Tony Randazzo - Spiritual Leader - Peck Horn, Eb Tuba
Paul Fonfara - Bb Reeds, Gypsy spirit
Tony Balluff - Bb Clarinet extraordinaire
Kristen Froebel - The Queen of Bb and Eb Saxophones
Philip Potyandi - Louis Armstrong wannabe on the Cornet
Mike Manthei - Playing upper limits of the Trumpet
Tom Carlson - Shaking the rattles and Blowing the Trumpet
JB McLain - Trombone and other unidentifiable mouth sounds
Steve "The Enforcer" Sandberg - The Crying Trombone
Scott Anderson - The Bottom
Ryan Billig - hand, stick and strapped on drums
Influences
Fanfare Ciocarlia, Goran Bregovic, Hank Williams, Perez Prado, The Skatalittes, Duke Ellington, Mahala Rai Banda, Bach and any other thing that makes it's way through our little minds.
Sounds Like
French, German, Indian, African, Ecuadorian, Italian, New Orleans Street Parades played by the Monty Python Bunch.
A Minneapolis/St. Paul outfit of ten that plays whatever sort of music we can fit into our horns. Based around the Gypsy Brass styles of Romania, we have added our own take on American Country Music, Latin American Dance Rythyms and Afro-Pop.
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I was going to go camping over the weekend, but this is definitely NOT camping weather. So me and some friends went to check out Dueling Pianos. Those guys are amazing - they can play just about any song that's been on the radio between 1950 and 2005.
Speaking of music, I wanted to let you know about a show we have @ Station 4 on Friday, October 16th. We are debuting a project called Sonic Transformations. It is a series of audio-visual performance pieces. The first one is called "AN OBJECT TO CRAVE". It features live music and visuals based on a short story about life, love, loss, fantasy, obsession and death.
Another group of mine, The Magnetrons, which plays an exciting and innovative Livetronica set (i.e. STS9, Disco Biscuits, The Histronic) will also be playing. The night will be full of creative, interesting, high-energy music, good drinks and good times.
Here's the info:
Blood Root Mother - "An Object to Crave" w/ The Magnetrons & Thought Thieves Friday, October 16th Station 4 201 E 4th St St Paul, MN 55101 9pm / $5 / 18+
I just wanted to stop by to say hello and give you a little update on what Blood Root Mother is up to! We will be recording an EP of new music in August, and we recently finished recording a live DVD. The DVD is currently unreleased and I actually just saw it for the first time a few days ago. It features the last two performances with Tony Ellis still alive, and some footage from the tribute show we played on the night of his funeral.
There are some cool covers, as well as some NEW music that will be on our upcoming EP. We're very excited about the new music and we'd like to share a sneak peak with you. Here's a video of a new tune called Run Bobby Run:
Blood Root Mother will be playing at Trocaderos in Minneapolis on Friday, June 26th. I cannot stress enough how awesome this show will be!! We're playing with three of the sweetest local rock bands: Claret, Niobium and Casanatra. If you haven't heard these guys, check them out immediately! Please come to this show!!
I recommend stopping by during happy hour for two for one drinks along with free buffet, which is delicious. We'll be hanging out at Trocs all night, so come by and chill/party with us :)
Again, here's the event info:
Friday, June 26th Trocaderos 107 3rd Ave N Minneapolis, MN 18+ // $6 // 8pm
Please come out and support some great local music!! Music starts at 9:30pm, we should go on around midnight. Invite your friends, pile into a car (or a party bus), and together we will make this one of the highlights of the summer :)
Since you seem to have good taste in music and live around the cities, I wanted to let you know about our show next Thursday, February 26th. We will be burning down the house at Trocaderos Nightclub in Minneapolis (107 3rd Ave N). If you've been there before, I don't have to tell you it's one of the best venues in the Twin Cities - classy atmosphere, great drinks, and the sound is always fantastic. We're gonna be recording live for a DVD, and this is definitely gonna be the coolest show we've done yet. So COME ON DOWN! The show is 18+, it starts at 9pm, and the cover is a mere $5. Hope to see you there!
Peace, Elliot
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed." -Albert Einstein
We're now accepting submissions for our next mixtapes, please submit your info at www. coast2coastsubmissions. com for your chance to get a spot on the next mixtape!
Hey Ryan..would you be interested in playing your magical percussion stuff for one show on August 15th?? It would be at the same place as the Groundhog show.....Dreamland Arts in the Midway. Lemme know...Nance
