btw, the post I quoted is from curmudgeon, from January 2018. 49rs Gang aren’t a brass band obviously, so I’m not even sure this is the right thread to discuss them - but maybe it is, thru the NO / Mardi Gras connection? Is there a more suitable thread?
― Welcome to Nonrock (breastcrawl), Saturday, 24 October 2020 07:02 (three years ago) link
damn, *79rs* Gang. I just woke up!
― Welcome to Nonrock (breastcrawl), Saturday, 24 October 2020 07:03 (three years ago) link
Really digging “About to Blow,” thanks!
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Saturday, 24 October 2020 15:43 (three years ago) link
Yes and “trouble” has that Mardi Gras Indian feel
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 24 October 2020 21:09 (three years ago) link
I'm into it, I love the Indians music (especially when played by the brass bands, and a lot of brass band musicians are also involved with the Indians). It's always tough when people 'produce' this music because it's so perfect in its stripped-down form, but this record does a good job of keeping the energy and not overdoing the production. I like it a lot better than the funk band version of Indian music tbh (those Wild Tchoupitoulas records etc).
This one has musicians from Da Truth and Soul Rebels, with Derrick Tabb on snare:https://79rsgang.bandcamp.com/track/shot-that-signal
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 26 October 2020 15:49 (three years ago) link
https://www.offbeat.com/news/kermit-ruffins-takes-to-instagram-to-announce-mother-in-law-lounge-is-open-for-business/
He raised some $ via a Go-Fund Me. Club had been shut down for violating Covid restrictions
― curmudgeon, Monday, 9 November 2020 04:54 (three years ago) link
TBC live set on Offbeat's fb page:https://www.facebook.com/offbeatmagazine/videos/1270215096676359/
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 18 November 2020 00:57 (three years ago) link
My band finally got it together to put (almost) all of our albums on streaming services for the first time: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2tyjfI1efzg3PyHlS6mW1d?si=Ppa8Jb0uSlukV1GNQ97s5Q
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 27 November 2020 21:12 (three years ago) link
Kinda wish I could have had a brass band at the funeral for my 90 year old Dad last week. He was always more a Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins guy though. He did always speak fondly of New Orleans and the trip he and my Mom took there, and taking a cab to Snug Harbor to see Mose Allison
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 16:47 (three years ago) link
Sorry to hear about your dad. My dad's take on jazz: "They're all just making this up as they go along, right?" That was a bug, not a feature, in his world.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 16:59 (three years ago) link
When I was in my 20s my Dad sneered at the rock I was listening to, and said I didn’t like it then, I don’t like it now. But my Dad who grew up going to NYC jazz clubs in the late 1940s and 50s, ended up listening to and liking all kinds of stuff up until the day he died— Youssou NDour, Talking Heads, Eddie Palmieri and more. He and I would talk and email about them, and he loved going down YouTube rabbit holes ( although my Frank Sinatra loving Mom is/ was not quite as appreciative). I guess I am very lucky to have had that
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 18:21 (three years ago) link
He became a Rolling Stones fan too
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 18:22 (three years ago) link
https://www.feedthesecondline.org/
Thinking I may donate to these folks
After the success of Feed the Front Line NOLA, the Krewe of Red Beans has joined forces with Rouses Markets, Market Umbrella (operators of the Crescent City Farmers Market), the New Orleans Musicians' Clinic & Assistance Foundation, and the Preservation Hall Foundation to form Feed the Second Line.Feed the Second Line seeks to provide food-love and employment to our culture-bearers: musicians, Mardi Gras Indians, Social Aid & Pleasure Club members, artists, and other cultural figures in the New Orleans community. We pair older, more vulnerable musicians and artists with their younger counterparts to assist them with shopping for their groceries and household needs. The benefits are two-fold: providing much needed groceries for free to the venerated culture-bearers of our great city, with contactless delivery to protect them from public exposure during the pandemic, while providing employment to the younger generation losing weeks, possibly months, of paying gigs.
https://vimeo.com/457795012
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 29 December 2020 22:55 (three years ago) link
https://tipitinas.tv/?fbclid=IwAR2dOL9iM-suPRrWwt_QYd-P7QFRYFj5za0k-5i33pjM70NSPGOsCJG90pM
Tipitina's tv website and youtube page is showing Mardi Gras brass band doc now; also Sunday Feb 14 & on Mardi Gras
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 13 February 2021 16:33 (three years ago) link
Sat, Feb 13, 2021 Streaming Schedule (All times in Central Standard Time):10am / Bury The Hatchet11:27am / Donald Harrison11:30am / Bayou Maharajah (James Booker)1:08pm / Henry Butler (2001)1:30pm / American Patchwork: Jazz Parades (“Feet Don’t Fail Me Now”)2:28pm / Tipitina’s TV Exclusive2:30pm / The Promised Land: A Swamp Pop Journey3:47pm / Bruce Daigrepont (2004)4pm / Never A Dull Moment: 20 Years of the Rebirth Brass Band5:30pm / Dr. John (2004)6pm / Bury The Hatchet7:27pm / Donald Harrison7:30pm / Bayou Maharajah (James Booker)9:08pm / Henry Butler (2001)9:30pm / American Patchwork: Jazz Parades (“Feet Don’t Fail Me Now”)10:28pm / Tipitina’s TV Exclusive10:30pm / The Promised Land: A Swamp Pop Journey11:47pm / Bruce Daigrepont (2004)12am / Never A Dull Moment: 20 Years of the Rebirth Brass Band1:30am / Dr. John (2004)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwflNeY0HPM...
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 13 February 2021 16:53 (three years ago) link
Thanks for the heads up!
― change display name (Jordan), Saturday, 13 February 2021 17:54 (three years ago) link
https://www.nola.com/gambit/film/article_1cdae2d0-6a44-11eb-a0b1-a337d5e58660.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twittergambit&utm_campaign=snd&fbclid=IwAR3X5CGay0G2lN8gO_KcXhm1-gFEcdaP9tUqis0iGXO7CgdKoJHZWAvSw38
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 13 February 2021 18:04 (three years ago) link
Some great old school brass band and second line footage earlier
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 13 February 2021 20:54 (three years ago) link
More docs today Sunday
The Tipitina's virtual film festival continues today with the following lineup, which starts at 11am central and then repeats at 5:30pm.11am Buckjumping12:07pm Anders Osborne (2020)12:30pm All On A Mardi Gras Day1:30pm Treme Brass Band (2006)2pm Tuba To Cuba3:24pm Tipitina’s.TV Exclusive: Float Houses!3:30pm Up From The Streets: New Orleans: The City of Music5:14pm The Wild Magnolias (2004)5:30pm Buckjumping6:37pm Anders Osborne (2020)7pm All On A Mardi Gras Day8pm Treme Brass Band (2006)8:30pm Tuba To Cuba9:54pm Tipitina’s.TV Exclusive: Float Houses!10pm Up From The Streets: New Orleans: The City of Music11:44pm The Wild Magnolias (2004)
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 14 February 2021 18:48 (three years ago) link
Buckjumping is really good, even if there's very brass band content to speak of (they use studio records over the second line footage for some reason). Good slice-of-live interviews & footage (w/out narration) of Mardi Gras Indian practice, marching bands, bounce nights, etc.
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 15 February 2021 01:07 (three years ago) link
Thanks so much for the heads-up re: the Tipitina's doc fest! I just passed the link on to my dad, since him and I have been to both New Orleans and Havana together and I figured he'd especially get a lot out of it.
― Kangol In The Light (Craig D.), Monday, 15 February 2021 02:54 (three years ago) link
They are showing some of the docs again on Tuesday the 16th. I saw some of all of Bury the Hatchet, Feet Don’t Fail Me Now, the Rebirth doc, All on a Mardi Gras Day, & Tuna to Cuba and have enjoyed and learned a lot.
Have previously seen the James Booker Bayou Maharajah one, and Up from the Streets. Both worth seeing
― curmudgeon, Monday, 15 February 2021 05:16 (three years ago) link
I've seen the James Booker & Rebirth docs, both good. Would like to catch that Treme Brass Band one.
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 15 February 2021 19:54 (three years ago) link
Sometimes get curious about old school network news and just saw on NBC News a short closing story about people decorating their homes as floats this year with Mardi Gras parades cancelled. Lester Holt didn’t say their name, but that was Treme Brass playing outside someone’s home .
I saw a bit of the Treme doc but not all.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 16 February 2021 00:35 (three years ago) link
my old neighbor did her house up real big. nightmare person but admire the effort:
https://i.imgur.com/GtaRtxj.jpg
― adam, Tuesday, 16 February 2021 16:48 (three years ago) link
watching bury the hatchet now, really good, thanks for the tip on this. looking forward to leaving it on all day
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Tuesday, 16 February 2021 17:20 (three years ago) link
Haha xp
Happy Mardi Gras, I'm doing a livestream with a New Orleans jazz group tonight (the first one I've done this whole time) - https://www.facebook.com/events/417556152682606/
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 16 February 2021 17:34 (three years ago) link
This year the organization has announced the creation of “The Wolf Fund,” in honor of the recent loss of the community’s late and beloved Keith “Wolf” Anderson, to to address the financial need to find a final resting place for our musicians. The Save Our Brass Foundation is committed to raising funds to insure musicians’ families do not bare the financial burden during their time of loss.
Tickets also benefit classes that teach the youth of the community how to play brass instruments.
The livestreamed event will take place March 13 via Facebook (see below for the full roster and line-up
March 13 with Big 6, Pinettes, Mama Digdown video and more
https://www.offbeat.com/news/shamarr-allen-erica-falls-more-to-perform-in-save-our-brass-event/
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 4 March 2021 15:56 (three years ago) link
https://fb.me/e/46HzZMLt4
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 4 March 2021 16:03 (three years ago) link
NOLA Brass Fest is virtual this year:
https://www.whereyat.com/second-line-at-home-for-this-years-brass-festhttps://www.facebook.com/events/801239793764081https://events.com/r/en_US/tickets/new-orleans-original-brass-fest-800497
$5 :)
Should be some good live performances, and we're submitting a video from when we played Tipitina's almost exactly a year ago, with music from the album of Michael Jackson arrangements that we're *finally* actually finishing (after a decade, lol).
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 11 March 2021 14:39 (three years ago) link
It's a great organization to support btw
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 11 March 2021 14:41 (three years ago) link
https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/60-minutes-to-profile-st-augustine-marching-100-band-on-sundays-broadcast/289-364bf439-4b9d-4e0c-af68-041db2e351c7
St Augustine High in New Orleans Marching 100 band will be on CBS 60 Minutes Sunday March 14 at 7 et
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 13 March 2021 06:18 (three years ago) link
Brass Fest happening now:https://www.facebook.com/saveourbrassfoundation/videos/263377655319746
― change display name (Jordan), Saturday, 13 March 2021 19:43 (three years ago) link
Thanks, send some $ too
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 13 March 2021 20:00 (three years ago) link
I sent some I mean
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 13 March 2021 20:08 (three years ago) link
Updated link, hot set now 🔥: https://www.facebook.com/saveourbrassfoundation/https://www.facebook.com/saveourbrassfoundation/videos/461030215018700
― change display name (Jordan), Saturday, 13 March 2021 22:04 (three years ago) link
Sporty’s Brass Band
https://secondlines.com/
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 13 March 2021 22:37 (three years ago) link
Big 6 strong too, of course
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 13 March 2021 22:49 (three years ago) link
Mama Digdown getting love from the emcee for their smokin performances. Nice video ( plus predictable calls to show me your cheese Wisconsin)
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 13 March 2021 23:42 (three years ago) link
I hadn't seen the video until it aired, I got emo seeing all that footage from last year.
Loved the Sporty's and Big 6 sets, I was dancing in my kitchen all day.
(the less said about some of the others, the better, lol)
― change display name (Jordan), Sunday, 14 March 2021 18:07 (three years ago) link
Agree
― curmudgeon, Monday, 15 March 2021 18:37 (three years ago) link
NBC tv news story tonight: New Orleans Black community reeling from Covid
17 members of the Zulus died during the pandemic . So many Black New Orleans Covid deaths
― curmudgeon, Monday, 22 March 2021 23:26 (three years ago) link
https://www.offbeat.com/news/pbs-frontline-series-focuses-on-new-orleans-funeral-traditions-impacted-by-covid
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 23 March 2021 14:16 (three years ago) link
Dvr’ing that, .
In more upbeat news , saw a video clip on twitter of Big 6 playing on a porch in the evening sounding great. An Offbeat mag tweet
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 24 March 2021 15:46 (three years ago) link
https://www.nola.com/news/article_2015a954-90bd-11eb-819c-d363b523d93e.html
RIP
Keelian Boyd Sr., an artist and celebrated big chief of the Young Maasai Hunters, died Sunday of heart failure at the Ochsner Health Center in Chalmette. He was 37.
Boyd, a crane operator at Domino Sugar in Arabi, launched the Young Maasai Hunters tribe in 2018, emerging on Mardi Gras morning in a stunning purple suit with two perfectly suspended wings extending from the side of his crown. Before that he had been mostly behind the scenes in the Black masking Indian culture, also known as Mardi Gras Indians, as a "hook-up man," basically an advisor called in at clutch moments to help other Indians finish their suits
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 30 March 2021 13:47 (three years ago) link
21st Century Brass Band released an album and it's hard:https://open.spotify.com/album/3AmfQNsRiPdzMCLrrdEC6Z?si=5ygm98xDSlaqMHMnUrhEaQ
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 1 April 2021 20:31 (three years ago) link
Also 'I Wanna Go Back Outside' must be the first brass band tune about the pandemic
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 1 April 2021 20:34 (three years ago) link
"I Wanna Go Back Outside" by 21st Century Brass sounds good. Will check out the rest.
Not always crazy about Offbeat Magazine, but sometimes it has provided good coverage. They have a go fund me going
We are closing our Frenchmen Street office, where we've been located since 1998, because we can no longer afford the rent in this location. We are having to get rid of decades' worth of OffBeat Magazine copies, photos, posters, books and more so we can move to a smaller location within the New Orleans Jazz Museum at 400 Esplanade Avenue (located in the Old U.S. Mint). We need your help more than ever!
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-offbeat-magazine
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 22 April 2021 15:30 (three years ago) link
offbeat is brutally corny but i love the tireless/guileless energy that leads them to run like 1000 word reviews of some papa grows funk cd called "red beans and fais do do: live on dumaine st"
i will probably give them some money just for providing me free reading material for bus and streetcar rides for 15 years
― adam, Thursday, 22 April 2021 17:03 (three years ago) link
In my early days of going to Jazzfest, pre-internet, you didn't know stages and times for acts until you hit town and picked up an Offbeat, so for providing me those few moments of joyous scribbling and highlighting they will always be a great memory.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 22 April 2021 17:17 (three years ago) link