An Uptown dive whose unassuming front hides one of the city's great live-music traditions: Thursday nights, when the Soul Rebels brass band turns the back room into a packed, sweaty, full-volume celebration of everything New Orleans brass is supposed to be. Get there early to claim any space at all, because the legend has long outgrown the room. The drinks are cheap and beside the point — you are here to tip the band and lose yourself in the brass. The other nights are a proper neighborhood dive; Thursdays are an institution.
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Uptown, New Orleans
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Cheap drinks and tip the band. Come for the music, not the cocktails.
Thursday night for Soul Rebels brass band. It gets packed and sweaty.
Soul Rebels Thursdays are legendary. Get there early for a spot. Pure NOLA brass energy.