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The band is a cross between a funky New Orleans brass band and a circus troupe, complete with dancers and stilt walkers.

It all started in Portland, Oregon, in 2003. Bassist John Averill and his friend Dan Stauffer decided to put a band together for a Fat Tuesday party. The party was on March 4, so the March Fourth Marching Band — now called MarchFourth, or sometimes M4 — was born.

“We’re playing more sophisticated music now. It’s a little less cacophonous than it used to be.,” Averill said. “We definitely have a funk and New Orleans influence, but we also do rock, jazz, lots of different genres. … If it’s got a groove, we’ll play it.”