'Take Me to the River: New Orleans' comes to the MSU Riley Center'
Three generations of New Orleans musicians will bring energy and funk to the MSU Riley Center in “Take Me to the River: New Orleans” on Friday [Oct. 19] at 7:30 p.m.
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band and two members of the first family of New Orleans music headline the show. The concert springs from the Take Me to the River project, which first celebrated the musical heritage of Memphis and now heads down the Mississippi River to revel in musical tradition.
Cousins Ivan and Ian Neville of the band Dumpstaphunk have been steeped in this music since birth. They are the sons of, respectively, singer Aaron Neville and keyboardist Art Neville. Also playing is George Porter Jr., bassist in the legendary 1960s and ’70s funk band The Meters (which also included Art Neville).
Other performers are Big Chief Monk Boudreaux of the Golden Eagle Mardi Gras Indian tribe; Lost Bayou Ramblers Duo (brothers Andre and Louis Michot of the Cajun band Lost Bayou Ramblers); 79rs Gang, featuring Jermaine Bossier, chief of the 7th Ward Creole Hunter gang, and Romeo Bougere, chief of the 9th Ward Hunter gang; and drummer Terence Higgins.
Tickets are $43 and $37 at the MSU Riley Center Box Office, which is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets can be purchased online at or by phone at 601.696.2200.