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George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic

(Showbox Sodo) I can add nothing new to what has already been said about George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic. Well, maybe one thing, now that I think about it. What does the very popular tune "One Nation Under a Groove" mean in the age of Obama? Is it now outdated, obsolete? Recorded in 1978, the song was a call for a new and black form of nationalism, for a politics of funk, an allegiance to the groove. All of these things (black power, black anthem, black president) were in a realm that could only be visited with the help of serious psychedelics. But now that (black) Obama is in power, what is the meaning of "One Nation Under a Groove"? CHARLES MUDEDE

The Ocean Floor, Firs of Prey, Universal Studios Florida(Cancelled)

(Josephine) It was inevitable that Animal Collective's steady rise to popular/critical acclaim would generate ripples elsewhere in the musical landscape, and not because "OMG bands are copying AnCo," but because it's just something in the current zeitgeist. You can certainly hear echoes of AC in Universal Studios Florida, the Seattle duo of Jason Baxter and Kyle Hargus, who create aqueous ambient pop using cheap, clunky keyboards, laptops, effects pedals, and other electronics. On their debut album, Ocean Sunbirds, percussive grooves and the odd, glittering synth melody bubble up out of a sea of drifting samples and smeared vocals, making for tracks that fade into the background as easily as they command your utmost attention. Live, the duo perform backed by brightly colored video projections. (And they're really more of an Excepter rip-off, anyway.) ERIC GRANDY

Canon Canyon, Themes, James Apollo

(Sunset) When I first heard Mike Cooper's old band Roy, my initial reaction was a solid "What the crap?" This was mostly because the rest of the band was composed of Ben Verellen and half of Botch, some of the heaviest dudes in the scene, yet Roy was clean-toned, no-nonsense, blue-collar folk rock. After ditching my expectations of what I thought the band were supposed to sound like, they really started to grow on me. Their songs were the perfect soundtrack to a hard, honest day's work. Though the three other members have since returned to sonically bludgeoning audiences, Cooper is still plying his folk game with Canon Canyon, whose debut EP, Sit Down and Listen, is a seamless continuation of Roy's thoughtful, timeless, straightforward Americana. JEFF KIRBY

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