The Brass Messengers CD Release with The Poor Nobodys, Dreamland Faces and special guests

The Brass Messengers formed from the annual rubble of of the Heart of the Beast Mayday Parade and Ceremony in Minneapolis. Each year, the parade came and went, puppets packed, park cleaned, summer began and the founding members of the BMers left feeling like their work was unfinished, again. Having compiled years of mobile brass scores for themselves, they took to making it an ongoing affair. Now they dine together (playing music), they take the train (playing music), bike (carrying their instruments, singing), camp (playing music), and bring the party wherever they end up. They started as a street band playing the music of the Caribbean (Ska) and Balkans (Fanfare Ciocarlia), but now play anywhere from the small stages of local bars, where they have been known to throw a country song to the crying drinkers, to Northeast Minneapolis, where a high speed polka or two is essential, to parties for kids, where they get to run in circles with many small children (that is the brass band dance for the under 6 crowd), to gatherings of their activist kin, where a fiery Bella Ciao prepares them for the mean world out there, to the big stage, where they try to play in tune (that'll be The Cedar!). Their music of choice is anything that fits in the twisted brass tubing, from originals to "covers" from around the globe, as long as it makes a joyful noise. Tonight will be an extra sweet night: they'll be celebrating the release of their first album!

 Tickets are on sale now from Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), Cedar outlets, and online at Ticketweb.

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Brass Messengers

Dreamland Faces

Based in Minneapolis, Dreamland Faces' repertoire consists of both “old-time” and modern standards, as well as originals, but chances are you haven’t heard them quite like this. The richness and depth of the group’s arrangements, the compelling contrast...

The Brass Messengers

A Minneapolis/St. Paul sprawling fun factory of eleven musicians. Music of choice is anything that fits into the twisted brass tubing, from inspired originals, to "sing-a-longs" and “covers” from around the globe. Truly, a joyful noise.

The Poor Nobodys

A collaboration of artists and musicians, The Poor Nobodys are a 7-piece outfit from Minneapolis. After handcrafting songs in the Twin Cities for over three years, they finally recorded their self-titled EP last May and just finished recording their...