Okay everybody, tonight is another chance to catch George Clinton before the end of the century. Don't be one of those people who never saw a P-Funk show while George was in his prime. Despite a stroke three years ago, George is still funking it up in grand fashion but he can't last forever. So help maintain the concept of "One Nation Under A Groove" and get on down to the Vic Theater just for the funk of it! Yes, Gary "Do-Wop" Shider still parades around in diapers and that other guy will be wearing a bridal gown but I'm more interested in how Mike "Kid Funkadelic" Hampton and DuWayne "Blackbird" McNight keep that Hendrixian flames burning bright on the band's ultimate guitar freak-out, "Maggot Brain." Remember, P-Funk stands for "Parliafunkadelicment Thang," and once you've seen the mothership land you will never be the same. The lone survivors of the psychedelic soul era that brought us Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Miles, Sly Stone and all the rest, George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars are guaranteed to entertain. There will be fat-bottomed bass, Afrocentric/space-age/Nubian garb, funky sing-a-longs and plenty of preaching from George and his funk army. All the old hits will be examined and that includes "Flashlight," "Atomic Dog" and dozens of others. Are you ready for the funk and nothing but the funk? I am. And remember no parking on the dance floor baby.
by Mitch Myers
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