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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars this Thursday @ Hiro Ballroom


Voice of the Wetlands Allstars: Tab Benoit, Anders Osborne, Cyril Neville, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
, Jumpin' Johnny Sansone, Waylon Thibodeaux & more

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VOICE OF THE WETLANDS ALL-STARS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THEIR FIRST WESTERN U.S. TOUR WITH RAVING REVIEWS AND SOLD OUT SHOWS FROM BOULDER, CO TO SAN DIEGO, CA, AND UP THROUGH SEATTLE, WA. TAB BENOIT, CYRIL NEVILLE, ANDERS OSBORNE, JOHNNY VIDACOVICH, BIG CHIEF MONK BOUDREAUX, JOHNNY SANSONE AND WAYLON THIBODEAUX EMBARKED ON A 16-DATE TOUR IN TWENTY-ONE DAYS TAKING THEIR MUSIC AND MESSAGE OUTSIDE OF LOUISIANA.


THE ALL-STARS' PHYSICAL, DEMANDING PERFORMANCE PRESENTED A POWERFUL BLEND OF SOULFUL BLUES, NEW ORLEANS FUNK, HOODOO RHYTHMS, CAJUN ZYDECO, AND GRITTY ROCK. AUDIENCES EXPERIENCED A SHOW ONLY PREVIOUSLY SEEN AT THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL.


LEAD BY VOW FOUNDER, TAB BENOIT, THE VOW ALL-STARS ACHIEVED MUSICAL SUCCESS, AS WELL AS GAINED NATIONAL SUPPORT AND ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS OF LOUISIANA'S WETLANDS. BENOIT'S WORDS AND THE ALL-STARS' MUSIC INFLUENCED AUDIENCES IN ALL SIXTEEN MARKETS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF LOUISIANA WERE MOTIVATED TO CARE AND TAKE ACTION FOR A DOMESTIC CRISIS THAT ULTIMATELY AFFECTS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY - ENVIRONMENTALLY, ECONOMICALLY, AND CULTURALLY. WHILE THE VOW ALL-STARS ARE MUSICIANS BY TRADE, THEY HAVE BECOME THE AMBASSADROS OF LOUISIANA'S FIGHT TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE A NATIONAL TREASURE AND A VITAL PART OF THE U.S.

Other upcoming NolaFunky shows...

Friday, February 11, 2011

Another Chance to Win: Galactic/Trombone Shorty @ Terminal 5

Galactic/Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Enter to win tickets to see Galactic/Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue on Saturday, February 26th at Terminal 5!

Mardi Gras Madness with Corey Glover (of Living Colour)/Cyril Neville/Corey Henry (Rebirth Brass Band)/Ivan Neville plus High and Might Brass Band with host Jimmy McMillan (Rent is 2 Damn High).
Terminal 5
610 W 56th Street
NYC
For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit:

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Upcoming: Cyril Neville Headlines Free Blues & BBQ Fest @ Pier 54

Blues & BBQ Fest

Blues BBQ

2010 line-up
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Smokin' Joe Kubek and Bnois King Band 2:30pm
Janiva Magness 3:45pm
Joe Louis Walker featuring Murali Coryell 5pm
Teeny Tucker Revue 6:15pm
Cyril Neville 7:30pm


BBQ Headliners
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Brother Jimmy's BBQ
Char No.4
Dinosaur Bar B Que
Fatty 'Cue


Back for the 11th year, Hudson River Park’s annual Blues BBQ Festival brings the best Blues bands from across the country together with the finest New York City BBQ restaurants for a fantastic summer day on the river. This feast for your senses brings you the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of a true southern BBQ experience!

Monday, June 7, 2010

In Pictures: Galactic @ Brooklyn Bowl

photos by Greg Aiello



Galactic with Doug E Fresh - Brooklyn Bowl, WIlliamsburg - 6/4/10


Galactic @ Brooklyn Bowl


Stanton Moore @ Brooklyn Bowl


Cyril Neville @ Brooklyn Bowl


Galactic @ Brooklyn Bowl


Galactic w/ Doug E Fresh @ Brooklyn Bowl


Galactic with Steven Bernstein & Corey Henry @ Brooklyn Bowl


Doug E Fresh & Corey Henry @ Brooklyn Bowl


The High & Mighty Brass Band @ Brooklyn Bowl


Corey Glover @ Brooklyn Bowl, Williamsburg - 6/3/10


Galactic w/ Corey Glover @ Brooklyn Bowl, Williamsburg - 6/3/10


Galactic w/ Corey Glover @ Brooklyn Bowl, Williamsburg - 6/3/10


Friday, June 4, 2010

Galactic 3 Night Residency Underway

Brooklyn Bowl
Galactic 3 Night Run// GALACTIC //
FEAT. CYRIL NEVILLE & COREY HENRY

THREE NIGHTS

FEATURING:
6/3 :: Corey Glover (Of Living Colour), Some Cat From Japan
6/4 :: Doug E. Fresh, High And Mighty Brass Band
6/5 :: BuzzUniverse

Galactic

With the release of their sixth album, From the Corner to the Block, drummer Stanton Moore, bassist Robert Mercurio, sax/harmonica player Ben Ellman, keyboardist Richard Vogel, and guitarist Jeff Raines, reaffirm their standing as one of the funkiest outfits in the universe. Featuring a cherry-picked guest list of some of hip-hop's most dynamic lyricists, including Juvenile, Gift of Gab(Blackalicious), Lyrics Born, Ladybug Mecca(Digable Planets), Mr. Lif, Chali 2na(Jurrasic 5), Vursatyl(Lifesavas), and Boots Riley(The Coup), From the Corner to the Block exposes Galactic's organic grooves to an urban ear while still maintaining their essential funk aesthetic.


Even with the different vocalists, the songs maintain a sense of thematic consistency. As Ellman explains, the rappers were each asked to write about a corner. "It could have been any corner," The result isn't just the grooviest, funkiest record of 2007, but perhaps the finest post-Katrina album to come out of New Orleans.





Tuesday, March 23, 2010

5th Annual Backbeat Jazzfest Series Announces Shows

5th Annual Backbeat Jazzfest Series Announces New Shows

Gene Ween, Grupo Fantasma, Hill Country Revue And More

New Orleans, LA – The Backbeat Jazzfest Series has just announced many new shows to the already packed lineup, including shows at new venue addition Maison at 508 Frenchmen Street. Shows at Maison include:

* Apr 23rd Grupo Fantasma w/ Jose Conde y Nola Fresca

* Apr 24th Big Sam’s Funky Nation / Dirty Dozen Brass Band

* Apr 30th Gene Ween (solo) w/ special guest tba (On Sale Wednesday March 24 At Noon.)

The newest additions to the series at Tipitina’s French Quarter include:

* April 22 NEVILLUTION, A Multi-Generational Celebration of Neville Music & New Orleans Culture With Neville Family, Friends and Special Guests

* Apr 23rd, an extraordinary 3 band event in association with ropeadope:
-10pm Marco Benevento & Friends: Billy Martin (Medeski Martin and Wood),

Dave Dreiwitz (Ween), and Mark Mullins (Bonerama)

-12am Hill Country Revue w/ special guests

- 2am George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners

Other recently confirmed shows include the following artists: Benjy Davis Project, Bonerama, Cyril Neville & Tribe 13 followed by Toubab Krewe, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Suenalo Sound System, Theresa Andersson w/ Mia Borders and more. More shows to be announced.

Backbeat Presents is a collaborative effort between New Orleans-based entertainment company Hypersoul, The Backbeat Foundation and New York City-based independent concert promoters Creative Entertainment Group (CEG).

Dates: April 22nd -25th; April 28th –May 2nd, 2010

Artists: Anders Osborne, Benjy Davis Project, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Cyril Neville, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Geen Ween, George Porter Jr.’s Runnin Pardners, Grupo Fantasma, Hill Country Revue, Marco Benevento, Mia Borders, The Slip, Soulive, Suenalo Sound System, Tim Reynolds, Theresa Andersson, Toubab Krewe, Trombone Shorty & more

Venues: Blue Nile 532 Frenchmen Street New Orleans, LA

Maison 508 Frenchmen Street New Orleans, LA

Tipitina’s French Quarter 233 N. Peters New Orleans, LA

Ages: All events are 18+ to enter and 21 to drink

Tickets: Tickets are available through Backbeatpresents.com or (866) 468-7619

Series Websites: Backbeatpresents.com, Backbeatfoundation.org and Nolafunk.com

Publicity Contact: Donna Santiago, Backbeat Foundation, Donna@backbeatfoundation.org

Backbeat Jazz Fest Series 2010 Initial Lineup

All shows are Smoke Free

All shows are $20 except where noted.

All shows are 18+ to enter and 21 to drink.

Tipitina’s French Quarter

Fri April 23 Three bands, one ticket! In association with ropeadope

$25/10pm Marco Benevento & Friends: Billy Martin, Dave Dreiwitz (Ween), Mark Mullins (Bonerama) more tba

Marco Benevento initially garnered national attention playing Hammond B-3 organ and Wurlitzer in The Benevento-Russo Duo. He proves himself one of the most compelling sonic innovators of his generation, re-imagining the instrument by running it through pickups, delay and distortion pedals and a Fender Reverb amp.

12am Hill Country Revue

THE modern Southern Rock / Blues band for the new generation. Formed by Cody Dickinson from the North Mississippi Allstars in 2008, it features Chris Chew, Kirk Smithhart, Ed “Hot” Cleveland and Daniel Coburn.

2am George Porter Jr. and Runnin’ Pardners

Few bass players in the history of modern New Orleans music are as storied as George Porter Jr. Back in 1965, Porter joined on with the Meters, considered by many to be the ultimate fusion of rock, funk and R&B, and gained recognition as one of the scene’s elite bass players. Today, Porter is back at home with a smaller Runnin’ Pardners Band five down from seven pieces.

Sat April 24 Anders Osborne / Eric Lindell

10pm Show LA Daily News calls Eric Lindell“Passionate blue-eyed soul smothered with a big heap of percolating New Orleans funk.”

Osborne combines classic American musical forms such as blues, rock and roll, and Crescent City funk to create a sound that acknowledges no borders as they're usually understood.

Sat April 24 The Slip / Surprise Me Mr. Davis / Marco Benevento Trio

2am Show

Sun April 25 Time Reynolds & TR3 w/ The Benjy Davis Project

9pm Tim Reynolds has been playing music all of his life. From his breakthrough band in the 80’s, TR3 and forward to recording with & touring with DMB and the Dave Matthews/Tim Reynolds Acoustic Duo. Tim’s progression has continued through his last 8 years on the road.

Fri April 30 Some Cat From Japan: Music Inspired By Jimi Hendrix

2am Show Featuring guitarist Will Bernard (Stanton Moore Trio), singer Nigel Hall (Lettuce), guitarist Scott Metzger (RANA), bassist Ron Johnson (Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe/Brett Dennen) and drummer Eric Bolivar (Anders Osborne, Bonerama).

Sat May 1 Theresa Andersson plus Mia Borders

10pm Show Theresa Andersson hardly sounds like conventional pop. That's because the New Orleans singer-songwriter chose to approach her craft from different perspectives before she even began composing. "I stopped thinking in terms of traditional songwriting," Andersson explains. "I worked on shapes, forms, and textures, scents and colors. Elements which are more earthy and organic inspired me."

Sat May 1 Bonerama w/ special guests

2am Show When New Orleans’ Bonerama takes the stage, you can guess it’s not like any brass band you’ve seen. Founded by Mark Mullins and Craig Klein, former members of Harry Connick Jr.’s Big Band, Bonerama carries the brass band concept to places unknown.

Blue Nile

Thurs Apr 29 Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

$25/10pm Orleans Avenue is Troy “Trombone Shorty”Andrews’ funk/pop/hiphop mix. Things reach a fever pitch as Andrews starts his circular breathing-one note sustained in pristine beauty while the band vamps on a second line beat. Virtuosity and exuberance, Orleans Avenue effortlessly combines both.

Fri Apr 30 Soulive

$25/10pm Since forming Soulive in 1999, guitarist Eric Krasno, organist Neal Evans and drummer Alan Evans have developed a reputation as one of the most sought after instrumental soul-funk trios around, a hard-touring live act that's thrown down everywhere from small rock clubs to opening arena shows for the Rolling Stones.

Fri Apr 30 Big Sam’s Funky Nation w/ Suenalo Sound System

10pm Show Between solos and trombone riffs, Big Sam, formerly of Dirty Dozen Brass Band, second lines and gets the crowd going both in movement and in replies to his call/response style of MC. This talented jazz-trained group of musicians deemed Funky Nation, are known for their exuberant dancing and playing.

Sat May 1 Soulive

$25/10pm (See above)

Sat May 1 Toubab Krewe

2am Show Blending American and West African influences into a sound all its own, Toubab Krewe has set "a new standard for fusions of rock 'n' roll and West African music" (Afropop Worlwide).

Maison 508 Frenchmen Street

Apr 23rd Grupo Fantasma w/ Jose Conde y Nola Fresca
10pm Show

Apr 24th Big Sam’s Funky Nation / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band

10pm Show

Apr 30th Gene Ween (solo) w/ special guest tba

$25/10pm Tickets go on sale March 24 at noon.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Galactic: A Long Time Coming

By: Wesley Hodges

Galactic
These are epic times to be in New Orleans, and that may be the understatement of the young decade. Although Carnival season officially got under way in early January, the full-bore pandemonium that generally commences the last week leading up to Mardi Gras Day got a considerably early start this year as the Saints finally ascended to the pantheon of NFL glory, winning their first Super Bowl in the franchise's 43-year history.

"It's been a long time coming," says Galactic keyboard player Rich Vogel, a comment applying to his band's new album, Ya-Ka-May (released February 9 on Anti Records - stream it on JamBase), and the general feeling of a brighter tomorrow for New Orleans. "[The Saints have] had a lot of good seasons since Katrina and it's been almost like something's been building that's strong, and I think it's a great metaphor for the city."


Now, the time has come to celebrate that achievement and Ya-Ka-May is an excellent soundtrack for fans of the "overgrown rhythm section." With a colorful parade of very special guests like Allen Toussaint, Trombone Shorty, Rebirth Brass Band, Big Chief Bo Dollis, Walter 'Wolfman' Washington and Irma Thomas, the album picks up where 2007's rap-centric From the Corner to the Block left off, providing the rest of the world with insight into not just Galactic's ongoing progression but also the city's revitalized music scene as well.


JamBase: Looking at the track listing and the names of all the special guests, this album feels like it's been a long time coming for Galactic. How was this album finally conceptualized and eventually conceived?

Rich Vogel: It actually has been a long time coming. I think it's an album we've kind of wanted to make for a while. There were some tracks on the last record that kind of hinted at and pointed the way towards this record; I'm thinking of some of the instrumentals that have brass players. On From the Corner to the Block we had Soul Rebels Brass Band on a track, we had Monk Boudreaux [and the] Mardi Gras Indian Chiefs, and those tracks were kind of pointing the way towards this one. It was an album we've always wanted to make to get some of the NOLA artists we've loved and admired over the years like Allen Toussaint and Irma Thomas. Having done this for many years, we've bumped into everyone and gotten to know them. We're at the stage in our career where we can say, "Let's call Allen Toussaint," and he might actually call us back [laughs]. So, we started doing that and one thing led to another and we were so pleased that he came over to our studio one day and listened to a few of our tracks and took them home and wrote some fantastic songs. With Irma Thomas, she came by and we had a tune in mind for her, and she went and learned it and came by and cut her vocals.


At the same time, we wanted to get some [artists] that some people don't know outside of New Orleans at all and kind of bring in some of the talent from the people just playing in the clubs; artists who are famous on the local level and are a part of the late night musical party, which is New Orleans on an almost nightly basis. We wanted to do that and mix it all up in a way that hopefully made sense. I don't know if we were really trying to make a specific point. This is all New Orleans music and we wanted to show the city the way we see it.


JamBase: It's an interesting cross-section of artists you guys were able to work with. Was there any kind of formula as far as crafting these songs with the artists, or did it just depend on the artists and what they arrived to the studio with?


Galactic :: 02.07.10 :: Brooklyn, NY by Dino Perrucci
Rich Vogel: Yeah, it was definitely a case-by-case basis, for sure. A guy like Allen Toussaint, who is the consummate songwriter, we'd have these little demo tracks we liked with a groove and a change and could form the basis for a verse and a chorus, but they were instrumental ditties essentially. We had a couple of these that made us think of him, so he came by and listened to them and was into it. He actually took them home and wrote songs in a more classic sense - wrote lyrics, sung harmonies. It was the kind of thing you would expect an experienced songwriter and arranger like Allen Toussaint to do. On the flip side, we'd have some of the rappers come by and just roll with a rhythm track we'd made and spit as much as they wanted to, sort of a stream-of-consciousness thing like they like to do in the clubs. Then, we'd mix it down, kind of distill it into something we thought was hook-y, find what we thought was the best verse material and sort of build the track up that way. The whole project was a very collaborative effort. It was just amazing to see the parade of people we saw go through our studio over the past year. It was covering a lot of ground, but to us it made sense because it was all New Orleans music with good energy and groove to it. Everybody, even the classic artists, go back to the same thing of playing the clubs, parties and entertaining the party people. It's really the common denominator that binds us as artists down here. Playing the clubs until the wee hours you gotta keep the party going.

It had to be surreal to send a guy like Allen Toussaint home with one of your tracks. It seems to play in really well with the collaborating you guys do out on the road and especially at festivals.


Absolutely, we've always liked to collaborate, because Galactic is, in a sense an overgrown rhythm section. We love collaborating with people we think are special songwriters or people we think have an interesting vocal element.


What is Ya-Ka-May?


We hyphenated to make it kind of look like "Look-Ka Py Py," the old Meters song, which is just an old Mardi Gras Indian term. "Ya-Ka-May" is kind of an alternate pronunciation of a noodle dish we have in New Orleans called Ya Ka Mein that they serve at the corner store or at the second-line. Somehow that led us to Ya-Ka-May, which we thought was cool.


How is it different to tour in support of an album than to just be out there in the grind?


It's more fun and exciting because we have to challenge ourselves. We make a record like this and we haven't really performed this material. All we're doing this week is meeting in the studio, hashing it out and figuring out how we're gonna play this [material]. We're lucky we're gonna have Cyril Neville with us, and he can sing just about anything you ask him to. So, we're gonna work some of the tunes up with him, and we can kind of cover the brass-y stuff because we'll have Corey Henry. I can play some of the horns stuff on the keys and cover that angle of it on tracks like "Boe Money" and "Cineramascope." It's great when you have a new thing to present, new music to play. Sometimes the challenge is good and intimidating when you realize, "I overdubbed four keyboards here," and you have to figure out how to play it.


It was an album we've always wanted to make to get some of the NOLA artists we've loved and admired over the years like Allen Toussaint and Irma Thomas. Having done this for many years, we've bumped into everyone and gotten to know them. We're at the stage in our career where we can say, 'Let's call Allen Toussaint,' and he might actually call us back [laughs]."

-Rich Vogel



I feel very blessed having just moved to New Orleans in late July. It seems like such an exceptional time to be here now with Mardi Gras season under way, the Saints having their best season ever, and each day getting further away from the mess of Katrina. How would you describe the energy of the city right now compared to the last few years?

Galactic
It's definitely at a high point, we had a couple of shitty years there; there's no two ways about it. I think that's why people are particularly enjoying things and are fired up and getting pumped about the Saints. Now we're moving into Carnival season and with each passing year getting further from the past, things slowly do get better, things get rebuilt. It's felt like a slow crawl at times. I live in Mid-City, an area that was pretty devastated, and I think about what it was like in '06 and I just think, "Man, life is good." You just got to appreciate the little things, things you used to take for granted.

Give me a few artists outside of the jazz, funk and New Orleans style that you guys listen to out on the road.


Ben [Ellman - sax] has us listen to a lot more Balkan and Eastern European music than I would have otherwise. He loves blending that stuff with New Orleans music. I listen to a good deal of classical music when I'm home. It gives me a complete departure into a different world. I've always had an interest [in it] on and off. I studied it a little before all my road days.


What have been a few of your favorite moments performing over the last several years as a band here in New Orleans?


Any Jazz Fest; I love that one! First of all, I live near the Fairgrounds, so I get up, have breakfast, walk over, get to play in front of 60,000 people, look out over the Fairgrounds on a beautiful day, go get a soft-shell crab po-boy and walk home.


So, that almost resembles a normal job for you on a day like that?


Yeah [laughs]. When you have a moment like that, you're kind of like, "My job is kinda cool and conveniently located." I kind of miss some of those theatre shows at some of the places that didn't come back because of Katrina, places like The Saenger or The State. I remember the circus [show] we did when we played Bolero, with acrobats performing on and above the stage with trapeze artists. That was a memorable one. There have been so many really.


Try to explain Mardi Gras to people who've never been a part of it. How is music incorporated into the whole celebration?


Galactic
Wow, that's a good question. There are books upon books about that. Mardi Gras comes out of the Carnival tradition and is celebrated in the Catholic traditions and a lot in the Latin American world, and serves as a sort of blowout before the Lenten season when you're supposed to live this life of sacrifice. Of course, Fat Tuesday is Mardi Gras Day and ends the season. Mardi Gras goes way back and New Orleans has a lot of ties to the French and Spanish culture and has those Catholic ties that you don't see in a lot of the more Anglo-Protestant areas of the country. So, that's kind of why it's celebrated here.

The thing about Mardi Gras that I try to explain to people is that there are many Mardi Gras depending on who you're with and where you go. A lot of people think Mardi Gras is just Bourbon Street and people flashing, and that's definitely one part of it. That's something when you're in college and you come down here that you tend to gravitate towards. But, there are a lot of rich, local traditions with the Krewes [and] debutante balls. Then there are the Mardi Gras Indians who go out and parade early on Mardi Gras Day. You're talking about guys that make these incredibly elaborate, beautiful headdresses getting ready for this day. You think about New Orleans and partying late night for the most part, but on Mardi Gras Day it's really about the daytime celebration. It's an incredible party to see if you end up at the right place at the right time. Everybody's out in the streets from Uptown to Downtown. There's an Uptown vibe that's a little more family-oriented and Downtown it's a little grittier, with people partying very hard and less children. It's a huge day of celebration with people everywhere making the most of the day and getting their yee-haws out, if you're a good Catholic, which I'm not... but I pretend that I am.


What has the Saints' success meant to the overall morale of this city?


It's just thrilling for the team to go to the Super Bowl. It's been a lot of fun for a lot of people. It's been fun to watch it build and progress. We've all been working hard and it's nice for everyone to see something built [in New Orleans] that is very successful. Also, the lifelong fans have grown quite cynical through the years from their days wearing bags over their heads.


I'm not from here and I root for the enemy, but it's hard not to take a liking to a team with such a blue-collar feel with stars like Marques Colston, who seemingly came out of nowhere to help lead the team to the Promised Land.


Yeah, guys like Drew Brees, who's not just a great QB but also a great citizen in the way he's embraced the town and given back, and his story of coming here to play and adopting the city as his home [has] been really special. Brees is gonna be the King of Bacchus, he's kind of god in this city and he can do no wrong.


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Thursday, March 4, 2010

Galactic On Jimmy Kimmel Tonight (March 4th)



The great city of New Orleans is on its way back. The Saints recently won the Super Bowl and people filled the city’s historic streets, the euphoric celebration stretching for days into a joyous music fueled Mardi Gras. For those who couldn’t make the historic party or just didn’t get enough, acclaimed New Orleans band Galactic is bringing the vital new sounds of the Crescent City to Jimmy Kimmel Live on March 4th.


The band has just released their stunning new album YA-KA-MAY which entered the Billboard charts at #142 and The Washington Post called: “The most thoroughly current overview of the Crescent City’s musical landscape since Katrina.” On the Kimmel show Galactic will perform the song “Bacchus” with NOLA soul legend Allen Toussaint as well as “Heart of Steel” with Cyril Neville of the famed Neville Brothers on vocals.