Tower of Power founder Emilio Castillo learned his dad was right. The Detroit native started a band called The Motowns in 1967. By this time, Castillo was a young man living with his father near ...

In the realm of power funk and jazz-rock, Tower of Power was an original voice, one carved from a unique place within an exceptionally heady moment. And this convergence of forces, clearly, has yet to ...

Tower of Power, the ensemble known for their iconic horn-led funk and soul lean, has announced their new holiday EP, It’s Christmas, a collection of traditional songs associated with the annual winter ...

Life was a blur for Emilio Castillo when his band, Tower of Power, was emerging during the late 1960s and early ’70s as an eclectic act creating an eclectic mix of funk, soul, R&B and pop. “It was a ...

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

In the late 1960s, as San Francisco became a countercultural destination and a hub for psychedelic-rock bands such as Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead, a lesser-known music scene was unfolding ...

Few bands like Tower of Power embody timeless grooves and unmistakable soul. For over 50 years, the East Bay legends have delivered their signature funk, horn-driven energy, and sheer musical joy. Now ...

Music's most innovative artists cannot be confined to one genre musically, and the same can be said for Tower of Power. Some call them an "Urban Funk Outfit," others define them as "Jazz Fusion," and ...

The beloved group Tower of Power rocks the Bethesda Theater this Friday, June 21. WTOP caught up with founding saxophonist and songwriter Emilio Castillo. “I am extremely honored to be on WTOP as the ...

During its 56 years in existence, the Oakland, California funk, R&B and soul band Tower of Power never recorded an album of holiday songs.