It’s Carnival time!!! Kids on Christmas Eve have got nothing on New Orleanians anticipating Mardi Gras so when I heard a brass band passing through the French Quarter Saturday afternoon, I ran to find The Roots of Music marching through the the streets, rehearsing for their 6 upcoming parades, and squealed with delight. Enjoy the short video of the casually dressed but very skilled kids who’ve dedicated themselves to training after school with this wonderful non-profit group. They certainly got me in the mood for Krewe du Vieux and Krewedelusion’s parades later that evening. Continue reading
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Krewe de Vieux and Krewedelusion 2012
Filed under Carnival, Charity, Culture, decorations and costumes, entertainment industry, free events and lagniappe, Mardi Gras 2012, moving, parade
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Krewe du Vieux and Krewedelusion (R-rated)
Though much of the humor is the local insider sort, Krewe du Vieux and Krewedelusion are far and away the bawdiest sanctioned parades to roll through the French Quarter. Mardi Gras hasn’t officially started but the brass bands and costumes and throws have already begun. Saturday morning, I heard a band coming down the street and ran out to find DancingMan504 leading the second line honoring the recently departed Poppa Neutrino. Continue reading →
Filed under Concerts, decorations and costumes, entertainment industry, free events and lagniappe, Mardi Gras 2011, parade
Tagged as Baby Boyz, Bone Tone, C.R.A.P.S., C.R.U.D.E., dancingman504, david simon, Davis Rogan, Don Marshall, Drips and Discharges, french quarter, Frenchman's St., Harry Shearer, HBO, Jazzmen, Jieux, john goodman, K.A.O.S., Kazoozie Floozies, krewe, Krewe du Inane, Krewe du Muu-Muu, Krewe du Vieux, Krewe of Bananas, Krewe of Pan, Krewe of Underwear, Krewedelusion, L.E.W.D., latonola, Mishigas, Mondu, Musicians' Clinic, new orleans, Panorama, parade, Paulin Brothers, Poppa Neutrino, Royal St, Rue Bourbon, second line, Seeds of Decline, Space Age Love, Spermes, Steve Zahn, Storyville Stompers, subkrewe, T.O.K.I.N., the Pussyfooters, Tremé Brass Band, treme, Uncle Lionel