By Joel Francis This weekend marks the first time Wakarusa will not be held at Clinton Lake near Lawrence, Kan. After establishing itself as a second-tier destination festival in 2004, Wakarusa has moved to Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, Ark. The Daily Record covered the previous four incarnations of Wakarusa. Join us now in a look [...]
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Wakarusa Music Festival: A Look Back
Posted in Wakarusa Music Festival, tagged Clinton Lake, Cracker, Flaming Lips, Les Claypool, Martin and Wood, Matisyahu, Medeski, Michael Franti, Mulberry Mountain, Neko Case, Ozomatli, Parliament/Funkadelic, Primus, Son Volt, Spearhead, Wakarusa Music Festival, Wilco on June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Review: George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars (2009)
Posted in Concert review, Kansas City Star, tagged Back To Rockville, Freak of the Week, George Clinton, Maggot Brain, P-Funk All-Stars, Parliament/Funkadelic on May 11, 2009 | 12 Comments »
(Above: George Clinton is an “Atomic Dog.”) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star For the third consecutive spring, George Clinton brought the Mothership Connection to Crossroads KC. Unfortunately, Friday night’s two-and-a-half-hour set could never build momentum and was capsized by too many limp numbers. Although the repertoire hardly changed from previous years, the band’s [...]
Brenda Holloway – “Every Little Bit Hurts”
Posted in Motown, tagged Alicia Keys, Brenda Holloway, George Clinton, Hitsville U.S.A., music, Parliament/Funkadelic, soul music, Spencer Davis Group, Steve Winwood, The Clash, The Jam on September 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Brenda Holloway – “Every Little Bit Hurts,” Pop #11 Motown may have been “the sound of young America,” but this song was clearly aiming for an older audience. Lee Cobb’s writing is obviously influenced by the Burt Bacharach/Hal David team, but Brenda Holloway’s pristine, nuanced delivery elevates the song above imitator status. Her restraint is [...]
Concert Review: Wakarusa Music Festival (2008)
Posted in Concert review, Kansas City Star, Wakarusa Music Festival, tagged Arrested Development, Back To Rockville, Bob Dylan, Dumpstaphunk, Flaming Lips, Jam bands, Jennie Arnau, music, Neko Case, Neville Brothers, Ozomatli, Parliament/Funkadelic, Porter Batiste Stolze, The Meters on June 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Above: The Flaming Lips “Race for the Prize” at Wakarusa 2008. By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star Arrested Development – Friday afternoon, Revival Tent The sound of Arrested Development warming up was funky enough to send a crowd scrambling to the Revival Tent and its ankle-deep mud, but the group had trouble keeping them there. [...]
Concert Review: George Clinton heats up cold night
Posted in Concert review, Kansas City Star, tagged Back To Rockville, George Clinton, Jam bands, music, Parliament/Funkadelic on April 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star George Clinton’s show hasn’t changed much over the past several years, but that hasn’t stopped him from continuing to attract new fans. Saturday night’s show at Crossroads KC marks the third time Clinton’s Parliament-Funkadelic have performed in Kansas City in the last four years, and each time the [...]
Concert review: George Clinton (2007)
Posted in Kansas City Star, review, tagged Crossroads KC, George Clinton, Jam bands, Mark Funkhouser, music, P-Funk, Parliament/Funkadelic on May 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star Kansas City got both versions of the funk Wednesday night in the Crossroads. New Mayor Mark Funkhouser opened the show with a thanks to all who, “Helped a big white guy get elected mayor.” He was succeeded at the microphone by a guitarist wearing a diaper who signaled [...]
George Clinton is bringing the funk
Posted in band feature, Kansas City Star, tagged Back To Rockville, Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, Frank "Kash" Waddy, George Clinton, James Brown, music, Parliament/Funkadelic, soul music, the JBs on May 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Parliament comes to the Crossroads with just a trace of James Brown. The Kansas City Star By Joel Francis If James Brown cleared the road from soul to funk, then George Clinton paved it.The link between the two is undeniable, not only in the style of music Brown and Clinton created, but because they used [...]
Concert Review: George Clinton, May 6, 2005 at the Beaumont Club
Posted in Kansas City Star, review, tagged Bernie Worrell, George Clinton, Jam bands, music, Parliament/Funkadelic on May 12, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Kansas City Star By Joel Francis The list of 64-year-olds who can get away with rainbow-colored hair is a short one. Here’s an even shorter list: people soon to qualify for Social Security who can bring the heavy funk. First on that list: George Clinton, who brought his band Parliament-Funkadelic before a near-capacity crown at [...]
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