No BS! Brass Band
VIDEO SHOOT!!! FRIDAY OCT 9th!! @ the CAMEL!!!!!!!!!!
Hey PEEPS!!!! YOUR NO BS! BRASS BOYS WILL BE SHOOTING THE REST OF OUR MUSIC VIDEO/DVD THIS FRIDAY @ THE CAMEL!!!!WE WILL ALSO HAVE BRAND NEW SHIRTS!! (YAY! NEW COLORS) THE OPENER WILL BE…… WIRE IN THE WALLS ….FROM L.A….COME SEE SOME NEW MUSIC!!! WE HAVE SOME NEW TUNES ALSO!!!!! YAYAAAAA!!! SO COME BE A [...]
Final Tour Diary
Bryan’s final entry of the “Buskin’ in the USA Tour” log is finally here! Don’t forget to check us out on Friday at the Camel this Friday (details to come soon). The other 3 entries can be found here: Part I Part II Part III Now without further ado… Where were we? Oh yes. It’s [...]
Gig Tonight at VCU Commons
From the VCU TelegRam:“Activities Programming Board Live presents the NOBS Brass Band today, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. in the University Student Commons, Commonwealth Ballroom. There will be free food and drinks. Free tickets can be picked up in the Break Point games room.” VCU students come on out and bring a friend!
Tour Notes Vol. III
Here’s Bryan’s third installment of the notes for the Buskin’ in the USA Tour 2009: No BS Busking Tour day 3…. “Hey! Let’s go!” was the refrain of the morning. After what could not have been more than three hours of actual sleep, we peeled ourselves off of the floor and stumbled upstairs for some [...]
We Love RVA Photographers
Throughout our stay in Richmond, we’ve been blessed by the cities great photographers. People like PJ Sykes and Tony Lynch just to name a couple. Well, they’ve really outdone themselves this time with their work at Best Friend’s Day ’09. They dealt with pouring rain, flying beer cans, people climbing on rafters, our usual rowdiness [...]
NO BS! BRASS IN NYC AND MORE!!
Hey Peeps, Thank you sooo much for coming out to the Camera Party!!! We’ve already received some sweet footage and pics but…KEEP THEM COMING!!! WE LOVE THEM!! Here are some NEW videos of us from the “Busking in the USA” Tour…Check em’ Out!! Post them on Facebook or twitter(@nobsbrass) …Leave some comments if you want!! [...]
NO BS!!!! Back to School Camera Party!! @ the Camel THIS FRIDAY!!! $1 off if you bring a camera!! ALL AGES!!!
What up PEEPS!!!LETS START THE SCHOOL YEAR OFF RIGHT!!!!CAMEL PARTY! CAMEL PARTY!CAMERA PARTY! CAMERA PARTY! We’re thinking of making a music video from the footage and pics.I’m sure that we will use those pics all over the place(CD art, New Website, Blog, Facebook, Flyers etc.)We want you all to feel like you’re a part of [...]
No BS! Brass Tour Reflection, Vol. II Big Ups! to RVAJAZZ.COM
No BS! Brass Tour Reflection, Vol. II This was originally posted by our good friends at www.rvajazz.com Go there often and check their calender and awesome postings! Seriously.Do it!! From August 5-8, No BS Brass, Richmond’s Manliest Band (as described by Style Weekly) set out on a busking tour. We drove, we played on the [...]
Awesome Weekend Ahead!
We’ve got a great weekend of stuff coming up! First, is the annual Best Friend’s Day at Hadad’s Lake. For anyone who hasn’t ever been, you have not really seen a Richmond spectacle. Imagine every type of person in Richmond from the age of 15 to 35 (or more), packed together enjoying food, beer, a [...]
NO BS TOUR Reflection Vol. I Thanks RVAJAZZ.com
This was originally posted by our good friends at Rvajazz.com Go there often and check their calender and awesome postings! Seriously.Do it!! No BS! Brass Tour Reflection, Pt. 1Last week, No BS Brass, Richmond’s Manliest Band (as described by Style Weekly) set out on a busking tour. We drove, we played on the street, we [...]
Free special show @ COUS COUS Tonite!!!! Sweet Opener: R2DToo!!
What’s up peeps?! There’s a lot of stuff going on this month in No BS world!! This Wednesday we’ll be at Cous Cous playing a free show! We’re doing all kinds of cool, experimental stuff. Come out and see something you’ve never seen before. 10pmOpener……R2Dtoo!……: Reggie Pace, Devonne Harris and Reginald Chapman combine to form [...]
Back from the Road!
Sup everyone? We’re back from the epic Buskin’ USA Tour, which was a great success! We all had a great time, explored some cities, sold CDs, and kicked ass!! August is continuing to be a busy month for us. Head out to Cous Cous this Wednesday, Capital Ale House Friday (w/ Ilad) and Hadad’s Lake [...]
BUSKING THE USA TOUR!!! THIS WEEK!!!!
Sup Peeps,Hope you’re having a wonderful summer!! Announcing :::::: the “BUSKING IN THE USA TOUR vol.1“That’s right!! We are about to bring the sounds and love of Richmond to the streets of America!Here’s where were going this time!!THERE WILL BE EXTENSIVE BLOG-AGE OF EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS! SO STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS and exact street [...]
No BS with Tim Barry
We’ve been spending some time with friend and nationally loved musician, Tim Barry, doing some work on his new record. At this point, we’ll be playing on two tracks. I’ll leave the rest of the details for your ears to discover when the record is released. We’re also getting pumped for some sweet stuff coming [...]
WITH OUR POWERS COMBINED VOL 4 and SUMMER BRASS FEST!!!
Hey Peeps, This Friday your NO BS BRASS BOYS will be combining powers with Richmond premiere salsa band… BIO RITMO!!! This special show is at PLAZA BOWL…Salsa-Brass-Band-Awesome-Core. Yes!! This Saturday!!!SUMMER BRASS FEST !!!! Summer Brass Fest!!Tons of new music including: New Orleans trombonist Jeff Albert and his Quartet which consists of Albert on trombone, Ray [...]
With Our Powers Combined Vol. 3!!!!
We’re back at it, combining forces with more awesome bands from Richmond and BEYOND…. Tonight we’ll head down to the river with Old School Freight Train to play Friday Cheers. Come check it out!!! Festivities begin at 6 with No BS Brass and continue with Old School Freight Train. OSFT Bio: Tim Dickinson of Rolling [...]
SCENES FROM THE MAYDAY PARADE!
We had a blast marching in the MAY DAY parade!!! Here are some pics and a vid……..and here’s a blurb on MayDay ! “May Day! Workers of the World Unite!* Today is our day! International Workers Day! Our day to recognize and appreciate the social and economic achievements of the international labor movement……..”This May Day [...]
Style Weekly Love!!
Sup y’all! It’s been a while, but its almost summertime here in Richmond and we’re back!!! If you haven’t picked it up yet, Style Weekly has been giving us some love in the recent issue. Grab one before this Wednesday or you’ll miss out. In case you do miss it, here are some links. We’re [...]
With Our Power Combined..Vol. II..Ilad CD RELEASE!! HERE THERE!!
With Our Power Combined..Vol. II..Ilad CD RELEASE!! HERE THERE!! APRIL 17th YES!!!! In this series of shows NO BS! BRASS will combine forces with other sweet Richmond artists. We will be sharing the stage at the exact same time mixing our styles into a delicious, mouth-watering, musical, Richmond smoothie! This show will feature Ilad.AND….It will [...]
Sweet lines from Marcus Tenney
Marcus posted this on his Facebook page today. It’s heavy: Marcus Tenney is thinking about how much life can be a prison cell sometimes. When he is at work, he feels like shit and doesn’t want to talk to anyone. However, when he steps into the sun, he feels that he has stepped into something [...]
NO BS! BRASS + GULL= Awesome night!!
LAST FRIDAY WAS AWESOME CHECK THESE OUT!!!!! #1 Alms For the Shore #2 don’t know the name let’s call it Renegades. (RIP) Peace!!!
A Message from Taylor Barnett!!!OH GOODY!!
AS YOU KNOW…….NO BS! Brass members are into a lot of things……..Here is an update from NO BS! trumpeteer Taylor Barnett……….“ Hi everyone, I want to let you all know that I have written a second article an article for RVANews.com discussing the relationship between composition and improvisation. You can read the new article here. [...]
Show in Charlottesville a success!!
YOOO!!!! As we begin a new week, let’s take a second to look back on the weekend. We had a great time playing with Old School Freight Train at the Gravity Lounge. Everyone seemed to really have a great time. The crowd didn’t really know what to expect from us, but by the time we [...]