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March 4th Marching Band
MarchFourth is a date, a command, and a band. Imagine Duke Ellington meets Sgt. Pepper in an international big-top Fantasia evoking a familial community reminiscent of the Grateful Dead. Imagine a 1920's speakeasy where Mr. Bungle meets the Shogun Warriors in a PG Clockwork Orange. Imagine running into this 35-person spectacle marching through a festival, down a street, or onto stage. The impact is immediate and infectious.
MarchFourth Marching Band is a mobile big band spectacular, consisting of saxophones, trombones, trumpets and a 5- to 10-piece drum/percussion corps, anchored by electric bass (battery powered). The sound is huge, melodic, and dynamic, taking audiences on a musical journey around the globe. MarchFourth writes and performs its own material, and also draws inspiration from an eclectic range of worldwide influences, such as Eastern European Gypsy Brass, Samba, Funk, Afro-Beat, Big-Band, Jazz, and Rock music, as well as television, film, circus, and Vaudeville.
Stilt-walkers, unicycles, fire eaters, puppets, flag twirlers, burlesque dancers, clown antics, and acrobatics are just some of the things youâll see accompanying this eclectic big band. MarchFourth Marching Bandâs stilt-walkers are world-class, performing acrobatics, dance routines, and even fire dancing on stiltsâall in fanciful costumes. The other dancing beauties can fill the stage with mesmerizing original dance routines (inspired by styles such as bellydance, hip hop, jazz, cheerleading, burlesque, and ballroom) or spread out into the audience and get everybody dancing.
The musical quality, the energy of the band, and the spectacle of the dancers all combine to create an original performance that appeals to everyone. Without guitars or keyboards, M4 "rocks" with the best of them, entertaining the audience with an over-the-top explosion of performance and charisma.
To MarchFourth Marching Band, art is life. Aside from being performers, the members of MarchFourth are also full- or part-time artists, designers, and craftspeople. All their drum harnesses (welded from recycled bicycle parts), stilts, costumes, merchandise, audio, and visual propaganda are designed and produced by members of the band.
The scope of appeal is almost universal: MarchFourth can fit in (and stand out!) at everything from weddings and school assembly concerts, to nationally known music festivals and top-level sporting events. From the hippest to the most down-to-earth, from conservative to liberal, from infant to elderly: all walks of life have been seen enjoying MarchFourth Marching Band.
http://www.marchfourthmarchingband.com/index.html
Loyd Family Players:
"Combining elements of samba, hip-hop, funk, heavy metal,
dancehall & reggae, this 8 to 14 piece non-traditional bateria has quickly earned a reputation as one of Oakland California's most raucous and jubilant party bands. "The Bay Area's fiercest female
percussion section," says the SF Guardian. There is no doubt
about it, when the Loyd Family arrives, they lay down real groove
with a thick mix of rhythms from all over the world that is also distinctly Oakland, CA. Using a subsonic fleet of surdos and machine gun snare drums, the Loyd Family Players draw from a vast history
of rhythms and showcase them in a style that has come to be their very own. With influences ranging from Carlinhos Brown to Rage Against the Machine, the Loyds mix together a bevy of breaks and textures with great precision for a hot and furious dance party. Utilizing everything from sultry R&B covers to tongue-in-cheek punk rock sing-alongs, the Loyds will whip the dance floor into a frenzy and turn you into a dashboard drummer for days on end.
http://www.theloydfamilyplayers.com/index.html
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LocationWild Buffalo House of Music
208 W. Holly St.
Bellingham, WA 98225
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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