bradm Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 On Sunday, May 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2016, The Bank Street Bonbons will be playing at Irene's Pub in Ottawa. The band is led by Mike Essoudry, and is billed as, "Ottawa's Favourite Brass Band Cover Band covers Ottawa's Greatest Brass Band Hits!!! PLUS hits from other cities". The band is pretty big: eight members, including a lot of horns (including some members of Mike Essoudry's Mash Potato Mashers). The shows are free, and start at 9:30pm. A Facebook event for the shows can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/655092901313093 Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 Wikipedia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted April 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted May 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Bump. First night is tonight! Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted May 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 First night set list: Spottie (Hypnotic Brass Ensemble) Balkan 2nd Line I Want You Back (Jackson 5) Jumping Beans St. Patty's Present Baltica (Slavic Soul Party) A Tad Thad Serpentine 1999 (Prince) I'm So Confused (The Soul Rebels) Bum Stumble Toxic (Britney Spears) Funk Muffin ORB I Can't Go For That (Hall And Oates) > Balkus 6 Party Started (Hypnotic Brass Ensemble) Huff And Puff Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted May 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Here's a clip from "Huff And Puff": A Facebook event for next week's Bonbons can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1541296952842376/ Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted May 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2016 Another clip, this one of Prince's "1999": Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted May 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 A Facebook event for the next round on May 15 can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/470608429799548/ Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted May 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Another audio clip from the May 1 show: Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted May 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 Here's last night's set list: Spottie (Hypnotic Brass Ensemble) Balkan 2nd Line My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) (Chilliwack) Jumping Beans Move (Bonbons) St. Patty's Present Baltica (Slavic Soul Party) A Tad Thad Distillation (Bonbons) I Want You Back (Jackson 5) I'm So Confused (The Soul Rebels) Bum Stumble Toxic (Britney Spears) Funk Muffin ORB Baby, Baby Otpisani Party Started (Hypnotic Brass Ensemble) Huff And Puff The first two nights the band used the same set list; last night, they opened it up a bit, with more Mashers tunes, a new cover, and a couple of new compositions. Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 Wow, wow, wow, this band is so damn good. The absolute pinnacle of Mike's brass band experiments. This is seriously good music. Do yourself a favour and catch one of the next two Sunday nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted May 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 A Facebook event for this Sunday's show can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/1034715483275024/ Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted May 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 Apparently Side Launch Brewing Company will be having a tasting tonight at Irene's. Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 In like Flynn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted May 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 A Facebook event for this weekend's show, the last of this run, on Sunday, May 29 is at https://www.facebook.com/events/1279160525445574/ Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted June 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 The good people at Ottawa Jazz Scene were at the show on Sunday; their article on the Bonbons is here. Aloha, Brad bouche 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 What a great band! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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