I've always loved Galactic.
It's hard not to dig everything that New Orleans drummer Stanton Moore is involved with, but Galactic is certainly one the best of his many bands.
One of the key things about them is that they CHANGE. This is a big problem with bands in the 'jam/funk' realm—though I would argue Galactic is a funk band more than anything else. Even if a band lays down a great groove, you can get stuck seeing them do the same damn thing over and over, for years and years (Tea Leaf Green, I'm lookin' at you). In fact, it's why lots of people hate 'jam bands.' In fact, it's why I sometimes had jam bands. Dougie B. coined the term JAJB some time ago that described this phenomenon... Just Another Jam Band.
Anyhoo, Galactic takes the JAJB concept, knocks it flat with a smokin' horn line, stomps on it with a deep New Orleans kick drum, and raps it soundly about the face and neck with a syncopated, snarling snare. This time around these guys will have two brand new horn players on the bill. Their new album 'From the Corner to the Block', which is powerfully addictive, features a who's-who of funky rappers, many of whom are Bay Area locals. This means that there should be some pretty badass guest appearances this weekend. Color me stoked.
Oh, and Crown City Rockers are awesome too, just in case you need another reason to go.
At this point it looks like Saturday night is sold out (sorry), but there are Friday tickets available and Craiglist may help for Saturday. Not sure which night I'm going yet, lemme know if you're up for some gettin' down...
|||||| FRIDAY 11/15 ||||||
Galactic | Crown City Rockers @ Fillmore - $28.50
Friday & Saturday shows. New Orleans funk powerhouse Galactic, with a fresh new horn section, and hopefully some kickass guest MCs, will be killin' it this weekend. Bay Area funky hip hop kings the Crown City Rockers will open it up, and they're great, so get there early!
http://www.galacticfunk.com
|||||| FRIDAY 11/15 ||||||
Galactic | Crown City Rockers @ Fillmore - $28.50 (sold out, try Craigslist)
Friday & Saturday shows.
http://www.galacticfunk.com
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