The Best Way to See the Michigan Marching Band Up Close!

THE BEST WAY TO SEE THE MICHIGAN BAND UP CLOSE IS AT THE CRISLER CONCERT!

Here are the details for 2010

The University of Michigan Marching Band
Scott Boerma, conductor
in Concert at Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor

Dec. 4, 2010
8 pm

The MMB's final Ann Arbor performance of the year features highlights from this season's pre-game and half-time shows, as well as all your Michigan favorites.

$10 adults/ $3 children 11 and younger

Tickets available in advance at Revelli Hall or at the door the day of the concert starting at 7:00 PM.

Reel to Reel - Really

University of Michigan Symphony Band "Touchdown USA" album REEL TO REEL TAPE! ON EBAY. BID NOW! Ends Oct 24 7:26:47 PDT

OH! You don't HAVE a reel to reel tape player? I'm sure you can get one on Ebay too.

OK, I realize this is the year 2010 and Touchdown USA is available on I-Tunes.

If You Didn't Make it to Homecoming in Ann Arbor...

MMB Photo Video wasted no time and had 600 photos of the 2010 Blast from the Past on their web site on Sunday afternoon! More were added on Monday so it's over 800 photos of the MMB and Alumni Band.

The web site lets you view groups of photos and click on the thumbnails to see any photo in a larger size. Plus it has a slideshow viewer and of course you can order prints of the photos - even poster size.

The MMB Photo Video Home Page is www.mmbphotovideo.com

To find out right away when new photos are available, follow @mmbphotovideo on Twitter or MMB Photo Video on Facebook.

Here's the MMB Photo Video web site with a nice shot of the flags:

It's True! The Slippery Rock Band Played in Michigan Stadium

Slippery Rock University football and Michigan football have a tradition that was off for a while and is now back. It's time to tell the story of Slippery Rock game in Michigan Stadium and here it is from retired journalist Chuck Bloom.

I didn't find a web site for the Slippery Rock band, but here's one from the Slippery Rock Band Alumni.

More from the U of M vs U Conn Game

I don't have any idea who this Mr. Knowitall is, but he seemed to be enjoying himself at the Big House! His blog has photos of the stadium and band.


Want to watch the pregame show? Here it is! YouTube MMB Pregame Sept 4, 2010 Mich vs U Conn


And another Michigan Marching Band pregame video.

Michigan vs U Conn - What You Didn't See of the MMB

Photos of the Michigan/Connecticut football game on September 4 are now up on the MMB Photo-Video site M v. Connecticut page You can view the photos (all 304 of them!) and purchase them on-line.

Michigan Marching Band alumni and fans who saw the game on TV or even in person will see a lot they missed of the Band. The MMB Photo Video team is always right where the band action is!

2010 Michigan Marching Band

The 2010 Michigan Marching Band season has started! (OH, it's FOOTBALL season?)

News articles and blog posts about the MMB are also starting to appear.

Here's one is about Band Week from
Ann Arbor Journal

Interesting note about "traditional" marching vs "high step". The high step used to be traditional marching and the drum and bugle corps glide step was something new. That was a while ago!

On the subject of traditions, the following blog mentions one I hadn't heard of: at the first Michigan Stadium rehearsal the new band members run in while the veteran members play The Victors. This part is at the end of the post. Before that is the tale of how the
Ann Arbor Beer Wench happened to be there.