NEW ORLEANS | I have been going to Voodoo for many years and I remember that it was a very young festival. I would always hear people say “It’s a kids festival” and I am like, “well, I guess that makes me a kid because I am going and will continue to go for as long as I can walk and dance and enjoy life. No strings attached.” I never felt out of place because I was older then the young people that were attending the festival. I felt that the music connected us all in some way or another and that we were all there to do the same thing. Enjoy all that Voodoo had to offer. Let go, dance and be merry.

NEW ORLEANS | What a beautiful day for a festival. The winds were blowing and the trees seem to smile as the sun came in and out. People were happy to be out doors and heading to one of the most awesome parties of the year. Voodoo Fest. It’s Halloween weekend in New Orleans and you better watch your souls.

As soon as I walked on the festival grounds I could feel the vibrations of the earth moving. The music was calling me and my waist could not stop swaying. I heard the sweet voice of an angel and a welcoming rhythm section. I didn’t know who or where the sound was coming from. I followed the sounds and it leads me to the WWOZ stage.

The guys at the Backbeat Foundation hosted an awesome show tonight featuring the Andrews Family Band at City Park's Botanical Gardens.  This was a unique performance by one of New Orleans' legendary musical families.

Picture it…Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, James Andrews, Glen David Andrews and other family members all on stage doing their thing.  It was a beautiful sight. Horns were blaring and drums were beating. The dance floor was on fire. People of all ages were dancing and getting their Andrews groove on. These guys were on fire and so were everyone’s feet. There was no one in the room that did not tap their feet and shake their head.

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