If funk music has a Zen guru, it’s probably Dam Funk. For the Los Angeles-based producer/DJ, funk isn’t just a style of music, it’s a higher state of being. It’s an inspirational and quasi-spiritual pursuit that one might practice in order to achieve perfect harmony with the past, present, and future. Dam Funk’s answering machine message includes only one word before the beep: funkmosphere. But that’s pretty much all the information that you need. It’s where Dam Funk’s consciousness resides. It’s also a weekly DJ night that he hosts. But even if you live far from the West coast, it’s still a place that he can help you get to, you just have to tune into his music–precision-programmed grooves and lush analog synth chords that ripple through the hi-fi like the water in a freshly chlorinated swimming pool. He was kind enough to talk with Washington City Paper about boogie, modern funk, and, among other things, memories from the future.

Dam Funk will perform Thursday, May 7, at 930 Club with Peanut Butter Wolf, James Pants, and Mayer Hawthorne.
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This could be the perfect getaway from all the official events.

This past weekend, Local Legend Tom Porter held a massive vinyl sale in his backyard. We hyped it.

Some of you complained that you missed out. Today, we are glad to report that Tom Porter is hosting another vinyl sale in his Chapin Street backyard (1435 Chapin Street NW). The sale will be on Saturday. We will have more details on this soon.