Around Town: Funk Parade @ U Street NW (DC), 5/12/18

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Parklifer in Live Review and tagged Big Chief, funk, Funk Parade, Howard Theatre, Lincoln Theatre, music festival, parade, Shaw, U Street Music Hall, Union Stage.

The Funk Parade March, free and open to the public, rolls down U Street NW, DC, on May 6, 2017. (Photo by John Sonderman)

Editor’s Note: Funk Parade recent introduced a general festival wristband, providing priority entry into select evening music venues during its showcase on May 12. Funk Parade also will host its first-ever Featured Showcase at the Lincoln Theatre, featuring Ari Lennox, Mannywellz, and more.

Buy the General Music Fest Wristband online here, and buy your tickets to the Lincoln Theatre Showcase online here.

For other details, Parklife DC presents the full text of a press release issued by Funk Parade on Thursday below.

Don’t Miss: Funk Parade @ U Street NW (DC), 5/12/18

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Parklifer in Around Town, Live Review and tagged funk, Funk Parade, music festival, parade, Shaw.

Revelers dance at the Main Stage of Funk Parade 2017. (Photo by John Sonderman)

Editor’s note: Parklife DC was glad to receive word Friday that the fifth annual Funk Parade will proceed on Saturday, May 12, after being rescued by a massive-last minute fundraising effort. We present the official press release from Funk Parade in its entirety below. Visit www.funkparade.com for all details!

Washington, DC — It’s on.

The 5th Annual Funk Parade will happen Saturday, May 12, after last-minute fundraising raised over $60,000 in just a few weeks. Organizers had announced March 6 the event was unlikely to take place because of a massive budget shortfall.

Around Town: Crowdfunding Campaign @ Funk Parade, Now

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Parklifer in Live Review and tagged Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center, crowdfunding, funk, Funk Parade, music festival, parade.

The 2017 Funk Parade marches through the city on May 6, 2017. (Photo by Ted Eytan)

The following press release was published by Funk Parade on March 11. Parklife DC shares it in its entirety in support of Funk Parade’s crowdfunding effort.

A longstanding DC music institution has stepped in to help save a new one.

Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center, the independent music and equipment retail giant which has called the DC area home for 60 years, has pledged to match new crowdfunding contributions to save the DC Funk Parade. The campaign can be found at https://www.youcaring.com/funkparade.