Balkan Brass This Weekend
Download “Dum Maro Dum” by What Cheer Brigade
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New York’s brass outfit Zlatne Uste hosts the annual Golden Festival this weekend, bringing over 50 bands to upper Manhattan in celebration of Balkan brass. The festival starts modestly tonight at The Good Shepherd School from 7:30 PM, resuming the festivities there at 6:00 PM tomorrow, when bands will play three stages till 4 AM. See full schedule.
One of them is Providence’s What Cheer Brigade, who I saw at the center of an enchanted crowd gathered outside the McCarren Pool during last summer’s Man Man show. They will be playing the Auditorium at 3AM. Pictures from that first encounter:
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January 22nd, 2008 at 5:34 am
“twas awful nice of you to pitch our little outfiot on your site. I hope you enjoyed the Golen Fest performance. We will be back in NY on the 17th of Feb with Slavic Soul Party and Veverintse (I cannot spell their name) at the Union Pool (or something like that) In williamsburg. Hope to get to dance with you then!
CC the C