It was 12 years ago today, April 11th, 2000, that Papa Grows Funk had their first jam session at the Old Point Bar. We have traveled the United State many times, having played Japan, France, Brazil, Germany, Czech-Republic but always …
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Needle in the Groove is available online everywhere.
It’s official, Needle in the Groove is internationally released. Downloads can be purchased on iTunes and CD’s can be purchased via the Papa Grows Funk website.
Needle in the Groove Listening Party – NOW
AOL MUSIC is currently holding a FREE LISTENING PARTY in celebration of tomorrow’s release of Needle In The Groove. CLICK HERE to stream the entire Cd or just your favorite tune. It don’t cost nothin’ but a good time!
Show Review – Crystal Bay Ballroom 03-10-12
New Orleans Funk Reaches New Heights SierraSun.com Concert review: Papa Grows Funk, Vinyl By Nick Brown Crystal Bay is still recovering from hurricane-force funk. Hailing from New Orleans, Papa Grows Funk, alongside Bay Area band Vinyl, descended upon the Crown …
The Original Meters, Papa Grows Funk & ReBirth Brass Band JazzFest Show
Papa Grows Funk will perform with The Original Meters (Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter Jr., & Zigaboo Modeliste) and the ReBirth Brass Band Saturday, May 5th at the Howlin’ Wolf during JazzFest. This will be the Meters first club …
John “Papa” Gros interview on UK radio
The UK’s digital radio station, JazzFM, will be airing an interview with John “Papa” Gros of Papa Grows Funk January 28th, at 2pm CST. You can listen online or via the Audio On Demand.http://www.jazzfm.com/shows/southern-comfort/
Needle in the Groove free download
The opening track from PGF’s new CD, Needle in the Groove “Do You Want It” will be premiered as a free download TOMORROW (Wed, Jan 25) through RELIX Magazine at http://www.relix.com/. Check it out.
Papa Grows Funk & Dumpstaphunk in San Francisco
Papa Grows Funk and Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk will perform at The Independent in San Francisco, CA. Tickets go onsale Friday, January 20th at 12pm (probably P.S.T.) This will sellout, so get your tickets early. For tixs click here.
YEAR IN REVIEW: John “Papa” Gros Shares 2011 Live Music Highlights
It’s always interesting to hear what artists have to say when recalling past concert experiences and in particular, which ones stick out in their mind as “memorable”. After an evening up on-stage, musicians take home an entirelydifferent recollection of their live music experience from the faces in the crowd.By virtue of busy touring schedules (for an example, look up the tour dates for any of the hard-working artists featured below), some shows can just be forgettable and difficult to recall in retrospect. For whatever reason, in music, as is the case in just about any other line of work, some days don’t glue themselves to the long term memory bank like the others.
2012 Best of the Beat Nominations
OffBeat Magazine honored Papa Grows Funk with three nominations in their 2012 Best of the Beat Awards. PGF was nominated for Best R&B/Funk Artist, Best R&B/Funk Album and John Gros was nominated for Best Piano/Keyboardist.