After a steak dinner at Crescent Steak House and a dessert at Angelo Brocato’s, I drove back to my hotel and tried to decide whether to go to a gig my homeboy Edward Jackson was on at the Blue Nile, or to hear Wessell “Warmdaddy” Anderson at Snug Harbor, or to check out the @Hot8BrassBand at the Howlin Wolf on South Peters. I soon realized that the Howlin Wolf was a block from the Courtyard by Marriott where I was staying, so I walked down there and checked out the Hot 8 Brass Band’s weekly Sunday night set. Even though I was exhausted from four hours of second-lining, I had a ball. The Hot 8 Brass Band have recently released a new album entitled The Life and Times of the Hot 8 Brass Band, and I bought a copy at the gig. You can keep up with new releases and scheduled appearances of the band by visiting http://www.hot8brassband.com/#12c/custom_plain or liking them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hot-8-Brass-Band/7758779639.
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Toward the Class Act
The TBC Brass Band plays as the Dumaine Street Gang heads toward Seal’s Class Act Lounge for a rest stop, New Orleans, 12/02/12
Dumaine Street Gang at Sweet Lorraine’s
The Dumaine Street Gang stops at Sweet Lorraine’s, the headquarters of the Black Men of Labor. Unfortunately, the club remains closed due to damage from Hurricane Isaac. 12/02/12
Dumaine Street Gang second-line 12/02/12
The Dumaine Street Gang second-line, New Orleans LA, 12/02/12
Moving On From Bocat’s
The TBC Brass Band gets the Dumaine Street Gang second-line up and moving again at Bocat’s Lounge, New Orleans, 12/02/12
TBC Brass Band in the Dumaine Street Second-Line
The TBC Brass Band in the Dumaine Street Gang second-line, New Orleans LA, 12/02/12
Dumaine Street Gang Second-Line
The Dumaine Street Gang and the TBC Brass Band on the second-line, 12/02/12
Coming Out The Door with the TBC Brass Band and the Dumaine Street Gang
The TBC Brass Band and the Dumaine Street Gang coming out the door to begin the second-line in Treme, New Orleans, 12/02/12