On their 2025 tour, Tower of Power are bringing “57 years of funk and soul” to Spokane. Known as the Motowns for a brief stint, Tower of Power originated in Oakland, California, in 1968. For decades, ...

Just before showtime on Jan. 12, 2017, the legendary East Bay funk band’s longtime drummer David Garibaldi and part-time ...

“We were a Soul band called The Motowns.” recalls Emilio Castillo. “Rocco was the bass player, I was there, and my brother was the drummer. I met “Doc” Kupka back in 1968, and gave him an audition. He ...

Campbell’s historic Heritage Theatre will present an international lineup of acclaimed concerts and performances during its 2025–2026 season. The season will feature reggae icon Julian “Junior” Marvin ...

If there was ever an LA Sound of the 1970s, it was the sound of WAR. The band that immortalized hits like Lowrider, Cisco Kid, The World Is A Ghetto and Spill The Wine will be united with Tower of ...

If you want to deck your halls with lots of jolly carols and seasonal music in general, there are plenty of options to choose from between this week and late December. Here are some of the many ...

For many years, Tower of Power has delivered the best in funk and soul music."We were a Soul band called The Motowns," recalls Emilio Castillo. "Rocco was the bass player, I was in there, and my ...

Tower of Power is a large soul band whose history dates to 1968. The group features six horns as lead instruments, and as of nine years ago had run through a total of 60 different crack musicians.