This could easily be the best ten minutes of your day—early Funkadelic laying it down hard at Boston’s Sugar Shack in 1972. This show was allegedly the first to feature the newly assimilated Collins brothers and their Houseguests cohort, who cemented Funkadelic’s MK II lineup. On the glide down from Maggot Brain and gearing up for the sprawl of America Eats Its Young, George and the gang are so tight they’re loose all over again –or is it the other way around?
Category: Funkadelic
The New Vocabulary of Funkadelic (1970)
Before there was P-funk or even a Parliafunkadelicment thang there was Funkadelic. Funkadelic: a musical phenomenon perfectly encapsulated within its name; an aural synthetic, formulated on the hustle. Nick Mitchell Maiato weighs in on this culturally daring masterpiece.
Funkadelic :: Live At Meadowbrook 1971
The only official, full recording of an early Funkadelic concert was first released on CD in 1996 — thankfully Tidal Waves Music have (finally) issued the set on vinyl. The recording itself seems […]
AD/NOLA :: Parliament/Funkadelic @ Republic
Heading to the second weekend of Jazzfest in New Orleans? If so, head to Republic Friday night, May 2nd, as Aquarium Drunkard presents George Clinton/Parliament/Funkadelic . The combination of George Clinton and ‘Fest should […]
New Orleans :: Jazzfest, April/May 2008
Who’s hitting up jazzfest this year in New Orleans? We’ll be there the second weekend presenting the Parliament Funkadelic show at The Republic . Details/Tickets to follow… Download: MP3: James Booker :: Tipitina/The Grass Looks Greener MP3: […]
Funkadelic :: Red Hot Mama From Louisiana
Just returned to Los Angeles last night after three weeks back in the southeast, both working, and for the holidays. While traveling, I had made a mental note to make […]