the sum of the parts seldom produces a greater whole. Jazz fusion, blending progressive rock with jazz, was oftentimes sublime but often could be accused of cultural...
While every day is a celebration of African American and Afro-Diasporic music here at MusiQology, the White House once again declared June to be the month where the nation recognizes the contributions of black artists from Bud Powell to Beyoncé and everyone in between. This month, as every month, we renew...
Mount Airy-bred poet Ursula Rucker, who will take the stage with Dr. Guy’s MusiQology this weekend for two shows at South on North Broad on Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3, is perhaps best-known for a multimedia performance that combines music with her poetics. In 1995, she lent her voice to the first...
“What’s Going On” is MusiQology’s semi-regular news round-up. We curate a selection of relevant news items from across the spectrum of popular culture, adding our own commentary and contextualizing the moments within a broader conversation. In some cases, we’ll be drawing your attention to news...
Nothing New is MusiQology’s latest recurring series. Written by Penn PhD candidate Ben DuPriest, this collection of essays debates the utility and danger of proclaiming music “new” (or “old”) within a larger historical and political frame. With a focus on contemporary recordings labeled “jazz”...
“It took only 20 seconds for Clyde Stubblefield to drum his way to immortality.” That lede, from The New York Times obituary for Stubblefield, who died on February 18 at the age of 74, was so perfect a summation of Stubblefield’s impact that we’ve taken a little creative liberty here,...
“What’s Going On” is MusiQology’s news round-up. Running every week or so, we curate a selection of relevant items from across the spectrum of popular culture, adding our own commentary and spin when it makes sense. With any luck, you’ll be able to spend a little less time browsing the web for what...
Are you ready for it? I’m ready. I’m ready for the red carpet and the ridiculous outfits. I’m ready for James Corden’s opening musical number. I’m ready for the awkward speeches. I’m ready for the snubs. I’m ready for the first musician to mention the President. I’m ready for the performances—A...
There are a few sounds in the world that just bring me emotional pleasure. The sound of my mother’s voice. A baby’s laugh. Roberta Flack’s first two LPs. John Coltrane’s tenor. Those always seem to do the right thing for me. Yet, there is one sound that produces feelings I struggle to put into...
