Source: Addicted To Noise, Feb 12, 1997

George Clinton Jams With Fishbone Spin-Off

Addicted To Noise staff writer Gil Kaufman reports: It was a meeting
of the funkin' minds at Hollywood's Roxy nightclub this past Sunday
night (February 9). For those who passed by the marquee and didn't
think to check out the band Trulio Disgracias, you missed an epic
45-minute jam between Fishbone and the father of funk, George Clinton.

Clinton, in town for the Image Awards and an appearance on the Tonight
Show, got word that the Disgracias crew--a P-Funk-like collective of
musicians that includes members of Fishbone, Weapon of Choice, Vicky
Calhoun of Spigot, ex-Red Hot Chili Pepper Arik Marshall, two
ex-members of Spearhead, members of Super 8 and whoever else feels
like jamming--wanted him to drop by. Fishbone's Norwood Fisher told
ATN that Disgracias' numbers fluctuate between 15 and 30 members, and
on this bill, which also included Yeska and the Epitaph band Union,
there was plenty of room for one more.

Fisher said Clinton was there from the beginning of the show, when he
"started off with some of the newer rhymes off his last couple of
albums, then we jammed on a whole bunch of songs: 'One Nation,' 'Night
of the Thumpasaurus People,' 'Red Hot Mama,' 'Do That Stuff,' 'Uncle
Jam Wants You.' He would get a chant going, then jump into another
song."

After about 45 minutes, Clinton stepped down and Disgracias did their
set of Afro-Cuban influenced funk, what Fisher called "the Nutmeg
sound. All nuts, anyway you slice it."

Although it's hard to believe, this was only the second meeting of
these two funk forces, according to Norwood. "He played with us at one
of Madonna's birthday parties back in 1989, I think."

isher also said Fishbone have tracked 11 songs for their next album
with R&B producer Dallas Austin, their first for Rowdy Records.
Tentatively-titled The Nutcase Scenario, Fisher hopes to have it out
by summer. In the meantime, they're looking for the person who
videotaped the Roxy show, because they just might want to release that
someday, you know?