A Cortado in the Vieux Carre at @SpitfireCoffee
On my walk from the sadly silent corner of Canal and Bourbon (where the city has silenced the brass bands) to Faubourg Marigny, I stopped …
The French Quarter Revisited
While the French Quarter is New Orleans’ most tourist-intensive district, there is still much that is unique and beautiful about it, particularly on the quieter …
Magazine Street, Uptown @MagazineStreet
New Orleans’ uniqueness extends beyond the French Quarter to other neighborhoods as well, like the shops and cafes of Magazine Street uptown, with their brightly-colored …
Starting the Day at Surrey’s Uptown
I’ve discussed the great breakfasts at Surrey’s Uptown Juice Bar in New Orleans before, but what caught my attention on this particular day was a …
Lagniappe Brass Band (@lagniappebrassband) Grazing In The Grazz Live at @TheMaison508
The Lagniappe Brass Band performs the Hugh Masekela hit “Grazing in the Grass” at their Friday night performance at Maison on Frenchmen Street in New …
The @lagniappebrassband Live at @TheMaison508 in New Orleans @FrenchmenStreet
The Lagniappe Brass Band is one of a number of new brass bands in New Orleans’ ever-changing brass band scene, and one that gained some …
The Battle of Morris Park
Rarely do gentrifiers explicitly tell you their plans, but this flyer I picked up at the Trolley Stop in Memphis sets forth exactly what the …
Young Fellaz Brass Band Just My Imagination & She Used To Be My Girl Live at @VASO_NOLA
The Young Fellaz Brass Band perform two classic songs at their performance at Vaso New Orleans Ultra-Lounge on Frenchmen Street, Friday 5/24/13
The Young Fellaz Brass Band Live at @VASO_NOLA
When I got back to New Orleans, I headed to a club called Vaso to check out the Young Fellaz Brass Band, one of a …