Extraordinary Rendition Band
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We are a street band of brass, reeds and percussion from Providence, Rhode Island. We help each other to grow in musicianship.
Mission/Value Statement
We welcome musicians from all backgrounds and all levels of ability to join us. We play in support of select causes and events in an attempt to draw community attention to them. We play free, guerrilla style and in the streets whenever possible and try to uplift everyone within earshot. We believe that the power of music may be more effective and powerful than weapons, arg
POV: You’re at the parade when a band from Rhode Island shows up
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“Spontaneous moments of raucous musical joy” is literally the ERB tagline and it’s hard to think of a moment more spontaneous or joyful than this chance encounter with the beautiful newlyweds .summer.grove and at the parade last weekend. So glad the SousaCam was rolling!
05/08/2026
*record scratch* You’re probably wondering how we ended up in this situation…
In the 17-year history of the Extraordinary Rendition Band, we’ve played in a whole lot of parades. We’ve also crashed a few weddings. But we had never done both at the same time — until this weekend.
This is Summer and Joshua. These lovebirds got married Sunday morning on their way to the Minneapolis Mayday festival. They and their friends slotted in right behind us in the parade. So ERB became their wedding band over their walk down the aisle to Powderhorn Park!
There was already magic in the air throughout the Mayday festival, but getting to play for and dance with the happy couple was truly a highlight of our trip to Minnesota.
Congratulations, .summer.grove and ! And thank you for sharing these amazing shots of the citywide wedding reception!
Thank you Black Out Drum Squad
05/07/2026
Our first event of the weekend in Minnesota was the May Day workers' march for labor rights and against ICE. (Not to be confused with the city’s Mayday parade a couple days later.)
It’s one thing to hear about the passion and solidarity of activists in the city. It’s another to spend a few hours living it.
Thank you to the parade organizers for inviting us to be part of the march, to the people of the Twin Cities for your courage and strength, and to our friends and parade-mates in for spending the afternoon jamming with us in the streets!
First two photos courtesy of
started quietly but it it did not stay that way.
Thanks to for images
05/04/2026
Wow.
Today we woke up back in Rhode Island after a truly transformative weekend in Minnesota.
We will have much more to say, share, and reflect on in the coming days after our experiences at the MinneHONK! and Mayday festivities, but for now, we want to thank , , and the good people of Minneapolis for welcoming us into your community and modeling the virtues of kindness, generosity, and solidarity.
05/02/2026
It’s a beautiful day for a music festival! Hope to see you here at George Floyd Square for !
04/30/2026
After months of planning, starts TOMORROW! We are so excited to join bands from the Twin Cities and around the country in a weekend of joy and solidarity. Hope to you see you out in Minneapolis!
One last practice before we head up to MinneHONK! We are so excited to stand — and dance — with the good people of Minnesota next week .
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