KGNU’s Meredith Carson hosts the New Orleans Rebirth Brass Band in the studio. They play a few wonderful tunes and promote their upcoming show at the Velvet Elk Lounge in Boulder on June 21st (Interview date: 6/21/2024)
Meredith Carson: We’re going to get on I-10 and go east to New Orleans right now. We have the Rebirth Brass Band in the studio with us to play. These guys have been going at it for a while. Almost 40 years. They base most of what they do on traditional New Orleans brass band stuff, which isn’t like anything that exists anywhere else, but also incorporate aspects of funk and soul and jazz and R&B and all that good stuff.
Welcome, Rebirth Brass Band. So you guys have a gig tonight at the Velvet Elk Lounge. Sneak up on that mic so we can talk to you.
Rebirth Brass Band: We do have a show at the Velvet Elk Lounge and it’s gonna be a good one, so we invite y’all to come down and check it out.
Meredith Carson: Absolutely, and we do have one pair of tickets to give away for that as soon as you guys are finished playing. But, if it were up to me, you’d play the rest of the day. What’s up next?
Rebirth Brass Band: We’re gonna play an oldie but goodie. We’re gonna stick with the Rebirth Brass Band repertoire.
Meredith Carson: This will be so much fun tonight at the Velvet Elk. We’re going to go give away a pair of tickets as soon as these guys are finished playing live for us. Can we do one more? At least? Maybe two?
Rebirth Brass Band: We’re gonna get it going, y’all, we’ve got one more to play you.
Meredith Carson: Rebirth Brass Band, live in KGNU’s studios. You guys, thank you so much for coming by on a gig day.
Rebirth Brass Band: We love you Colorado!
