Rebirth Brass Band und The Soul Rebels

Whether you're catching Rebirth Brass Band at the Maple Leaf bar on Tuesday night in New Orleans, or on the road in your hometown, there are few live music experiences that can rival the mind-blowing effects of this Grammy winning all-star crew.

You've never heard a band with so many horns and drums on stage as tight as Rebirth. The music gets at your soul, poundin' and groovin' so that you can't help but shake your hips. Whether they're playing New Orleans classics or their own hip-hop, jazz, and soul infused brass, it doesn't get much better than a Rebirth live show.

While these guys do the festival circuit, the best place to see them is in a small venue, preferably a dive bar that serves Abita beer. The Maple Leaf on Oak Street in New Orleans is their home turf where they've held the Tuesday night residency for who knows how long. It's a wonder they fit everyone on stage at this small, smokey, dark venue. The show starts late, but once Rebirth takes the stage time stands still. You'll come out of your haze around 4am and wonder if you'll ever see a show like that again.

New Orleans, the home of jazz, blues and The Soul Rebels. Destined for success after parading around the streets of New Orleans in the tradition of the second line and jazz funerals, the Soul Rebels began their professional debut with the famed Neville Brothers in New Orleans at the hot spot Tipitina’s! They impressed the crowds so much that they continued to open for the Nevilles and this was just the beginning.

Their genre crossing sound between Mardi Gras funk, soft rock, funk and reggae has gained them attention from a spectrum of artists such as Better than Ezra, Counting Crows, Green Day to name a few. This live show is still delighting fans worldwide as the outfit are known for throwing everything they have into their performance, merging their own original music with incredible covers of Eurythmics 'Sweet Dreams' and Hall & Oates 'I Can't Go For That' which are assured to get their audiences dancing and cheering along.

An incredibly happy live act, the group always appear ecstatic to be performing together and to their crowds as they launch into jazzy numbers such as 'I Like To Move It Melody'. For an old style sound with a modern dance twist, The Soul Rebels are a must see artist.