Youngblood Brass Band - September 23, 2006
w/ The Cankles
Youngblood Brass Band is focused on creating consistently progressive, acoustic (the band is made up of 3 drummers, 5 horn players, a sousaphonist and an MC) music, employing whatever means necessary to do so. Referred to as “…the Midwest’s answer to The Roots” (The Village Voice) with fiery descriptors like “Hiphop/Horn hypernauts that will silence all you haters…” (Spin), the nine-member ensemble born in Wisconsin now hails from all over the United States (New York, NY / San Francisco, CA / Chicago, IL / Madison, WI). They have been touring throughout Europe and the States for the past five years, having performed in over a dozen countries and at some of the most prestigious music festivals in the world – Roskilde, Lowlands, Pukkelpop, Glastonbury, Womad, North Sea Jazz, Blue Note, Big Chill, etc. Their intense on-stage aesthetic secured their status as an incredible group to see live whether in an intimate small club setting or an international festival stage.

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A not-so-long time ago, in a not-so-far off enclave of Chicago - The Cankles were born. Consisting of six core members (Ropesack, Jello, Kid Static, DJ Once A Month, Pmo and DJ Intel), two consultants (Wax [Formula Werks] & OscarTBA) and an endless supply of homie-heads and extra body parts - The Cankles are on a never-ending quest to summon the funk gods into their randomly sized bodies, so as to endure emphatic episodes of energizing emulsionizing for evermore... Or, for those without the benefits of receiving Dictionary Toilet Paper for Christmas last year - The Cankles Funked Your Mother Father!!!!!!!!! The Cankles is LIVE funk/hip-hop/rock/downtempo/mellow/chill/hype/pure tittays with a humorous twist. We dont take ourselves too seriously, but we're dead serious about taking over your spot... TheCankles.com is up and running with randomly updated - choose your own adventure Bios, some mp3s, live video footage and The Cankles images which you can print out and stick all over your Trapper Keeper, Big Wheel and gym locker. Oh totally dude.

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Band Information
Youngblood Brass Band
D.H. Skogen - percussion/vocals
Tom Reschke - percussion
Jonah Gaster - percussion
Kenny Bentley - sousaphone
Charley Wagner - trumpet
Mike Boman - trumpet
Tony Barba - saxophones
Joseph Goltz - trombone
Matt Hanzelka - trombone

The Cankles
Ropesack - Drums, MPC, producer
Jello - Guitar, effects
Kid Static - Keys, emcee
DJ Once A Month - turntables
DJ Intel - turntables
PMO - bass, lead vocals, percussion, live artist