End Times Orchestra
The End of Times Orchestra is sometimes a jazz trio, or a marching band replete with dancers, a classically themed string octet, or the house band for West Michigan's Super Happy Funtime Burlesque, and then it can be a 9 piece performance art/rock opera powerhouse.
Led by polymath Corey "Eno Diamond" Ruffin on vocals guitar and woodwinds, the band plays his original epic and sweeping compositions in a new style he dubs "pop operetta." Paying homage to the melodramas of Gilbert and Sullivan, the tounge in cheek revivalisms of the Bonzo Dog Da Da Band, the phraseology of The Mothers of Invention, and the out there passion of skronk noise jazz king Albert Ayler; The End Times Orchestra is most assuredly like nothing you've ever seen before.
The End of Times Orchestra is your band for these here End Times. Every song is about the old fire and brimstone Apocaylpse; how it affects relationships, what we may reflect upon or do as we experience it, and of the emerging new world from the ashes of the old one. Cautionary tales or tounge in cheek humour? You decide.
This is what Daniel Fochtman said about the band in the April 2007 issue of Grand Rapids' Music Revue Magazine:
"Grand Rapids musicians have never lacked in uniqueness, but every once in a great while the best minds come together to not only break the mold, but shatter it. This is the case with The End of Times Orchestra. Their debut album, a two disc set, is a revelation of vocals, masterful violin solos, and intricately molded percussions, this well crafted conglomeration of colorful insanity and intrinsic grooves is sure to capture the imagination like no other local band can. A cross between drunken pirate serenades with the intense vibes only a ringmaster on mescaline can deliver, this hybrid of genre-bending circus-rock is a shoe in for those who appreciate music outside the bun. If Tevye of Fiddler on the Roof had a favorite band, this would be it; on the other hand... it would still be it."
The unique and spectacular End of Times Orchestra is available to entertain any event. It can be a jazz trio with cool backing sounds for your party, a seven-piece dance band for your wedding, rock cover band for your reception, marching band for your trade show.
The End of Times Orchestra offers great musicianship with wit and entertainment to match. Corey is an experienced emcee who is hired out to host events -- no one can make a crowd feel at home and welcome like Corey can!
Call today to schedule your event!
For more information, contact Corey at 616-881-3287 or enodiamond@hotmail.com.
Corey "Eno Diamond" Ruffin
The End of Times Orchestra
120 South Division Avenue
Apartment #127
Grand Rapids, MI 49503