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Win 2 Tickets to The Hot 8 Brass Band

• 8th Jul 2009

The Hot 8 are a New Orleans based brass band that blends hip-hop, jazz and funk styles with traditional New Orleans brass sounds.

They are a must-see live act, as anyone who witnessed their sell-out show last year at Whelans will testify. What makes the Hot 8 so special are the sounds they coax from their well-loved, well-worn horns. An evening with the Hot 8 is really like no other & although known for their meritorious brass interpretation of 'Sexual Healing' as their encore, Saturday's show at Whelans could possibly serve us up a brass band version of 'Thriller', or imagine a saxophone laced 'Don't Stop til You Get Enough'?

If you're not going to be stuck in a wet muddy field at Oxegen, then certainly this is the must-see show of the weekend.

Their mini-Irish tour begins at Whelan's this Saturday and also takes in the following cities and venues:

Sat 11th – Whelan’s of Wexford St, Dublin

Sun 12th – Earagail Festival, Donegal

Mon 13th – Roisin Dubh, Dominick St, Galway

Courtesy of Choice Cuts, Glasswerk have 2 Tickets for this Saturday's Whelan's show up for grabs.

The first person to mail me with 'sexual healing' in the subject line wins. Tickets are flying out for the Dublin show, so be brisk if ya want yo'self some brass baby!