The Figat7th Downtown Festival returns starting July 10 with eight consecutive Friday nights of free concerts featuring the likes of Superhumanoids, Adrian Younge & Friends, Buyepongo, Quetzal Guerrero, KING and a Stones Throw Records night boasting Peanut Butter Wolf, Dam-Funk and guests. The music goes off on the upper plaza of the Figat7th retail center […]
It’s been six years since Dam-Funk, née Damon Riddick, released his debut solo album “Toeachizown,” a nearly 2-hour, 20-minute epic and sprawling odyssey that dabbled in boogie, disco, G-funk and R&B. In the years since, he has collaborated with Snoop, who traded in the Dogg for -zilla on the effort, 2013’s “7 Days of Funk,” […]
Music returns to the Hammer Museum courtyard in July as Breakestra, Sam Sparro, Dam-Funk and Jungle Fire head up four Thursday nights of free, all-ages shows titled “Summer of Soul,” part of the KCRW Summer Nights series. Long-running L.A. funk outfit Breakestra, the eight-piece headed up by Miles “Music Man” Tackett, kicks the series off […]
And your 4th of July weekend continues: ‣ Peter Murphy does a second night at the El Rey Theatre this week. My Jerusalem supports. [That’s Murphy’s video for “Hang Up” above.] ‣ Want to continue celebrating the holiday with outdoor music and food? Then Stones Throw Picnic at California Plaza featuring sets by Peanut Butter Wolf, Dam-Funk, […]
Tonight in L.A.: KROQ Weenie Roast (Fitz & the Tantrums, the Neighbourhood, more), Sweet Baby Fest (Dam-Funk, Caught a Ghost, more), Bruno Mars/Pharrell Williams, Rodriguez, Black Flag, Goldroom, Seahaven, Le1f, more
Another super Saturday: ‣ Your first festival choice: KROQ Weenie Roast returns to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre with a lineup featuring Fall Out Boy, Fitz & the Tantrums, the Neighbourhood, Capital Cities, Foster the People [check out “Best Friend”], Kongos, Beck, Avicii, Phantogram, Bastille, Bleachers, the 1975 and American Authors. [That’s Phantogram’s video above for “Fall […]
Grand Performances have announced their slate of free summer concerts at California Plaza downtown – including a huge “Stones Throw Picnic” with Peanut Butter Wolf [pictured], Madlib, Dam-Funk and the Lions along with shows by Grammy Award-winning songstress Angélique Kidjo, L.A.-based Malaysian singer Yuna, local folk outfit Miner and Quetzal, the East L.A. legends who […]
The release party for Dam-Funk and Snoopzilla’s collaborative album “7 Days of Funk” was a celebration not only of their record but of funk in general, hosting a deep roster of special guests on Tuesday night at downtown’s Exchange LA. Some time after midnight, Bootsy Collins took the stage and asked the crowd, “Are you […]
7 Days of Funk, the collaboration of Dam-Funk and newly christened Snoopzilla, released their debut self-titled album today via Stones Throw Records, and mark the occasion with a new video for their song “Hit Da Pavement.” Following the “to be continued…” first video for the track “Faden Away,” we pick up the adventures of Dam […]
The dynamic duo of modern-funk ambassador Dâm-Funk and G-funk godfather Snoopzilla, née Snoop Dogg, have teamed for a new project entitled 7 Days of Funk, with a self-titled EP out on Dec. 10 via Stones Throw Records. Snoop’s newest moniker, following his reggae turn as Snoop Lion, is drawn in reverence to Parliament-Funkadelic’s bass player […]
Who:Â Dam-Funk on the main stage In 3 or Fewer Words:Â Funky happy people. Memorable Because:Â It takes some gnarly keyboard manipulation into fooling you there is a guitar on stage when there’s not, but funk maestro Dam-Funk had a groove that was twice as heavy as his light crowd. Although, paired with positive messages in songs like […]
