Brass Band Rebels Bonerama On Tour Now

Look For Their New Live Album Bringing It Home

“…crushing ensemble riffing, human-feedback shrieks and wah-wah growls.” — Rolling Stone

July 9, 2007 — When Bonerama struts onstage with its four-trombone frontline, you can guess it’s not quite like any rock “n” roll band you’ve seen. When they tear into some vintage New Orleans funk, there’s no questioning from which city these guys hail. And when those “bones start ripping into Hendrix and Led Zeppelin licks, all stylistic bets are off.

Bonerama carries the brass-band concept to places unknown. Hailed by Rolling Stone’s David Fricke as “The ultimate in brass balls,” last Fall the band served as the House Band for the live all-star comedy event COMIC RELIEF. The 2006 event, which featured a long list of A-talent including hosts Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams, was recorded live from Ceasar’s Palace last November. Recently, Bonerama snagged the coveted “Best Rock Band” honor from the 2007 Big Easy Awards.

Since live performance is what Bonerama is all about, it’s no coincidence that their third album, Bringing It Home, is also their third consecutive live disc. It also testifies to the amount of tightening-up the band’s done in recent years. Joining another stack of Bonerama originals are covers ranging from the Meters and George Porter Jr. to the Beatles (two from the White Album, no less) to Thelonious Monk. And when they take on Led Zeppelin’s “The Ocean” — with trombones doing the familiar backing vocals along with the big guitar riff — you can practically hear the audience’s jaws dropping.

The current list of confirmed Bonerama tour dates is as follows:

July	13	Martyr’s Chicago IL
July	14	Bastille Days Festival Milwaukee WI
July	18-19	Broadway Oyster Bar St. Louis MO
July	20	Iowa City Yacht Club Iowa City IA
July	21	Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Festival Sioux Falls SD
July	22	Vaudeville Mews Des Moines IA
July	25	The Blue Gator Athens OH
July	26	Peaches Grill Yellow Springs OH
July	27	The Livery Benton Harbor MI
July	28	Beaches International Festival Toronto Ontario
August	02	Panama City Beach Concert Series Panama City Beach FL
August	03	MOJO Kitchen Jacksonville Beach FL
August	04	The Bamboo Room Lake Worth FL
August	05	The Green Parrot Key West FL
August	09	Gottrocks Greenville SC
August	10	Visulite Theatre Charlotte NC
August	11	Paetec Jazz Festival Baltimore Baltimore NY
August	25	Mid City Lanes New Orleans LA
September	08	Hot Springs Jazz Festival Hot Springs AR
September	16	Telluride Blues & Brews Festival Telluride CO
September	21	Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey CA
September	22	The Crystal Bay Club Crystal Bay NV
October	06	Private Party New Orleans LA
October	07	Gretna Heritage Festival Gretna LA
October	27	Voodoo Music Experience New Orleans LA

More dates will be announced.

Even in a city that doesn’t play by the rules, New Orleans’ Bonerama is something different. They’re not a traditional brass band, but they’ve got brass to spare—even with no trumpets or saxes in sight. Bonerama features a dizzying display of trombone talent; four trombones, to be exact. Band leaders Mark Mullins and Craig Klein (of Harry Connick’s band) shelf any jazz subtlety for Bonerama, opting instead for heavy funk, rock “n” roll, and pure horn muscle. Mullins and Klein are joined by fellow boners Steve Suter and Rick Trolsen, imaginative and dynamic sousaphone player Matt Perrine and edgy experimental guitarist Bert Cotton. The band also features a rotating cast of New Orleans’ finest drummers, including Russell Batiste, Stanton Moore, Eric Bolivar, and Terence Higgins.