Stooges Brass Band Live On

ESPN's SportsNation

 

Stooges Brass Band will be spending the week leading up to the Super Bowl, serving as the house band on ESPN's SportsNation. Be sure to tune into ESPN 2 at 4:00pm EST to watch Stooges Brass Band give a live national audience a big taste of what New Orleans music is all about.

 

The Stooges Brass Band took to the New York City music scene during the 2013 APAP Showcase with something to prove. Stooges Brass Band rocked sell out crowds at the Cutting Room, Brooklyn Bowl, and globalFEST 2013 at Webster Hall with their signature brand of New Orleans brass, infused with funky hip-hop rhythm and beats.

 

NPR Article on Stooges Brass Band @ globalFEST 2013

 

Biography  

 

The Stooges Brass Band has been one of the elite brass bands in New Orleans but only recently is receiving the accolades and well deserved recognition of their importance to the music scene of New Orleans. Since 1996, their high energy show on the stage and in the streets has engaged audiences with their innovative blend of traditional New Orleans brass sounds and contemporary hip-hop beats.

 

Stooges Brass Band has shared the stage with: Ozomatli, Black Star (Mos Def & Talib Kweli), Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Shemekia Copeland, Pedrito Martinez Group, Galactic, Brownout, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Funky Meters, Jessica Simpson, and more.

 

Whether they are second-lining in the back streets of the Crescent City, or performing across the country, the Stooges Brass Band immerse crowds in a high-energy, cut loose vibe that's contemporary yet deeply rooted in the culturally rich musical legacy of city of New Orleans.