WAGATAIL PRESENTS

An Evening with THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND

w/ DJ Rome

Saturday, February 13

At The Mint - 11:00 PM (8:30 PM doors) / 21+

$20.00 / $23.00 day of show

(DUE TO WEATHER/FLIGHT DELAYS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST THE DIRTY DOZEN WILL START AT 11PM)
WAGATAIL PRESENTS: In a world of war, poverty, ecological disasters,
dissent and conflict in the social fabric of society, Marvin Gaye
found himself looking to the heavens in 1971 and asking the
heartfelt question
Whats
Going On? And with that Gaye created the unqualified masterpiece of
his astounding career, an album addressing these questions of an
uncertain world.

In 2006, with the same questions
looming even larger, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band has borrowed on
Gayes
inspiration to create a crowning achievement in their own career,
which spans more than three decades of innovation and leadership in
New Orleans music and beyond.

Mixing vibrant instrumental pieces
with simmering, scorching vocal numbers (performed by guests Chuck
D., Bettye LaVette, G. Love, Ivan Neville and Guru), the Dirty
Dozen has translated the songs from
Whats
Going On into its own music language. The new recordings are
infused with the powerful feelings resulting from the
bands
own experiences with Hurricane Katrina, the subsequent massive
flooding and the devastation of their homes and
communities.