You never know whats gonna happen or just who may show up as part of the 420FM, the band has been everyting from a 6 piece Psychedelic Funk Rock Band to an 18 piece Funk-estra. A Whose Who list of legendary performers and up and coming artists, George Clinton, Fred Wesley from the JB's, Jazzman Stanley Jordan, the Bad Brains founders Dr. Know and Daryl Jenifer, Stokholm Syndrome's Eric McFadden,Violinist Lili Haydn, Kendra Foster, Sativa,Dj Logic, and the Muzik Mafia's Jon Nicholson, James Otto and Jerry Navarro have all Mobed up.
In 2005 the 420 Funk Mob returned to the Church of Universal Love & Music's Freedom Festival on July 3th in Acme, Pennsylvania In the late summer they ventured to Europe for the Audiosoul Festival in Heidelberg Germany. 4000 people packed themselves into the courtyard of the 1200 year old castle to catch the 420 Funk with their special guests DRUGS:The Mis-Americans, Fred Wesley, George Clinton, Kidd Funkadelic, Kendra Foster and International Pony. The band returned to America in time to take part in the promotional tour for the debut of George Clinton's C-Kunsphruzy Label and the release of his first album in 10 years. 420FM leader Clip Paynebecame the 5th member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers when they did a tribute to Pfunk durring George's 50th Anniversary celebration at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles.
Their latest release Alive in Spain captures the 420 Funk Mob's European Debut at the Chillin Drone Festival in Zaragaoza Spain as part of the 25th anniversary of Spanish Radio 3. This 3-cd set captures the fire as the band tears through a 3 hour plus set before a sold out crowd of 21-25 year olds who danced until 4:20 in the morning "Jambase reviewed them as "a band determined to build on the legacy of George Clinton... if not a full blown return to the Pedro Bell era of Funkadelic glory!
"Arranged with filtered vocals, psychedelic melodies, gut-wrenching rhythms, wah-wah pedals, thick bass lines, and Clip’s coarse, dense tone...the 420FM/DRUGS sound like a medley between some spunky Grateful Dead and a Jimi Hendrix-style jam session” raved the University of Miami Hurricane. “The 420 FM quickly created a deeply woven fabric of funk layers that brought the audience into frenzied dance late into the night.” stated a review in the Times. |
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