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Giveaway: NYE with New Orleans Suspects, Hot 8 Brass Band
The New Orleans suspects will headline a New Year’s Eve show at The Maison on December 31. The night will also feature performances by the Hot 8 Brass Band and […]
Hot 8 Brass Band, Vicennial (Tru Thoughts)
In the liner notes, Hot 8 leader and tuba player Bennie Pete explains the contents of Vicennial, an album that celebrates the brass band’s 20th anniversary. “The songs on this […]
The Hot 8 Brass Band Stops Touring While Bennie Pete Recovers
Following bandleader and sousaphone player Bennie Pete announcement that serious illness will prevent him for performing, The Hot 8 Brass Band decided to suspend all touring until further notice. Pete […]
Terrell Batiste of the Hot 8 Brass Band Gets a New Home
Terrell Batiste of the Hot 8 Brass Band is a first-time homeowner of a brand-new home in the Habitat for Humanity’s Musicians’ Village. It was built especially for him, to […]
Hot 8 Brass Band, Tombstone (TruThoughts)
A sense of sincerity prevails in the Hot 8’s latest release. The lyrics come from the heart, the rhythm from the street, and the all-for-one musical attitude stems from the […]
Hot 8 Brass Band, Life and Times of the Hot 8 Brass Band (Tru Thoughts)
A question occurred to me toward the end of “Let Me Do My Thing,” the seventh track off the Hot 8 Brass Band’s new record: “Why isn’t this style more […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 17): The Hot 8 Brass Band Sounds Its Horn
“It wasn’t really our choice not have another album; it’s just we had went through a lot of trials and tribulations,” says Hot 8 Brass Band founder Bennie Pete (sousaphone) […]
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue + the Hot 8 Brass Band at Wednesday at the Square: Photos
Yesterday was one of the biggest Wednesday at the Square concerts of the year, with New Orleans superstar Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue headlining the free show. Even Mayor Mitch […]
YouTube du Jour: Hot 8 Brass Band
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXcad_Qx7aM[/youtube] Tonight, the Hot 8 Brass Band plays its 16th anniversary party at the Howlin’ Wolf. Here the band is live in Paris in 2008 performing its cover of Marvin […]
The Hot 8 Brass Band: Home in My Horn
The indelible image of the Hot 8 Brass Band at a Sunday afternoon second line parade is that of sousaphone player Bennie Pete and bass drummer Harry “Swamp Thing” Cook. […]
