No BS! Brass Band
Welcome to the new NoBSBrass.com!
We’d like to welcome you to our brand new website! Take some time to look around and make sure to visit our blog regularly for everything No BS Brass. Enjoy!
Ringing in 2011
Hey everyone! So after wrapping 2010 with great success, we’re off to conquer 2011. Let’s take a minute to discuss the end of last year. We had a great time seeing some old friends in New York when we played at Joe’s Pub. There’s a short video you can see here. New York is my [...]
No BS! Plays Joe’s Pub in NYC!
That’s right ladies and gentlemen, we’re very much in an “Empire State of Mind.” And on December 16, w’re hitting the Big Apple. Ok, all Jay-Z references aside, we couldn’t be more excited. Joe’s Pub has hosted the likes of Elvis Costello, Alicia Keys, and Amy Winehouse, not to mention RVA’s very own Fight the [...]
Sweet Press!
The media blitz is on! We’re really feeling the love from the press. I thought it would be cool to have a collection of it here. It all comes from an extremely diverse group of people, and it’s in a bunch of different forms. Perhaps my favorite of all the kind articles written is by [...]
WOW!
There are certain things in life that leave only a few words to express what really has happened. I think for the last 3 weeks, WOW might be one of the only words to describe all that has been going on. There’s a lot of great stuff to talk about, so let’s get talking. First [...]
Let the Countdown Begin!
As September comes to a close, let us take a quick look back on the last few months, before looking forward. May was great to us, we spent some time in Bryan’s hometown, Birmingham Alabama. Our gig there was awesome, and we met a bunch of great people along the way. We’ve played in Asheville [...]
Jeb Bishop Trio
We’re super excited to be playing with the Jeb Bishop Trio from Chicago, this Friday night at The Camel. Our own Bryan Hooten talked Jeb about his thoughts on different aspects of trombone playing, among other things. RVAJazz has the original article can be found here. I’ve put in a selection of the article below. [...]
Back to School Special!!
HEY!!! We’ve had such an amazing 3 days! Let’s begin the story with some bad news. As the Meat Wagon is rolling down 64, heading west about 20 minutes out of town, DESTRUCTION occurred. The inner tire blew out traveling 70 MPH. It smashed against the floor, tearing a hole in it and nearly taking [...]
It’s August!
Hey RVA (and world)!! Hope everyone has survived July without melting, and that y’all’s A/C units work a bit better than mine! It’s time to get everyone updated on the goings on of your favorite brass band. To start off, I want to take another opportunity to make sure y’all know we’ve got a new [...]
Gulf Give RVA
We are very excited to be a part of one of the best causes in town this week. Gulf Give RVA is a fundraiser to benefit the Gulf Restoration Network. Money is coming both from donations which are collected at the door as a psuedo cover charge, as well as silent auction donations, which will [...]
RVA Superlatives
Hey y’all, RVANews recently did a high school yearbook throwback, by putting together a list of RVA Class of 2010 Superlatives. Well guess who’s up for most musically talented? That’s right, your very own No BS! Brass is up against some of the best musicians in the city for the “Most Musically Talented” Award. There [...]
NO BS! Brass is glad to be home! WE are playin the Camel sat May 29th!
SUP PEEPS! Wow! What a great trip! We are so grateful for all of the people who helped us on this trip. Lucas, Claire, Kirk, the Hooten Family, Sky, the Bottletree, the Blind Tiger and the Rocket Club and all of our Asheville, Greensboro and Birmingham peeps!! and especially LANCE!!! (he drove the entire time!) [...]
Let the Tour Commence!
Exams are done. The sun is out. I’ve only got sunburned once. Summer. The No BS Brass Summer Kick-off Tour has begun! We started yesterday at Collegiate School for the first of 3 in-town shows that will be the beginning of our trip. We’re playing a free show at Balliceaux tonight, and at Chalkley Elementary [...]
March Updates
Hey everyone! The flowers are blooming, birds are chirping, and I’m sniffling all day and by looking at my eyes, I look stoned. You know what that means….it’s SPRING! To celebrate, let’s take a quick look back at the slew of activity from your favorite brass band towards the end of the month. Most awesome [...]
No BS with Manchester High School
Hey everyone! We’ve had a lot going over the past two weeks. A lot of us have been traveling the country with the Univ. of Richmond basketball teams. After a tough loss to eventual Sweet 16 member, St. Mary’s, we’re back home for a while. Just want to shout out to everyone at UR, we [...]
2010 Updates
Well it’s the end of February. The debates over “two-thousand ten” and “twenty-ten” have subsided. Everyone is watching the Winter Olympics, the only time curling gains worldwide attention. And although No BS! Brass is certainly taking interest, we’ve also been hard at work on some cool projects. The first is Tim Barry’s latest record, “28th [...]
NO BS! Brass IN 2010!!!!!!! YAY!!
Sup Peeps!!!! We will be playing the CAMEL this Friday (Jan 15)!!!!! First Dance Party of 2010!!!!!! Yeah!!!!! Special guest::::::3rd District! Here is our performance on Virginia This Morning on CBS 6!!!! In case you missed that 9am Jam !!!!! Peace and Love, Reggie Pace and NO BS! Brass ps (There are only 10 members) [...]
NO BS! BRASS ON VIRGINIA this MORNING! on CBS 6
Hey Peeps! Happy 2010! THANK YOU ALL for making 2009 so fun for us. I hope everyone had a great time at the NYE party!! and..If you came to any NO BS! BRASS show in 2009…..THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! One of my resolutions is to update this blog waaay more often!! (What’s your [...]
2009 Wrap-up
Hey everyone! We’ve had an amazing 2009, with highlights including the release of “Alive in Richmond,” an East Coast Tour, and rocking out at Best Friends’ Day. We’re finishing the year just as strong. The most recent canned food and coat drive at the Camel, was a huge success. Reggie drove to the Food Bank [...]
The 1st Annual NO BS! BRASS Canned Food and Coat Drive!!! @ THE CAMEL DEC. 11th
Hey Peeps!I know its been a while since we’ve spoken. But I have an announcement………………… Its time for…The 1st Annual NO BS! BRASS Canned Food and Coat Drive!!! @ THE CAMEL DEC. 11th Bring a Canned Good to the show, and get $1 off admission per Can! (UP TO 3 Cans!!) Bring a new or [...]
NEW SHIRTS! BIG UP TO RVA-TV! SHOW THIS FRIDAY with HOT POLITICS!
Hey EVERYBODY!!!!LONG-TIME-NO-SEE! We will be returning to the Camel this FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13th!!!!The opening band is Hot Politics …from NC! (Super Tower of Power-esque)We have tons of new stuff to show you!!! HOODIES!!Black and silver and Red and BlackT-shirts!!!Black and Red— Red and BlackBlack and Silver—Green and WhiteBrown and White–Black and BlueBlack and Yellowand fewladies [...]
OCTOBER!!! YAY!!!
BrassTastic: The NO BS! Brass Newsletter!!! OCTOBER!! Oct 18: Tonite night (Monday) We’ll be playing a very special show at the Camel with an awesome band from Texas with a band called Snarky Puppy. They are bringing Zach Brock, who is an awesome violinist. Check his stuff out on Myspace . Doors open at 7pm. [...]
Walking the Walk: Impressions from the Richmond Folk Festival
By Bryan Hooten One of the great things about living in Richmond’s Fan neighborhood, like most of the band does, is that we can walk to just about anything we want to. On Saturday I made the journey down to the Doubletree Hotel on Franklin St., which served as the housing for artists in the [...]