Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

A Boy and His Tuba

On the surface, New York City’s Wolff could appear as nondescript as any number of rock acts du jour. Hell, they even boast a name semi-ironically evocative of an animal. But the duo stands out in one big, shiny way: the tuba. Employing all manner of effects-pedal wizardry, bandleader Brian Wolff (get it?) uses the brass behemoth as both a melodic vehicle and a percussive tool. Oh, he sings through it, too. But here’s the really crazy part. As critics from the Village Voice to the New Yorker have noted, it works, and makes for a live show the likes of which you’ve probably never seen. Catch Wolff this Saturday at the Monkey House with local favorites The Smittens and Cave Bees.