Street Brass Podcast

Brass and street band festivals are back for fall 2021! Hear about some confirmed and expected events and how you can attend and support the return of live street music.

On the eve of the 2021 virtual Golden Fest, we're rebroadcasting an episode from 2018 that takes an inside look at the annual Zlatne Uste Golden Festival, with interviews from key members of ZU and the festival plus attendees and music from some of the many bands that played the 2018 festival. Stick around at the end of the show for a new track from the Brass Queens, a medley of holiday favorites.

This week the podcast returns from hiatus with a preview of the upcoming HONK! United virtual festival. With music from Brass Queens, Bandanica Granada Nicaragua, Cimarrona La Favorita, Unidos do Swing, Calango Careta, plus a field recording of a recent protest in New York City.

We'll be taking off the rest of August but here's a little audio from a field recording of the NYC-based samba group Batala at a recent protest to tide you over!

This week we're rebroadcasting Episode 14, which was a compilation of sounds and music from the East European Folklife Center's 2017 Balkan Camp in upstate New York. Featuring music of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and Turkey from Demiran Cerimovic, Zlatne Uste, Cocek Nation and more.

This week we dig into Masala Brass Kollektiv, the organizers of the Skappa'nabanda festival in Graz, Austria. We also play songs from BrazzBanditen, TubaLibre-Weimar, Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band and Brasskill's Francesca Hoffman, plus shoutouts to Titubanda, Sbandata Romana, La Fanfare Invisible, StreetNoise-Orchestra, BANDA RONCATI, FONC, Fanfare Le GrandMachinChose, Muses Tanguent, Refectory Brass Band, RusticaXBand, Stradabanda Spmt, Clownest Orchestra, Milfshake Fanfare Frappée, Train Fatal, Les Lapins Superstars, P-Funking Band and Banda Comunale.

This week we continue our exploration of the history and sounds of the Cimarrona brass bands of Costa Rica, with music from Cimarrona La Original Domingueña, Cimarrona Los Parranderos, Cimarrona Cimalokera Alajuela, Cimarrona Santo Domingo, Cimarrona Espiritu Tico, Cimarrona los Profesionales, Cimarrona Retana Alajueliteña, Banda Municipal Santa Cruz, and Cimarrona Banda Alegre Aserriceña.

This week we feature the brass bands of Costa Rica in the first of a two part series about the fascinating culture and long history of brass bands, called Cimarronas, and large puppet parades called Mascaradas. With the music of Cimarrona La Original - La Original Domingueña, Cimarrona Santo Domingo, Cimarrona Espiritu Tico, Banda Municipal Santa Cruz, Cimarrona La Favorita, Cimarrona Retana Alajueliteña, Cimarrona Banda Alegre Aserricena, Cimarrona Palmareña and Cimarrona Los Paperitos. Santa Bárbara de Heredia and mentions of Festival Honk Costa Rica and Museo Domingueño de la Cimarrona y la Mascarada

This week we cover the Bay Area radical marching band Brass Liberation Orchestra and play new music from Environmental Encroachment, Curious Rendition Orchestra and The Con Artists.

This week we speak to members of Unidos do Swing and talk about the Brazilian brass band scene, including HONK RiO, Festival HONK! SP, Fanfarra Clandestina, Damas de Ferro, Fanfarra Black Clube, Os Siderais, Calango Careta, Cosmobloco and Sagrada Profana.

This week we cover new releases and socially distant music videos from the Los Angeles Brigade of Activist Musicians, Bands and Artists (La BAMBA), Cimarrona la Favorita, Black Sheep Ensemble, The Curious Rendition Orchestra, The Virtual Con Artists, Extraordinary Rendition Band, Zlatne Uste, Funkasin, and Brass Queens.

This week we dedicate the show to those fighting for racial justice in response to the murder of George Floyd and ask radical brass bands to recommend organizations for the listeners to support and donate to. With Brass Messengers, Clamor and Lace Noise Brigade, Queens of HONK, Tin Horn Uprising, Mighty Souls Brass Band, Bread and Puppet, La Fanfare Invisible and Rude Mechanical Orchestra plus songs from Urban Science Brass Band and Funkrust Brass Band.

This week we cover the Canadian brass band scene including HONK ON, Big Smoke Brass Band, Sax Drive, The Van Hornies, Square Boys, SHOUT!, Urban Science Brass Band, Big Heist Brass Band, Bank Street Bonbons plus new socially distant music from Antimatter Horns and Banda di Quartiere as well as Honk Fest West and Black Sheep Brass Band. CORRECTION: In this episode, we identify the Urban Science Brass Band as being from the Toronto area, but they are in fact from Montreal, Quebec, where they lead the Montreal Hip-Hop parade.

This week we cover recently released home recordings by brass bands in the time of social distancing, including the Brass Queens, FONC, Second Line Social Aid and Pleasure Society Brass Band, Extra Syrup Horns, Brasskill, Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band and Hot Bottom Brass. We also talk about new releases from West Philadelphia Orchestra and Extraordinary Rendition Band as well as Salt City Honk and the Unity Street Band.

This episode we cover the bands that would have played at the annual Pittonkatonk festival in Pittsburgh--including May Day Marching Band, Big Blitz, Afro Yaqui Music Collective, Timbeleza, Novi Hitovi Brass Band, Colonel Eagleburger's Highstepping Goodtime Band, What Cheer? Brigade, Detroit Party Marching Band and more!

This week we take a deep dive into the history of one of the most influential modern New Orleans brass bands, the mighty Dirty Dozen Brass Band.

Enlighten your Thursday with this week's episode, focusing on the community and activist street bands of England, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Austria and Switzerland, featuring music from Join The Din, Hackney Colliery Band, MusikarbeiterInnenkapelle, La Fanfare Invisible, Pink Puffers Brass Band, Titubanda, Ottoni a Scoppio, FiAti SpReCaTI, Les Canards des Cropettes, StreetNoise-Orchestra, Masala Brass Kollektiv, plus mentions of FONC, Le Pompier Poney Club, Buena Banda, HaydeTanz, BrazzBanditen, Big Red Band, The Stroud Red Band, Charanga Ventolín, Fanfare a Manif Engagee, Fanfare van de 1e Liefdesnacht, Bastet Brass Band, Tuba Libre, HaydeTanz, Dicke Luft, GRAZAMBA, the Skappa'nabanda Festival and many more; plus a new song from the mighty Hungry March Band.

In this episode we interview Christo Squier of the London based progressive brass ensemble Perhaps Contraption. We talk about their show Nearly Human, the genesis of some of their songs, movement and technology in the context of brass, David Byrne and brass in the age of COVID.

This week we cover news, updates and trends in the street brass community, including Honk Fest West, a new album from Minor Mishap, the Save Our Brass Culture Foundation and socially distant music videos.

This week we dive into the history and music of New Orleans' iconic Rebirth Brass Band, playing selections of their songs across their nearly 40 years of recordings.

This episode is dedicated to HONK!TX. The 2020 festival was postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis and this episode is an overview of all the bands who were slated to play this year.

This episode features an extended interview with Max Fass and Francesca Hoffman, the two founders of the Hudson Valley Brassroots Festival, plus music from many of the bands playing this year's event.

The Street Brass Podcast returns with an in-depth interview featuring four musicians from the brand new all-female, NYC-based band Brass Queens, along with live recordings from the band. Some explicit language.

This episode takes an inside look at the annual Zlatne Uste Golden Festival, with interviews from key members of ZU and the festival plus attendees and music from some of the many bands that played the 2018 festival.

In this episode, we interview Jonathan Goldman, bandleader, composer and trumpet player for the Boogaloo band Spanglish Fly. We play songs from and hear stories about their upcoming album, Ay Que Boogaloo, plus dive into the history of the art form.

Episode 14 is a compilation of sounds and music from the East European Folklife Center's 2017 Balkan Camp in upstate New York. Featuring music of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and Turkey from Demiran Cerimovic, Zlatne Uste, Cocek Nation and more.

This episode covers What Cheer? Brigade's latest release, a double album entitled You Can't See Inside of Me as well as a new song from the Funkrust Brass Band off their debut album Dark City.

This episode features many of the bands that will be playing the upcoming 2017 Honk Fest West in Seattle, including The Party Band, LoveBomb Go-Go, Chaotic Noise Marching Corps, Banda Vagos and many more.

This episode of the Street Brass Podcast features an interview with Trudi Cohen and John Bell, co-founders of the Honk! Festival in Somerville, MA and members of Second Line Social Aid and Pleasure Society Brass Band.

The 10th episode of the Street Brass Podcast features an interview with Sarah Blust of the Rude Mechanical Orchestra and includes music from the band as well as Hungry March Band and Rebel Diaz.

Episode 9 features an interview with Dan Schleifer of the What Cheer? Brigade about the history, music and culture of the band, with songs from What Cheer?, Infernal Noise Brigade, Asha Bhosie and Kronos Quartet, and Downtown Boys.

This episode features the story and music of the Hypnotic Brass Band as well as songs from the What Cheer? Brigade and Goran Bregovic.

This episode covers the HONK Texas festival and features an interview with Alan Hutcheson of Dead Music Capital Band and music from this year's upcoming HONK in Austin.

In this episode, the Street Brass Podcast covers the history and music of the influential radical marching band Infernal Noise Brigade.

Episode 5 features an interview with accordionist Max Fass of Raya Brass Band and songs from all three albums from the band.

The 4th episode of this podcast features songs, live recordings and interviews with members of Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band.

This episode features the Panorama Brass Band, as well as songs from Goran Bregovic and Brand New Orleans County Brass Band.

This episode features a look at the French brass band Le Pompier Poney Club and their album Mofos.

In the first episode of the Street Brass Podcast, host Phil Andrews reviews Raya Brass Band's 2015 release RAYA.