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George Clinton is bringing the funk
Parliament comes to the Crossroads with just a trace of James Brown. The Kansas City Star By Joel Francis If James Brown cleared the road from soul to funk, then George Clinton paved it.The link...
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Review: Earth, Wind and Fire with Chicago
(Above: Chicago and Earth, Wind and Fire team up to rock “25 or 4 to 6.” That song ended the duo’s three-hour performance at the Sprint Center on Sunday.) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star Chicago...
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Open wide for Mouth
(Above: Mouth gets “Gnarly” at the Jackpot Saloon.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record Fans wanting to pigeonhole Mouth’s music, do so at their own risk. The three-piece Kansas City band combines...
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Review: George Clinton (2012)
(Above: George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars bust out the “Atomic Dog” at Crossroads KC on May 18, 2012.) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Star’s concerts at...
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Review: Bootsy Collins
(Above: Bootsy Collins takes the stage in Kansas City, Mo. for the first time in a generation.) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star Bootsy Collins comes by the nickname Star Child honestly. He plays...
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Social Distancing Spins – Days 28 – 30
By Joel Francis I hope everyone had a good holiday weekend (if you’re into that sort of thing). R.E.M. – Reveal (2001) I counted down the days to this album’s release after hearing the lead single,...
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Social Distancing Spins – Day 53
By Joel Francis Insurgence DC – Broken in the Theater of the Absurd (2019) Insurgence DC formed in the late ‘80s, but Broken in the Theater of the Absurd is just their third album, arriving 19 years...
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