Rebirth and Tab

The weekend of October 23 and 24 is going to be a great weekend to be at the Howlin Wolf Northshore!!! That's because Friday the 23rd we will have the one, the only, REBIRTH BRASS BAND!! Also Saturday we will be featuring blues legend TAB BENOIT!!

I don't think either of these two acts need much introduction, but here's a little update on what's been happening with them lately.

Rebirth has had a busy year. After struggling through a painful recovery from a stroke, Phil "Tuba" Frazier made his triumphant return to the band at a show at the New Orleans Howlin Wolf back in January (you can read about that here). From there the band rebounded quickly and was offered roles on the pilot for the upcoming HBO series about New Orleans, "The Treme." And to finish out this groundbreaking year for the band Derek Tab, Rebirth's drummer and the founder of The Roots of Music Foundation, was nominated to be CNN's 2009 Hero of the Year (you can find info on the honor here). The Howlin Wolf Northshore is incredibly proud of Rebirth Brass Band's accomplishments this year, and we are equally excited to have them perform on Friday, October 23rd. Make plans to be here. A Rebirth show is never to be missed!!

For Tab Benoit the hits just keep on coming. With 13 releases since 1992 (busy man) and a Grammy nomination in 2006, Tab's brilliant Louisiana Blues never fails to make its mark. Furthermore, Tab's work as an environmental activist for wetlands conservation shows his love for his home state and its future. He founded the "Voice of the Wetlands," an organization which puts on an annual music festival in Houma to raise money for the conservation effort. Tab will be gracing the Howlin Wolf Northshore with his presence on Saturday, October 24th.

So come on out to the Howlin Wolf Northshore the weekend of the 23rd and 24th, and celebrate some Louisiana heroes, and hear some of the best music that Louisiana has to offer. SEE YA AT THE WOLF!!!!