Early on her new album “Second Line,” Dawn Richard softly asks, “What does it mean to second line?” “To give the good footwork with the good work,” she replies over the light, bouncy synthesizer ...

At midnight on Friday, Frenchmen Street was bustling. From the black velvet rope of the Hookah Cafe to the Latin dancers at Ray's Boom Boom Room to the crowded sidewalk outside the Spotted Cat, ...

“What does it mean to second line?” she asks on “Nostalgia,” referencing the euphoric street-dance tradition of her hometown New Orleans, then answers — “to give the good footwork with the good work” ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Michelle N. Gibson brings her one-woman show exploring the origins of New Orleans second line, “Takin’ It to the Roots,” to Jacob’s Pillow. By Brian ...

...we can see the reanimated spirit of those early proto-jazz musicians in New Orleans echoing through the culture, hundreds of millions of people entirely unaware that they were dancing and listening ...

The music has evolved into all kinds of styles, but people everywhere recognize and respond to the traditional sound. And when they hear it, they can’t help but be moved by the second line, whether or ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - As the sun set on Thursday, March 6, music began to blast from trumpets, tubas, and trombones. Many of the tunes were uplifting, all to remember Caleb Wilson. Accompanied by the ...