While The Brothers Johnson have a more 70s sound that has disco and rock influences, Midnight Star sound decidedly 80s with these hits, with more emphasis on synthesizer/keyboards. Their biggest hits include “No Parking (On The Dance Floor)”, “Freak-A-Zoid”, “Slow Jam”, and “Midas Touch”. Like the Dazz Band, Midnight Star had origins in the mid-70s, having formed in 1976 in Kentucky, though their debut record did not hit until 1980, and being very prolific, they had three studio albums out by 1982. You would think, from the way that they commanded the space, that this was one stop on a massive world tour.īelow are some photos of the Dazz Band performing on stage (click an image for higher resolution versions of each photo): They definitely delivered, with great sound and stage presence. The Grammy Awarding winning artists are best known for their early 80s hits “Let It Whip”, “Joystick”, and “Let It All Blow”. The Dazz Band was formed as “Kinsman Dazz” in Ohio in 1976, though they became the Dazz Band in 1980 and were signed to Motown Records. Bobby Harris (saxophone, clarinet, background vocals).In addition to music that falls within, it truly had an impact on music at large… even one of my favorite bands, Duran Duran, went through their own Funk phase when Warren Cuccurillo was on board with Nile Rodgers producing. It was really a perfect line-up that amounted to a triple headliner show, with three classic artists with quite a few hit songs in the Funk genre, which is one of the few genres in music where the bass guitar matters.
He drew in the crowd over the course of his set, which ran I think just a bit less than an hour.Īlso helping run the show were principals from V101 FM as well as DJ Gino, who did an awesome job playing music that kept a lot of fans out of their seats even between sets. With some prepared material and some spontaneous interaction with members of the audience, he was actually very, very funny and had a lot of fresh and contemporary material. Though comedian Sinbad had top billing for the show, and served as an MC or sorts, his stand-up portion of the show was at the front end, which was a fun way to kick things off. I don’t know if it was technically sold out, but at least to me it appeared that about every seat in the venue was accounted for with a very enthusiastic and pretty great crowd. Like the Regeneration Tour reviewed a few weeks ago, Thunder Valley Casino Resort played host to this concert event at their Outdoor Arena.
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Having had an opportunity to take part in concerts this year that celebrate some great music that has not been forgotten, like Freestyle (with the Super Freestyle Explosion) and Old School Rap (with the Kings of the Mic Tour), getting a chance to experience a full night of Funk makes a bit of a trifecta for me personally.įunny enough, I was just lamenting the lack of Funk in an interview with Method Man and Redman earlier this year, so it is awesome that this event was put together by V101 and World One Presents. Promoter: World One Presents & V101 FM The Beat of Sacramento Venue: Thunder Valley Casino Resort – Outdoor Amphitheater It was definitely an evening of sublime entertainment with groups that unfortunately don’t perform on stage much too often these days, though their old school sound definitely is a reminder of a lot of what is missing in music today in many respects. “Thunder Thumbs” Johnson rocked Thunder Valley’s Outdoor Amphitheater with classics like “Strawberry Letter 23”, “Stomp!”, and “I’ll Be Good To You”, to the thrill of the sold out crowd at the World One Presents production.
The legendary American Funk and R&B group took to the stage after Midnight Star and The Dazz Band through down the bass-driven hits for a few hours leading up to George “Lightnin’ Licks” Johnson and Louis E. “You can’t be what this is…” Part of comedian Sinbad’s introduction of The Brothers Johnson, headliners of V101’s Old School Funk Fest 2013.
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