The No BS! Brass Band’s new album opens with its triumphant declaration: “RVA ALL DAY!” It’s a rally, a rant, a roar, led by 11 brass and percussion players from Richmond, Va., who have combined ...

This is American Routes live in the studio with a few friends. The Stooges Brass Band from New Orleans started as teenagers in 1996 after bandleader Walter "Whoadie" Ramsey heard a performance by ...

Three years ago, the folks at Red Bull energy drink’s national network wanted to know who the best brass band in New Orleans was at the time. In order to find out, they called on a panel of New ...

Red Bull Street Kings is an energy-drink-sponsored showcase that turns up in New Orleans periodically to crown the city's best brass band. The first Street Kings event took place in 2010 under the ...

The culmination of the brass band season is fast approaching as the UK's top ensembles prepare to compete in two prestigious finals this September and October. Bands from across the country will go ...

The Stooges Brass Band has been one of the elite brass bands in New Orleans but only recently are receiving the accolades and well deserved recognition of their importance to the music scene of New ...

Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band brings New Orleans sound to Hogansville's historic Royal Theater for a one-night show ...

They’ve played at international festivals, in nightclubs and on a boat in the New York harbor. In one unusual gig, they played on the L train in Chicago. This local band has even been on the radio — ...

Alex Harris reflects, “In 2020 on a trip to New Orleans, members of Brass Queens went to ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Academy in New Orleans East with members of Preservation Hall and other local brass ...