George Clinton News

"Maceo! Come here quick, and bring that funky licking stick!" That's how James Brown introduces saxophonist Maceo Parker on the 1974 track Soul Of A Black Man.

Detroit's own Howling Diablos, a bluesy, soulful rock group that headlines its own shows and has opened for the likes of George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic, Alice Cooper, Incubus and ZZ Top, is set to follow one of the area's newest bands, The Infatuations, on stage during an 8 p.m. Thanksgiving Eve bash at The Village Theater at Cherry Hill.

Call it revenge of the G-funk era. Yes, the sound that sparked a bicoastal beef and led to the murder of two rap superstars has made a roaring comeback.

Baile funk, aka funk carioca or bailes funk, is a good example of how dance music conventions can be and often are shaped by the people and for the people.

On April 23, 2008, Judges Daughtrey, Cook and Farris of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Nashville donned their robes and heard oral argument in the matter of Bridgeport Music, Inv.

As George Clinton walked on stage at Lehman Center on Saturday night, he brushed aside his iconic neon hair and looked over the crowd sitting comfortably in their seats.

'We really believed that if we did this, we'd be able to support ourselves' Chicago's Pedro Bell was the artist behind some of music's most iconic album covers.

Once among the most legendary, yet least-known figures in contemporary music, original funkster William "Bootsy" Collins has lived a life full of highs and lows.

The phrase "bow wow wow, yippie yo, yippie yea" belongs exclusively to funk legend George Clinton, a panel of federal judges ruled this week.

FUNK MARATHON with Soul Sister - Halloween Morning, 12-5am! George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic perform live at Voodoo Experience, Halloween Night on the WWOZ/SoCo Stage.

It just seems so right that George Clinton, the Godfather of Funk and the ringleader of Parliament Funkadelic, performs at the Voodoo Music Experience on Halloween night .

Boulder's award-winning Mountain Sun Pub and Brewery will celebrate 16 years of hoppy good times in a huge anniversary bash with The Pearl Street All-Stars, a lineup featuring high-caliber performers from the worlds of soul, funk, rock and fusion.

Lewis Black will have you laughing as he rants the night away Friday at the Ulster Performing Arts Center.

It's easy to forget how big the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine actually is.

Nerd Invasion is Coming - Are you Prepared? Last month we alerted Pensacola, FL that it may want to brace itself for the onslaught of nerds and geeks that will be descending on the panhandle for Nerd Invasion on November 6th & 7th.

Belmont Pumpkin Farm in Lanexa , New Kent County , hosts its Annual Pumpkin Festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

With Flea driving the groove, Radiohead's frontman funks it up. To understand what Thom Yorke is up to with the new ensemble he brought to the Orpheum Theatre on Sunday, it's useful to quote one of pop's surviving godfathers.

Venezuelan group Los Amigos Invisibles bring together three words rarely heard in the same sentence: Latin, disco and funk.

Inspired by Motown's assembly line of sound, George Clinton gradually put together a collective of over 50 musicians and recorded the ensemble during the '70s both as Parliament and Funkadelic.

When Big Sam's Funky Nation is off the road, Sammie Williams still keeps his trombone close.