Thank you Tom Surowicz for coining the phrase "Sprawling Fun Factory" and for getting the word out about the Fat Tuesday show (in a recent vita.mn post). It was truly a blast! Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras CelebrationLooking for a hip upriver Fat Tuesday celebration? The West Bank Mardis Gras should be hard to beat with a slick walking stick. It features the sprawling fun factory that is The Brass Messengers, the next generation classic jazz of The Southside Aces, the amiable Americana of The Roe Family Singers, and swingin' retro accordion sounds from Patty and The Buttons. Toss in the All City Brass Band, a bottomless pot of complementary jambalaya, and two King Cakes (that New Orleans favorite, also free), and you've got quite a party, albeit without krewes, floats or flashers. Tom SurowiczPrice: $7 WhenEnded 02/16/10 WhereNomad World Pub501 Cedar Av. S. Minneapolis, MN 612-338-6424 |


