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 ...

Interviews, vintage photos & footage document songs of Carnival through the years. Interviews, vintage photos and archival footage document the songs associated with New Orleans Carnival through the ...

MANDEVILLE, La. — Bands are really the soundtrack to carnival season. Brass bands, second-line bands, and so on and so forth, but some of the most memorable music on the parade route comes from ...

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 ...

As a white Berklee College of Music graduate from Rhode Island, drummer Joe Gelini does not fit the typical Mardi Gras Indian profile. Historically, the music’s practitioners are black New Orleanians ...

Snowmass Village is bringing back its beloved Mardi Gras celebration for the 43rd year, filling Fat Tuesday with music, revelry, and plenty of beads on March 4, according to a press release. The ...

Mardi Gras is Tuesday, and before the day ends, you can enjoy a small sampling of events across Oklahoma City to close out the season. French for "Fat Tuesday," Mardi Gras signifies the last day of ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — An annual Mardi Gras celebration is slated for Saturday, March 1, but the festivities begin Friday, February 28 at Rock Town Distillery. Live Music as well as a Cajun buffet ...

In recent years, communities across the region have raised concerns about the type of music played from Mardi Gras parade floats. Complaints tend to center around vulgar lyrics or adult themes that ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- As the new year begins it’s also the start of the carvinal season in downtown Pensacola. The area has been buzzing with people for the 2025 Pensacola Mardi Gras Kick-off celebration ...