SXSW Day 5: Enjoying the @Hot8BrassBand at the SXSW Hackathon Championships
After being somewhat perturbed at the Hot 8 Brass Band performance the other evening which had been marred by the comedian, I was thrilled at …
After being somewhat perturbed at the Hot 8 Brass Band performance the other evening which had been marred by the comedian, I was thrilled at …
When walking back toward the parking garage where I had parked my car in downtown Charlotte, I suddenly heard the unmistakable sounds of a brass …
A cryptic message posted on saxophonist Kebbi Williams’ Facebook profile suggested that the Castleberry Hill neighborhood was going to be the location of “musical mayhem” …
Although the city of New Orleans put a stop to the tradition of brass bands playing in the first block of Bourbon Street near Canal, …
The final blocks of the Money Wasters second-line on Basin Street below Claiborne brought out the most enthusiastic dancers. There were already large crowds in …
The TBC Brass Band performs my favorite brass band song during the Money Wasters second-line in New Orleans, 5/26/13
The To Be Continued Brass Band perform a Mel Waiters song during the Money Wasters second-line downtown in New Orleans on Sunday, 5/26/13
A good example of how the Southern Komfort Brass Band fuses New Orleans’ tradition with that of Mississippi is this cover of R. L. Burnside’s …
The Southern Komfort Brass Band perform a Dirty Dozen Brass Band standard at their Underground 119 gig in Jackson on Friday 4/19/13
The Southern Komfort Brass Band performs for the crowd at Underground 119 in Jackson, Mississippi on Friday 4/19/13