Live from Tipitina's Tonite and Tomorrow Nite: Brass Band Blowout

I mentioned in one of my earlier posts that you can listen and watch most shows at Tipitina's in New Orleans on the web. Tonite and tomorrow they have 2 great shows. Tonite Friday April 1st (no joke!) it's the Stooges Brass Band and tomorrow nite you can watch the To Be Continued Brass Band live while sitting in front of your PC or laptop right here back East. The Stooges won last years Red Bull Street Kings competition- beating out the other top brass bands in New Orleans. The TBC brass band play most nites at Canal and Bourbon in New Orleans in additon to regular club dates- young and high energy. Enjoy. Go HERE for the webcasts.

New Orleans Jazz Funeral & 2nd Line in Coney Island NYC

Here's an interesting item. Next weekend- Sunday April 3, 2011- there is going to be a New Orleans Jazz Funeral and 2nd line to mourn the passing of "old" Coney Island and celebrate the hoped for rebirth of this American classic. Organized by NYC Photographer James Demaria and featuring Dancing Man 504 from New Orleans along with the Jambalaya Brass band from NYC it will be a little bit of NO in NYC. Read more about the event  here and get event details at Coney Island events webpage. See ya there!

I attended an event last year organized by and featuring the same folks- a 2nd Line across the Brooklyn Bridge and it was a lot of fun. You can see my pictures from the event in the slideshow on the right hand side of the page. You can also go here for additional photos and video.