As Mardi Gras Rages, New Orleans' Music Scene Struggles to Recover

[Rolling_Stone]

Diminishing gigs, rising costs still threaten city's signature sounds.In February 2006, just six months after Hurricane Katrina decimated NewOrleans, Mardi Gras marched on. The storm and its devastating aftermathcrippled but didn't kill off the city's rich culture: musicians trickledback in, Krewes — the groups that put on lavish parades — threw slightly smaller roving parties. Right now, the fourth Carnival since the storm is in full swing (check out the sights from this year's event), but the music scene — so central to New...

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