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Two Tubas and a Very Long Band Name | Sunday Service NYC

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0:00A: We’ve been playing for 10 years, but -- Get the mic. We’ve actually changed our setup.

0:06B: Where are you guys from?

0:07C: Uh, New York City. Yeah, I’m there.

0:10B: Yeah. How did the band form for 10 years ago?

0:13C: Yeah, the band originally was a Washington Square Park busking band founded -- um, actually, no, the band was originally 2 tuba players tuba and euphonium, which is a small tuba. Tom was playing the euphonium. Our other founder, Alan, was playing the tuba. Oh, condolences. They wrote duets for themselves as tubuds.

0:40B: I’m interrupting.

0:41C: For real. Yeah. And then they added me on percussion. The band needed a new name. The Unintended Consequences of How We Met became the new name, and that was 11 years ago.

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