Monday, April 30, 2007
WEEKEND RECAP
L-r: Messieurs Cleezy Bone, Young Roccimo Baritonington and Tuba Tizz, Esq.
***Yes we kept checkin James Mooney's photography (as seen above).
***Yes we rocked uptown at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture with lady of the blues Shemekia Copeland.
***Yes you heard us on the radio...missed the broadcast in your city? Check the Studio 360 feature on your favorite brass knuckles HERE.
L-r: Messieurs Cleezy Bone, Young Roccimo Baritonington and Tuba Tizz, Esq.
***Yes we kept checkin James Mooney's photography (as seen above).
***Yes we rocked uptown at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture with lady of the blues Shemekia Copeland.
***Yes you heard us on the radio...missed the broadcast in your city? Check the Studio 360 feature on your favorite brass knuckles HERE.
Friday, April 27, 2007
STAY TUNED FOR L.A. CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND SHOW INFO
DOUBLE TROUBLE WEEKEND
The Baji twins on 14th, April 2007. Photos by James Mooney, check the gallery!
Check it good people, two chances to hear HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE for FREE this weekend:
On Saturday we're gonna blaze an opening set for Shemekia Copeland at the Schomburg Center in Harlem as part of Carnegie Hall's Neighborhood Concert Series.
If you can't make it uptown for the gig, WNYC's Studio 360 will be airing a piece on your favorite brass band this weekend. National radio schedule here so tell friends to tune in*. In NYC we'll be on at the following times:
10:45am, Saturday - 93.9FM WNYC
7:45pm, Sunday - 820AM WNYC
For impatient internet cheaters, the piece will also be online starting tonight right here. Plus itunes podcast and RSS. Thanks to Sarah Lilley for all her hard work.
*Chitown friends and fam will have to do the online thing since the show isn't airing out there. Insane!
The Baji twins on 14th, April 2007. Photos by James Mooney, check the gallery!
Check it good people, two chances to hear HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE for FREE this weekend:
On Saturday we're gonna blaze an opening set for Shemekia Copeland at the Schomburg Center in Harlem as part of Carnegie Hall's Neighborhood Concert Series.
If you can't make it uptown for the gig, WNYC's Studio 360 will be airing a piece on your favorite brass band this weekend. National radio schedule here so tell friends to tune in*. In NYC we'll be on at the following times:
10:45am, Saturday - 93.9FM WNYC
7:45pm, Sunday - 820AM WNYC
For impatient internet cheaters, the piece will also be online starting tonight right here. Plus itunes podcast and RSS. Thanks to Sarah Lilley for all her hard work.
*Chitown friends and fam will have to do the online thing since the show isn't airing out there. Insane!
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
SLOW NEWS WEEK
But only because we're working on lots of stuff to report...a HYPNOTIC radio feature is airing this weekend, and shortly we'll have some news about shows in LOS ANGELES. We bout to have a Cinco de Mayo tour jumping off!!!
In the meantime, enjoy the cat. Which band member does it remind you of?
But only because we're working on lots of stuff to report...a HYPNOTIC radio feature is airing this weekend, and shortly we'll have some news about shows in LOS ANGELES. We bout to have a Cinco de Mayo tour jumping off!!!
In the meantime, enjoy the cat. Which band member does it remind you of?
Thursday, April 19, 2007
IT'S A NEW ERA
Throw your burner in the sky.
Photos by N “SMAXX SILLY” Morgan, for sFs GFX, © 2007
Not sure what it says about these days in which we're living, but it feels like getting a look on Palms Out and Strictly Fitteds just seems right and certainly feels better than waiting around for the Entertainment Industrial Complex (from music magazines to music labels) to find out about HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE and then figure out how to get down with the program. The way it is right now certain people get it and know how to come at Bros with the right angles. Case in point: these photos are from today's edition of Strictly Fitteds ("Size Matters" lol) and in addition to some raw flix they also coming correct with the words, viz. "Think of the JBs, Tower Of Power, Fishbone, Earth Wind & Fire. Throw in a dash of Outkast for good measure. Tie that up and and you’ve got just a TASTE of what HYPNOTIC delivers." Just a taste true that but what a taste ma!
What the drill, can we get a New Era collab crackin?
Throw your burner in the sky.
Photos by N “SMAXX SILLY” Morgan, for sFs GFX, © 2007
Not sure what it says about these days in which we're living, but it feels like getting a look on Palms Out and Strictly Fitteds just seems right and certainly feels better than waiting around for the Entertainment Industrial Complex (from music magazines to music labels) to find out about HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE and then figure out how to get down with the program. The way it is right now certain people get it and know how to come at Bros with the right angles. Case in point: these photos are from today's edition of Strictly Fitteds ("Size Matters" lol) and in addition to some raw flix they also coming correct with the words, viz. "Think of the JBs, Tower Of Power, Fishbone, Earth Wind & Fire. Throw in a dash of Outkast for good measure. Tie that up and and you’ve got just a TASTE of what HYPNOTIC delivers." Just a taste true that but what a taste ma!
What the drill, can we get a New Era collab crackin?
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
PLAYERS INTERNATIONAL
There's lots to report—yall wanna know about last week's gig (insane), the new live CD (raw as hell), Rocco's new horn (bossy) and our next show (April 28). But look, this just came in and kinda shut down HBE HQ. Had to throw it up—i'll post the band's official reaction later.
There's lots to report—yall wanna know about last week's gig (insane), the new live CD (raw as hell), Rocco's new horn (bossy) and our next show (April 28). But look, this just came in and kinda shut down HBE HQ. Had to throw it up—i'll post the band's official reaction later.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
SPRING BLING THING
Rocco put $omething up on a new horn yall...check out ya boy and holla at a baritone player when you see him in the STREET.
Rocco put $omething up on a new horn yall...check out ya boy and holla at a baritone player when you see him in the STREET.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
COMMERCIAL
FRIDAY 13 APRIL
10PM $7
ROSE LIVE MUSIC
345 GRAND AVE
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN
G TRAIN TO METROPOLITAN
L TRAIN TO LORIMER
FRIDAY 13 APRIL
10PM $7
ROSE LIVE MUSIC
345 GRAND AVE
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN
G TRAIN TO METROPOLITAN
L TRAIN TO LORIMER
Monday, April 09, 2007
IT'S ON!!
It's rumored this Friday night show will feature two sets by HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE...PLUS!! the release of a new liveish album! No guest list see you there!
FRIDAY 13 APRIL
10PM $7
ROSE LIVE MUSIC
345 GRAND AVE
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN
G TRAIN TO METROPOLITAN
L TRAIN TO LORIMER
It's rumored this Friday night show will feature two sets by HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE...PLUS!! the release of a new liveish album! No guest list see you there!
FRIDAY 13 APRIL
10PM $7
ROSE LIVE MUSIC
345 GRAND AVE
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN
G TRAIN TO METROPOLITAN
L TRAIN TO LORIMER
Friday, April 06, 2007
FREAKY FRIDAY: FRESH CUTS EDITION
Then yesterday in they barbershop they were playing this Jay-Z song...and it reminded me of a secret studio session we smashed this week.
Then yesterday in they barbershop they were playing this Jay-Z song...and it reminded me of a secret studio session we smashed this week.
Thursday, April 05, 2007
THROWBACK THURSDAY: LOCO EDITION
Today I was in a taco spot when they played "Rainbows" by Madlib and MF Doom. It took me back to this, it seems like so long ago.
Today I was in a taco spot when they played "Rainbows" by Madlib and MF Doom. It took me back to this, it seems like so long ago.
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
IT MIGHT BLOW UP...
...BUT WE WON'T GO POP.
Actually Smoove might go pop.
Anyways lotta photo shoots and interviews happening lately. We'll let yall know when the stories come out.
In the meantime, we're back in the studio today. Working on some crazy official remixes and an exclusivish overseas-only type of thing with this dude as well.
...BUT WE WON'T GO POP.
Actually Smoove might go pop.
Anyways lotta photo shoots and interviews happening lately. We'll let yall know when the stories come out.
In the meantime, we're back in the studio today. Working on some crazy official remixes and an exclusivish overseas-only type of thing with this dude as well.
Monday, April 02, 2007
FAN MAIL
Got a crazy nice package of mixtapes from New Zealand's premierBlack black music DJ/writer Stinky Jim Pinckney. In an email he says last week he "played War near the end of my set after a furious dubstep track, as a palate cleanser and the people were literally whooping!!"
The man describes his recent "Stinkbombs 404 - Music Muderation" (!!!) as "low key business and a very different kettle of whatever to the real mixtape geezers in your neck of the proverbials"...cant figure out what that all means, but the CD cracks off with HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE's "War" before blasting into Raekwon + El Michels Affair's "The PJs...From Afar" and then a grip reggae, electro and a bunch of other stuff. So what more do you need to know? Stinky Jim runs NZ, we wanna go down there for some shows and kick it with some Maori dudes, get tattoos and maybe do a studio session...I'd go into detail but the CD is currently getting passed around the band and they're not giving it back any time soon.
Got a crazy nice package of mixtapes from New Zealand's premier
The man describes his recent "Stinkbombs 404 - Music Muderation" (!!!) as "low key business and a very different kettle of whatever to the real mixtape geezers in your neck of the proverbials"...cant figure out what that all means, but the CD cracks off with HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE's "War" before blasting into Raekwon + El Michels Affair's "The PJs...From Afar" and then a grip reggae, electro and a bunch of other stuff. So what more do you need to know? Stinky Jim runs NZ, we wanna go down there for some shows and kick it with some Maori dudes, get tattoos and maybe do a studio session...I'd go into detail but the CD is currently getting passed around the band and they're not giving it back any time soon.
