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Galactic: A Lust for the Groove

March 1, 2000 by: Jonathan Tabak

Galactic, n. 1. an elite sect of interstellar nomads, originating from the Crescent nebula, who seek out and plunder worlds in an insatiable lust for groove. –adj. 2. pertaining to or stimulating the secretion of funk.

 

In the fall of 1996, backstage at Tipitina’s, Galactic had just finished a gig. It was 3 in the morning and a sizable c...

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