3:33⅓ Black Market Brass

I love some great Minnesota music and I think Black Market Brass are some of the best. I saw them live way back at the Nomad and felt like I couldn’t think of a band that mustered a more physical groove off the stage in our scene. I also saw them at the Pizza Luce Block Party and I realized they had some serious fans. The way I heard about this band was kind of a trip . . .I was playing a show on the same bill as Caroline Smith (now Your Smith) and I complimented her on how great her band sounded. She told me she had a secret weapon, she had discovered a band in the rehearsal space next to hers with great players. She was hesitant to give me the name, but she ended up saying “Black Market Brass”.

Powerful group but most importantly, this is their best tune. I love a good groove, but when you take a good groove and you add a good melody, great arrangement moves and spectacular solos, than you got a stew going.

The Record.

The Artwork and yours truly holding the artwork.