2022 Ladies of Unity Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line
The 2022 Ladies of Unity Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line rolled through Central City, New Orleans yesterday afternoon. Every second line has its peculiar feature and yesterday’s street party featured an off the charts performance by All Starz Brass Band. Their lead trumpet player is an absolute maniac and was peeling off some of the hottest solos I’ve heard in years. Continue Reading
2021 Lady Rollers Social Aid And Pleasure Club Second Line
Lady Rollers are one of the most fun social aid and pleasure clubs in New Orleans. They’re a small S&P led by the famous Miss Linda, the Ya-Ka-Mein Lady. All the gals are strictly out to have a good time and like the Baby Dolls they are experts at showing up and showing out.
The club just rolled on a sultry Sunday afternoon in Uptown New Orleans. This is what we saw: Continue Reading
2021 Big 9 Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line
A cold wind was blowing in from the north as Big 9 Social Aid and Pleasure Club prepared to roll for their 2021 second line. Vaughan’s Lounge in New Orleans Bywater neighborhood was the starting point. I have never seen so many elderly white people getting down for the first four blocks of the parade.
2021 Big 9 Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line
By the time we got to the Lower 9th Ward their numbers had dramaticallly shrunk. Continue Reading
2021 Dumaine Street Gang Social Aid And Pleasure Club Second Line
Dumaine Street Gang employed unusual crowd control as their dancers busted out the chute. Instead of stationing ropesmen on either side of the promenade where members cavort about as they enter the crowd, a man just began ramming himself into people and hollering “open it up…open it up.” If things don’t work out for him with the Gang he could have a bright future with the Saints. Continue Reading
2021 Buckjumpers Social Aid & Pleasure Club Second Line
The Buckjumpers, both men and ladies, are known for having the best dancers of all the social aid and pleasure clubs. This past Sunday only affirmed that general knowledge. Here’s a gallery of their performances. Continue Reading
2021 9X Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line in New Orleans
Our little parcel of the 9th Ward gets one second line roll per year: 9X Social Aid and Pleasure Club’s pure dynamite parade. Here ’tis. Continue Reading
Lois Nelson-Andrews Funerary Second Line in New Orleans
The Queen of Treme, Lois Nelson-Andrews has passed. We visited the funerary second line of this remarkable woman. This is what we saw: Continue Reading
2021 Prince of Wales Second Line
2021 Katrina Memorial Second Line
We will be attending the Prince of Wales second line but this event will be a real good time. Any 9th Ward-ers listening?
The inimitable Bennie Pete at a New Orleans second line
Hot 8 have enjoyed a 25 year run in the New Orleans spotlight and will certainly continue to be a major force in our area’s brass band scene. They’ve been near the top of my brass band power ranking for over a decade and can still create chaos with their live concerts.
We will miss you Mr Pete.
Bennie Pete Memorial Second Line
October 2nd, 2021
A.L Davis Park
Central City, New Orleans