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 ...

Don’t let the 1,523-mile distance from New Orleans fool ya – Phoenix loves Mardi Gras. And rightfully so, as this final indulgence before Lent sweeps us into deep introspection is basically how we ...

Mardi Gras! Galveston planners have announced the dates and headliners for the 2026 celebration. The 115th Mardi Gras event ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The festive event featured food, music and even a parade. A sold-out crowd gathered March 4 for Petaluma Music Festival’s 11th annual Mardi Gras Party. The event held at the Lagunitas Brewing Co.