The Black Godfather is in the house: Andre Williams at Slim’s

Pub date February 25, 2009
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By Andre Torrez

There wasn’t much love for the Flash Express when a boisterous dude in the audience shouted, “We don’t care about you! We care about him!” He was referring to Andre Williams, the headliner that night, Feb. 20, at Slim’s.

Sadly, I got the feeling most of the audience agreed – the Los Angeles rock and soul outfit overstayed their welcome. Performing what seemed like an eternally lengthy set before returning to the stage as the Black Godfather’s backing band, Williams, in a show of solidarity to his support, coolly retorted to any stray hecklers, “Man, you paid too much money to fuck this up!” Laughter ensued and any bit of hostility was quelled by Mr. Rhythm.