Is it too early in the year to release a major funk heater? Austin’s very own “funk powerhouse” outfit, Brownout, sure don’t think so. With personnel that include members from the GRAMMY award-winning ...

On the 28th anniversary of Public Enemy's seminal 1990 album Fear of a Black Planet, the Austin-based band Brownout (best known for their popular Black Sabbath tribute albums) has decided to pay ...

Thousands of bands have covered Black Sabbath, but it's safe to say Brownout covers Sabbath in a pretty unique way. The eight-piece Austin band respects the metal icons' melodies and mega-sound ...

I'm Maria Hinojosa and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. Michel Martin is away. Eight years ago, a few members of the Grammy Award-winning Latin ensemble Grupo Fantasma began a side band called ...

If the band Brownout looks familiar, there's a good reason. Brownout, the eight-piece, Latin funk ensemble based in Austin, is an offshoot of the Grammy-nominated Grupo Fantasma. Members of the latter ...