‘The gift that keeps paying’: Tower of Power’s Christmas show

The International Brotherhood of Horn Bands exists only in a Las Vegas showroom, and in the mind of Tony Davich.

The great singer in Santa Fe and the Fat City Horns periodically announces that any horn band must meet the made-up organization’s bylaws to play one Tower of Power song every calendar quarter. The crowd at the Copa at Bootlegger Bistro laughs through the speech, during which Davich claims the IBHB is closely affiliated with the Illuminati and Freemasonry.

Again, a fictional alliance. But Santa Fe brings the truth with “This Time It’s Real,” or “Get Your Feet Back on the Ground.”