ONCE AGAIN YOUNGBLOOD BRASS BAND

Youngblood Brass Band at AB in Brussels - Belgium

Didn't want to miss them... YOUNGBLOOD BRASS BAND in Brussels last night...
In their final week of this year's first European Tour (Yes,.. they will be coming back August 7 !!!)

Last night's gig was part of a Hip Hop concert night at the AB in Belgium's capital with four or five bands. Didn't get to see too much of the others...

YOUNGBLOOD is an absolutely incredible and amazing bunch of musicians, jammed in a Mercedes Transporter van with all their instruments and touring for five weeks from Holland to Sweden, from England to France, from Germany to Switzerland... Must be fun! And only 2 free days in five weeks,... sounds like torture... haha.
To be honest... I'm jealous of their job!

YOUNGBLOOD played pretty much the same repertoire as when I saw them on March 8 in Tivoli in utrecht (NL),.. most pieces from their new album "Is this a Riot?", which was selling like crazy after the performance.

Had a nice chat with trumpet player Mike Boman, whom I had met at YBB performances before, and also with their drummer/singer David Skogen, who told me they had tried to work with Drum Corps International to do a few workshops and maybe a concert in Championships week. YBB's hometown is Madison !!

The band members have not too much affiliation with the drumcorps scene though.... YBB trombone player Matt used to march with Blue Devils (1999).
A few of them teach band kids, some of which have acquired spots in brass and percussion sections of various top DCI corps.

Youngblood Brass Band is some of the best brassy stuff you've ever heard, accompanied by amazing rhythmic drums and vocal poetry!

I'll be back for more in August !!