Music scene · Metairie
Metairie is a New Orleans suburb steeped in the neighboring city's jazz and brass tradition, with zydeco, swamp pop, and R&B cover sets in local bars and club gigs minutes away in the French Quarter.
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Metairie is a New Orleans suburb steeped in the neighboring city's jazz and brass tradition, with zydeco, swamp pop, and R&B cover sets in local bars and club gigs minutes away in the French Quarter.
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Metairie sits just west of New Orleans and absorbs that city's jazz and brass-band tradition. Local bars feature zydeco, swamp pop, and classic R&B cover sets. Suburban jazz combos play Sunday brunches, and younger crowds fuel small indie house shows near Veterans Memorial Boulevard.
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