In need of new — or newly reissued — New Orleans music for the 2024 Mardi Gras season and beyond? Trombone Shorty, Donald Harrison Jr. and the late Earl King have got you covered. Troy “Trombone ...

Red Baraat brings its ethnically diverse amalgam of North Indian dance music and second line rhythms back to New Orleans this weekend, culminating in several performances on Mardi Gras Day. This multi ...

Mardi Gras Indians are one of New Orleans' unique paradoxes. Photos of them are ubiquitous, especially in tourist publications, making their colorful, elaborately beaded suits a signature image ...

The gorgeous weather we have been experiencing left town in a hurry on the opening day of Jazz Fest 48, but the hot and humid weather was mitigated by cloud cover and a gusty wind that made baseball ...

Everyone in New Orleans knows the essential Mardi Gras songs. The likes of “Carnival Time,” “Mardi Gras Mambo,” “Go To the Mardi Gras,” “Big Chief” and “Second-Line, Pt. 1” are as baked into the ...

Thanksgiving evening at the Hi-Ho Lounge won't be the typical "Pilgrims and Indians" affair, says Mardi Gras Indian Orchestra organizer John Driver. Although there will be fried turkeys and everything ...

The Kravis Center will host a block party Nov. 8 with free performances, workshops in dance, music and art as well as crafts and games for all ages.