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What kind of mix is this? It’s some great new releases from Bokanté, Jungle, and Rubblebucket, some great shows we’ve been to including Moon Hooch, Dumpstaphunk and Bumpin’ the Mango, and some cool classics. 1. Jungle – Beat 54 (All Good Now) – For Ever Jungle is kind of an under the radar band that released their first eponymous album in 2014 and was a global club sensation for the next couple of years. We had the good fortune to see them twice during that initial release.  For Ever, the second album, just released is just as cool, characterized byContinue Reading

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Some great stuff this week featuring Spafford following their dynamite show at Terminal West’s Big Bang Block Party, Turkuaz from their new album Life in the City released last week, and Mark Lettieri (guitarist for Snarky Puppy and The Fearless Flyers) from his Spark & Echo solo album. In the Eyes of Thieves (Live) – Spafford – A Taste of Fall 2017 (Live) Spafford headlined the 4th annual Big Bang Block Party, a one of a kind event put on by Terminal West in Atlanta.  This extended set is available on FunkCity.net YouTube.  Everyone needs to get a taste of Spafford.Continue Reading

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This week’s playlist is a feast of eclectic mix, past & present, past shows and upcoming shows. It spans straight up funk and downright spacey jams. It features tunes from Papadosio coming into town for two nights this week as well as their opener, Higher Learning.  Also highlights local favorites Funk You and Grut. Rebirth Brass Band – I Feel Like Funkin’ It Up – Extended Mix – Do Watcha Wanna Thirty five years and these dudes still throw down the funk.  This past Saturday they brought it to two sold out shows at Smith’s Olde Bar.  You can catchContinue Reading

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This week’s playlist is a feast of funky saxophone driven tunes.  It spans more than 50 years of great horn work as well as some other new and old classics.  Highlights include the bookends of Rebirth Brass Band tunes as they’ll roll into town for two sets Saturday night. Rebirth Brass Band – Do Whatcha Wanna – Do Watcha Wanna RBB hits Smith’s Olde Bar on Saturday, September 8th for two shows and we’ll be there. This crew is one of NOLA’s top brass bands and has a regular Tuesday gig at the world famous Maple Leaf Bar.  This tuneContinue Reading

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Special Big Band edition capturing that huge horn driven sound along with some new terrific releases.  This set will keep you movin’ and groovin’ with rapid beats and lotsa horn bleats. We’ll tie together all the loose ends to tell how each song blends. Bokanté & Metropole Orkest – All the Way Home:  This is the fist single off the upcoming album “What Heat”, available in the US on October 5th.  Bokanté, the world music “side” project for Michael League, bassist and leader of Snarky Puppy goes all out on the second album and brings in the Metropole Orkest which of courseContinue Reading

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This is a special New Orleans edition – today we are thrilled to be attending  Trombone Shorty’s Voodoo Threauxdown at Chastain Amphitheater.  It features Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews & Orleans Avenue (of course), Galactic, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and New Orleans legends Cyril Neville and blues guitar master Walter Wolfman Washington.  Also upcoming this week are shows with Cory Wong and Adron. These artists and more are featured in this week’s playlist. Trombone Shorty – Tripped Out Slim: Shorty is a triple threat, trombone (naturally), trumpet, and voice and this tune off his most recent album “Parking Lot Symphony” isContinue Reading

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Tower of Power, one of FunkCity.net’s all time favorite bands, is widely recognized as the best horn band of all time.  They celebrated their 50th anniversary in June this year with a two show blowout in Oakland.  We’re so looking forward to Monday and Tuesday when we’ll be front row at City Winery Atlanta to experience the fantastic all around, polished musicianship of this band. Of course the group is well known for all their “hits” including such gems as “What is Hip?”, “You’re Still A Young Man“, and “So Very Hard To Go” which were all performed during lastContinue Reading

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This second installment of the FunkCity.net weekly Spotify playlist compilation including songs from recent and upcoming shows.  It’s comprised of some of our favorite new and old songs and artists and a brief description of the tune and its significance follows – Simple – Phish:  Not your typical phunk, but we got to see our third and fourth Phish shows this week and Simple stands out because we love a saxophone in the band.  Definitely learning to appreciate this group and this tune is as catchy as they come. On the Run – Hedonistas: These young turks are having anContinue Reading

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This is a new FunkCity.net feature where we’ll compile and feature a new Spotify playlist every week comprised of some of our favorite new and old songs and artists and a brief description of the tune and its significance. La Fonda – Lagoons:  Lagoons is a local Atlanta band that held its album release party for “Between the Middle” at Aisle 5 on Friday, July 27th.  I had the chance to listen to the album on the way down to the show and then hear much of it live.  The band slayed the crowd with its high energy and wonderfulContinue Reading

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Recently, our good friends at Inside Out with Turner & Seth did an excellent job on an insightful and delightful interview with Eddie Roberts, one of the leaders of Matador! Soul Sounds (and co founder of The New Mastersounds).  They covered the origins and progress of the band, some history of NMS, Eddie Roberts’ influences and even the terrific Nick Etwell band The Filthy Six.  Listen to this episode of the podcast below. https://simplecast.com/s/07d10fbf Matador! Soul Sounds is Eddie Roberts new band outside of The New Mastersounds.  FunkCity.net had the good fortune to see one of the very first shows ofContinue Reading