ERB opens for the Rebirth Brass Band
The legendary Rebirth Brass Band is coming to Providence and ERB are going to warm up the stage, rebirth you see, doesn't like a cold stage. Come on out to The Spot for one helluva night of music, and make sure your dancing shoes are on!The Providence Phoenix gave a great plug for the show! Can't wait to see you all there.
HonkTx! - Cheer Up Charlie’s
There's a new Honk! in town, that town being Austin, Texas, and the Extraordinary Rendition Band is gonna be there. The folks at Honk!Tx are doing an amazing thing birthing another great Honk! Come on down with us, or if you're already in the southwesterly region of the country come on by.The festival will start Friday night and go until Sunday evening. Street bands from all over the country are gonna be there.Checkout the Honk!Tx website to learn more about who all else will be there and what you can do to make it happen.
Rum Launch Party
There’s a new rum in town and a party to welcome it. Yes of course pirates will be there, and so will ERB. Come on down to The Spot on Tuesday January 11th, we’ll be blasting in around 10pm.
Cinco de Mayo with Highlander Charter School
The ERB will be taking part in the festivities at a benefit for the Highlander Charter School at the Providence Biltmore celebrating Cinco de Mayo. Jump in on the auction, enjoy the food, or just dance around with us. Tickets at the door. $50 per person, $200 for patrons. For more information, contact Jeanne D'Agostino, Highlander Development Director at jdagostino@highlandercharter.org.Now where did we put our sombreros?
Cinco de Mayo at Chilangos
Take the party to the streets, after all that where marching bands play best! Come out and dance in the square near Chilangos (Atwells and Manton) to celebrate Cinco de Mayo!
HoeDown so We Can Go Down!
Help send the ERB to Austin for HONK!TX to represent our hometown, Providence!Join the ERB, a raucous street band from Providence, for a rip-roarin’ time at the Salon! Look out partners, the Extraordinary Rendition Band is going down…to Austin, TX that is, for the first ever HONK!TX.In order to raise some funds to help our 20+ members shake their red, white, and shiny Providence pride all over the Austin streets, we are holding a cowboy, and girl, themed fundraiser party at the brand new Salon. That’s right folks not only will you hear performances by the ERB, but you will also enjoy cowboy karaoke, line dancing, tasty baked goods, human bull rides (but remember you’ve got to rope ‘em before you can ride ‘em) and more! So much more in fact! For each donation will get you a raffle ticket that puts you in the running to win the ERB for an event of your choice!So come out in your finest western garb, don your chaps, and shake your fringe with the ERB at the saloon! Err…Salon.Thursday, February 17th, 20118-12 pmThe Salon, Providence, 57 Eddy St.$10 donationCan’t wait to see you there!Love,The ERB
GMDVP Winter Plunge
ERB will be shore side at the Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project 7th Annual Winter Plunge!On Sunday, February 20th a crowd of diverse individuals will face freezing temperatures and plunge into the icy cold waters of Boston Harbor for a great cause; to raise funds for GMDVP and to raise awareness of the reality of domestic violence in the gay, bisexual and transgender (GBT) communities.Continuing with tradition, most plungers will dress in fun costumes, ranging from drag queens to penguins to Elvis Presley. For more information and to sign up to plunge or just come as a spectator, please click here.
PCA Grand Opening Party
Providence Community Acupuncture is having a party to celebrate the grand opening of their new space. We are gonna be tooting our horns to welcome them on Friday, February 18th from 3 to 6 p.m. and you're invited!Bring a friend and come enjoy free acupuncture, live music, food, fun, and community building at the new location.They'll be kicking off a month long food drive for the RI Community Food Bank, and the week following the party they will be donating 5% of thier proceeds to RICFB as well. There will be a volunteer from RICFB at the party if you want to learn more about the great work they do.
New Years Eve
The Extraordinary Rendition Band will be ringing in the new year in two states!We start the party off early in New Bedford, Ma at the City Celebrates festival, ERB will be wandering the streets downtown from 6:30pm -7:30pm and kicking off the fireworks at Custom House Square at 8:30pm!Then it's on to Bright Night in our hometown where will be carousing in the streets of downtown Providence for the rest of the year.