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Parliament-Funkadelic touring; Flying Lotus talks George Clinton collaboration, releases 'FUCKKKYOUUU' trailer

photo: P-Funk at The Paramount in July (more by Greg Cristman)
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The legendary George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic are about to begin a new tour this Friday (10/2), with dates extending through early December. The tour includes a NYC show on November 24 at BB King’s (tickets) and it will also be nearby for a NJ show on December 5 at Starland Ballroom with Garden State Line, Midnight Mosaic and Underground Logic (tickets). All dates are listed below.

As you may know, George Clinton contributed to the debut single by WOKE, the new supergroup started by Flying Lotus, Thundercat and Shabazz Palaces. FlyLo recently talked to Pitchfork about George’s involvement:

Pitchfork: Does that mean you don’t have any plans to release an album?
FL: There’s nothing set in stone. We have a bunch of ideas. There’s about like nine songs kind of floating around. There’s more stuff with George [Clinton], too. We’ve done a lot of recording over this year. I want to make sure that all the stuff that we do is in the same room together. I’m not trying to do e-mail shit; I really want it to be organic and a true collaboration.

Pitchfork: How did you involve George Clinton in the project?
FL: George–he kind of naturally started floating around too, man. He and I had been in touch earlier this year, and he joined me at Glastonbury. When he comes out to Los Angeles, he comes to the studio and we lay out some ideas. He happened to be around when we were working on the song, so it was perfect that it worked out that way. George is amazing. He’s so sharp and he’s got so many ideas still. It’s such a crazy thing witnessing him and his process.

Flying Lotus also recently released a trailer for the short film FUCKKKYOUUU, which he scored and Eddie Alcazar directed. The film premiered earlier this year at Sundance’s NEXT Fest. You can watch that trailer below.

WOKE – “The Lavishments of Light Looking”

George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic — 2015 Tour Dates
FRI – Oct 02, 2015 Mobile, AL Ten Sixty Five
SAT – Oct 03, 2015 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
SUN – Oct 25, 2015 Santa Ana, CA Beach Goth Festival
THU – Oct 29, 2015 Oakland, CA New Parish
SAT – Oct 31, 2015 Blue Lake, CA Sapphire Palace-Blue Lake Casino
SUN – Nov 01, 2015 Napa, CA Uptown
WED – Nov 11, 2015 Chicago, IL Thailia Hall
THU – Nov 12, 2015 Lafayette, IN Lafayette Theater
FRI – Nov 13, 2015 Columbus, OH The LC Pavillion
SAT – Nov 14, 2015 Pittsburg, PA Stage AE-Indoor
SUN – Nov 15, 2015 Morgantown, WV Mainstage
THU – Nov 19, 2015 Washington, DC Howard Theatre
FRI – Nov 20, 2015 Hopewell, VA The Beacon Theater
SAT – Nov 21, 2015 Leesburg, VA Tally Ho Theater
SUN – Nov 22, 2015 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
TUE – Nov 24, 2015 New York, NY BB Kings
WED – Nov 25, 2015 Peeksville, NY Paramount Theater
FRI – Nov 27, 2015 Ardmore, PA Ardmore Music Hall
SAT – Nov 28, 2015 Clifton, NY Upstate Concert Hall
FRI – Dec 04, 2015 New Haven, CT Toads Place
SAT – Dec 05, 2015 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom