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Following the set the Golden Comanches will head out of the venue to begin their day roaming the streets.Īt 5 p.m. with Big Chief Juan Pardo and the Golden Comanches and Billy Iuso and Friends.
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#NORTHSIDE SKULL AND BONES GANG FREE#
Tipitina’s will host a free Mardi Gras morning sunrise set at 5 a.m. “We wake up the spirits in the cemetery, bring them back, and set them loose in the streets on Carnival morning,” said Big Chief Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes who leads the group. The group’s stated intention is to remind everyone that death is always lurking, and sooner or later, it will come knocking at your front door. The North Side Skull and Bone Gang tradition dates back to the early days of the Treme in the early 1800s.
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Attired in handmade skull masks made out of papier-mâché and black shirts and pants painted with skeleton bones, the mysterious group will proceed to raise a racket in the neighborhood with drums, chanting, and the knocking on doors and walls of random houses. The North Side Skull and Bone Gang will make a predawn appearance on March 1 outside Little People’s Place, 1226 Barracks Street, in Treme between 5 and 5:30 a.m. Later, Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes portrays the two century old tradition of skull gangs leading his “We Are the Northside Skull and Bone Gang.Far from the parade routes of the major krewes who fling beads by the millions are lesser-publicized centuries-old rituals that play out on Mardi Gras in predominantly African American neighborhoods. Lena Prima sings her song “Muses Shoes” and Liese Dettmer sings about her experience with the super Krewe parade Endymion. Other aspects of Mardi Gras is explored by music, including the first all-female parade krewe, Krewe of Muses, noted for their parade throws of decorated shoes.
#NORTHSIDE SKULL AND BONES GANG CODE#
Yes, I get on my soap box a bit but you can cut to the chase and read their “Costume Code of Ethics.” Pretty cool given the song, “Dancin’ at the Mardi Gras,” was recorded in a studio.Īl “Carnival Time” Johnson steps up next - not to sing the song that gave him his middle name but rather - to sing a new song in honor of the socially responsible new parade krewe, “Krewe of Red Beans.” Not only does this Krewe raise money and perform services that benefit the city’s arts and entertainment culture, they strive to create a fun parade event that everyone can enjoy and feel good about. And you’ll later get the feel of being there as music rolls by first with the Mardi Gras Indians Fi Yi Yi and the Mandingo Warriors rapping out their rhythm and then with The Original Pin Stripe Brass Band giving you that feel of watching a parade band go by – first the music a bit distant, then the volume increases as it comes to where you are standing, blasting away in your face and then it recedes as it moves on down the street. The first voice you’ll hear after I start the show is Kermit Ruffins rallying the troops (in this case Rebirth Brass Band, Trombone Shorty and Irvin Mayfield) for an extended second line pulled from the Los Hombres Calientes collection. Next Tuesday is Mardi Gras and this week’s show provides the soundtrack to get you ready to “Do Whatcha Wanna.” Parades are rolling, crowds are gathering and there is the usual mayhem (both good and bad) that accompanies the Mardi Gras in New Orleans.