By Matt Kiernan

Extremely influential funk legends George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic are going to perform at Toad’s Place this Thursday, for what should be a concert filled with dance-crazed fans, dying to hear the band’s classic tunes.

George Clinton’s bands Funkadelic and Parliament have been influencing dance music since the 1970s, writing classics such as Parliament’s “Give Up the Funk,” “Flash Light” and Funkadelic’s “Maggot Brain.”

The bands combine funk, psychedelic and soul music to create hard-hitting jams that are undeniably catchy.

Clinton started out making music with Parliament, while also concentrating on his slightly less known, but still very influential Funkadelic.

Parliament has released such classic albums as Mothership Connection, The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein and Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome.

Funkadelic has also put out classic albums, including Funkadelic, Maggot Brain, and One Nation Under a Groove.

Both bands haven’t put out new full-length albums in many years, with Parliament’s last album Trombipulation in 1980 and Funkadelic’s 1981 album Who’s a Funkadelic?

This doesn’t matter though considering both groups’ extensive music catalog and ability to inspire musicians to this day.

The band is on a tour throughout the East Coast and Midwest, with a show at the House of Blues in Boston, Mass. Feb. 19, and ending their tour in Charlotte, NC.

The doors will open at 8:00 p.m., with the show starting at 9:30 p.m. Tickets run for $30 in advance and $33 the day of the show.