‘Y’all doin alright out there?’ asked the Houseman. ”Cause we havin’ a funky ball up here!’ And that may be the best, perhaps the only way to describe the sonic explosion of Galactic, a fully engaging ...

GREAT BARRINGTON — When the New Orleans funk collective Galactic goes on tour, they face only one limitation: a repertoire featuring a long list of irreplaceable players. Galactic has spent the last ...

“Audience With the Queen,” the noteworthy new album by Irma Thomas and Galactic, came about after two separate conversations collided. Over their 30-year-career, New Orleans funk band Galactic has ...

During Mardi Gras season in New Orleans, the six-piece funk outfit Galactic always goes home for a standing gig at a favorite French Quarter club. At least it has for the past eight or nine years, ...

Galactic fell in love with the local funk scene while watching legendary artists like Professor Longhair, The Meters and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. They're also inspired by hip-hop and electronica ...