Make It Funky

Flock Shop Proudly Presents...The 2nd Annual Make It Funky ~ Music & Arts Festival!

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LA’s own Historic Chinatown will be home once again to the 2nd Annual "Make It Funky Festival", formerly known as The Funk Rumble Block Party, this summer.

This incredible grassroots event is brought to you by Flock Shop and their collaboration with some of LA's top underground music and art promoters.

Part music festival - part block party, Make It Funky celebrates some of the best and brightest emerging local talent with an eclectic collection of live music, DJs, vendors and artists coming together to create LA's funkiest summertime getdown!

Groove to the sounds of LA’s top funk & soul bands. Performing live - Connie Price and the Keystones featuring Wildchild from the LootPack, MC Daakir/Soup of Jurassic 5 and Percee P. Additional performances by The Rebirth, Jeremy Sole's Musaics, BabyStone, Simple Citizens and E Reece and Core Elements.

50+ DJs from some of LA's top underground clubs will be serving up a diverse array of sounds throughout 6 music areas - soul, funk, reggae, hip hop, latin, jazz, and more - taking you on a worldwide trip of infinite soundscapes.

Visit the curated vendor village where you’ll find quality and unique, apparel, accessories, artwork, one-of-a-kind goods + more, presented by up and coming designers and the most creative individuals in Southern California.

Watch as over 25 artists create amazing works of art right before your eyes, from start to finish, in the Art Walk/Gallery Area curated by The Hive Gallery. (Select pieces will be available for purchase)

Get immortalized at The Holy Vampire Photo Booth! theholyvampire.com

A diverse variety of food, drinks & desserts will be available featuring some of LA's most popular Food Trucks, including Lomo Arigato, TheShrimpGuys, Spring Street Smokehouse + more!

For the 21 & up crowd - Chill out with some good grooves and grab a drink at one of the two full bars inside the Grand Star Jazz Club (in the festival grounds).

Stay for the FREE after party at the Grand Star Jazz Club, open til 2am!

This is a community based event and with your participation we can keep events like this alive in Los Angeles!

Flock Shop Presents...

Make It Funky
Saturday, July 31st, 2010
2pm - 12am
$5 before 6 pm, $10 after
Kids under 10 years old in free
All ages, fenced event
No Pets Allowed inside the event
947 N. Broadway, LA 90012
Street & Lot parking available

**Sorry, due to unforeseen circumstances there will not be a designated kids area but ALL kids are welcome and kids 10 & under are free!**

Please note NO PETS ALLOWED in the festival grounds, thank you!

For more info contact:
info@makeitfunkyfest.com

Official Website:
WWW.MAKEITFUNKYFEST.COM

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The Funk Rumble Block Party - 2009!

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Photo Credits: DC Photo|Media & Wayne Corros

MAIN STAGE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

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Main Stage Schedule:

2:00pm The Remitch {DJ Set}

2:30pm Jeremy Sole {DJ Set}

3:00pm E Reece and Core Elements

3:45pm Jeremy Sole {DJ Set}4:00pm Jeremy Sole's Musaics

5:00pm The Remitch {DJ Set}

5:45pm Anthony Valadez {DJ Set}

6:45pm Simple Citizens

7:45pm Anthony Valadez {DJ Set}

8:00pm BabyStone

9:00pm Michael Barnes {DJ Set}

9:30pm The Rebirth

10:30pm Anthony Valadez {DJ Seet}

10:45pm Connie Price and the Keystones feat. Percee P, Wildchild from The Lootpack & MC Daakir/Soup of Jurrasic 5

11:45pm The Remitch {Closing DJ Set}

12:00am - 2am Free After Party at The Grand Star Jazz Club (in festival grounds) 21+

DJ SCHEDULE

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DJ SCHEDULE {Subject to Change}:

FOOD TRUCK COURT
2pm Idea
3pm Sosupersam
4pm J-Twist
5pm Thumbprint
6pm Dubs One
7pm Mikecheck
8pm Beat Ventriloquists (Gene)
9pm Glenn Red
10pm Frank(e)
11pm Gazoo

ARTWALK
2pm Marlon Fuentes
3pm El Dopa
4pm Toks
5pm Destroyer
6pm Jedi
7pm A-ski
8pm Danny Massure
9pm Daz
10pm Al Jackson
11pm Expo

VENDOR VILLAGE
2pm Val
3pm 671
4pm Rick Wren
5pm Beat Ventriloquists (James)
6pm Alfred Hawkins
7pm Raichous
8pm Shred One
9pm Roza
10pm Ben Diggin
11pm Phatrick

GRANDSTAR (DOWNSTAIRS} - 21 & OVER
2pm Blitz
3pm A-1
4pm BZ
5pm Marvski
6pm Just Pudge
7pm Concise
8pm Inka One
9pm Rani D
10pm Plann.B
11pm Jayski
12am to 2am Beat Ventriloquists

GRANDSTAR (UPSTAIRS) - 21& OVER
2pm Senor Bonobo
3pm Baby Bubba
4pm Lotuspetal
5pm Seven57
6pm Mza
7pm B-Nasty
8pm Alex Transistor
9pm Knyfeprty
10pm Chaka
11pm Jaymystic
12am - 1am Cee Brown
1am - 2am TBA

Kids Area - Update

2010-06-01T21:00:00.000-07:00

We apologize, but there will not be a designated kids area this year due to unforeseen circumstances. Don't forget that all kids are welcome to the event and kids 10 & under are Free! Thank you

More Available Parking this year!

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This year the art walk in Chinatown will not be on the same day as Make It Funky so there will be much more available parking for the festival.

Check the current lists of lots under the Directions & Parking section of our site. We will be adding additional parking lots to the list this week!

UPDATES FOR MAKE IT FUNKY!

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Please remember there is no specific designated children's area within the festival this year.

Please remember that NO pets are allowed within the festival grounds.

The food truck Flying Pig is unable to attend the festival.

Thank you!