TheBlastingCompany

Bio:

In 1989, in the encroaching mountains of Serbia or Tennessee, an idea occurred between two brothers; or rather, a quixotic dream: to build a bridge from Turkey to Europe. This bridge would be lined with tapestries and populated by a thousand great white birds. Soaring over the Mediterranean sea, as it were, commuters would be flanked by low growing patches of colorful flora. The bridge would be a swath of color and light, a paintbrush stroke between continents, between cultures, between civilizations. On each independence day of each independent country, elaborate displays of fireworks would erupt from the bridge and the Christmas lights would crawl across the bridge like festive veins of ivy on the eves of all the worlds' favorite holidays. The brothers were pleased by their idea, and so they set off to play music in the streets, that they may raise the funds (approximately 85 billion would do) from the hard-earned pockets and accounts of the lives they one day hope to improve. -Max Benkelman

~ Kind Anecdotes, Apt Criticisms & Gracious Lies ~
"Based on the size of Thursday’s crowd, it’s easy to see why the Blasting Company likes it out on the street. The audience was so enthusiastic that when the cops rolled up and shut things down over concerns for public safety, the entire block booed. There were similarly passionate cheers when the police came back a bit later to invite the band back to 4th Street after shutting down the entire block for general Art Walk crowd control. “Most people playing don’t attract that kind of a crowd, but they were an absolutely amazing band,” said LAPD Sgt. Kris Werner, who was on duty that night. “It’s probably my first time coming across street musicians who were so popular."
--- LA Times: Pop & Hiss (Mar. 2010)