Rebirth of The Cool
January 14th, 2010
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New Orleans has my heart. Every time I go, I am even more perplexed as to how that city nurtures SO MANY AMAZING acts. With acts like Kermit Ruffins, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Morning 44 Federation, the slide guitar majesty of Domenic Fusca or the odd dance organ frenzy of Quintron, Nola’s only limitation is the miles and financing between show to show and the fact that none of these bands recordings will EVER do justice to the intensity of their live shows!
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I had the pleasure of seeing Rebirth Brass Band on Frenchman Street during Mardi Gras two years ago. Impossible to move through the sardine crowd, walls dripping sweat, horns blaring, drinks spilling, the unstoppable energy of these players literally had children dancing outside the venue… at 3am! But, that’s Nola and this is the power of the Rebirth Brass Band.
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Even if you are not a fan of Jazz, New Orleans or Modern Big Body Brass Bands, this show can still be a lesson on how a live show should be. That what all Nola bands bring… they don’t care if it rains or the weather is boiling … the people of the parishes just wanna have a good time.
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Do whatcha wanna! (the usual audience refrain is ‘ smoke marijuana’.. just so you know)
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a side note… Rebirth Brass Band has had a residency at the legendary Maple Leaf Bar in Uptown near Tulane for some time… if you go to NOLA, visit it and Squeal BBQ down the street… its the best BBQ EVER!!!!
January 14th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Kevin leDoux said:
This is going to be an incredible show. The register of the Rebirth line-up changes but the party is always the same. I’ve seen them 5-6 times already, from Maine to Seattle, the best of which was easily at the fuggin SUNSET!
There were almost as many bend members as there were people in audience. At the end of the night, we all second-lined out onto Ballard and danced in the streets for 2-3 songs with the band. not sure that can happen on cap Hill, but there’s a chance…
January 14th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
Chris Morales said:
That would be cool… but the crowd is New Orleans is what really shocked me… you would have thought that Jesus was preaching!
Yes, this will be a great show.