Long Beach Funk Fest August 7, 2010

August 7, 11 AM to 10 PM

Summer And Music (SAM) unleashes Long Beach Funk Fest 2010: Sustaining Our Future Through Funk

An exciting lineup of all-funk bands and DJs-including funk legends and a rare She Funk reunion by Ladies of P Funk, featuring Brides of Funkenstein and Parlet- will put the "down" in downtown Long Beach this August.

Last year's LBFF-the crescendo of SAM 2009-drew at least 15,000 funk fans out to witness some of history's most respected funk royalty perform live in the streets of Long Beach.

Cynthia Robinson of Sly and the Family Stone called last year's event, "a mini Woodstock!" Rickey Vincent said it was, "everything a funk fest is supposed to be." And Ric Wilson of Mandrill gushed that it was, "great to be involved in the launching of the Long Beach Funk Fest," complementing the leadership of LBFF masterminds Bobby Easton of Delta Nove and SAM co-founders Justin Hectus and Rand Foster. "The festival will certainly be a special affair for years to come," he added.

The caliber of talent at LBFF 2010 will add to the growing reputation of this "celebration of funk" as a national player in the summer music derby. Closing the night out is Ladies of P Funk-featuring Brides of Funkenstein's Dawn Silva, Parlet's Jeanette Washington-Perkins and Shirley Hayden and renowned singer-songwriter Sue Ann Carwell. This historic reunion has created record traffic on Twitter, MySpace and Facebook. Fans from around the world are already making plans to see this year's exciting and rare gathering of funk's extraordinary music divas.

Also on the bill are Jimmy Castor and the Bunch, The Original Stone City Band (Rick James' Band), The Big Ol' Nasty Getdown, Bloco Nove featuring Delta Nove, Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band, Weapon of Choice and Orgone. The line-up further promises a list of special guests like Patryce 'Choc'let' and Banks of Graham Central Station, to name just a few.

Official Website: http://www.summerandmusic.com