Crawfish Boil Bands

Posted by Benson

Great news!  The bands for the 7th Annual DGA Family and Friends Crawfish Boil are locked in!

We have three different bands performing live at this year's crawfish boil on:

Saturday, March 8th

Noon to Five

at

Winos and Tacos 

321 North Columbia Street

Covington, LA

First up, we are having Davis Rogan back again. Davis Rogan is a quintessential New Orleans musician with a unique style that that has been described as channeling Brian Wilson, Al Kooper, Steely Dan, NRBQ and the Bonzo Dog alongside Fats Domino and Eddie Bo.  

This will be Davis Rogan's third DGA crawfish boil performance and we are excited to have him back.  Davis always plays a great show and is a real fun guy to have around.  I think with three boils under him we can officially call him a fixture of the DGA crawfish boil! 

Next up we have Benny Turner and the Real Blues with Sammy Joyner.  Benny Turner is the brother of Blues legend Feddie King and second cousin to Johnny Mathis.  Bennie and Freddie grew up in Gilmer, TX and later moved to Chicago where Benny played bass in his brother's band.  Not caring to live in the spotlight like his brother, Benny was nevertheless an influential musician in his own right, writing hit songs like Freddie's own Hideaway and pioneering the introduction of the bass guitar into gospel music.

After the untimely death of his brother in 1976, Benny eventually made his way down to New Orleans and has been leading his own band down here for more than a decade.  He is an amazing and talented Blues musician and it will be a real treat to have him at the boil!

Finally, we have the Hot 8 Brass Band, one of the hottest brass bands in New Orleans.  In fact, these guys are so hot that they were nominated for a Grammy this year!  

The Hot 8 are phenomenal, with an edgy modern style steeped in traditional brass roots, blending Latin beats, hip-hop, R&B, hot jazz and cool blues into an electric mix that is pure New Orleans.  The Hot 8 have been playing the streets and clubs of NOLA for 20 years; picking up trumpets, trombones, tubas in middle school and making music a way of life.  We are ecstatic about having these guys at the boil!

This will hands down be the best show we've ever had with a vibrant cross-section of awesome New Orleans music.  This is a show you won't want to miss!