“It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing”

Join Bob Stolk, your musical guide, on these fun audio adventures as he explores the evolution of funk music during the past six decades, including the many subgenera that were spawned from the fusion of funk and other genera.

Funkster Spoiler Alert: This is not a funk purist show and is not limited to one funk style or one time period. Plus be prepared not to hear the most popular tune done by various artists either. The only guarantee is that the music will be funky!

What is funk? You’ll know it when you feel it.

George Clinton: Funk itself is the essence of energy. You’re free of all the rules, you just let go and let the groove take over.

Marcus Miller: There’s no sad funk song. Funk’s primary purpose is to get people moving. Get people dancing. Shake their behinds. Having a good time. The story is in the rhythm.

Questlove: Funk music literally instructs you on how to move.

Jason King: Funk music offers us this opportunity to reach for a certain kind of transcendent feeling and freedom in a way we move through the world that we’re not often granted elsewhere.

Ricky Vincent: Funk is about transcendent joy. Funk is a reminder that it’s a joy to be in this world.

Curious? Just click on the episodes below and find out what the TGIF Show is all about. And for you night owls…the show airs every Friday night at 11pm. Tune in and get your funk on!

Fridays 11 to Midnight

~~ Click on the Episode titles to see additional information about each show. ~~