Jon Jay and I  in Venice, CA. - Feb'09

 

Jon Jay and I have seen a few good shows together this month. Tonight we
missed the first few acts at the A/C as we were with Rootsgirl,
watching the 1988 cult hit, VIBES, with Jeff Goldbloom and Cyndi
Lauper. Talk about fabulous film performances... Lauper is freakin'
unreal and Goldbloom's  master thespianism  was already apparent in
this film (like that? erudite slang!  heehee... my blog - my
prerogative). back to the club...

LIVE @ The A/C Supper Club, Venice Beach
'Terraplane Sun' and 'Soccer Mom' started the show. 'Meet Me At The Pub' were in their last song as we entered and high energy is the best description i
can give with such a limited viewing.

 

Weapon of Choice formed in late 1992 by South Central L.A. native Lonnie “ Mega*Nut ” Marshall, are an unbelievably-super-high-energy, rockin' alternative, funk, hip hop, jazz, reggae, band to see LIVE!

 

Mega*Nut, named among the Top 8 Funk bass players in music, (along with Flea, Larry Graham, Bootsy Collins, Victor Wooten and others - Bass Player Magazine), set my week rockin! “Lonnie's one of the funkiest bass players alive today - I've totally copped stuff off him...” (Flea - source: Bass Player Magazine).

Seeing Mega*Nut LIVE, I believe he is among the funkiest i've seen in a
thousand shows (though M.J. Dandeneau and Keith Lowe are serious
contenders for my favourite Live-Player position).  Stone Gossard said: “I signed this band (to Sony550) first and foremost because of their musicianship and stagepersonality... they're the kind of band that likes to tour to break
down barriers, so nothing's going to stop them.”



On this night, Lonnie (bass/lead vocals), and his band of sweetness: e# - aka eurie (vocals, bellydance/hiptonite); Marc Rey (guitar); Lamont Sydnor (drums); Elizabeth Lea (trombone, vocals); and John Kirby (keys, talkbox) were joined by the hot sounds of Norwood Fisher (from Fishbone). .. ..

.. ..

Norwood took the mic and went off on a perfectly placed rant of political descent - all the while Mega*Nut and W.O.C voraciously wacked us off (aurally speaking of course). This is my new favourite live show!

*** NEVER underestimate the value of putting a belly dancer with great pipes in the band!

 

What a SHOW!!! x Weapon Of Choice and Lonnie Marshall tour the world and have toured and performed with: 
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
George Clinton
Pearl Jam
No Doubt
Primus
Incubus
Joe Strummer (The Clash)
Run DMC
Les Claypool
Ice Cube
Sublime
Ziggy Marley
Fishbone 
Snoop Dogg on Jay Leno
Macy Gray
Brad (with Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam and Sean Smith)
Spearhead
Kim Manning (of George Clinton)
De La Soul
and many others... Weapon of Choice Film Credits:
• Grammy Awards
Performance with Red Hot Chili Peppers/George Clinton
• Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Performance with Snoop Dogg
• “Spiderman” the Blockbuster Movie
Song “Nutty Nutmeg Phantasy”
• “I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer”
Song “U Owe it to U”
• “Stomp the Yard” the Blockbuster Movie
Meganut feature role as MC Madd
Lonnie Marshall Credits:
• Joe Strummer (The Clash)
Bass, record “Earthquake Weather,” live tour
• George Clinton / Funkadelic
Touring & Bass / vocals “Asswipe”
• Les Claypool - Purple Onion
Touring & Bass “Dee’s Diner”
• Perry Farrell - Jane’s Addiction
Bass “Song Yet to Be Sung”
• Tone Loc
Bass “On Fire”
• Macy Gray “Spderman” soundtrack
“Nutty Nutmeg Phantasy”
• Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam)/Sean Smith
Bass / vocals “Brad” record
• Bette Midler
Rap on the “Bette Midler Show”
• Dionne Farris
Bass on record “Wild Seed-Wild Flower