The band MarchFourth returns to the Belly Up this weekend. The marching band-slash-funk group wants their audiences to dance along with them.
When MarchFourth takes the stage, things can get a little crowded. The group tours with four drummers, three horns, a guitarist and three dancers.
Bandleader John Averill said that even with 11 performers in wild costumes, dancing and stomping all over the stage, the group relies on improvisation more than rehearsal.
“We’ll play a song and someone will do a funny move and the next things you know, everybody copies that move and that’s what they do to that song from then on out. It’s really an organic process,” he said.
Because of all the musicians and the action, Averill said audiences can expect a MarchFourth concert to feel like a celebration.
“We try to create an interactive experience,” he said.
The band’s newest album "Magic Number" was released in 2016.
