Dumpstaphunk will headline the inaugural Sober Fest, New Orleans’ very first alcohol-free music festival sponsored by Bridge House/Grace House. The legendary band will hit the stage at Mardi Gras ...

After all, Dumpstaphunk was one of her favorite bands. “Any musician in their right mind would jump at the opportunity to play with two of the baddest bass players ever – Tony Hall and Nick Daniels ...

As the New Orleans funk/soul band Dumpstaphunk opened for the Rolling Stones at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, a five-string bass guitar was propped up on a stand onstage, untouched.

Dumpstaphunk had a hell of a New Year’s weekend, jamming with legendary guitarist Carlos Santana and Sly & The Family Stone drummer Greg Errico on Dec. 28, and teaming up with musical prankster Dean ...

Long-running New Orleans funk band Dumpstaphunk have released a fired-up new protest song “Justice 2020,” a new version of their song “Justice,” which was released on Inauguration Day in 2017. Like ...

Sheila E. plays Gainey Vineyard in Santa Ynez, California on May 30, 2009. As it nears a half-century of festivals, ...

New Orleans funk rockers Dumpstaphunk come through Colorado a lot, and for that you should be very thankful, but if you need a new excuse to see them live, their new drummer is as good as any. Nikki ...

Dumpstaphunk performs at New York City's Highline Ballroom. (Dino Perrucci) It has not escaped the notice of funk fans that the word describing their favorite genre of music, but for one letter, ...

What if the beat were a social contract? That question lingered over a sold-out Saturday at Miner Auditorium, where Dumpstaphunk approached funk not as escapism but as a shared practice—an agreement ...

With deep New Orleans roots, Dumpstaphunk is bringing Bayou thunder to small clubs and festivals on a North American tour this year. Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk does not mess around in the sound ...

On Sunday, May 7, Dumpstaphunk will mark its 20th anniversary at the famed Tipitina’s venue in The Big Easy. The upcoming concert coincides with the conclusion of New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival ...