Review: Kemuri Tatsu-ya

Eastside izakaya rediscovers spirit of Austin

"...on a scale of funkiness that encompasses Kenny G, Bootsy Collins, Leslie Cochran, and James Brown. Squeamish eaters should..."

April 21, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...jams to unexpected places and even wowed new mentor Bootsy Collins. – Jim Caligiuri Jeff Plankenhorn..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

SXSW Music: Must-See Latin

Puerto Rican rap, Mexico City shoegazing, and seven other acts en español

"...Award winners, this Venezuelan quartet sports impressive chops from Bootsy Collins bass funk to Prince-like guitar shuffles in serving..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Sound on Sound Review: Thundercat

South Los Angeles Renaissance jazz oddity cuts loose

"...vomit and g-funk electronics channeling George Clinton’s charisma and Bootsy Collins’ bombast. Bruner shines with an eccentric virtuosity indebted..."

Nov. 5, 2016 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Friday SOS Picks

Two sleepers and a headliner worthy of spotlighting at SOS Friday

"...Hard to make bass the lead instrument unless you're Bootsy Collins or Thundercat. Boasting the cosmic bass swirls in..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Black Messiah: D’Angelo & the Vanguard

Politics and prose covered in cosmic slop

"...as a slop-funk anthem to make George Clinton and Bootsy Collins proud. Prince influences “The Charade” down to the..."

Dec. 23, 2014 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Pawn Shop Rock

In hock? We've got just the ticket!

"...Chris Isaak, and many other visiting luminaries. Holley recalls Bootsy Collins borrowing an amp when playing the ACL Moody..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

DVD Watch: 'Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie'

The TV show that spoofed cinema, then became a movie, comes home

"...(Kevin Murphy's fury about having to dump an awesome Bootsy Collins gag is still palpable, 17 years later.)..."

Sept. 3, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic, the Robert Glasper Experiment, Erykah Badu

Final SXSW Live Shots

"...and "One Nation Under a Groove." Only Mothership originals Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell – both in town for..."

March 22, 2013 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Best of the Rest II: Live Shows

Six last 2011 lists – from the live arena

"...18) 8) Raphael Saadiq, Moody Theatre (June 9) 9) Bootsy Collins, Moody Theatre (June 19) 10) Tinariwen, Fun Fun..."

Jan. 10, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Crossroads 3

I went up to the Crossroads – and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – fell down on my knees

"...rotates, Stevie Nicks' gypsy threads twirl imaginary dervishes, and Bootsy Collins' space bass matches his galaxy pants...."

July 2, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Bernard Fowler

The Stones' go-to singer got to Sweden

"...first-call vocalist for artists as disparate as Yoko Ono, Bootsy Collins, and, most notably, the Rolling Stones. Such credentials..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Death

Oh Death, where is thy sting?

"...Recording Studios, bumping elbows with people like the Funkadelics, Bootsy Collins, the Dramatics, Gladys Knight, Marilyn McCoo, and Billy..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Leela James

Soul stirrers

"..."Miss You," curvaceous as James' takedown of Angela Bofill, Bootsy Collins, and Al Green ("Simply Beautiful")...."

June 5, 2009 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Bye, Buddy

The Buddy Miles Express stops here.

"...Betty Davis, Neil Young, Barry White, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bootsy Collins … He even recorded a live album with..."

Feb. 28, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Renegade

Still mourning the death of Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott 20 years later

"...as distant cousin to the otherworldly star wars of Bootsy Collins and George Clinton. Lynott's meaty cameo as Parson..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

TV Eye

With the proliferation of shows featuring aliens out to conquer the Earth, I thought I would come up with a thought-provoking column. Then I heard the call of George Clinton.

"...Interviews with George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, the late Ray Davis, Dawn Silva (an original..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Wednesday Picks

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"..."Charlie Wilson, Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Bootsy Collins, Sugarfoot from the Ohio Players, and the O'Jays,"..."

March 11, 2005 Music Feature

TCB

Are you ready for the fallout?

"...Blackwood and company rubbed elbows with the likes of Bootsy Collins and Cyndi Lauper, and spied big winner Norah..."

March 7, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Good Show

It was a good year -- not a great one -- for the Toronto International Film Festival.

"...singers, such as Joan Osbourne, Meshell Ndegeocello, Ben Harper, Bootsy Collins, and others. It's scheduled to open at Austin's..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

After a Fashion

SXSW Saturday

"...(who has glommed onto the entourage of the talented Bootsy Collins around town and once claimed to have been..."

March 15, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Lo Fidelity Allstars

SXSW Records

"...slow, brassy "On the Pier" features no less than Bootsy Collins, and the wah-wah'd-all-to-hell "Somebody Needs You," with Afghan..."

March 15, 2002 Music Review by Marc Savlov

Moreno Veloso + 2 / Caetano Veloso

"...buzzing synthesizer of "Assim," meanwhile, assimilates some sort of Bootsy Collins innerspace. Typewriter would be perfect at 10 titles..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

George Clinton/Guru Austin Music Hall/The Mercury, February 16

"...(1978) or Tear the Roof Off (1993) -- no Bootsy Collins, no Bernie Worrell, no Maceo Parker -- but..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Time to Bounce

Rapping with Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, the funkiest Connecticut Yankees in King Arthur's Court

"...A delirious homage to George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Kurtis Blow, Smokey Robinson, Bob Marley, Sly Stone,..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Music Feature by John G. La Briola

Dancing About Architecture

101X fires program director Alan Smith; Man's Ruin ain't coming back after all.

"...in town, though only briefly. He's been working with Bootsy Collins in Cincinnati on a Jimi Hendrix tribute among..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Chief Priest of the Shrine

The epic life story of Nigerian soul superstar Fela Kuti.

"...Atlantic and took root. "Stretchin' Out" is master bassist Bootsy Collins' Kuti-inspired tune, while the Talking Heads' "The Great..."

July 14, 2000 Music Feature by David Lynch

Live Shots

Beastie Boys, Rancid, Asiandubfoundation

"..."white-boy"; the Beastie Boys traffic in primal funk, a Bootsy Collins/James Brown type funk! Never mind that there were..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Music Feature

Texas Platters

"...nothing on This the Trip that is anything like Bootsy Collins coming in on the one and pushing the..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Music Review

Dancing About Architecture

Right Off The Dial

"...headlining Sunday as well) have been known to bring Bootsy Collins on stage with some regularity......"

Dec. 6, 1996 Music Column

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