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Shake everything you got this weekend at Antone's, as the incomparable master of the funky horn blows into Austin. This has become one of the best shows of the year in Austin, as sax legend Maceo Parker does his best to burn the place to the ground. Maceo came to notoriety as the horn centerpiece (along with Fred Wesley) of James Brown's band The JB's, quite possibly the tightest unit in the history of the... more ›

George Clinton and the entire Parliament Funkadelic crew will be bringing the mothership connection to Auditorium Shores on Friday, April 29. George Clinton's musical circus will be swinging through town after a New Orleans Jazz Fest appearance, so expect the boys to be tight, if not a little hungover. The gates at Auditorium Shores will be opening at 5pm, with opening band Gnappy set to kick off at 6pm. The tickets are $10 and can be purchased now or by calling 866.IGETTIX. Tickets will also be available at the gates. Follow the wafting smell of sweetness south to the Austinist pre/post-party. more ›

After making plans to check out Bernie Worrell and George Clinton, the Austinist was reminded of a news story we heard last week. A new benefit has been added to the already long list of benefits associated with smoking marijuana. Everyone knows that a daily dose of alcohol helps make the heart stronger, but apparently so does THC. The study shows that THC helps to reduce the hardening of the arteries ... in mice. Hardening of the arteries is a precursor to heart attacks. The mice in this study were fed a high-cholesterol diet and then given daily doses of THC. The control group not only had their arteries clog up, they also had to endure countless hours of hearing their blunted brethren discussing the finer points of screwing with the man by refusing to master anymore mazes. more ›