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The Big Easy's banquet
Original at News & Observer
• Sat, Nov 7
News & Observer News & Observer The second line season generally runs on Sundays from August to February's Mardi Gras. Second line parades have their roots in African-American benevolent ...
Who Dats, Mardi Gras Indians at Slidell Olde Towne Alive Celebration tonight
Original at Slidell Sentry
• Fri, Nov 6
Mardi Gras Indians dressed in all their feathered glory as they dance through the streets of Olde Towne leading Saints fans on a second-line parade. ...
First look: 'Tiana's Showboat Jubilee' opens at Disneyland for a limited run
Original at Los Angeles Times Blogs
• Thu, Nov 5
About three dozen performers dressed in 1920s-era Mardi Gras costumes dance through the crowds in second-line fashion near New Orleans Square before ...
The Electronic Second Line is all about the positive energy
Original at NewOrleans.Com
• Wed, Nov 4
of New Orleans they wanted to make the tradition “ours.” In Mardi Gras, 2006 the duo teamed up to create their first movable dance machine, the Bull. ...
Jazz trumpeter brings show to King Center
Original at Atlanta Journal Constitution
• Fri, May 29
USA The first cut is “Giant Steps,” John Coltrane's ferocious barn burner —- in Mardi Gras clothes. Starting out as a goofy New Orleans street parade, with Leon Anderson on second line rhythm and drum major's whistle, the song strolls through the ...
On with the show: HBO picks up 'Treme' set in NO for a full season - The Times-Picayune
Original at NOLA.com
• Wed, May 6
By Dave Walker Staff writer HBO will produce a full season of "Treme," a drama series set against the unique New Orleans backdrop of second-line parades, brass bands and Mardi Gras Indians, bringing with it tens of millions of dollars in spending, ...