Beware the next time you hear someone in the trombone section yell out, “Hey, y’all, watch this!” Paul Esperanza, bass-trombonist with the Simphonica Mayor de Uruguay, in a misplaced moment of inspiration, decided to make his own contribution to the cannon shots fired as part of the orchestra’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture at an outdoor children’s concert. In complete seriousness he placed a large, ignited firecracker, which was equivalent in All, Bizarro, Music, Odd Mistake

A good way to showcase an odd instrument. All, Bizarro, Music

Class clowns sawing away. All, Fun Stuff, Music, Observations

When the music is romantic, even the players flirt Music, Observations

Anyone who browses various news and entertainment sites on the web will see those little ads embedded in site sidebars, often with such titles as, How to cure acne with this simple solution, Can you name these 60s actors?, and The truth behind JFK’s 1972 disappearance. Bizarro, Fun Stuff, Music, Uncategorized

Comment threads of news items can be pretty much echo chambers but every once in a while, someone posts a random comment that leads to a rich variety of punny responses. Witness this brilliant series: Comment Threads of Interest, Music, Puns

Seems there was an orchestra, with a master Violinist in first chair. In the midst of final rehearsal for a grand exposition of powerful music, a bizarre dissonance was heard. Anecdotes, Fun Stuff, Music

A picture is worth a thousand words! All, Music, Observations

Rand Paul in Concert Even politicians need to take time to make music. Fun Stuff, Music, Observations

The best way to avoid giving birth to a sousaphone player is to have a tuba ligation. Fun Stuff, Music, Puns