Extra Action Marching Band

Party in everyone’s pants!

You have never see a band like this!
All percussion and brass. I’ve seen better marching bands, heard more amazing percussion. I didn’t quite feel the music in my blood and in my bones like I have with some official marching bands. But those bands don’t have barely clothed, slutty «pompom and flag girls» creating a scene of what could be an underground soft porn/​burlesque show. It’s definitely worth seeing, not for kids.
The only reason I’m giving them 4 stars: I felt like I could seriously brawl with the dancers. They pushed you, slapped you with pom poms, kicked their legs in the air with no regard for where their kicks landed, tossed beer bottles to the side leaving broken shards of glass for everyone to stand in. I found myself tight fisted ready to fight back if needed and that’s not a feeling I enjoy. I love pushing the envelope, but when it starts to jeopardize my safety without my consent, it stops being enjoyable.
Just be ready for anything and watch your face. But definitely don’t miss it!!!

They played tonight with David Byrne at Davies Hall and totally brought down the house. Awesome act!

Now I know what it’s like to be run over by a marching band! I loved this performance — the tuba next to my head, the sweaty band members, the trampy cheerleaders, the not knowing what might happen next — I didn’t want it to end! I got the t-​shirt and proudly advertise them across my chest ;)

I saw these folks perform at 12 Galaxies one night and I was the never same afterwards. Ok, maybe I was, but this musical group is still awesome and they truly offer an only-​in-​San Francisco type experience.
The music strongly favors the percussion and horns section and the sound is definitely marching band-​esque but it also has a Latin American flavor to it. The shows are wild and crazy and thrive on audience participation, and they include a tasty dose of sexy burlesque (male and female). I love it when Extra Action leaves the stage and immerses themselves in the crowd… band and audience become one… and you literally can’t help but move your body…
Their performances are not for the faint of heart because there’s usually a small amount of partial nudity involved (male and female) and the audience tends to get a little hot, sweaty, and «ripe» by the end of the night, but the overall experience is so worth it.
On a random note, I just saw them performing at the Maker Faire in San Mateo the other week and I was happy to see that they made their performance family-​friendly. Thank God.

a fantastic hot smelly real aural & physical delight.
catch them in a small venue so they can crash all over you.
then regretfully go home purged of your extra action — somehow, wistfully wishing you could keep it for just a little longer …
they’re a fairies ring. a really loud fairies ring.
(edit: having grown deaf on the pixies & being my lushful self. i thought they sounded great.)

Real live decent marching band-​esque music. Truthfully, it isn’t the marching you’re lookin’ at. Cute chicks in bikini tops and bottoms that leave almost nada to the imagination dance around with flags, pom poms, and each other while the band plays on.
Fun! Nice how they come into the audience. Not sure about the dude on the megaphone — kind of fits right in however I’m not understanding his purpose. Purpose of band=music. Purpose of hot girls and a couple of guys scantily clad and dancing to music from band=now THAT’s entertainment. Purpose of fully dressed dude yelling incoherent phrases into megaphone while I’m trying to enjoy the two former items that actually HAVE purpose=don’t get it.
I also was kinda grossed out by the one dancing dude who came by and slithered along the floor. It’s not the slithering, it’s the ON THE FLOOR that got me. Bar floors=bogus. Then he got up and wanted to shimmy w/​me, which of course, I did, but ewwwww dude, get your naked body off the beer/​sweat/​whoknowswhat covered floor. ick.
Fabulous show, exactly what you expect, and maybe a little more. A nominal fee of ten bucks at the 12 Galaxies in SF. Oh, and I just learned that the 12 Galaxies was named after that guy with the sign about the aliens that you see all over town. Who knew? I didn’t. That’s who.
Everybody needs a little extra action.
only other thing of note is that this has a big Burning Man feel to it, since they rock out at the BM apparently. No judgment, it’s just not my bag; the patchouli smell, the body hair. So, if that’s not for you, be warned, but really you should just get over it and enjoy the show like I did:-)

i’ve seen these guys a ton of times, and i am always shocked and awed in a good way every single time. last time i saw them was this past Halloween at 12 Galaxies. man, it was a total debaucherous night only ignited further by their antics! fabulous! we brought a new friend with us who had never seen them, and i think he is scarred for life. i wish i’d taken a picture of his face when he saw one of the lead guys, who is pleasantly plump, come out completely naked, sporting a prince albert on his very small member (heheheh…) — more power to him, i say!
i think the FIRST time i saw them was like 6 or 7 years ago when a bunch of my friends had a 4^th of July parade & bbq on Treasure Island, someone invited to the party knew someone in the band, and they showed up and led the parade, scantily clad in old band uniforms, leading people up into TI residents’ apartments (i was the Queen, so i was stuck sitting on the back of the convertible, itchin’ to leave my post and follow Extra Action into people’s living rooms!). the parade ended where we were having the bbq, a big field, and we danced for what seemed like hours, on coolers, tables, till the sun went down. it was crazy…
and if you have a chance, see their sister band, March 4^th, out of portland.

They put on a show like no other. Imagine high school band meets a striptease at Burningman. There are no rules here, although they are coreographed and marching, their bodies are scantilly clad as they cheer, twirl the baton, carry the flags and bang on the drums.
You won’t be disappointed cause the band is hot! Hot looking, hot sounding and hot groovin’. They usually come around at the tail end of a party so if you can stick around until the wee hours of the am, it’s worth catching the show.

Boy is this a show! i HAD SO MUCH FUN! The music is amazing. Its like marching band on acid with awesome beats. The girls all have flaweless bodies and the two guy cheerleaders too. Something I really liked is that they are like integrated to the audience. They start playing from within the crowd and the whole show is about dancing and sweating. I super recommend it if you happen to catch them around the City.

A dedicated band of troubadors… what are they dedicated to? Turn off your TV and go outside. Soon you will hear them broadcasting the message in your neighborhood, or one nearby. Heed the call!