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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Chicago is an amazing city with a lot of musical history. It’s the city Louis Armstrong first went to when he left N.O. to play with King Oliver, his mentor from N.O., way back in the 1920′s. Thus starting his phenomenal career. And that’s just the N.O. connection. Chicago has it’s own musical culture with [...]
The Livery is a favorite stop for us. Not just because Leslie & Steve are the coolest of club owners, but the fact that they brew the tastiest beer, Steve is a master brewer, is a an added incentive. Plus it’s truly like playing for family & friends in what was an old livery. Till [...]
What a fun room to play. The connection we have to The Lou is amazing. Always some amazing friends & fans there. Sit in’s are a given as we had Rockin’ Jake on harmonica & 3 trombone players blasting away with us who were Dave Dickey from the STL Low Brass Collective, Aaron Chandler, the [...]
What is there to say except playing Tips is always an honor. The hallowed halls of this great musically historic room is always felt when either listening to or playing music there. As I stood on that stage last night and tried to grasp the music that has been played there, my mind went numb [...]
Last night we played a show supporting Trombone Shorty @ Terminal 5, a very large venue that had about 2000 people there. We had an hour, so it was one power set. Hit it hard & wish it well, as June Gardner used to say. -ck Ed. note: Setlist 11/11/11 NYC: Cocktail Music > Turtle [...]
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