Ep 108 | The Pride of the University of California

For 127 years, the University of California Marching Band has been the pride of UC Berkeley. On Saturday afternoons in the fall, The Cal Band outs on some of its best shows before Cal home football games. The Cal Band has played all over the world and in some of the most iconic venues. Since 1995, the band has been directed by Robert Calonico, who himself graduated from Cal in 1976. A former member of the band himself, Robert announced earlier this year that he will be retiring this summer after a long, successful career. Beer: eastbrotherbeer.com   Getting Started East Brother Beer: Gold IPA 3:03 Retirement 3:34 Cal Family History 5:02 Returning to Cal Time in the band 7:09 Student Run Band 8:04 Early Music Involvement 11:35 Why Retire Now 12:14 Playing Alongside Wayne Newton, Ray Charles and James Brown 14:13 Getting into the Band 18:22 Beating USC in '75 20:01 Super Bowl 50 26:03 Band Traditions 29:34 Student Run Band vs. Director 34:48 Rivalries and Gameday 38:40 The Band and Berkeley 41:40 Looking Back 47:19 The Stanford Band 48:38 Wrap Up