Events Calendar · April 2026
George Porter Jr. and Runnin’ Pardners at Sweetwater Music Hall
Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026
Time: Doors Open at 7:00pm and Show Starts at 8:00pm
George Porter Jr. is an award-winning bassist, songwriter, and vocalist. He is a founding member of New Orleans’ seminal funk band, The Meters, and is widely recognized as one of the greatest bass players of all time. Formed alongside Art “Poppa Funk” Neville, Leo Nocentelli, and Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste, the pioneering R&B funk outfit emerged on the streets of the Crescent City in the 1960s and went on to become one of the progenitors of the funk genre.
The groundbreaking collective carved out syncopated polyrhythms and grooves rooted in New Orleans’ deep African musical traditions. Porter’s deep pocket and resonant tone laid down the rubbery bass lines behind funk classics like their signature hit, “Cissy Strut,” the 1969 instrumental released as a single from their eponymous debut album. The track reached No. 4 on the R&B chart and No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.
While the group rarely achieved massive mainstream success, they are widely heralded—alongside James Brown, Sly Stone, and George Clinton’s Parliament/Funkadelic—as founding fathers of funk. The Meters have been nominated four times for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (most recently in 2017) and were presented with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in 2018.
General Admission in Advance Tickets are $47.96 per person. All tickets can be purchased in the above website link.
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19 Corte Madera Avenue Mill Valley, CA 94941
