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HBCU Band Alumni Share Their Stories in Bestselling Book
The importance of marching band culture in the overall experience at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) is now chronicled ... -
Honda Battle of the Bands Plans Return in 2020
The annual HBCU marching band showcase, which took a hiatus in 2019 due to Super Bowl being LIII in the ... -
DRUMLine Live Thrills Audiences from Coachella to Dollywood
The band behind Beyoncé’s Coachella performance heads to the Dollywood theme park with a rollercoaster of a show. Twenty-eight ... -
Compete in the Inaugural National Collegiate Marching Band Championship Bowl
Originally scheduled for 2017, the inaugural National Collegiate Marching Band Championship will go on in Winter 2018 PRESS RELEASE ... -
“Bama State Style” Reality TV Series
Marching band has hit reality television with “Bama State Style,” a new series from Tremendous! Entertainment airing on Lifetime. This ... -
Eight HBCU Bands Selected to “March On” to the 13th Annual Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase
Eight bands will perform at the 13th Annual Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase. From Halftime Magazine, a print ... -
“Drumline” Sequel in the Making
The only marching band-centric major motion picture ever is getting a sequel! VH1 announced that it will collaborate with producer ... -
VH1 Announces “Drumline” Sequel with Nick Cannon
VH1 announced it will produce a TV movie sequel to the hit movie "Drumline," still the only major marching band-centric ... -
Voting Opens for 2014 Honda Battle of the Bands
Voting categories for the 2014 Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase are now based on band size, not conference. ... -
Florida A&M Marching 100
Less than two years after Florida A&M’s hazing incident and disbanding of the Marching 100, a new band director—Dr. Sylvester ... -
Hazing in the News: One Year Later
Almost one year after the death of drum major Robert D. Champion, Jr., in an alleged hazing incident, Florida A&M ... -
2013 Honda Battle of the Bands Announces Showcase Bands
The polls have closed—the final eight bands in the Honda Battle of the Bands have been chosen to appear at ... -
HBCU Arranger Carnell Knighten Dies
Carnell Knighten, former assistant director of bands at Southern University, died yesterday, Jan. 25, after collapsing in a hallway in ... -
2011 Honda Battle of the Bands Wrap-Up
Eight of the top Historically Black College and University marching bands played for nearly 60,000 fans at the 9th annual ... -
The Battle Presented by AT&T
Bethune-Cookman University Marching Wildcats and Florida A&M Marching 100 will be flexing their musical muscles in a battle on ESPNU ... -
DRUMLine Live
Combining the popularity of the movie “Drumline” and the theatrical production “Blast!,” the new stage show “DRUMLine Live” is engaging ... -
It’s Showtime
As a leader at an HBCU band, a white drum major must overcome stereotypes to earn respect and achieve his ... -
Bethune-Cookman Marching Wildcats
The Bethune-Cookman University band marched in this year’s NFL Pro Bowl, just another of its many accomplishments. Director Donovan V. ... -
Prairie View A&M
Looking to the past, present and future, Dr. William F. McQueen III honors former director George Edwards while moving the ... -
Honda Scales Back
The 2010 Honda Battle of the Bands (HBOB) Invitational Showcase will feature eight of the top HBCU (Historically Black College ... -
The Art and Technique of HBCU
Look around in the stands at a halftime show pitting two Historically Black Colleges and Universities against each other, and ... -
HBCU – A Flare for Fashion
Recently, Fashion News 100 recognized Southern University’s Human Jukebox in Baton Rouge, La., as the best dressed college band. And ... -
Vic Firth Corpsmaster Groove Series
A new line of marching sticks and mallets aimed at the HBCU-style marching bands recently made its debut, just in ... -
North Carolina Central University Marching Sound Machine
The North Carolina Central University Marching Sound Machine isn’t like otherHBCU bands. This group from Durham, N.C., prides itself on ... -
Wanted: Band Students
Make recruitment an easier task. Find out some of the ways that marching band directors and students get prospects excited ... -
Battle of the Bands
With the high-energy, high-emotion style of HBCU bands, sometimes halftime becomes more important and more intense than the football game.
