★★★★★
It's hard to believe that the second full-length release from the Hot 8 Brass Band wasn't recorded at a live gig, as the energy level is consistently high throughout The Life & Times Of... . Similar to the Lil' Rascals Brass Band and the Rebirth Brass Band, the potent mix of brass bands, funk, and hip-hop has made their reputation solid, not only around their New Orleans home base, but throughout the world...
- www.allmusic.com
2012-12-10
★★★★★
The Life & Times Of... is the second album from this New Orleans group. Since breaking through via exposure in Spike Lee's post-Katrina documentary When the Levees Broke, Hot 8 have become an appealing metaphor for their home city's hope and vitality.
Hot 8 Brass Band have shifted their chosen style forward almost 100 years, from jazz to funk, at once preserving the city's traditions and claiming them for a new generation. And what they're doing makes perfect sense, too...
- www.bbc.co.uk
2012-12-10
★★★★★
Buy it from Buy the CDDownload as MP3The Hot 8 Brass BandThe Life & Times Of...Tru Thoughts2012 No outfit has done more than the Hot 8 to recast the long tradition of New Orleans marching music for modern times. This second album finds them in incendiary form, infusing the strut of Crescent City brass with funk and hip-hop flavours and offering tart commentary on their beleagured home town...
- www.guardian.co.uk
2012-11-05
★★★★★
Hot 8 Brass Band Summerstage Central Park, New York City August 12, 2006 The music of New Orleans was showcased in Central Park during the last weekend of Summerstage, presenting its annual Soul To Soul concert, which was set up to benefit Musicians' Clinic in the Crescent City. This is an organization that sets to provide healthcare for many artists there, and which has been instrumental in helping those who were hurt in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2010-08-20
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