Tower of Power was one of the greatest, earliest continuous musical influences in my life. Most of the bands I love today know TOP in a big way – Lettuce, Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds, Snarky Puppy all know these cats and have been influenced by them. Lenny Pickett is probably my favorite sax man of all time (and a great dancer!). Check it out!Continue Reading
These are local bands that I follow and for each I wish great success. Voodoo Visionary Funk You I.R.E. GRÜT Lightning Orchestra Wolfpack ATL Little Tybee @thnx4listening The Lagoons Dank SumilanContinue Reading
Atlanta is home to a burgeoning music scene led by Terminal West and its crew and its little brother Aisle 5. I spend a lot of time at each as well as the other great venues listed below Terminal West Aisle 5 Smith’s Olde Bar Variety Playhouse Buckhead Theater Elliot Street Bar & Pub Venkman’s City Winery The Velvet Note 529Continue Reading
FunkCity.net, my personal blog launches today. It is also my anniversary (thanks to my Goth wifey Donna for XX years! So I thought it would be a good day to beta launch. I’ll be updating and posting a few times a week based on my music schedule for the week which you can see on the right side of the blog and for a full calendar on the upcoming shows page. Friends and family are welcome to browse my chronicles of my adventures, reviews, lists, photos and videos. It’s a little sparse now but I’ll be back filling with someContinue Reading
My friends know that my favorite band today (and of all time) is Snarky Puppy and I like to get to know other peoples favorites to expand my musical horizons. The bands below are my “top tier” bands that I consider must see anytime they’re in town or I’m in the town they are playing. Snarky Puppy Lotus The Budos Band The New Mastersounds Lettuce The Motet Galactic Tower of Power Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds Rubblebucket JungleContinue Reading
