“Some people,” laughs Galactic bassist Robert Mercurio, “think we’re just a bunch of college kids playing old New Orleans music.” That might have been the case at one point. But the funk-based, mostly ...

Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group has announced the signing of '90s progressive metal adventurers GALACTIC COWBOYS. The band's reunited original lineup — lead vocalist Ben Huggins, ...

GALACTIC COWBOYS, the Houston-based band that made a name for itself with its hard-hitting music and penchant for sarcastic humor, will make its long-awaited return to the stage this August with three ...

During the recording of “Audience With the Queen,” Galactic’s new album with Irma Thomas, co-producers Ben Ellman and Robert Mercurio sometimes thought the Soul Queen of New Orleans should sing a line ...

Tipitina’s employees met Monday for the first time with their new bosses — bosses they already knew in a different context: as musicians. The five members of the local funk band Galactic, who have ...

Named after the beloved Professor Longhair song, Tipitina's is a famous club that the New Orleans band Galactic has frequented for over 25 years. Now, the longstanding funk band out with its 10th ...

New Orleans funk band Galactic has finalized the purchase of the famed Tipitina’s music club from its embattled owner, the band’s attorney told WWL-TV. Galactic’s attorney, Dino Gankendorff, confirmed ...

The first word on Galactic’s 1996 debut album belonged to Theryl “Houseman” DeClouet. “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to New Orleans, Louisiana, home of the hits,” he intoned in his knowing, ...