Life Is a Cabaret

Another night of great music in New Orleans.  After an extended nap to counteract the morning world cup festivities we went to the candlelight lounge in Treme to watch the Treme Brass Band.  We arrived around 9:30, ate some complimentary red beans and rice and waited for the band to come on.  It took a while for all 13 members to show up and get situated, but it was well worth the wait when they started playing around 10:15.  Once again, there was no stage, the band and the crowd slowly intermingled and by the 2nd song, the entire bar was in motion. Dancing, singing, and shouting call and response with the band. I included a little video clip of the show here: [click here]  The sound isn't great and you can't see a lot but it will at least give you a feel for the space. We left after the first set, mainly because we were exhausted from the day, and headed back home for a relatively early night.

This morning Joey and I headed down to the Quarter to explore (what we intended to do on Tuesday before being rained out).  We walked around for a bit and then stopped for lunch at the Royal St oyster house.  Sadly, due to the BP spill, the oysters are now being imported from Oregon.  Based on that, we originally ordered non oyster dishes - i had an Alligator Po Boy and Joey had blackened chicken (both very good) - but then we decided that it wasn't the fault of the guy whose sole job it is to shuck oysters that they're coming from Oregon, so we ordered 6 raw and 3 charbroiled to compliment our meal.  Not being oyster connoisseurs we really couldn't tell the difference, they were still good.

After lunch we wound our way through the quarter to a coffee shop, Cafe EnVie, where we plan to hang out for a while, read, play, chess, etc... before heading back to Caroline's.