BROOKSYNTELECHY FUNK NEWS 4/29

[David Brooks]

BROOKSYNTELECHY MUSIC NEWS

December 1, 1999:

* From the camp of Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey:

Jerome Brailey (of P-Funk & Mutiny fame) has signed a 5-year,
multi-record deal with Castle Music in the UK. The first release will
be a "Best of Mutiny" disc with booklet, etc. You can also get his
music in MP3 format at emusic.com (urban/hip-hop section).

March 1, 2000:

* From the desk of Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey:

Mutiny has a new CD release called "How's Your Loose Booty?"...

"this collection is drawn from Mutiny's first two albums, Mutiny On The
Mamaship and Funk Plus The One (first issued on Columbia in 1979/80),
together with four hard-hitting out-takes. This is the first-ever CD
collection of this cult spin-off act from Funkadelic." -- Castle Music,
UK.

The CD is available through Castle Music (UK) and the catalog number is
#NEMCD464. The CD was first released on February 28th. You can check
out Castle Music at www.castlemusic.com.

March 13, 2000:

* From the desk of Nappyhead leader, Zack Roberson:

New York City's tribute to the P-Funk, Nappyhead, will be performing at
the following venues:

Date Venue Location
4/29/00 Da Funky Phish Bay Shore, NY (Long Island)
5/12/00 Kenny's Castaways New York, NY
5/20/00 Da Funky Phish Bay Shore, NY (Long Island)
6/10/00 Da Funky Phish Bay Shore, NY (Long Island)
6/16/00 Kenny's Castaways New York, NY

For the show at Da Funky Phish, the showtime is 11:00pm. Da Funky Phish
is located at 1668 Union Boulevard and the phone number is (516)
665-9851.

For the show at Kenny's Castaways, the showtime is 11:00pm. Kenny's
Castaways is located at 157 Bleecker Street (between Thompson &
Sullivan Streets), in the Village area. The phone number for Kenny's
Castaways is (212) 473-9870.

March 25, 2000:

* From the desk of Ray Davis, vocalist & co-founder of Original P:

The ultra-funky group with most of the original Parliaments members,
Original P, will be P-funkin' funkateers at the following venues:

Date Venue Location
5/05/00 Music Midtown FestivalAtlanta, GA
6/30/00 Mayor's Party New Orleans, LA

For the Music Midtown Festival show, please click here for more
information.

March 26, 2000:

* From the desk of Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey:

1. A new Mutiny release, called "Delta Dogg", is available on
www.liquidaudio.com. (Go to Liquidaudio and search for Mutiny.)

2. Also Mutiny is working on an Asian and European tour late this
summer.

3. Finally, Bill Laswell, Jerome Brailey & James Blood Ulmer are
forming a 3-piece power trio. Dates are tentative and I'll keep
you posted on the group's new name.

* From the desk of Gabe Gonzalez:

The new Enemy Squad CD "Ultraunit: The Angel Dust Theory" (masterminded
and perfected by Mr. Coolness himself, Gabe Gonzalez -- the former
drummer of the P-Funk Allstars) is now available for purchase. The CD
was released on the label, R.U.D.E. Recordings (Gabe's own small
label)! Please send $20 to the following address:

E-Squad Ultra Productions
8250 St.Martins North
Detroit, Michigan 48221

Make sure that you make the check or money order out to: Gabe Gonzalez.

April 7, 2000:

* From the Mo' Phat camp:

NYC funk band, Mo' Phat, will be playing at the following venues:

Date Venue Location
5/13/00 Kenny's Castaways New York, NY
6/09/00 Kenny's Castaways New York, NY

For the show at Kenny's Castaways, the shows start at 12:00 midnight.
Kenny's Castaways is located at 157 Bleecker Street (between Thompson
and Sullivan Streets) and the phone number is (212) 473-9870.

April 29, 2000:

* From the Betty Whitetrash camp:

Philly's super-hardcore rock band, Betty Whitetrash, will be funking up
the following venues:

Date Venue Location
5/06/00 The Continental New York, NY
5/12/00 The Metro Washington, DC
5/13/00 Swingers Richmond, VA
6/17/00 Swingers Richmond, VA

The Continental is located at 25 Third Avenue (at St. Marks Place) and
the phone number is (212) 529-6924.

For the show at The Metro, the cover charge is $7.00 and the showtime
is 11:00pm. STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION!

For the show at Swingers, the cover charge is $7.00 and the showtime is
11:00pm. Swingers is located at 12 N. 8th Street and the phone number
is (804) 648-1003.

* From the desk of Daniel Chavitz, lead vocalist of Apollo Heights:

NYC funk band, Apollo Heights, will be playing at the following venues:

Date Venue Location
5/05/00 Shine New York, NY
5/11/00 Mercury Lounge New York, NY

Shine is located at 285 West Broadway (at Canal Street) and the phone
number is (212) 941-0900.

The Mercury Lounge is located at 217 East Houston Street, between
Ludlow and Essex Streets. The phone number is (212) 260-4700.

* From the desk of Starr Cullars:

STARR CULLARS & THE ENTERPRISE are going to rock the shit outta
Philadelphia, PA on Friday, May 26th at the North Star Bar. Be there to
see Starr's special opening band, P.M. & the New Breed. If you miss
this show, you are a fool......'cuz the place will be smokey from
Starr's bombastic bass vibes!!!!! The funk-rock extravaganza will begin
around 11:00pm (with the cover charge being $10.00) and bring your
funk-rock ears with ya! The North Star Bar is located at 2639 Poplar
Street (at 27th Street).

COME JOIN THE PARTY AS WE'LL BE DANCIN' IN THE STARR-SHINE!!!

* From the desk of Guy C. Routte, JUNA Entertainment:

Corey Glover (ex-Living Colour vocalist) will be tearing up the
University of Maine in Orono, Maine on Saturday, April 29th. He is
performing at the BUMSTOCK 2000 festival!! Corey's set will begin
around 8:00pm. The event is located at 154 College Avenue (Outdoor
Concert Park) and you can contact Jared Henson (of the Student
Entertainment Committee) at (207) 581-1738.

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SOME UPCOMING FUNK CONCERTS IN THE UNITED STATES

*NOTE: For shows by the following performers, go to their
corresponding websites, where you will find tour dates:

PERFORMER HOME PAGE
ALL MIGHTY SENATORS www.allmightysenators.com
BERNIE WORRELL & THE WOO WARRIORS bernieworrell.com
DEEP BANANA BLACKOUT www.deepbananablackout.com
ENEMY SQUAD www.xenograph.com/~esquad
EXTRA VIRGIN www.exvirgin.com
GALACTIC www.galacticfunk.com
GEORGE CLINTON & THE P-FUNK ALLSTARS www.availableentertainment.com
GRANOLA FUNK EXPRESS www.granolafunk.com
K-FLOOR www.k-floor.com
KELLI SAE www.kellisae.com
LIQUID SOUL www.liquidsoul.com
MACEO PARKER www.war.com/maceo/index.html
MILO-Z www.miloz.com
NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS www.nmsallstars.com

-Dr. Brookenstein
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