More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series Featuring The Psycodelics
Friday, September 6 | Galleries and bar open at 6:00 p.m. | Conversation at 7:00 p.m. | Concert at 8:00 p.m.
Join us on Boyd Plaza for the funked-up season finale of More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series. In celebration of the genre of funk, featured artists The Psycodelics sit down with series host Dr. Birgitta Johnson for a conversation followed by an outdoor concert. Awarded Charleston City Paper’s 2021 Soul / R&B Act of the Year, The Psycodelics’ flavor of Black American music has blended foundations of blues, jazz, and disco with fresh funk rock.
Free. Registration preferred. Cash bar.
Presented by the Baker and Baker Foundation. A grant from the Knight Foundation Fund at Central Carolina Community Foundation supported this project.
From Series Host Dr. Birgitta Johnson
Conceived in the ’60s and birthed in the ’70s, funk represents the intersections of soul, jazz, and rock drenched in psychedelic grooves. Funk uplifts as it helps people to get down. Funk harnesses the Black musical genius of the past and forever pushes towards imagined futures. The mother of disco and the father of hip-hop, funk is still a deep well for modern Black music of all genres even in the 21st century. From OutKast and Kendrick Lamar to Kamasi Washington and Trombone Shorty, funk's ability to straddle or break stylistic barriers while giving powerful messages of unity, freedom, and self-expression is why More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series is ending its third season with Charleston-based group The Psycodelics! The legacy of funk is alive and well in the hands of this seven-piece band who serves heavy, uncut funk everywhere they go.