Today, to celebrate the end of an incredible New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival music marathon, Pretty Lights has a very special celebration in store for the masses gathered in the Big Easy this afternoon. The pioneering electronic artist will host a parade through the streets of New Orleans today, ending under a bridge for a pop-up performance. The spectacle will begin at Bullet’s Sports Bar at 2441 AP Tureaud Ave. promptly at 4:30 pm, and will feature horns, a second line, and all the joyous pageantry that makes New Orleans such a magical city.The parade will head down Tureaud, and then down N Roman St before cutting across Bayou Rd and ending up under the I-10 overpass for a party with Pretty Lights providing the music. You can view the parade route below.Safe to say, with Pretty Lights at the helm and the spirit of Jazz Fest rising to its apex on the final day of the 10-day celebration, this will be quite the spectacle!Happy Jazz Fest, everybody![Cover photo via Live Edits Lab]
For a full list of artists, head to the event’s website. Two-day GA and VIP tickets are available now.,If you dug the DJ Premier & The Badder Band‘s Tiny Desk set, or are a fan of old-school hip hop in general, don’t miss their highly awaited set at the upcoming Brooklyn Comes Alive, set to take place across three venues in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on September 23rd – 24th. The unique homegrown event puts the focus on the musicians, curating dream team collaborations, tributes, and artist passion projects for two full days of incredible music both new and old.,The 2017 lineup is set to include hand-selected band lineups featuring all-star musicians like John Scofield, George Porter Jr. (The Meters), Al Schnier and Vinnie Amico (moe.), Aron Magner and Marc Brownstein (The Disco Biscuits), Joel Cummins and Kris Myers (Umphrey’s McGee), Mike Greenfield and Jesse Miller (Lotus), Jason Hann (String Cheese Incident), Alan Evans (Soulive), Cyril Neville (Neville Brothers), Henry Butler, Jon Cleary, Reed Mathis (Electric Beethoven), Michael League, Nate Werth, Chris Bullock, Robert “Sput” Searight, and Bob Lanzetti (Snarky Puppy), Jennifer Hartswick and Natalie Cressman (Trey Anastasio Band), and so many more!,For a full list of artists, head to the event’s website. Two-day GA and VIP tickets are available now. The 2017 lineup is set to include hand-selected band lineups featuring all-star musicians like John Scofield, George Porter Jr. (The Meters), Al Schnier and Vinnie Amico (moe.), Aron Magner and Marc Brownstein (The Disco Biscuits), Joel Cummins and Kris Myers (Umphrey’s McGee), Mike Greenfield and Jesse Miller (Lotus), Jason Hann (String Cheese Incident), Alan Evans (Soulive), Cyril Neville (Neville Brothers), Henry Butler, Jon Cleary, Reed Mathis (Electric Beethoven), Michael League, Nate Werth, Chris Bullock, Robert “Sput” Searight, and Bob Lanzetti (Snarky Puppy), Jennifer Hartswick and Natalie Cressman (Trey Anastasio Band), and so many more! If you dug the DJ Premier & The Badder Band‘s Tiny Desk set, or are a fan of old-school hip hop in general, don’t miss their highly awaited set at the upcoming Brooklyn Comes Alive, set to take place across three venues in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on September 23rd – 24th. The unique homegrown event puts the focus on the musicians, curating dream team collaborations, tributes, and artist passion projects for two full days of incredible music both new and old. SETLIST: DJ Premier Live Band | NPR Tiny Desk Medley KRS-One – “KRS-One Attacks”KRS-One – “MC’s Act Like They Don’t Know”Das Efx – “Real Hip-Hop”Nas – “Nas Is Like”Jeru The Damaja – “Da Bichez”Gang Starr – “Step In The Arena”Gang Starr feat. M.O.P. – “1/2 & 1/2”Royce Da 5’9 – “Boom”Gang Starr – “Moment Of Truth”[via NPR] You may not know DJ Premier (born Christopher Martin) by name, but you’ve without a doubt heard his music. Cited as one of the “definitive architects of New York hip hop” by NPR, the acclaimed DJ/producer has worked with some of the world’s biggest artists, earned himself three GRAMMYs, and helped crystalize the sound of his predecessors into a cohesive musical aesthetic.These days, Premo has been touring with a new live outfit under the moniker DJ Premier & The Badder Band, which breathes a new, veral energy into his expansive body of work. Recently, Premo and his band (featuring bassist Braden Watt, trombonist Mark Williams, drummer Frank Reece, and trumpet player Jonathan Powell) stopped by NPR’s offices for a brief performance as part of their ongoing Tiny Desk Concert series, marking the first time one of the acclaimed sets has been led by a DJ. You can watch DJ Premier & The Badder Band‘s NPR Tiny Desk concert below:In addition to his work as one-half of Gang Starr (along with rapper Guru), Premo’s resume includes DJ and production work for a veritable who’s-who of high profile hip hop artists, including Big L, Big Daddy Kane, The Notorious B.I.G., Common, KRS One, Jay-Z, and countless others. Premier’s work extends beyond the realm of hip hop as well: He has dipped his toe in the waters of nu-metal (on Limp Bizkit‘s “N 2 Gether Now” with Method Man), pop (as the main producer on Christina Aguilera‘s 2006 album Back To Basics), and even classical (on his RE:GENERATION project with Nas that samples Mozart‘s 36th Symphony).