By Craig on February 12, 2012
It’s always a great honor to do master classes with students of music. We did this one with the students of UW who are called the Badger Bones and happen to be 15 outstanding young men and women studying trombone. When we do a master class we go into a classroom with the idea of [...]
Posted in Bap Bap, Education, Photos, Reviews, Setlists | Tagged Badger Bones, Madison, Mark Hetzler, University of Wisconsin, WI, Wisconsin |
By Craig on February 11, 2012
Wow, what a cool place S.P.A.C.E. is. Great room, good people and fun to play there. The audience was excited to see us and we were excited to play after being in the Bonerama Supa Sprinter for 16 hours. It’s amazing the adrenaline that you can tap into while your brain says, I’m tired. The [...]
Posted in Guests, Reviews, Setlists | Tagged BS Brass Band, Dave Spector, Evanston, IL, Illinois, Jeff O'Connor, Mike Hogg, S.P.A.C.E. |
By Craig on February 5, 2012
Lafayette, LA. is a very hip town. It’s the second most cultured city in the state on Louisiana so it’s always good to get there. We have many friends and family there and we love to see them. Let me say that the Feed and Seed music club is a brand new venue. It was [...]
Posted in Guests, Setlists | Tagged Feed & Seed, LA, Lafayette, Louisiana, LSU, Rick Trolsen, Wyatt Newman |
By Craig on January 7, 2012
The BNR horns were part of a show @ Rock&Bowl last night that really rocked. The Rolling Stones Tribute Festival. The band was strong: Chuck Credo, Alex McMurray (guitars), Reggie Scanlan (bass) John Gros (keys, not Bobby), Chad Gilmore (drums) Irene Sage (vocals) Joe Stark (guitar and vocals), Fred Leblanc (vocals). Dave Stocker, English Bob [...]
Posted in Bonerama Horns, NOLA, Photos, Reviews, Setlists | Tagged Alex McMurray, Chad Gilmore, Chuck Credo, Dave Stocker, English Bob, Fred LeBlanc, Irene Sage, Joe Stark, John Gros, Keith Richards, Let It Bleed, Reggis Scanlan, Rock N Bowl, Rolling Stones |
By Craig on January 1, 2012
HAPPY NEW YEAR to every one of you! It was a good year, but 2012 is going to be better. Last night at the Bamboo Room, a favorite place to play for a long time, was lots of fun. The band was playing very well and had lots of spirit. Not spirits, but good ole pumped up [...]
Posted in NOLA, Reviews, Setlists | Tagged Bamboo Room, florida, Lake Worth, New Orleans, New Years Eve |
By Craig on January 1, 2012
Good to see our south Florida family come out for a New Years prelude. And it was Bert’s birthday! -ck Set One: Dee Lost My House I’m In Love Again It Don’t Mean Nothin’ Louie’s Perch Look Out Lonely Happy Birthday Bert > Sprung Monkey I’m Lost Yer Blues Set Two: Hero Hard Times Soul [...]
Posted in Setlists | Tagged Bert Cotton, Coconut Creek, FL, florida, Nectar Lounge, Seminole Casino |
By Craig on December 30, 2011
Sunny Florida is a good place to be in December. The people down here are warm & friendly & there are quite a few music chasers. They are friends, family & fans. The 3 F’s. Very important to a touring band. Thanks to all of them who support live music. It’s good to see your faces. The [...]
Posted in Reviews, Setlists | Tagged FL, florida, Orlando, Plaza Live |
By Craig on December 18, 2011
Workplay is the opposite from Smith’s Olde Bar in the fact that it’s a clean theatre with a couple different levels to see the stage. Not as funky as the club, but a great place to play. Good sound and a big stage make it comfortable. We always get a good crowd there of some [...]
Posted in First Time Played, Guests, Setlists | Tagged AL, Alabama, Birmingham, Christmas On My Mind, Live At The Old Point, Merry Christmas Baby, Peter, Workplay Theatre |
