Monday, January 20, 2025

JSU's 'Sonic Boom of the South' at the Rose Parade for MLK Day

A happy and contemplative MLK Day! I've been planning for today all month.
Stay tuned as I follow through with my promise in Some of my favorite bands at the 2025 Rose Parade for New Year's Day.
I will be showcasing JSU on MLK Day for The Norfolk State University Spartan Legion at the Rose Parade for MLK Day two years ago. There is something else happening that day that I'm pointedly ignoring, much as I did in 2017.
That's my plan and I'm sticking to it.
I begin with the clip I would have used on New Year's Day, Jackson State University "Sonic Boom of the South" - 2025 Pasadena Bandfest by Luis of Music213.

From Jackson, Mississippi, The Jackson State University (JSU) "Sonic Boom of the South", performing their program at the 44th Annual Pasadena Tournament of Roses Bandfest on Sunday, December 29, 2024
I'll let Luis's reaction stand in for mine.
Only TWO out of the 20 bands that performed over the two days at Bandfest received a FULL standing ovation: JSU and Kyoto Tachibana. I would love to see a future Rose Parade showcasing nothing but HBCU bands. They are exceptional and always a hit with the crowds. Congratulations JSU!
Another commenter wrote "Watch their performance at Disneyland," so here is Disneyland Performance | Jackson State University | Disneyland (Anaheim California).


That was a great suggestion! The video was worth watching for the ground level perspective of the drum majors and Prancing JSettes as the band marched through Main Street and Fantasyland alone, along with the closeup energy of the band.

I return to Luis of Music213 for Jackson State University "Sonic Boom of the South" - 2025 Pasadena Rose Parade.

From Jackson, Mississippi, The Jackson State University (JSU) "Sonic Boom of the South" performing at the 136th Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on Wednesday, January 1, 2025.
I couldn't resist being a smart aleck, writing "6:40 Since no one else mentioned it, I will: The Sonic Boom Rickrolled the Rose Parade!" That got 18 likes and an appreciative comment. By the way, they also Rickrolled Disneyland, and people loved it.

That's it for today's holiday entry. Stay tuned for another evergreen entry tomorrow.

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