In early January, Tank and the Bangas rolled north out of New Orleans to kick off its tour in support of “The Heart, The Mind, The Soul,” an album that recently won the Grammy for Best Spoken Word.
In August 2005, six years before the formation of her eponymous funk fusion band Tank and the Bangas and 12 before a NPR Tiny Desk Contest win accelerated their rise to stardom, Tarriona “Tank” Ball's ...
© 2025 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. All Rights Reserved. In early January, Tank and the Bangas rolled north out of New Orleans to kick off its tour in support ...
NEW ORLEANS — Tarriona "Tank" Ball, known for her commanding performances as a musician, poet, author, and culture bearer of New Orleans, has embarked on a new project. Tank hosts Ritual, a series ...
Grammy nominee and beloved slam poet Tarriona “Tank” Ball, of the critically acclaimed band Tank and The Bangas, debuts her poetry book, Vulnerable AF, on June 8. She will read from the collection at ...
When we connect with Tarriona “Tank” Ball, the bewitching lead vocalist of New Orleans soul-funk collective Tanks And The Bangas, she is fresh from a live recording of the band’s forthcoming EP, ...
Even with Bourbon Street bustling outside, nothing matched the buzzy energy of The Jazz Playhouse at The Royal Sonesta Hotel New Orleans as musicians David Shaw of the Revivalists and Tarriona “Tank” ...
Since NPR's Tiny Desk concert series launched in 2008, a dizzying range of musicality has shown up behind the iconic desk. From Yo-Yo Ma to Billie Eilish to Anderson .Paak to yours truly, it's nearly ...
If you’ve been following me here at The Playlist, you know I talk about the “friends in my head” quite often. This week’s co-curator, Tarriona “Tank” Bell, is the origin behind that story. The ...