> Galactic put on a fine show Saturday night
> here in Washington, DC. They played the State of the Union on U Street.
> The U Street corridor has been revitalized in the last few years. It used
> to be the center for Black entertainers in DC, until it got burned-out in
> the 60's riots. The Lincoln Theatre is a block away, and Duke Ellington's
> birthplace is right around the corner.
>
> The boys played for about an hour and 45 minutes. Robert and Stan kicked
> it off with a funky bass/drum groove and didn't let up for the whole night.
> A few from the CD - "Church," "There's Something Wrong With This Picture,"
> and of course "Go Go," since DC is home to the Go Go scene (and also Robert
> and Jeff). The rest was great-sounding new material with a Meter's cover
> thrown in for good measure. They looked like they were having a great time
> - lots of smiles exchanged between Robert and Stan. They also had a West
> coast sax player by the name of SKERIK sitting in. This show was much more
> intense then when they played Rockville, Maryland back in the Fall.
> Stanton Moore has got to be one of THE BEST funk drummers I have ever seen,
> and I have been a fan of New Orleans funk for close to 30 years. Zigaboo
> Modeliste, John Vidacovich, Russell Batiste, Kenneth Blevins - Stan can
> kick-it with the best of them. He just sits there with a big shit-eatin
> grin on his face, doesn't even look like he breaks a sweat.
>
> The small club was packed. There was the usual DC delegation of Robert and
> Jeff's family and friends. But even better, there were other New Orleans
> music-hounds like myself there. I just hope more and more people are
> getting turned-on to Galactic!
>
> Funkify Your Life!
>
> George Gerhold
> georgeg@his
Note that Galactic is 10 days into their third national US tour.
Theyre going to hit DC-PA-OH-IL-MO-TX-LA and then head to the west coast
via
CO-VANCOUVER-WA-ON-CA-NV-TX-LA. Gigs are always online at:
http://www.grooveguide.com/galactic
West Coast tour dates are going to be posted
this week. Email me if youre not already on my mailing list and I'll
send you the specific info very soon.
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FOG CITY RECORDS
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Listen to the Galactic CD while online - in stereo!
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