April 8,, 2007
HELLO THERE NIGHTCRAWLER FANS. WE JUST PLAYED A SHOW AT THE DBA THIS PAST FRIDAY NIGHT. IT WAS SORT OF A REUNION AS WE HAVE NOT PLAYED TOGETHER SINCE LAST JAZZ FEST. THAT IS TOO LONG. IT WAS A FUN SHOW AND SNAKEBITE, WHO HAS MOVED TO MARIN COUNTY SINCE HURRICANE KATRINA RIPPED HIS HOUSE UP IN THE LOWER 9TH WARD, WAS IN TOWN. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE HIM HOME FOR A MINUTE. WE MISS HIM HERE, BUT HE IS DOING REALLY WELL IN SAN FRAN WHERE YOU CAN CATCH HIM PLAYING AROUND.
THE NIGHTCRAWLERS ARE PLAYING FRENCH QUARTER FESTIVAL THIS FRIDAY AND THEN JAZZ FEST ON THE FIRST FRIDAY. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE THESE SHOWS AS THE BAND IS ALWAYS ON FIRE AND WE REALLY ENJOY PLAYING TOGETHER. WE STILL TALK ABOUT RECORDING ANOTHER RECORD. WE HAVE MANY SONGS THAT ARE WAITING TO BE PUT DOWN.
COME BY AND SAY HELLO.


Later,
The Crawlers


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It's been said that digging music through recordings alone is like trying to fully enjoy food by looking at a picture of food! Both are moments frozen in time... to really get the music, you gotta hear it live!

While the New Orleans Nightcrawlers put out sparkling records, hearing them in person is a whole 'nother matter. It's a band truly energized by a crowd's delirium... not to mention the antics of each band member! Liken it to an Italian family dinner, everyone talking at once, yet everyone picking up on everything and throwing out commentary without missing a beat.

Responding to other band members is an acquired trait, but the 'Crawlers are veterans, some of the quickest cats in town. As sidemen in other projects, the list of musicians they've individually supported is staggering. A very abbreviated version: Harry Connick Jr., Dr. John, Clint Black, Galactic, Ray Anderson, NewBirth Brass Band, the Neville Brothers, George Porter Jr., The Band, the Radiators, the Woody Herman Band, Gatemouth Brown, Aretha Franklin, Quintology... Can any New Orleans band compile a more impressive list?

With players this good, arrangers can make serious demands on the band. At times the 'Crawlers sound like a Charles Mingus workshop band: tight, daring, impeccable, dangerous, navigating high-velocity charts that would make bands hide under the bed. At other times you may hear echoes of late Ellington - or even early Ellington. Of course all these elements are free-floating in the contemporary New Orleans brass band tradition, but you'll seldom find them blended with such sure-handed confidence.

Still haven't heard the band live? Well, what are you waiting for?! The 'Crawlers unique blend of good- time dance music and modern jazz cooks up to a scrumptious pot of musical eats. Come and get it.