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100% mardi gras mambo

with dr. john & the lower 911 and the neville brothers

March 1 • 8pm
Tickets: $10 - $60 / purchase tickets
The Moon (1105 E. Lafayette St.) / see a map
Parking: There is ample parking at The Moon

Mac Rebennack, better know as Dr. John, “carries the city’s lore in his fingers, his scratchy voice and his memory” (All About Jazz). He started out as a teenaged session musician in the Crescent City in the ‘50s, interacting first-hand with such New Orleans legends as Professor Longhair, James Booker and Fats Domino. The Doctor’s approach offers New Orleans R&B, soul, jazz, rock ‘n’ roll and some voodoo craziness mixed up in a musical gumbo that has earned him a reputation as “New Orleans’ greatest living musical ambassador” (National Public Radio).

Long known as The First Family of New Orleans, the Neville Brothers offer up “a fearsomely soulful lead singer, flawless harmony vocals, and the finest rhythm section in New Orleans” (Rolling Stone). Aaron Neville scored a huge national hit in 1967 with the classic ballad “Tell It Like It Is,” while Art formed the legendary Meters, who defined New Orleans funk through their own records (“Cissy Strut,” for instance), and as the in-studio backing band for artists such as Lee Dorsey, Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, Paul McCartney and Robert Palmer. In the late ‘70s, Art and Aaron joined up with brothers Cyril and Charles – the Neville Brothers have been an institution ever since, serving up blistering performances that have cemented their standing as “one of the best live bands in the country” (Billboard).

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