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having to do with the international sisterhood of wonderful and bizare radical brass bands

Caught in a bad hotel..

Posted on May 10, 2010 by skyebend

Political theater in the internet era. Who knew it could be so much fun? I like how the woman at the check-in desk cracks up when the singing starts…

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BLO turns 5

Posted on February 6, 2007 by skyebend

The Brass Liberation Orchestra celebrated 5 years of playing music in the streets for politics and pleasure. We threw oursevles a party at Balazo Gallery on Mission St. and took a quick tour down to 16th and back. As jamie … Continue reading →

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BLO in SF Carnival 2006

Posted on June 15, 2006 by skyebend

OK, so we look kind of silly in the white pajamas, but our contingent organizer looks freeking fierce! stills movies

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Sbandata! 2005

Posted on May 18, 2005 by skyebend

If I understand right, “sbandata” means something like “to drift” or “to swerve” as in “the drunken musicians swerved into the street, colliding with pedestrians and tangling traffic with continuous high-decibal acoustic music and general joyus mayhem” Continue reading →

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Brass Liberation Orchestra

Posted on July 7, 2002 by skyebend

A loose affiliation of radical street musicians. The BLO has helped support a large number of actions and issues in the SF bay area over the last several years. Including helping to shutdown the SF financial district during the protests … Continue reading →

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