Sly and the Family Stone Schedule U.S. Shows
by Jeff Kent
Look alive, fella: there's a riot goin' on. Funk-soul legends Sly and the Family Stone have scheduled a pair of shows--early and late--December 7 at New York City 's B.B. King Blues Club & Grill. These are the first proper gigs Stone has played in the States in quite some time, and--apart from an appearance at the 2006 Grammy Awards, a brief, troubled European tour this summer, and a couple cameos here and there--among the only chances fans of the Fam have had to see the band in the decades since their artistic apex.
The shows will feature much of the Family Stone's early 1970s lineup, including Sly, Rose and Freddie Stone, Cynthia Robinson, and Pat Rizzo. No word on whether the gigs are part of a larger tour.
by Jeff Kent
Look alive, fella: there's a riot goin' on. Funk-soul legends Sly and the Family Stone have scheduled a pair of shows--early and late--December 7 at New York City 's B.B. King Blues Club & Grill. These are the first proper gigs Stone has played in the States in quite some time, and--apart from an appearance at the 2006 Grammy Awards, a brief, troubled European tour this summer, and a couple cameos here and there--among the only chances fans of the Fam have had to see the band in the decades since their artistic apex.
The shows will feature much of the Family Stone's early 1970s lineup, including Sly, Rose and Freddie Stone, Cynthia Robinson, and Pat Rizzo. No word on whether the gigs are part of a larger tour.
