Monday, July 16, 2012

George Clinton headlines South Fla's Funk Fantasy



Now this is gonna be good...Funk godfather George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic headlines The Fantasy of Funk festival  at Seminole Immokolee Casino this Saturday (July 21.) The single-day fest starts at 1 p.m. Only folks 21 and older allowed.

There's a free kickoff party at 6 p.m. the night before with the Nouveau Honkies and more. Tickets are $28 online and $30 the day of the show. Bring chairs, they say, but no coolers.

New Orleans power-funk band Bonerama also performs! Here's what the promoters have to say....


Saturday the gates open promptly at noon. Bring your favorite chair, your best suntan lotion and be prepared to GET FUNKY…………………we have assembled an array of Award Winning Food Trucks, a unique selection of groovy vendors with very cool items to consider and amassed a full day of amusing, dancing and extraordinary music. Wear your favorite 70’s wearable’s…………..Clear Channel judges will be on hand – Highest Platforms, Biggest Afro, Largest Bell Bottoms and the contests go on & on. YES, don’t be afraid to strut your stuff, the crowd will be working that SOUL TRAIN dance line.
The first band to hit the stage at 1pm to FUNK UP YOUR DAY will be THE NOUVEAUX HONKIES to get the blood pumping. The next band with award winning sounds direct from New Orleans, the birthplace of FUNK – is the trombone fronted – BONERAMA……………………you will be blown out of your chairs with the immense sound that the front four display as they GET REAL FUNKY………………sounds like we have not heard in these parts!!!! During the afternoon the BOOGIE FREAKS will entertain the fans in the ZigZag Lounge to get out of the heat. But, if that is not big enough GLEN DAVID ANDREWS will then FUNK THINGS UP with his Award Winning show of everything F.U.N.K…………….a blend of incredible instruments and astounding vocals that will make you GET UP AND DANCE in the streets. SOUNDS ARE THAT GOOD!!!!! Then the absolute piece de resistance is the legendary godfather of funk himself – Mr. George Clinton and the PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC. This celebrated band is 26 members strong, fully prepared to LIGHT UP THE NIGHT TIME SKYS with the incomparable FUNK SOUNDS that have made this American genre. Please remember you must be 21 or over to attend this event.

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