The full name of this very special band is The Mothership Returns: George Clinton, Parliament, Funkadelic & The Family Stone. And what an unbelievable prospect that is - Dr. Funkenstein himself performing an exclusive two-hour West Holts headline set with the universe’s most-accomplished heavy funk and rock musicians (aka his agents of Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication), many of whom have already been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as indeed Clinton has himself.
The music of Parliament and Funkadelic (two groups led by Clinton that shared members and released albums concurrently throughout the 70s and 80s) is collectively called P-Funk and its influence on hip hop (especially West Coast gangsta rap) has been immeasurable. No P-Funk, no G-Funk - simple as that. And for this show, Clinton is joined in his Mothership by players from Parliament and Funkadelic’s cosmic brotherhood - The Family Stone, Sly Stone’s legendary band. Do as Dr. Funkenstein demands: free your mind… and your ass will follow.
The full name of this very special band is The Mothership Returns: George Clinton, Parliament, Funkadelic & The Family Stone. And what an unbelievable prospect that is - Dr. Funkenstein himself performing an exclusive two-hour West Holts headline set with the universe’s most-accomplished heavy funk and rock musicians (aka his agents of Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication), many of whom have already been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as indeed Clinton has himself.
The music of Parliament and Funkadelic (two groups led by Clinton that shared members and released albums concurrently throughout the 70s and 80s) is collectively called P-Funk and its influence on hip hop (especially West Coast gangsta rap) has been immeasurable. No P-Funk, no G-Funk - simple as that. And for this show, Clinton is joined in his Mothership by players from Parliament and Funkadelic’s cosmic brotherhood - The Family Stone, Sly Stone’s legendary band. Do as Dr. Funkenstein demands: free your mind… and your ass will follow.
