The Hungry March Band to Release New Album RUNNING THROUGH WITH THE SADNESS June 1

Established in 1997, Hungry March Band has roots in improvisation, noise, punk, and jazz. Through the early aughts, the band explored global brass traditions, rave dance parties, and sideshow performance art. As they mutated and attracted new talent, H.M.B. focused more and more on original composition.

Running Through with the Sadness pulls from many familiar styles, referencing dub ("Swirling Spaceman"), NOLA funk ("Shimmy"), and first wave ska ("Whichawhicha"). The band also arranged a polyrhythmic tribute to the wassoulou music of the late singer/composer Coumba Sidibe with their song "Mali Mali."

Composer/saxophonist, Tomohiko Yokoyama, described his show-stopping title track, as "a dilemma for an absurdity of the Human-centered world through torrid days." The song was written to the break-neck merengue setting on a Casio keyboard.
With all these styles in the mix, H.M.B. is a punk band at heart -- manic and mad in their interpretation of sound and life in New York City. They switch gears from the charm of a children's show to a twisted trip on acid at the drop of a hat.

"NYC's finest guerrilla ambulatory ensemble... Dirty Dozen Brass Band crossed with Sun Ra Arkestra" - Time Out New York

Running Through with the Sadness represents Hungry March Band's first full-length studio album in over a decade, and their first pressed to vinyl. The record is an explosion of irreverent energy and a veritable lesson in spastic instrumental dance music. It was meticulously produced over the course of years, indicating a forward step in the evolution of the radical street brass sound.

Upcoming appearances:
May 25 - Happy Hour @ Bryant Park, NYC, NY - 5pm
June 1 - Greene Space @ 160 Varick St, NYC, NY - 7pm
June 10 - New York Brass Festival - McKittrick Hotel, NYC, NY - 6pm
June 22 - Record Release Party - Market Hotel, Brooklyn, NY - 10pm
June 27 - July 2 - Sbandata Romana @ Madre Teresa di Calcutta Park, Rome, Italy
July 15 - FIAF Bastille Day @ French Institue Alliance Francaise, NYC, NY - 12pm
July 19 - Toledo, OH (tbd)
July 20 - Ann Arbor, MI (tbd)
July 21 - Crash Detroit Festival - Detroit, MI
July 22 - Cleveland, OH (tbd)

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