mucca pazza

mucca pazza

I had the joy of being band leader to Mucca Pazza for a decade starting in 2004. The band marches on and can be followed here.

Mucca Pazza | Time Out Interview
Chicago’s punk marching band breaks the fourth wall on Safety Fifth. By Kim Bellware

“Occasionally, we’ll cause a small child to cry,” says Mark Messing of Mucca Pazza’s music…” more…

tour teaser:

waltzing through brooklyn:

spin-off: the sit down band

The band needed an alter ego to explore new material so we created the sitting version:

Gaper’s Block Interview
Inspired Clowning: An Interview with Mucca Pazza’s Mark Messing. By Timothy Schuler
“How long have humans sat in chairs? A very long time, Mark Messing concedes. It’s not a new idea. But it is new for Mucca Pazza, Chicago’s resident punk marching band.”
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One of the bands early songs “Surf” was picked up by Arrangers’ Publishing Company and arranged by Tom Wallace for Marching Band and Drum Corp. midi demo:

Louisville Leopard Percussionists play Mucca Pazza’s Peace Meal composed by Gary Kalar.