A Bywater music joint with one transcendent reason to exist: Thursday nights, when Kermit Ruffins has long held court and cooks barbecue on a grill out back while the brass plays. That is the night to come — really, the only night that matters — for an authentic New Orleans brass-band experience with no cover and every reason to tip the band generously. Grab a cheap beer, get a plate from Kermit's grill, and stand in a room where the city's living music tradition is happening in front of you, not on a stage built for tourists.
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Bywater, New Orleans
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Cheap beer. Maybe grab BBQ from Kermit's grill out back. Come for the music.
Thursday night for Kermit Ruffins. This is the only time to come, really.
Kermit cooks BBQ in the back. No cover but tip the band generously. Authentic NOLA brass band experience.