Vaughan’s has the look of an old neighborhood bar, but legendary jazz trumpeter Kermit Ruffins has made it famous. Every Thursday night, tourists flock to the usually-quiet neighborhood to see Ruffins at his regular weekly gig, and occasionally to eat his famous barbecue from a truck out front. The crowds have grown even larger since the television series Treme has made Kermit Ruffins even more well-known. 7/5/12
Dinerral Shavers Educational Fund Brass Band Blowout: Free Agents Brass Band @Howlinwolfnola @DSEF_NOLA
The Free Agents Brass Band are yet another fairly recent New Orleans band which is best known for their post-Katrina anthem “We Made It Through …