The B.C. Rain Spirits of Sounds Marching Band begins practice for Mardi Gras months before their first parade. “It begins during band camp,” said Director of Bands Dr. Kendall Forde.

Montgomery, Alabama will host its annual Mardi Gras Block Party on March 1 at the Court Square Fountain. The event feature live music from GumpTown Brass Band and Souled Out Groove, as well as ...

The iconic Excelsior Band has marched its way through one Mardi Gras after another in Mobile, earning high praise and accolades that included a prestigious National Heritage Fellowship through the ...

This Mardi Gras season also marks the first time Raynice Crayton, 27, will be at the band’s helm. A St. Mary’s alumna who joined the band as a seventh-grader, Crayton has already more than ...

The new marching band at Wilberforce University will high step in rhythm at the competitive Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans this weekend. “Judging from the calls from those down there in New Orleans ...

The Far Out Lounge's Fat Tuesday celebration includes music from Nikki Glaspie’s Dikki & The Brain Duo and the Mardi Gras Band featuring Jimmie Dreams. Bobby Perkins, The Watters, Trevor Nealon ...

Mardi Gras kicks off in New Orleans with “Fat Tuesday” on Feb. 13. A local brass band is getting ready to represent Rochester at this year’s Mardi Gras celebrations. It will be Prime Time ...