• New Orleans

    Mardi Gras Music: New Rebirth Brass Band

    Happy Fat Tuesday! It’s a day off for me and I’m heading to the new Spring Training ballpark shared by the Diamondbacks and the Rockies. I’ll be taking in the Cubs and Rockies game at Salt River Fields with an old college buddy, basking in the sunshine, quaffing a brew or two…

    So speaking of Mardi Gras, there’s a new release on the horizon for New Orleans’ own Rebirth Brass Band. Basin Street Records will release Rebirth of New Orleans on April 12th, and they’re spreading the word with a free & clear taste of the record – a full-on brass band stomper called “Do It Again”.

    Enjoy the day!

    Rebirth Brass BandDo It Again (mp3)

    [audio:Do_It_Again.mp3]

    Official Site

    Rebirth Brass Band Upcoming Tour Dates:
    03/05: New Orleans, LA @  Howlin’ Wolf
    03/13: Perth, Western Australia @ Perth Concert Hall
    03/14: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia @ Dallas Brooks Centre
    03/16: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia @ The Barton Theatre
    03/19: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia @ QPAC Concert Hall
    03/21: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia @ State Theatre
    04/01: Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea’s Cafe
    04/02: Lafayette, LA @ Grant Street Dance Hall
    04/06: Wilmington, DE @ World Café Live at the Queen
    04/07: Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl
    04/08: Portsmouth, NH @ Portsmouth Music Hall
    04/09: Providence, RI @ Spot Underground
    04/10: Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s
    04/13: Austin, TX @ Antone’s
    04/14: Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Studio
    04/15: Dallas, TX @ Kessler Theater
    04/23: Lake Charles, LA @ Luna Bar
    05/27: Chicago, IL @ Space
    05/28: Chilicothe, IL @ Summer Camp
    06/10: San Francisco, CA @ San Francisco Jazz Festival
    06/11: Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
    06/12: Chicago, IL @ Chicago Orchestra Hall
    06/13: Washington, DC @  DC Jazzfest

  • New Orleans

    Ya-Ka-May, the new album from Galactic

    It took a listen to Sirius Jam On this afternoon to clue me into the fact that there’s a new Galactic record out – focused on the music of New Orleans (their hometown). “Bounce,” to be specific – an “energetic, highly eroticized and occasionally gender-bending” type of music native to the city. The album is full of special guests: Rebirth Brass Band, Irma Thomas, Big Chief Bo Dollis, Allen Toussaint, “Wolfman” Washington, Trombone Shorty, and others.

    Not surprisingly, after listening to the full album on Lala, I can confirm that the record is a non-stop party, a percussive blast of Louisiana flavor. Here are two early favorites right off the bat, “Boe Money” and “Do It Again”…

    Listen…

    Buy the MP3’s at the Amazon Music Store: Boe Money (Featuring The Rebirth Brass Band)| Do It Again (Again) (Featuring Cheeky Blakk)

    Check out the whole album: Ya-Ka-May

    Galactic’s Web Site, where you can download “Heart of Steel” (w/ Irma Thomas) and “Dark Water” (w/ John Boutte) for free.