Long Beach Hosts “Funkfest” Saturday

What: Long Beach Funkfest.  Music, Food, Art, Vendors & More!

Where:  Downtown Long Beach

When:  Saturday, August 29th, 12pm – midnight

Cost: FREE

This first-time event is the brainchild of Long Beach resident and funkateer Bobby Easton of the Long Beach band Delta Nove. It is part of the SAM (Summer and Music) series, founded by Justin Hectus and Rand Foster and backed by the DLBA (Downtown Long Beach Associates) and Long Beach Redevelopment Agency.

The idea for the LB Funk Fest was born out of the realization that the genre of funk music is highly underrated and despite its vast influence on both American and global culture, it remains beyond most people’s recognition. After some research, it was also apparent that there is a severe lack of “true” funk fests happening. There are many events that feature some funk, some old-school concerts, but there is a need for 100% funk! That’s why the LBFF has manifested, to bring an event of uncut funk magnitude to Long Beach.

This is not going to be a jazz funk fest. This is not a hip hop funk fest. This is not going to be an old school show. It’s not a rock festival with a few funky bands. The Long Beach Funk Fest features all funk and nuttin but the funk. This is going to be a festival to bring together funk fans old and new, to show where funk came from and where it’s going.

Our goal is to bring the funk music community together (musicians and fans) and invoke the spirit of the great 70’s funk fests, and to help nurture and develop funk’s acceptance and acknowledgment as a complete North American musical genre. Much in the way jazz and blues are considered “American art forms”, funk is American music too, our music, and has influenced countless other genres, musicians, and people around the world.

For more information visit longbeachfunkfest.com