The band that came back: Music from the To Be Continued Brass Band of New Orleans
There’s been a lot of talk about the “threatened culture” of post-Katrina New Orleans…But what does that really mean? Brass bands helped drive the city’s musical and street cultures, and are a direct measure of New Orleans’ post-Katrina health: Some are back in the city, others gone forever. The city’s youngest, professional brass band, "To Be Continued,” performed the night before Katrina swept into town and was one of the first full bands to return—no small feat since many of its members hailed from the hard-hit 9th and 7th Wards. We take a listen to their story in interviews from a just-released documentary called “From the Mouthpiece on Back.”
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