{"id":3335,"date":"2018-04-21T18:00:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-22T00:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/?p=3335"},"modified":"2018-04-21T18:00:44","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T00:00:44","slug":"kneel-before-the-king-graceland-ninjaz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/kneel-before-the-king-graceland-ninjaz\/","title":{"rendered":"KNEEL BEFORE THE KING &#8211; GRACELAND NINJAZ"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3336\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3336\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3336\" src=\"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Graceland-Ninjaz-Photo-1024x758.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Graceland-Ninjaz-Photo-980x725.jpg 980w, https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Graceland-Ninjaz-Photo-480x355.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Graceland Ninjaz to perform on the Bud Light Stage at the Wildflower! Arts &amp; Music Festival in Richardson<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>By guest contributor: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/morgan.kosinski\">Morgan Kosinski<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A little less conversation, a little more action. Bring it on!<\/p>\n<p>Audience favorite <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gracelandninjaz.com\">Graceland Ninjaz<\/a> return to the Wildflower! Art &amp; Music Festival for what is sure to be another life-changing experience. This funky band will take over the Bud Light Stage on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 9:45 p.m. in Galatyn Park.<\/p>\n<p>Can a band be life changing, <em>really? <\/em>Yes, really. Known in the metroplex as the \u2018King of Party Bands,\u2019 this diverse group boasts three Emmy winners, and unlimited talent: David \u201cEzE\u201d McMahon, Johnny \u201cPaycheck\u201d Kenny, Jason \u201cJoey G\u201d Gonzalez, Brady \u201cB-Funky Allstars\u201d Gouthro, Adrian Lea \u201cKid A\u201d Jarvis, and Bobby \u201cBobby-Q\u201d Hoke, set the floor on fire with every performance\u2026and would also appear to have a knack for clever nicknames.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Graceland Ninjaz - The King of Party Bands\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t5i7iuVV0M4?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Their vast r\u00e9pertoire ranges from Queen to Jay Z, and everything in between. If you don\u2019t reach true nirvana during their infamous mash-up of \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d and \u201cBaby Got Back,\u201d you\u2019re just lying to yourself, because you know that sounds amazing.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t just take our word for it. House of Blues Las Vegas General Manager Tim Jorgensen calls their performance, \u201cOne of the best musical experiences I\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seth A. Smith, owner of the insanely popular, Lee Harvey\u2019s lauds:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>\u201cGraceland Ninjaz never fail to get the crowd on their feet. Playing a wide range of music adapted to the Ninjaz special high energy style. They are one of our favorite and most unique acts to book.\u201d<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Graceland Ninjaz - &quot;Seven Nation Army (White Stripes Cover)&quot; - House Of Blues, Las Vegas 2-1-14\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zvgJEr0IKas?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We dare you not to shake your hips and worship shamelessly at the behest of this King and his merry band of misfits and music-makers.\u00a0 Prepare to kneel before the King!<\/p>\n<p>Think the rapping King of the stage looks familiar? You may know him as the wildly popular and award-winning children\u2019s personality, David McMahon also known as the world traveling <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidchicken.com\">David Chicken<\/a>!\u00a0 This songwriter and entertainer graduated from the University of North Texas, has won three <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidchicken.com\/awards\/\">Emmy Awards<\/a>, toured and performed for the U.S. Navy, and released three funky CD\u2019s and two adventurous DVD\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>General admission tickets are available online for $30! \u00a0Graceland Ninjaz will be on the Bud Light Stage on Saturday, May 19<sup>th<\/sup> at 9:45 p.m. at the 26<sup>th<\/sup> Wildflower! Arts &amp; Music Festival. The weekend pass to #WAMFest2018 Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, May 18-20 is only available online <a href=\"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\">www.wildflowerfestival.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Follow Graceland Ninjaz:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gracelandninjaz\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gracelandninjaz\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GracelandNinjaz\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/GracelandNinjaz<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gracelandninjaz\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gracelandninjaz\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spotify Embed: Graceland Ninjaz\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/2FQuOz3mppscx7B2oWakD5?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By guest contributor: Morgan Kosinski A little less conversation, a little more action. Bring it on! Audience favorite Graceland Ninjaz return to the Wildflower! Art &amp; Music Festival for what is sure to be another life-changing experience. This funky band will take over the Bud Light Stage on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 9:45 p.m. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"iawp_total_views":8,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,22],"tags":[826,827,825,628,815,814,816,57,650,820,824,823,828,822,804,30,821,31,819,818,817,29],"class_list":["post-3335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-entertainment","tag-adrian-lea-jarvis","tag-bobby-hoke","tag-brady-gouthro","tag-bud-light","tag-david-chicken","tag-david-mcmahon","tag-emmy-awards","tag-galatyn-park","tag-graceland-ninjaz","tag-house-of-blues-las-vegas","tag-jason-gonzalez","tag-johnny-kenny","tag-king-of-party-bands","tag-lee-harveys","tag-morgan-kosinski","tag-richardson","tag-seth-smith","tag-texas","tag-tim-jorgensen","tag-u-s-navy","tag-university-of-north-texas","tag-wildflower-arts-music-festival"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3335\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}