Mardi Gras

Odd that so many high profile events here - Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, Friday afternoons, to name a few - seem to involve everybody skipping work, ...

 PA And aside from Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest - both of which have boomed in the past two years - the city counted 14 neighborhood festivals on a recent April weekend, as this late-night city seems determined to roulez through the recession. ...

NOLA.com, LA The week before Mardi Gras, she headlined a sold-out show titled the "Sissy Bounce Sweethearts' Ball" at One Eyed Jacks in the French Quarter. She also appeared on the Congo Square Stage at Jazz Fest with fellow sissy rappers Big Freedia and Sissy ...

 United States And aside from Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest - both of which have boomed in the past two years - the city counted 14 neighborhood festivals on a recent April weekend, as this late-night city seems determined to roulez through the recession. ...

You get hexed at the small stages, which usually offer local acts such as Mardi Gras Indians and brass bands. These folks grew up on gris-gris and know how to cast a spell. Mardi Gras Indians, a tradition which started when escaped African slaves found ...

Dave Matthews of The Dave Matthews Band performs at the 2009 New Orleans Jazz Fest. Kermit Ruffins performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. A member of the Comanche Hunters Mardi Gras Indians performs during the 2009 New Orleans Jazz and ...

 LA The new Jazz and Heritage stage, dedicated to the indigenous sounds of New Orleans - brass bands and Mardi Gras Indians - supplanted the Native American village. But for fans of the cultural roots of New Orleans music, the change was a very welcome one ...

Dr. Michael White, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and the Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indians, Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band. The festival also includes numerous food booths, parades through the New Orleans Fairgrounds, arts and crafts and more. ...

Apache Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, 5/2, PAR, 1p: The local Mardi Gras Indian tribe parades through the Fair Grounds. Archdiocese of New Orleans Community Choir, 4/25, GOS, 12:05p: The Archdiocese represents the largest religious demographic in the ...