Our new issue hits the streets today with the O. Perry Walker Marching Band on the cover. Zachary Young’s cover story talks about what goes into getting ready for Mardi Gras, and here’s footage of them performing “What’s on Your Mind” by Information Society during last year’s Carnival.
Tag Archives: parades
Lady Rollers and Big Nine Second Lines Roll Saturday and Sunday: Routes and Maps
December 16, 2011 – 3:43 pm
This weekend features two second lines, with the Lady Rollers parade scheduled for Saturday, December 17 to avoid conflicting with Christmas next Sunday. The Big Nine parade is in the regular Sunday second line slot, marching through the Upper and Lower Ninth Ward. Uptown, the Lady Rollers Social Aid & Pleasure Club’s 16th-annual parade starts [...]
The Bearded Oysters Coast to Coast
November 1, 2011 – 12:04 am
Seven years ago, the irreverent parade group The Bearded Oysters formed “as a social club for women who wanted to share in the New Orleans parading experience,” says founder Katrina Brees. “Over the years, the Bearded Oysters have expanded to include more than 500 women of all ages, races, occupations, and interests to create a [...]
6t’9 Social Aid and Pleasure Club Halloween Parade: Photos
October 24, 2011 – 4:52 pm
Saturday night, the 6t’9 Social Aid & Pleasure Club held its seventh-annual halloween parade with a roster of participants that included the Skinz and Bonez, Noisician Coalition, Krewe of Chewbacchus, Big Chief Victor Harris, Pair-a-Dice Tumblers, Mr. Okra, the Pony Girls, Ed Buckner and his Original Big Seven SAPC, Ronald Lewis, the Dr. Martin Luther [...]
Tempest in a ‘tit Pot
October 1, 2011 – 12:02 am
This is kind of local news, but it’s so typical “New Orleans.” The Rex organization is threatening to sue the Krewe of ‘tit Rex (that’s “petit” or “small” in French, colloquialized to “’tit”) for trade name infringement. Rex, the holiest of holy Mardi Gras krewes that parades on Fat Tuesday, wants to protect its copyright. [...]
Young Men Olympian Jr. Benevolent Association 2011 Second Line: Photos
September 26, 2011 – 5:53 pm
The Young Men Olympian Jr. Benevolent Association hosted its 127th-annual second line on Sunday, September 25 on an afternoon of perfect New Orleans weather. The parade, one of the biggest second lines of the season, wound its way from the Young Men Olympian Hall at 2101 South Liberty Street through Central City to the sound [...]
Krewe of O.A.K.’s 2011 Mid-Summer Mardi Gras Parade: Photos
August 30, 2011 – 6:43 pm
Saturday night, August 27, the streets of the Riverbend looked more like Royal Street on Fat Tuesday, with hundreds of revelers in costumes ranging from the silly to the lewd to the beautiful following the Baby Boyz Brass Band and Pair-A-Dice Tumblers around the Carrollton neighborhood. The occasion was the Krewe of O.A.K.’s annual Mid-Summer [...]
Uptown Swingers Second Line: Photo Slideshow
June 29, 2011 – 6:46 pm
Sunday, the Uptown Swingers Social Aid & Pleasure Club hosted the final second line of the 2010-2011 season. The parade started at 4620 Loyola Street, and moved through Uptown and Central City, disbanding at Tapp’s Bar on S. Rocheblave Street. The Uptown Swingers club was founded seven years ago by a former Young Men Olympians [...]
Crawling with the Stompers Saturday
June 10, 2011 – 12:18 pm
Jerry Lenaz’s favorite dance is the stomp-around. “You turn half way, shake your butt, and end with a fist pump,” the 610 Stomper explains. Lenaz, who is the co-chair for the 610 Stompers’ Ball Crawl, looks forward to the summertime debut of the Stompers’ next move, which they’re keeping under wraps for now. His nickname [...]
