WOW!

There are certain things in life that leave only a few words to express what really has happened. I think for the last 3 weeks, WOW might be one of the only words to describe all that has been going on. There's a lot of great stuff to talk about, so let's get talking.

First and foremost, our third album, "No BS!" debuted on Friday October 1 at a great show at The Camel. We always have a fantastic time playing there but I think that night was definitely one of my favorites. Everyone in the room shared in our excitement of the CD release. I'm told that we broke the attendance record for the club that night! Then Saturday night we did it all over again, this time playing a set at 8 for those who might not have been able to stay up late with us. The weekend was a huge success, and we really have Richmond and all of our fans to thank for that.

Continuing with the "Richmond-is-awesome" theme...

The Richmond Folk Festival was the following weekend. The RFF is always a great time, and I think it's one of RVA's best moments of the year. In fact, the banner at the Altria stage read, "Richmond at it's best." There was a lot to see and hear (and taste) as always. We were there to put the Richmond into the RFF. We played a set at noon on Saturday for a pretty packed house (well, tent) before leading a kazoo parade later that afternoon. Pace killed it a kazoo solo in "Moodring." Sunday (after yet another super awesome kazoo solo by Reggie) we had one more set to play. This time we drew in between 1,500 and 2,000 people. The energy that the crowd gave us that day was nothing I'd ever felt before. Here's a video from Saturday. THANKS EVERYONE!

We followed up that weekend with two more shows. Tuesday was VCU's Fall Brass Fest. Curt clearly had a great time playing with the lights while we were on stage. I now know what a rock star feels like when the lights go dark at the end of every tune. Thursday was a show at the ever classy Balliceaux. It was a relief to be able to play in the back room (the time before, there was no power and we had to pack into the front!).

So, that's what we've been doing this month. It's been an amazing ride so far. I'll be back later today with some links to some amazing press we've been getting as a result of the release of "No BS!" Stay tuned!

We love y'all,

-Dillard and No BS! Brass