PAPA GROWS FUNK
with: PIMPS OF JOYTIME
@ The INDEPENDENT
PAPA
GROWS FUNK
with PIMPS
OF JOYTIME
& DJ TOBIWAN
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9th 2008
8:30 DOORS, 9PM SHOW
at THE INDEPENDENT
628 Divisadero st, S.F.
Advance Ticket price: $22 (adv)
Tickets available online at:
www.boomboomtickets.com
GET READY PEOPLE...'Cause HERE THEY COME
AGAIN!
It's the much anticipated and triumphant
return of PAPA GROWS FUNK to S.F. on Saturday,
August 9th 2008 (at The INDEPENDENT).
New Orleans Funk Supergroup, PAPA GROWS
FUNK (PGF) is returning to San Francisco for this one night only!
With soaring popularity and the momentum
from "SELLING OUT" every show they've played in San Francisco yet, PAPA
GROWS FUNK is bringing their sizzling "Straight-Up New Orleans Funk"
to THE INDEPENDENT (venue) in San Francisco.
"Best Funk Band" - Offbeat
(BEST OF THE BEAT AWARDS 2006)
"Best Funk Band" - Offbeat (BEST OF THE BEAT AWARDS 2005)
"Best Funk Band" - Offbeat (BEST
OF THE BEAT AWARDS 2004)
"Best Funk Band" - Offbeat (BEST OF THE BEAT AWARDS 2002)
"Best Funk Band" - Offbeat (BEST OF THE BEAT AWARDS 2001)
"Best Funk Band" - Gambit (BEST OF NEW ORLEANS 2001)
PAPA GROWS FUNK
(PGF) was voted "Best Funk Band" in 2001 & 2002 & 2004 & 2005 &
2006 by New Orleans' prestigious music publication, Offbeat
Magazine; beating out established New Orleans acts Galactic and
the Funky Meters.
Just imagine the chops it takes to
be voted the funkiest act in the world's funkiest town. Out of the sweat-drenched,
hard-partying, all-night mayhem of New Orleans comes Papa Grows Funk,
winners of OffBeat magazine's Funkiest Band award for 2004. All
the requisite ingredients for an ear-tickling musical gumbo are here:
steaming Hammond, chinky guitar, wailing sax, and, of course, a rhythm
section heavy enough to keep you anchored to the dance floor.
Following in the footsteps of the legendary Meters, PGF keeps
its music unbelievably tight and its beats syncopated but greases it
up with loose, jazzy improvisation.
John Gros (B3, keys and vocals
- George Prter, Jr.), Jason Mingledorff (original sax player
for Galactic), June Yamagishi (guitar player for the Wild Magnolias
- Mardi Gras Indians), Jeffrey "Jellybean" Alexander (drums -
Jon Cleary & Absolute Monster Gentlemen) and Marc Pero (bass
- Smilin' Myron).
This Band is
on Fire!
After they've sold-out every one of their
22 shows ever played in San Francisco (in the last six years at the
Boom Boom Room & the Great American Music Hall and the Independent)...fans
can only hope to still catch them in intimate venues like The INDEPENDENT
before they (inevitably) leap up to the next level ...
So...Here they come on Saturday
night, August 9th 2008 to the Independent (venue) for this
one night only, exclusive S.F. show.
Be sure you get your tickets for this
one and get there early because
a Smokin' opening set of music with
DJ Tobiwan and PIMPS OF JOYTIME
will begin this evening of FUNKY revelry beginning at 9:00pm. This high
powered SUPER SHOW is truly something special to kick your weekend into
high gear!
"These cats
are at the center of the jam-band universe that is swirling around the
city that care forgot" - John Swenson (Editor) Rolling
Stone Guide to Blues and Jazz
"As
informed a primer on New Orleans Funk this city has seen in years"
- Keith Spera Times-Picayune (New Orleans)
PAPA GROWS FUNK
"STRAIGHT-UP NEW ORLEANS FUNK"
An All-Star line-up featuring:
*JOHN GROS*
(Hammond B3, Wurlitzer, Electric Piano & Lead Vocals - formerly of George
Porter Jr & the Runnin' Pardners)
*JEFFREY "Jellybean" ALEXANDER*
(Drums - Jon Cleary)
*JASON MINGLEDORFF*
(Sax - formerly of Galactic)
*JUNE YAMAGISHI*
(Guitar - Wild Magnolias, PBS)
*MARC PERO*
(Bass - formerly Smilin Myron)
PAPA GROWS FUNK
official website:
www.papagrowsfunk.com
PAPA GROWS FUNK on Jambase:
www.jambase.com
PIMPS OF
JOYTIME official website:
www.myspace.com/pimpsofjoytime
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Venue:
The Independent,
628 Divisadero St., S.F.
Box Office:
415.771.1421
Date: Saturday, August 9th 2008
Tickets: $22 (adv.) www.boomboomtickets.com
Doors: 8:30pm
Show: 9:00pm
Ages:
21+
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BooM BooM RooM PresentS info page:
http://www.boomboomblues.com/bbrp.html
$22 (adv) - www.boomboomtickets.com
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