So we have it on record from festival organizers that the Mill Valley Music Festival welcomed over 8,000 attendees from across the Bay Area (and beyond) for a vibrant weekend celebration.” Now that’s about 2,000 short of last year’s totals, but hey, as least youngsters and newbies had the opportunity to see Nile Rodgers & Chic one time in their lives.

According to Rodgers, the idea to form Chic came about after he and the late co-founder of the group Bernard Edwards, a bass-playing maestro, witnessed what one can assume was a mystical performance by Roxy Music, circa 1974, in a castle overseas. I believe they were on ‘shrooms or acid or something, but the combination of images and music struck a chord with the musicians. Beginning with that unique experience, they were motivated to form s

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