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Critics’ pick: Stooges Brass Band is tonight’s must-see at Riverbend

New Orleans' Stooges Brass Band incorporate the city's jazzy roots with elements that echo recent trends in hip-hop.
New Orleans' Stooges Brass Band incorporate the city's jazzy roots with elements that echo recent trends in hip-hop. New Orleans' Stooges Brass Band incorporate the city's jazzy roots with elements that echo recent trends in hip-hop.

By Casey Phillips 2 min read

If you go

› What: Stooges Brass Band› When: 9:30 p.m. tonight› Where: Unum Stage› Admission: Riverbend 9-day wristband ($55); one-day wristband ($25)

From Trombone Shorty in 2008 to the Soul Rebels in 2010 to the New Orleans Suspects in 2015, Louisiana musicians have added a lot of much-needed spice to Riverbend lineups in the last few years.

Tonight, Stooges Brass Band will see if it can preserve the Big Easy’s sterling record at the festival with a show that promises to feel like a parade through the French Quarter.

Formed in 1996, the seven-piece ensemble manages to sound in touch with New Orleans’ syncopated, jazzy roots while incorporating tight beats and vocal call-and-response flow that echo more recent trends in hip-hop.

Throughout their 20-year career, the members of the Stooges have taken the stage alongside artists like Black Star and Grace Potter & the Nocturnals at high-profile events around the country, including the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Bonnaroo and South by Southwest.