FUNKY EVENTS

Thursday Feb 13th – Thursday Feb 19th, 2026

The Funkiest Show on Radio continues into this new year at a new time starting on February 4th – TUESDAYS at 2pm ET ~ Skip “The Funktologist” Reeves hosts A Funk Above The Rest on FunkyPeopleRadio.net, AFATR is the most unique radio show broadcasting in the 21st century! Its’ 2-hour format is like no other in that it features the productions of both major & independent artists, from all over the world, side by side in a mixture of funk and soul music, with so much of it never heard across an international platform !!

One of our station mainstays and an audience favorite over the years, AFATR enters it’s 17th year and keeps the funk groovy for 2025 with new weekly broadcasts every Tuesday at 2pm ET (starting Feb. 4, 2025 and with replays on Thurs 1am, Saturdays at 8am). Follow Skip and all the activities of his production and music event team via www.afunkabovetherest.com.

Streaming weekly on WEDNESDAYS at 1pm ET on FP Radio.net, VibeMistress Stephanie Renee hosts a sermon of soul, r&b, hip-hop, jazz & spoken word selections. Since 2007, weekly SSR podcasts have aired on this web radio station every Wednesday at 1pm ET (with replays on Thurs 8am, Sats at 12noon). Follow Stef and all the activities of her non-profit arts & media culture foundation, Soul Sanctuary, Inc., via their Facebook group at Soul Sanctuary Radio Congregation.

*PHILLY FM RADIO RESIDENCY* Funky People Radio® LIVE is a weekly radio show airing on Philadelphia USA FM radio and our own FP web radio station. Spanning 12 years since January 2013, resident host Tee Alford & guest mixers feature an uptempo continuous dance music mix of Soul & Deep House dance music. Listen from anywhere using any device on Thursdays, 8-10pm ET using the FunkyPeopleRadio.net player & on Saturdays, 12midnite-2am using the to catch the broadcasts!

You can download a FREE copy of any archived broadcast, by searching/downloading the files by air date & year on our TUNE In podcast page, http://tun.in/pjbCg or iTunes-Apple Podcast page, (Listen-player links can be found under the FP home page music section) #soul #funk #disco #rhythmandblues #deephouse #housemusic #soulfulhouse #afrohouse #soulclassics #clubparty #danceparty #edm #funkypeopleradio #philadelphia #philly #onWURD #tuneIN #applepodcasts #iTunes

The latest weekly podcast will be posted online Friday mornings before 7 am ET. Thanks for dancing to our sound!

The Funky People Radio show images and logo are ® registered trademarks owned by Funky People, LLC

The 52nd Annual NYC Halloween Parade takes place on October 31, 2025 at 7pm. Follow all the excitement along the parade route in the NYC Village from 6th Avenue to Canal Street to 16th Street.

Location/Date: Manhattan, New York USA

Admission is FREE for ALL: Get event info and activity updates at https://halloween-nyc.com/. 

*International Radio Residency* Five years later after starting in Ibiza, Spain, the VIBE MODE radio show with Tee Alford, continues EVERY SATURDAY from Brazil. Lock in for a downtempo moody trek thru eclectic chillout sonics, rare grooves. classic soul, and deep house music. There will always be something different on the console playlists. Check the vibes from any phone/computer via Black Point Soul Radio (5-6pm EDT / 1800 BRT – Rio local time). [The Eastern times will change during the Winter season]

Follow the playback online and bookmark your favorite Vibe Mode podcasts after each new broadcast via iTunes.com or YouTube.com. (Listen-player links can also be found on this site. Browse under the homepage music section) #chillout #funk #disco #boogie #afrobeat #jazz #neosoul #latin #deepsoul #deephouse #downtempo

Thanks for listening and enjoying our curation of balearic vibrations from Rio de Janerio! You can stream our Philly WURD radio show on Saturdays, as well. Join our FP newsletter to get upcoming travel group announcements & upcoming event/tour details.

The Vibe Mode show logo is a ® registered trademark owned by Funky People, LLC.

The Music Equals Life Show enters it’s 7th year on Funky People Radio.net ! Join resident host, Cash Ellis aka Big Dinero, for a music journey to move your Mind, Body, and Soul with Funk, Soul, R&B, Hip-Hop and House Music blends!

The Music=Life Show is a popular multi-format music feature on the FP web radio schedule with new shows broadcast every other Monday at 8pm ET (plus weekly encore replays on Weds at 10am & Sats at 6pm ET). Log on and say hello to the crew for good listener party vibes in the Funk Lounge – let’s chat!

Drop Cash a message to find out where his upcoming live sets will be in the Washington, DC, New Jersey region or Internationally! Use these links to subscribe & follow the Music=Life Radio shows online: https://hearthis.at/tq2r9vng/ and via Facebook DJ Big Dinero’s Beat Page Group!

*NEW* 2025 WEB SHOW: The Groove Design Radio Show debuted this year on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 on Funky People Radio.net ! You are invited to join resident/host, Jerry Cunningham aka Jay Goodwill, along with invited guests as he cultivates a harmonious connection between Techno Music and its Soulful Elements, ensuring a smooth sonic wave that feels natural and engaging.

The Groove Design Radio Show streams weekly with new episodes bi-weekly. Check the FP web radio schedule for new broadcasts every other Tuesday at 7:00 – 8:00 pm ET (plus encore replays on Wed at 3am ET & Fri at 3pm ET). Ask a friend to drop by and groove online with the JJC Media music family in the station’s Funk Lounge!

Browse the Groove Design Radio Show podcast archives and media contact details at the link: https://hearthis.at/jaygoodwill/ and for more featured music sessions go to: www.twitch.tv/groovedesignradio !

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END OF YEAR 2025 DC SHOW: Musiq Soulchild is a hip-hop soul artist that was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He built a reputation for being musically gifted, beat boxing for MC’s, free styling on the open mic circuit or just performing acappella for strangers on the streets.

Deeply inspired by the R&B/Soul sound of the 70’s he uses the name “Soulchild” as a way to show respect and admiration to his biggest musical influences such as Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye and many others. In April 2016 he released his 7th studio album entitled “Life On Earth” leading with the new hit single “I Do”. The album peaked at #2 on Billboard R&B album charts and # 3 on the Top Hip-Hop R&B album charts. He has received awards from Billboard, BET, ASCAP, BMI, and Soul Train. He has also earned award nominations from MTV, the American Music Awards, the NAACP and 12 Grammy nominations.

Show Date: Monday & Tuesday December 8 & 9, 2025, 7:30pm show time

Location: The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue Alexandria, VA 22305

For General admission tickets, go to this link: https://www.birchmere.com/calendar/

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BACK FOR A 2025 END OF YEAR HOLIDAY LIVE PERFORMANCE: The Thievery Corporation returns on the Saturday & Sunday before Christmas!.

Two Show Dates ~ Time : Saturday & Sunday December 20-21, 2025 ~ 7:00pm

Location: 9:30 Club, 815 V Street NW, Washington, DC  20001

For General admission tickets, go to this link: https://www.ticketmaster.com/thievery-corporation-washington-district-of-columbia-12-20-2025/event/15006299BC474250

Follow Josh Wink at  https://soundcloud.com/satoshitomiie

Get GA Tickets at https://shotgun.live/en/events/joshwink

Follow Josh Wink at :https://www.facebook.com/JoshWinkOfficial

THE NEW EDITION WAY TOUR 2026: Making USA tour stops in NY, NJ, Boston, Philly & the DC-DMV areas, New Edition performs on a lineup with Boyz II Men & Toni Braxton in February & March 2026.

The tour’s title, The New Edition Way, pays homage to the group’s unparalleled legacy as R&B pioneers and their recent street renaming in their hometown of Boston. New Edition is hailed as the ultimate supergroup, a collective whose structure birthed multiple superstars and set the blueprint for subsequent boy bands, from New Kids on the Block to K-pop sensations.

Collectively, the New Edition family—including Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant, Bell Biv DeVoe (BBD), and Johnny Gill—have amassed over 50 million albums sold and countless major awards.

The tour also celebrates the shared history between New Edition and Boyz II Men, the legendary vocal harmony group discovered by New Edition’s Michael Bivins. The two groups will share the stage for the first time, performing their combined catalog of timeless hits like “End of the Road,” “I’ll Make Love to You,” and New Edition’s own defining anthems.

Adding a layer of iconic excellence is seven-time GRAMMY winner Toni Braxton, whose sultry tone and 70 million records sold make her a defining voice of contemporary R&B.

Together, these artists have sold nearly 200 million albums, promising an unforgettable night of classic hits and enduring artistry.

Regional Show Dates & Cities: February 13, 8pm (Newark, NJ), February 14, 8pm (Baltimore, MD), February 15, 8pm (Boston, MA) + March 13, 8pm (Washington, DC), March 14, 8pm (Brooklyn, NY) & March 15, 2026 8pm (Philadelphia, PA),

For General admission tickets & all dates, go to this link: https://www.ticketmaster.com/new-edition-tickets/artist/735743

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WINTER 2026 LIVE PERFORMANCE: The Strathmore Presents Meschell Ndegeocello returns to the Washington, DC area in March 2026. 

📍Show Date: Friday March 27th, 2025 at 8pm, Strathmore Music Center, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852

🗳 For General admission tickets, go to this link: https://www.strathmore.org/events-tickets/in-the-music-center/meshell-ndegeocello

CATCH THE WAVES ALBUM TOUR 2026: Making USA tour stops in NY, Philly & the DC-DMV areas, Moonchild performs live in early Spring April 2026.

L.A.-based alternative R&B trio, Moonchild are known for their spaced-out, Soulquarians-inspired grooves and the wispy, at-ease vocals of Amber Navran. Their lush, understated sound and synthesis of electronic and organic instruments evolved over the course of several records, as they toured with big-name stars and established a healthy following of their own with albums like 2019’s critically praised Little Ghost and its 2022 follow-up, Starfruit.

The members of Moonchild met at the University of Southern California and started the band in 2011, the lineup consisting of vocalist Navran (also a clarinetist and saxophonist) and fellow multi-instrumentalists Max Bryk (keyboards, saxophone, clarinet) and Andris Mattson (keyboards, trumpet, flügelhorn). The group self-released their debut album, Be Free, in 2012, not long after forming. Moonchild subsequently joined the roster of the independent U.K. label Tru Thoughts, where they continued to refine their sound with Please Rewind (2015) and Voyager (2017), the latter of which added harp and other stringed instrumentation to their blissed-out compositions. They’ve opened for the likes of Stevie Wonder and Georgia Anne Muldrow and, true to their genre-crossing appeal, have been featured together on recordings headlined by Detroit musician Brandon Williams (“Leave Love Be”) and hip-hop producer Tall Black Guy (“I Will Never Know”). The band’s output has also been sampled, as heard on Mac Miller‘s “Two Matches.”

Outside Moonchild, Navran, Bryk, and Mattson have worked as both solo artists and collaborators. In 2018, the duo issued the single “Get to Know It” ahead of the arrival of the full-length Little Ghost, which was released in September 2019. A companion set of instrumentals from the album, aptly titled Little Ghost Instrumentals, appeared a month later. In 2021, the band started sharing new songs from their fifth LP, Starfruit, beginning with the laid-back and jazzy “Too Good,” and the record arrived in February 2022. This new tour follows the release of their WAVES album which dropped in February of 2025.

Regional Show Dates & Cities: Wednesday April 1, 7pm (New York), Friday April 3, 2026, 8pm (Philadelphia, PA), Saturday April 4, 6pm (Washington, DC), & Sunday April 5, 2026, 8pm (Richmond, VA).

For General admission tickets & all dates, go to this link: https://www.ticketmaster.com/moonchild-tickets/artist/1991322

Get ready to join us in Detroit, Michigan for the annual Movement Festival 2026. This three-day event electronic music event will take place during Memorial Day Weekend – Saturday – Monday, May 24-26, 2025!

Get ticket admission & party event details at: https://movementfestival.com/

The World’s biggest house music dance party returns to Chicago USA the weekend of July 9-12, 2026. Get all the details about the 42nd Anniversary Festival & July Weekender at: http://CHOSENFEWDJS.COM !

Started in 1990 as a small gathering of friends behind the Museum of Science & Industry, the Chosen Few Picnic & House Music Festival is the world’s longest-running event dedicated to House Music. Nicknamed the “Woodstock of House Music” for its family-reunion vibe, the Picnic & Festival attracts more than 40,000 fans to Chicago’s Jackson Park each year, and counts among its supporters former United States President Barack Obama.

About the Chosen Few DJs:

Founded in 1977 by Wayne Williams, the Chosen Few DJs is a music collective that was among the first wave of DJs and producers in Chicago who created what became known as House Music. Since 1990, the Chosen Few DJs – Williams, Jesse Saunders, Tony Hatchett, Alan King, Andre Hatchett, Terry Hunter, and Mike Dunn – along with childhood friend Kim Parham – have organized the Chosen Few Picnic & House Music Festival, drawing more than 40,000 fans each year. The collective hosts events in cities across the United States and perform at festivals around the globe, including Amsterdam Dance Event, Winter Music Conference, Tribe Tambor Cruise, and Suncébeat. They also produce hit music, from Terry Hunter’s and Wayne Williams’ GRAMMY-nominated “It’s Your World” by Jennifer Hudson and NAACP Image Award-winning production on “Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics” to Mike Dunn’s critically acclaimed, “My House from All Angles”, the smash “In The Beginning (There Was Jack)”, an update of the classic House track featuring Chuck Roberts and Monique Bingham, and Jesse Saunder’s 2019 Billboard chart-topping “Higher”. More info: chosenfewdjs.com; Facebook; Twitter; Instagram.

Bookmark the official website for updates, announcements, event details at: http://CHOSENFEWDJS.COM/

WE RECOMMEND THIS EVENT: Atlanta’s House in the Park is a musical exploration of the soul and a vision to see House Music become a unifying movement, transcending every strata of society – ethnic identification, race classification, age and lifestyle. DJ Ramon “Rawsoul” Guyton, the visionary behind Rawsoul Entertainment, and Kai Alce, the man behind record label NDATL, launched House in the Park in 2005, as a gift to the city and the community that supports the monthly music-social offering “The Gathering”. HITP adds much needed variety to the Atlanta music scene and features a range of House Music’s emerging local, regional, and international talents. DJ Ramon Rawsoul orchestrates this effort simply for the joy of bringing his favorite music genre to life in a tangible, meaningful way.

Start your planning soon for Atlanta’s 22nd annual #HouseInThePark Weekender – September 3-7, 2026! Check the official website for updates, announcements, ticket sales to enter, the 2026 park location & more at: www.houseinthepark.org.

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