DC’s Second Annual Funk Parade Kicks off Tomorrow
LiveMusicDaily’s Official DC Funk Parade Guide
Tomorrow U Street will turn into an all out Funk Free For All. From 12-5 there will be music all over the U Street corridor. For a full listing of day time shows (Click Here).
The Funk Parade will be taking place from 5pm – 7pm and will travel from the Howard Theatre to the Lincoln Theatre. To get the full 100% authentic Funk Parade experience you should plan to visit every single stage and discover new artists. If you’re not doing that you’re missing out on a main point of the festival, celebrating DC musicians.
However, we do recommend you swing by these 3 events to check out a few songs.
1:00 – 2:00pm – JoGo Project at City First Bank presents the MA Winter Building Lot hosted by Capital Bop – 1436 U St NW
2:30 – 3:10pm Nappy Riddem The Ellington Stage hosted by Hung Tao Choy Mei Leadership Institute – 1240 U St NW
3:50 – 5:00pm 2nd Annual Maggot Brain Guitar Jam Session FEATURING Michael “Kid Funkadelic” Hampton (YES Michael Hampton will actually be playing Maggot Brain at Funk Parade) Chuck Levin’s presents the African American Civil War Memorial Stage hosted by We Want The Funk/ P Funk Radio – 1925 Vermont Ave NW
Parade Route starts at Muster point in front of the Howard Theater starting around 4pm. Shortly after 5pm, the parade will travel West on T Street to Vermont Ave. The parade will turn North on Vermont Ave up to U Street. The Parade will turn West on U Street where it will end at 12th Street. Disassembling areas will happen between 12th and 13th Streets on U Street, V Street and U Street on12th and between U Street and T Street on 12th.
From 7-10 the Funk Parade Music Festival will take place. Below we have highlighted some of our favorite recommendations to check out for the festival.
Afterwards head to the Howard Theatre to catch the legendary Lee Fields, you don’t want to miss it!
LiveMusicDaily will be bringing you post Funk Parade coverage and photos next week. LiveMusicDaily is a proud media partner of the event and can’t wait to see all you beautiful people out there tomorrow!
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U Street Music Hall and Fort Knox Recordings present: SEE-I & Black Alley
See-I
For their second album, See-I, Washington, DC’s most prodigious live band, have built on the sound and success of their debut record to createa work that comes straight from the heart. As leaders of the Reggae-Soul Movement, they continue to expand their scope infusing the new album,“Knowledge Shine Bright” with elements of Funk, House, Dancehall, Hip-Hop, R&B and Rock. The record is marked by dazzling guest appearances by rappers Mr Lif & Flex Mathews and chanteuses Candice Mills & Edy Blu who bring muscle and soul to this collection of 12 songs. Intimate yet expansive, “Knowledge Shine Bright” is a 50 minute sonic journey that few contemporary bands have the fortitude to conjure.
Founded by brothers Arthur “Rootz” Steele and Archie “Zeebo” Steele, who have toured and performed for over 15 years as frontmen for the Thievery Corporation live band. See-I is comprised of Rob Myers on guitar, Ashish
Vyas on bass, Jeff Franca on drums, Frank Mitchell on saxophone and Salem Steele on keyboards, all of whom live within the 10 x 10 mile square known as Babylon, er… the Nation’s Capital. From humble beginnings in North Carolina, the Steele Brothers got their start singing in the church choir and were soon transfixed by the funk, soul and rock sounds they heard on the radio in the 1970s. Decades of musical depth and experience are the secret weapons they bring to the table, both live and in the studio.
“Knowledge Shine Bright” opens with “Never Give Up,” a deeply-moving Reggae tune, written while on tour by Rootz and Zeebo memorializing their mother who passed at the time. Although a Reggae groove infuses all of the album there are many notable musical departures. “The Chase” finds Rootz singing over a House beat fused to Afropop guitars, “Rudeboy Razor” melds Rock and Hip Hop, “Musical Murder” slithers from Dancehall to World Beat, ending in a sitar-drenched outro courtesy of Rob Myers (Thievery Corporation’s “Lebanese Blonde”), “Queen of Sheba” and “Revolution” find the band getting in touch with their feminine side with vocalists Edy Blu and Candice Mills burying their sexy and profound lyrics deep into the groove, and on “The Boogieman” the inimitable Mr Lif finds his flow to be the perfect match for the track’s quirky, P-Funk pseudo-political jibber-jabber. And the title track? Well, you’ll just have to hear for yourself how a contemporary band can bring so much old school wisdom and soul to light.
Black Alley
BLACK ALLEY has been pushing the art of music to its rhythmic limits for some time now. Determined to create a unique musical elixir, BLACK ALLEY has taken the finest ingredients of funk, jazz, soul, and rock to create a sound and genre all their own; they call it “Hood Rock”. The band is one, each musician surrendering to the union of sounds, each delivering music from their soul, while they are in dialogue with one another through their instruments. Each member of this collective is essential to the workability and funkability of the unit which is BLACK ALLEY.
BLACK ALLEY has become one of the most followed, trendsetting and sought-after music groups hailing from the nation’s capital. With endorsements from national recording artists such as Grammy Award nominee Raheem DeVaughn, Hip Hop standouts Big KRIT & Wale, and the legendary Sheila E, Black Alley is untouchable, striving to rock harder and heavier each time they unite and contribute to the greater good of music.
BLACK ALLEY has been featured on various media outlets to include Okayplayer, EarMilk, ThatsEnuff.com, Washington City Paper, and Washington Post. BLACK ALLEY’s music catalog contains two critically acclaimed independent releases. In 2012, the band released “Soul. Swagger. Rock. Sneakers”. The 16-track compilation features original music from Black Alley in collaboration with Raheem DeVaughn, Nicholas Ryan Gant and Phil Ade. Their follow up album, “Black Alley: Live from the RNR Hotel” is the live recording project chronicling their powerful performance at their SOLD OUT album release event. Both albums are available on iTunes and BlackAlley.Bandcamp.com. The video for their single “Artist Prayer” is in heavy rotation on VH1 Soul and the video for their single “Bad Girl” recently debuted exclusively on MTVHive.com.
BLACK ALLEY has been honored to share the stage with renowned artists like Common, Erykah Badu, Hiatus Kaiyote, Talib Kweli, MC Lyte, Doug E Fresh, Gin Blossoms, Marsha Ambrosius, Mack Wilds, Raheem DeVaughn, Wale, Bilal, Busta Rhymes, Scarface, and Chrisette Michele just to name a few.
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Tropicalia and Multiflora Productions present:
Batala Washington
Batala in Washington, D.C. is part of a larger Batala family created in 1997 by Giba Gonçalves. Born and raised in Salvador, Bahia in Brazil, Giba was living in Paris when he first had the idea for the band. Open to anyone with an interest in learning the samba-reggae beat, the band started off with 60 people.
From Paris it spread to other cities in France, Belgium and the United Kingdom. In 2003, the band finally made its way back to its origins, brought to Brazil by Paulo Garcia, also the founder of the Portsmouth Batala. Composer and musical director, Giba enlisted the help of friends from the bands and from Salvador in order to create the visual identity of the band. The instruments and clothings are all manufactured in Salvador, Bahia, where the band has a social program that gives jobs to many families. From there they are shipped to the bands around the world.
In 2007, Batala Washington joined the Mundo Batala Family, expanding the reach of the band’s music to the United States. Today, the band has over 300 percussionists around the world.
Backbeat Underground
Backbeat Underground honors the talent and resiliency of jazz artists of the 60’s, who adapted to a changing audience by adding elements of funk and soul to their sound, giving birth to an entirely new genre of music that’s vital and relevant today From Grant Green to The New Mastersounds and Freddie Hubbard to The Greyboy Allstars, Backbeat Underground lays down a smoldering blend of original jazz funk & soul.
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Joe Keyes and The Late Bloomer Band
Joe Keyes is equal parts front man, poet and band conductor. The Freehold, NJ, native found his orchestra in late 2009 in The Late Bloomer Band, a rotating cast of Baltimore/DC-based musicians. The band takes audiences back to the days of Miles Davis and early P-Funk, when big bands were lead by strong forces of individuals. The band’s brand of live improvisation and musical sophistication presents a different experience at every show.
While Keyes draws inspiration from musical mentors Gil Scott-Heron and Sun Ra, The Late Bloomer Band brings a modern interpretation to funk, jazz, rock and a variety of other genres.
The Late Bloomer Band’s members, in their mid-20s, help keep 52-year-old Keyes young, and come from various Baltimore and D.C.-based bands. Having grown together musically, the band’s polished tightness has landed collaborations and live shows featuring original Fishbone members Angelo “Dr. Madd Vibe” Moore and Norwood Fisher.
Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang
Janka Nabay is the undisputed king of bubu, a frantically-paced dance music with ancient, magical origins in Sierra Leone. The Bubu Gang are the posse of musical collaborators he has hooked up with in the US (featuring members of Skeletons and Gang Gang Dance among others), to create a wild, high-octane juggernaut of call-and-response vocal interplay, juddering dancefloor rhythms, synths and guitars: throw in a taste for tearaway improvisation and you have an absolute blast of a sound, that keeps it quick, loose and natural and runs on pure musical joy. Ready to hit hard and true in full band format at festivals worldwide in 2012. An EP drops on True Panther Sounds in March before a full-length album on David Byrne’s Luaka Bop label later in the year.
Janka single-handedly radicalised bubu in his native Freetown, Sierra Leone in the nineties, adding drum machine kicks and twitching synths to its airy hum of blown bamboo shoots and carburetor pipes. Then he relocated to Philadelphia, and after a decade off the musical radar he found a Stateside vessel for his infectious music in True Panther Sounds, who released a well-received EP in 2010. This caught the well-tuned ears of the mostly Brooklyn-based players who would go on to make up the Bubu Gang, namely Doug Shaw (Gang Gang Dance, Highlife, White Magic), Jason McMahon & Jonathan Leland (Skeletons), Michael Gallope (Starring) and vocalist Boshra Al-Saadi (Saadi): a series of sweatbox US shows followed, and all involved realized they had birthed something beyond the sum of its parts: “We speak one language now”, says Janka of these exciting new sounds, that draw as much from Janka’s own bubu as they do from the sunny energy of Ghanaian highlife, the extended improvisations of 70s Miles Davis, the hypnotic rhythms of classic Afro-beat and the swirling echoes of 60s and 70s psychedelia.
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DCDIT and Union Kitchen presents The Lot Finale!
Congo Sanchez, Crocodiles, & Baby Bry Bry and the Apologists
Congo Sanchez
The evolution of this ensemble has happened naturally over the past year and a half. Having already captivated audiences from coast to coast, and now with the completion their first full length record, ‘Dealin With This’, it is clear that Congo, Haile and Flex are on the rise as a cutting edge musical force.
Congo’s time as the drummer for Thievery Corporation has clearly had an effect on his ear as he continues to explore the down-tempo, reggae mezcla, with an obvious hip-hop overtone to the composition. Listeners of ‘Dealin With This’ will hear an array of sounds and rhythms, paying homage to the roots of music with thick layers of percussion; signature to the Congo Sanchez sound. All of this accompanied by a conscious message and an authentic lyrical approach creates a superb listening experience.
Crocodiles
Also featuring Baby Bry Bry and the Apologists
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DC9 presents
Alma Tropicalia
All The Best Kids
All The Best Kids unites six talented musicians from across the East Coast and Mid West to blend together hip hop and rock. Formed in early 2012, the band uses their different backgrounds to create music with a positive message.
2014 brought Karikatura to new places, with a three-week tour down to Austin, Texas for SXSW, including shows throughout the Northeast, Midwest, and the Southeast of the US. The band made new fans, new friends and lots of music along the way.
Wherever Karikatura goes, they move people with honest songs, strong rhythms and creative horns. Karikatura brings the world to New York and New York to the world, capturing the present moment, with eyes and ears wide open. At the same time, the band faces the future, with bags packed for the next adventure.
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Liv Nightclub presents
The Funk Ark Trio featuring Will Rast & Elikeh
Elikeh
Elikeh uses elements of Togolese rhythms as a foundation for exploration into American-influenced blues, funk and rock to produce captivating Afro-pop tunes that are as listenable as they are danceable. Although based in indigenous traditions, Elikeh’s music has no borders, exploring global themes and personal odysseys.
Elikeh recently released a new album Between 2 Worlds featuring the Malian guitarist, Vieux Farka Toure and John Kadlecik, lead Guitarist of Furthur and Dark Star Orchestra. In recent months, Elikeh has performed with The Wailers, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, Bombino.
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The Funk Ark Trio featuring Will Rast
The Funk Trio, feat. Will Rast (from The Funk Ark & Antibalas)
Funk Ark Trio is an offshoot of the larger Funk Ark that you know and love so well.
Plus DJ Quartermaine
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Ben’s Next Door presents:
Three Man Soul Machine & Astronaut Jones
Three Man Soul Machine
Blending the music of Soul, Jazz, Blues and Reggae, Three Man Soul Machine puts together a musical gumbo that stretches from Africa to the Caribbean and lands home in the USA. Hopefully, in one of these provinces of musical bliss, you, the listener, can find a home.
Three Man Soul Machine features Carter Stevens on Organ, Mylie Durham IV on Drums and Frank Mitchell Jr. on Tenor Saxophone. While Carter Stevens is a relative newcomer to the DC music scene, Mylie and Frank have played with bands including The Funk Ark, The Harry Bells, See-I, and Thievery Corporation over the last ten years.
These three musicians enjoy a variety of music and grooves and strive to blend these interests into their own version of the 21K organ trio.
If you love Bob Marley, Stanely Turrentine, Tommy McCook and James Brown, you’ll dig Three Man Soul Machine.
Astronaut Jones
Astronaut Jones began in Summer 2013 as a collaboration between Max Kuzmyak and Satya Thallam. Having played together in various funk, jam, rock and jazz groups in the DC area for years, they had been tossing around the idea of a new project building on electronic pioneers Bonobo, Zero 7, and local faves Thievery Corporation. This new project would need to exploit their love of classic R&B and groove bands and mix it with modern electronic environments. Above all else, it would emphasize live performance and exploit the founders’ facility with various instruments.
Electronic foundations meet real life musicality.
Astronaut Jones productions and live performances consist of a spontaneous ordering of saxophone, trumpet, flugelhorn, Rhodes, synths, samples, guitar, electric bass, vocals, and percussion all layered over programmed grooves and effects.
Check out the LiveMusicDaily review of their album, Game Theory (Here).
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Solly’s Tavern presents:
Black Masala & Matthew Gillich In Thought Collection
Black Masala
Brassy Washington DC-based multicultural outfit, Black Masala, is part of the new generation of go-anywhere brass bands. You can hear this sound all over the world now – from New Orleans (Hot 8) to Belgrade (Boban & Marko Markovic), Paris (Fanfarai) to Cotonou (Gangbe Brass Band), and right here on the east coast area as well (Red Baraat & No BS! Brass). A major party alert for this band – Black Masala puts on an amazing, high-energy live show that features brass, tuba, accordion, electric guitar, drums and vocals. Don’t miss it!!!
In the last 2 years since its inception, Black Masala have been hitting the road as well as playing frequently in the Washington, DC area. Winner of two Washington Area Music Awards including ‘Best New Artist’ has made the band a standout live act in the region.
Mike Ounallah: Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Kristen Long: Vocals, Percussion
Duff Davis: Electric Guitar
Yannick LePage: Accordion
Monty Montgomery: Tuba, Percussion, Vocals
Kirsten Warfield: Trombone
Matt Hotez: Trombone
Steven Cunningham: Trumpet
***Winner of two 2013 Washington Area Music (WAMA) “WAMMIE” Awards for “Best New Artist” and “Best World Album of the Year.”***
Matthew Gillich In Thought Collection
Entering stage left for your entertainment pleasure and soulful exposure… Matthew Gillich In Thought Collection!
Matthew Gillich has been blowing the horn since one fate-filled, carpet square-sitting day in the fourth grade. He soon became enamored with the sounds of Miles Davis, Lee Morgan, and Dizzy Gillespie which led to an obsession with the jazz paradigm. Playing both jazz and classical throughout his formative schooling years, he earned a Bachelor’s of Music Education degree from West Virginia Wesleyan College. Matthew now teaches at a public charter school in Washington, D.C. Seeking knowledge, Matthew traveled to Accra, Ghana to study West African drumming and the oral tradition and has studied with luminaries such as John McNeil, Noah Preminger, James Moore, Mike Cemprola, Dwayne Dolphin, and Melody Meadows. In Thought Collection was started as a think tank workshop in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, but has become a regularly performing group in the region. A unique blend of freedom, liberation, straight ahead, tradition, and a splash of funk and hip hop, In Thought Collection is definitely a group to check out.
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MORE SHOWS
The Brixton and Flashband present:
Flashband Funk Party ft. Shining Blade Theory
For more details https://www.facebook.com/events/1567561913514911
Flash and One Love Massive present:
Feel The Love: Funk Parade Edition w/ Champion Sounds
For more details https://www.facebook.com/events/356151164595211/
Eatonville presents:
The Evolution of Funk Showcase w/
For more details https://www.facebook.com/events/1433784090251641
Velvet Lounge presents:
Nag Champa
For more details http://velvetloungedc.com/
Fainting Goat presents:
JoJos presents:
Work It! Studios presents:
Salsa on U Latin Dance Party
For more details https://www.facebook.com/events/772571742858378/
Hung Tao Choy Mei Leadership Institute presents:
The Artist Workshop
Bring it with your words, your songs, your music, your dance and your beautiful self! Come join us after the U Street Funk Parade, Saturday night May 2, from 7:00pm to 11:00pm for the Grand Opening of the Artists’ Workshop 2nd floor Paul Robeson Building 1351 U St. NW. Open Mic featuring Poetry, Spoken Word, Singers, Unplugged Musicians, and Dancers. Live Streaming.
For more details https://www.facebook.com/martialactivist?fref=ts
Afro Ritmo Records and Dunya Restaurant present:
Vintage Vinyl “Funk Parade” Edition – Africa Latin Arab Carib Indian Brazil Records
For more details https://www.facebook.com/events/1581894382088634/
Other Ticketed Related Events:
Sine Qua Non ft/ Fred Wesley (of James Brown and Parliament Funkadelic) at Bohemian Cavern – https://www.facebook.com/events/1382981828694741/
Day Fair Stages and Programming
JBG Lot at Atlantic Plumbing hosted by Union Kitchen and D.C. Music Download – 945 Florida Ave NW
Special Guest Emcee – Kokayi
DJ – Ayescold
12:00 – 12:40 – Marlee in the Mixx
12:55 – 1:35 – The New Retro
1:50 – 2:30 – Tosin
2:45 – 3:30 – Empresarios
3:50 – 4:40 – The Junkyard Band
Additional Performances:
Art Activations: Black Space by Holly Bass; “Women in Color,” by Ra Nubi
Black Space is public art installation created by Holly Bass. A tiny house in the shape of the “Diamond District”—three smooth sides and one jagged side, Black Space replicates the map view of DC. The District has been a center of black culture since the early 1900s and boasted a majority black population from 1960-2010. Black Space sits at the juncture of DC history and the future of DC. We believe that regardless of ethnicity or background, as DC residents and tourists we all occupy black space.
“Women in Color” began as a collaborative piece to be performed at the opening of Rose Jaffe’s solo exhibition also entitled “Women in Color.” Using live instrumental accompaniment and an improvisation based score for movement, Ra Nubia explores the art of “Now” also known as the present moment by transforming the performance space into a responsive and interactive environment for not only the dancers and musicians, but the audience as well. Women in Color is a work in progress created by Ra Nubi.
Food and Beverage: DC Food incubator Union Kitchen members including Dirty South Deli, B Lin Catering; Smokin’ Jarhead (barbeque), Kofta (Mediterranean take on burgers), Larry’s (grilled Turkish food). Beer provided by DC Brau, Atlas Brew Works and Premium Distributors.
Vendors: Rosies and Rockers Boutique, Sandi Galle Photography, Apinya Thai, Real Sauce Company, Bartered Threads, Flashband, Pixie Kitsune, Club Chè, Swift Apartments, Corinto Gallery, MTP Photo Booth, upcycled jewelry from Two Doxies, livescreened T-shirts from Studio One Printing,Treasury, Meeps, 7Drum Lessons, Odd Fellows
Event Page – https://www.facebook.com/events/1602179243362129/
Chuck Levin’s presents the African American Civil War Memorial Stage hosted by We Want The Funk/ P Funk Radio – 1925 Vermont Ave NW
Special Guest Emcees and DJs from We Want The Funk and P Funk Radio
12:00 – 12:30pm – Denyse Pearson and the DC Legendary Musicians (DCLM) Jazz Band
12:30 – 12:45pm – Nubian Spin
12:45 – 1:15pm – The Ministries of Christ Band from House of Prayer
1:15 – 1:30pm – Work It! Studio WandaWoman “Uptown Funk”
1:30 – 2:00pm – DCLM R&B Band with Ida Campbell
2:00 – 2:15pm – Work It! Studio Belly Dancing
2:15 – 2:50pm – Gallons to Ounces
2:50 – 3:10pm – Nation Hand Dance Association
3:10 – 3:50pm – Rufus Roundtree and Da BMore Brass Band
3:50 – 5:00pm – 2nd Annual Maggot Brain Guitar Jam Session FEATURING Michael “Kid Funkadelic” Hampton (YES Michael Hampton will actually be playing Maggot Brain at Funk Parade)
Community Partners: Masonic Temple Prince Hall Freemason and Eatern Star Charatable Foundation, DCHBCUAA, Washington Women in Jazz Festival, The MusicianShip, The Recording Academy DC Chapter, Chuck Levin’s, Guitars not Guns, National Hand Dance Association, Work It! Studios,
The Ellington Stage hosted by Hung Tao Choy Mei Leadership Institute – 1240 U St NW
12:00 – 12:20pm – Universal Capoeira Angola
12:30 – 1:00pm – Chelsey Green and the Green Project
1:10 – 1:40pm – Thaylobleu
1:45 – 1:50pm – Poetry
1:50 – 2:20pm – Under the Influence Band
2:20 – 2:30pm – Enoch 7th Prophet
2:30 – 3:10pm – Nappy Riddem
3:10 – 3:20pm – Face Poet
3:50 – 4:30pm – Faycez U Know
4:30 – 5:00pm – Malcolm X Drummers
City First Bank presents the MA Winter Building Lot hosted by Capital Bop – 1436 U St NW
;Emcee and DJs from Capital Bop
1:00 – 2:00pm – JoGo Project
2:30 – 3:30pm – Akua Alrich
4:00 – 5:00pm – Cheick Hamala
Live Art Exhibit from Rose Jaffe.
Rose Jaffe will feature pieces from her Women in Color series. Jaffe’s expressive approach to line, color and form provide a refreshing take on traditional portraiture. Artworks on deep cherry and pine wood panels up to 4’ x 6’. Jaffe applies bold, striking color to contrast the wood’s earthy tones to create an unexpected blend of the synthetic and natural.
Vendors and Artists Include: Soul & Ink, Keepers Vintage, Circa Sixty Three , Local High, Sarah Cecelia Jewelry, red & thread, Mina karimi, Cherry Blossom Creative, Marcella Kriebel Art + Illustration, Curbside Cupcakes, Patches + Flags, Love n’ Faith Cafe and more
Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/378135125711717/
The Kennedy Center presents the Reeves Center Performance Area – 2000 14th St NW
12:30 – 1:00pm – Ra Nubi
1:00 – 1:45pm – Virtuoso Horns
1:45 – 2:00pm – Urban Artistry
2:00 – 2:45pm – Crush Funk Brass
3:00 – 3:30pm – Batala Washington
3:40 – 4:40pm – The Brass Connection
Yamomanem Jazz will be starting a procession shortly after 4pm that will work its way down the sidewalks to the Howard Theatre for the muster point of the parade.
Additional Performances by Nubian Spin and more
Activities and Community Partners:
The 14th & U Street Farmers Market will be running from 8am – 2pm.
Other community partners at the Reeves Center include: DC Center, The Children’s Guild, Washington Improv Theater, Headcount, Thurgood Marshall Center, The Kennedy Center, Comcast, GoodShuffle, Enterprise Rent a Car, PETA, ANC1B
The Tap Wagon Soundsystem BierGarden sponsored by DC Brau, Atlas Brew Works and Solly’s Tavern – 1933 11th St NW
The Tapwagon Soundsystem BierGarden will mark the first appearance of DC Brau’s #tapwagon that includes its full DJ soundsystem capabilities. In addition to brews from both Atlas Brew Works and DC Brau Brewing this truck will be dispensing some serious #funk in the form of sounds to make you get down! The DC Brau #Tapwagon was featured in episode 2 of Velocity Channel’s new show “Junkyard Empire”
DJ Schedule
12-1 Bill Spieler (DC9)
1-2 Will Eastman (Uhall)
2-3 Joe L (PushDC)
3-4 Tim Jackson (Jackson Pro Audio)
4-Close Brothers Brau (DC Brau)
* portions of Brothers Brau set will feature live saxophone by Frank Mitchell
Event Page – https://www.facebook.com/events/1625649100986729
The Industrial Bank 2015 Funk Parade Youth Pavilion hosted by Words Beats & Life – 2005 11th St NW
Words Beats & Life will host the 2015 Funk Parade Youth Pavilion. It will feature a live paint activity for artist of all ages, a beat production workshop, and chess instruction and free play. There will be performances by Apprentice students from the Words Beats & Life Academy. Specifically the DJs , Spoken Word Artists, and MC’s. The Youth Pavilion will also feature dancers from the Princess Mhoon Dance Institute and the featured band will be the Hip-Hop Orchestra from the University of Maryland.
Featured DJs
DJ RBI, DJ Dizcrybe, DJ Zaydex, DJ JPG, DJ Haze, DJ Ra, DJ Katie Did It, and DJ Krash
Local Vendors: Hair To There, The Capital Candy Jar, Baltimorleans Style( Beltway Family Services), TODA Lovestones Project, YMCA, Headfirst, Chris Damola intl. arts
DAY FAIR ACTIVITIES Noon – 5pm
15th & U Block Party https://www.facebook.com/events/1588292591410925/
Live mural painting, sidewalk sales and local business activations
Funky For U: A Funk Parade Day Party at The Brixton – https://www.facebook.com/events/1562760697319866/
Washington Performing Arts presents a Rhythm and Flow Songwriting Workshop at the 7Drum Lessons Studio – https://www.facebook.com/events/819774568077266/
Vinyl District All Vinyl DJ Lounge at Den of Theives – https://www.facebook.com/events/1631934973686229/
U Street Funk Fest at Nellies w/ DJ Chord – https://www.facebook.com/events/764299007022990
Nellies Drag Brunch Funk Edition – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/nellies-drag-brunch-tickets-14553420673?ref=ebtnebtckt
TNX at the U Street Funk Parade at Velvet Lounge – https://www.facebook.com/events/457429461082860/
The OverEasy – Funk Parade Editions with dj vANNIEty Kills at Dodge City – https://www.facebook.com/events/1040891419271851/
ROBOTDISCO at Funk Parade across the Street from the Howard Theatre – https://www.facebook.com/events/1580346125565067/
Additional Activations and Street Performances Include
A Pop Up Skating Art and Music Collaboration between sPACYcLOUD, Wonka and DC Wheels
Art Bloc Live Mural Installation on 15th & U
Urban Artistry Pop Up Street Performances
Yamomanem U Street Pre Parade Procession
James Creel and His Balloonery Pop Up Street Performance
THE FUNK PARADE
The Funk Parade take place from 5pm – 7pm and will travel from the Howard Theatre to the Lincoln Theatre.
Parade Route starts at Muster point in front of the Howard Theater starting around 4pm. Shortly after 5pm, the parade will travel West on T Street to Vermont Ave. The parade will turn North on Vermont Ave up to U Street. The Parade will turn West on U Street where it will end at 12th Street. Disassembling areas will happen between 12th and 13th Streets on U Street, V Street and U Street on12th and between U Street and T Street on 12th.
March with the Mayor https://www.eventbrite.com/e/funk-parade-march-with-the-mayor-tickets-16667594223
About: The Funk Parade is a Participatory Parade everyone is encouraged to join in. There are no floats, there are no cars, just people dancing, making music and coming together in the street. Bring your drums, tambourines, saxophones, trombones, trumpets, clarinets flutes, sousaphones, wooden spoons and kazoos and join in. Wear a silly costume or wear your best marching suit. The Funk Parade is for U!
Participating Groups Include:
Hung Tao Choy Mei Lucky Dragons
Options Charter School Drum Line
Eastern High School “Blue & White” Marching Machine
Work it Studio Crew!
Fred Wesley of James Brown and P-Funk Fame
and all of you…