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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The End Is Where We Begin
The Dumaine Street Gang second-line ended where it began in the Treme neighborhood, but the crowds seemed reluctant to disperse. One crowd hung around the corner outside the Café Treme where the parade had ended, while a much larger crowd remained under the bridge on Claiborne, which turned into a car and bike show until the police came and dispersed the crowd on horseback, New Orleans, 12/02/12
Under the Claiborne Bridge with the Dumaine Street Gang
Under the Claiborne bridge, New Orleans, 12/02/12
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 second-line, New Orleans LA, 12/02/12
Dumaine Street Gang second-line, New Orleans LA, 12/02/12
The TBC Brass Band in the Dumaine Street Gang second-line
The TBC Brass Band in the Dumaine Street Gang second-line, New Orleans, 12/02/12
Resting at the Next Stop
The TBC Brass Band and the Dumaine Street Gang take a pause for the cause at the Next Stop Bar and Grill, New Orleans, 12/02/12