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.

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 A

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, Cimar

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 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 Or

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 U

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, StreetNois

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.

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.