Elby rubs elbows with Richmonders

Elby Brass from Fredericksburg, VA, seem to have a thing, and they’re bringing it to The Triple on Friday night.

“You can bring your baddest, but it ain’t bad enough.”

Elby Brass from Fredericksburg, VA, seem to have a thing. Drum and bugle corps meets New Orleans, rock meets ska meets funk. Quirky, loud, and heavy on the vocals, they look and sound more like a marching brand than a brass band as we know it (due in large part to their military band uniforms and their choice of percussion instruments). Their vocal songs feature Cab Calloway-like shouts from the band (or think Squirrel Nut Zippers), and their darker instrumental pieces are not unlike something we’d hear from Richmond’s own No BS! Brass.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rOBF8zp6uQ[/youtube]

They played last week at Broad Appetit and return on Friday to play The Triple with Palominos. Will you be there?

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Dean Christesen

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