Mercury News, California — San Francisco Ballet, Hieroglyphics, New Pornographers, San Francisco Symphony and many others set to perform at the 79th Stern Grove Festival. more info
Rolling Stone — George Clinton remembered his longtime friend and collaborator, Prince, in a touching interview with Billboard. "When you come to the concept of a rock star, he is that," Clinton said. "He's the epitome of that."
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Guardian Music — One of the unlikely byways of Prince’s career was his interest in the LA scene called the Paisley Underground – and it was his patronage that made the Bangles stars“He was a distant figure,†Michael Quercio of the Three Oâ... more info
Nialler9 —
The Beatyard, Bodytonic’s festival by the sea on July 20th and 31st has revealed the first few things lined up for Dun Laoghaire harbour during the weekend. They are these: Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires [Sunday] George Clinton Parliam... more info
Rolling Stone — Ice Cube, George Clinton and Tyler the Creator are set to headline the annual AfroPunk NYC Festival this year, which will take place on August 27th and August 28th at Brooklyn's Commodore Barry Park in Fort Greene.
TV on the Radio, Flying Lotus, J... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Also: Angel Haze, Downtown Boys, Skunk Anansie, Skye & Ross of Morcheeba, Young Fathers, Shabazz Palaces, Thundercat, a superjam featuring members of Bad Brains, Fishbone and Living Colour, and more.
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Aquarium Drunkard — Over the past 72 hours I’ve encountered two references, in completely different contexts, to Ruth Copeland — specifically her 1971 album, I Am What I Am. Copeland’s second studio effort once again found her backed by George Clinton, Eddie Hazel... more info
Core News — “Tonight Craig has 2 legendary guests on the show, Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley. They’ve both played with each and every leader of funk, starting out with James Brown. Then jumping aboard the Mothership with George Clinton. They are the living br... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Funkadelic at the Paramount in 2015 (more by Greg Cristman) There's an all-star fundraiser on the way for legendary keyboardist Bernie Worrell, who is a founding member of Funkadelic and has worked with the Talking Heads, Fela Kuti, Mos... more info