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Mardi Gras with Stooges Brass Band with opener Richard Raw

The Stooges Brass Band, a New Orleans brass band for the 21st century. Its got that unmistakeable sound of its hometown, but hip-hop, funk, R&B and soul are all in the group's DNA.

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"The Stooges Brass Band are at the top of their game right now." - Offbeat Magazine, April 2012

The Stooges Brass Band has been one of the elite brass bands in New Orleans but only recently is receiving the accolades and well deserved recognition of their importance to the music scene of New Orleans. Since 1996, their high energy show on the stage and in the streets has engaged audiences with their innovative blend of traditional New Orleans brass sounds and contemporary hip-hop beats.

Stooges Brass Band has shared the stage with: Ozomatli, Black Star (Mos Def & Talib Kweli), Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Shemekia Copeland, Pedrito Martinez Group, Galactic, Brownout, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Funky Meters, Jessica Simpson, and more.

Whether they are second-lining in the back streets of the Crescent City, or performing across the country, the Stooges Brass Band immerse crowds in a high-energy, cut loose vibe that's contemporary yet deeply rooted in the culturally rich musical legacy of city of New Orleans.

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Richard Raw makes music that embraces all that is new school while staying true to the old is a rare talent among hip-hop artists. Because of this, it is musically refreshing to hear Richard Raw, an artist who gives his listeners a touch of musical genius with every song written, lyric spit, and beat produced. Born on August 17, 1979 in Wilmington Delaware, Raw displayed his passion for music at a very young age. He was raised listening to 70s music with Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, and Stevie Wonder as some of his early favorites. Born on the cusp of the 1980s hip hop boom, the same year that hip hop entered the mainstream with Sugarhill Gang's hit song 'Rapper's Delight' and the year that Kurtis Blow became the first rapper to sign a major label record deal, it was inevitable that Raw would become immersed in hip hop.
http://richardrawmusic.blogspot.com/p/biography.html