Horny local ensemble The Cincy Brass hosts a free costume/Halloween party at MOTR Pub tonight. Sorry, I should say “The Heavy Metal Cincy Brass,” because the group, known for their brass renditions of Pop and Rock classics, will tackled a different realm of tuneage, performing their takes on songs by Black Sabbath, Tool, Rush, Led Zeppelin and many others. (Music starts around 10 p.m. with Skywalker featuring The Catalyst.)
Though going Metal (or perhaps more accurately, hard ‘n heavy Rock), the Brass won’t stay that way long (even if some of the new arrangements do carry over into some later sets). On Nov. 18, the increasingly popular band will release its debut album, Ain’t Nuttin Louder, which features 11 original tracks (and two covers). Dig this “video press release” for the release party at MOTR Pub that night: —-
The album includes guest appearances by the legendary Bootsy Collins, the new conductor of the Cincinnati Pops, John Morris Russell and a pair of local rappers that represent Cincy Hip Hop — Jibri (current from the Jazz/Hip Hop/Jam group Eclipse and charting solo artist in the early ’90s) and relative newcomer Buggs Tha Rocka, solo artist and member of Gold Shoes.
The group’s release show at MOTR will feature a performance of the new album (starting around 10 p.m.), followed by some of the Brass’ crowd-pleasing cover tunes.
This article appears in Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2011.