No BS! Brass Band Retaliates Against Tragic Headlines With New LP, 'Brass Knuckles' Out 11/20

No BS! Brass Band, the 11-piece brass and drum group from Richmond, VA praised by SPIN for their "sternum-rattling" sound is back with 'Brass Knuckles' (out 11/20), their most politically urgent record to date. With a signature blend of jazz and hip-hop infused horns and foot-stomping rhythms, the album features killer rapped and chanted vocals on more than half of its tracks as a fierce response to recent police brutality and social unrest. Instead of feeling hopeless, the 11 original new songs call listeners to action: to stay positive and strong, and seek fun in the midst of tragedy. Indeed, with this record No BS! doesn't lose any of the "booty-shaking, fist-pounding brand of brass ferocity" Paste praised last year. Hear their crisp blast of energy on title track, "Brass Knuckles" via The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon Tumblr: http://shorefi.re/1N5ZRnC

Wall Street Journal named No BS! one of the "Best Live Bands of 2013" and NPR said the group "redefine what a brass band can do." Founded by Bon Iver trombonist Reggie Pace along with drummer Lance Koehler, Pace credits the group's strength with the mix of musicians from different races, religions, educations and socioeconomic backgrounds. "The band wouldn't sound like it does if we didn't have such diversity," Pace says. "Bringing people together is what it's all about. Together we're powerful."

No BS! has performed everywhere from The Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center to the NPR Music offices. Coming out of a successful festival season during which these crowd-pleasers turned Eaux Claires upside down sitting in with Sufjan Stevens, Bon Iver and Blind Boys of Alabama, they're headlining North American dates this fall. See below for a full itinerary with additional dates into 2016 to be announced soon.

 

'Brass Knuckles' Tracklist:

1. 3am Bounce

2. Act Like You Know

3. The F.O.O.L.

4. Tyrannis

5. Brass Knuckles

6. Out of Time

7. What Now

8. Get Slow

9. Nailbiter

10. Trifling Woe

11. I40w

No BS! Brass Band Tour Dates:

9/11 - Shepherdstown, WV - Frank Arts Center Theater

9/16 - Salisbury, MD - Salisbury University

9/19 - Baltimore, MD - Creative Alliance

10/14 - Philadelphia, PA - Boot & Saddle

10/15 - New York, NY - Joe's Pub

10/16 - Charlottesville, VA - The Southern

10/22 - Washington, DC - Gypsy Sally's

10/23 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle Backroom

10/24 - Ashville, NC - The Mothlight

11/18 - Allston, MA - Great Scott

11/19 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground

11/20 - Lake Placid, NY - Lake Placid Center For The Arts

11/21 - Hasting-on-Hudson, NY - PURPL