The alternative city, live and play. Music radiates from every corner of New Orleans. It's brimming with the sounds of jazz, blues, and funk, illuminating the city and its culture in powerful ways. Wherever you go in Little Creole Town, it's accompanied by the tapping of feet as local bands burst into tune. Rhythm is in the DNA here, so even going to buy groceries turns out to be an upbeat expedition! Live music can be heard year round in historic neighborhoods like Treme and Marigny or at one of the centuries old watering holes along the French Quarter. From gritty rhythm & blues on one street corner to the special airy flavor of brass music down another— make sure you leave yourself plenty of time to catch all the sounds that makes New Orleans so unique.