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[FUNK] Kool and the Gang may not have achieved household-name success until the mid-later 1970’s, but the group formed in the mid-1960’s out of Jersey City, giving their career an impressive 50-year-span. The current lineup, which will play the Seneca Niagara Events Center on Saturday, September 1, retains four original members, including bothers Robert and Ronald Bell. They still bring a full brass section and deliver a set that’s hard to argue with, from the early funk stylings of “Open Sesame,” “Hollywood Swinging” and “Jungle Boogie” to the smooth-production R’n’B of “Get Down on It,” “Cherish,” “Ladies Night” and, of course, “Celebration.” Got a sweet tooth for vintage R’n’B? Look no further, this will be worth every penny.