LIVE REVIEW: Breakestra @ Dingwalls, London (18th Nov)

Breakestra, back for another European tour and back with their first album since 2005’s, are like sugar to ants for lovers of funk! They took it to funky town last night at Camden Locks Dingwalls – and although front man Mixmaster Wolf was not present due to apparent immigration issues, mastermind Miles Tackett lead the [...]

Soulful Symphony: Breakestra’s Miles “Music Man” Tackett

“Music Man” Miles Tackett along with his main associate, Mixmaster Wolf, lead a rotating cast of musicians called Breakestra.  The musicians perform a blend of Hip Hop, soul and funk-tinged arrangements and have done so for a decade-plus.  Tackett’s “Funk Orchestra” was an integral part of LA’s underground music scene in the 1990s and has [...]