![]() ![]() ( Check out ParkLifeDC’s coverage of the Voodoo Threauxdown at Wolf Trap on Aug. The tour, whose lineup also included Galactic and Preservation Hall Jazz Band, was a celebration of the city of New Orleans’ tricentennial anniversary. The band also headlined its Voodoo ThreauxDown summer tour appearance at Wolf Trap. The Anthem performance on New Year’s marked Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue’s second appearance in the DC area in 2018. The opener was followed swiftly by the legendary George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, who opened with “Super Stupid” and hypnotized the crowd with songs like “Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker),” “Flashlight,” “Atomic Dog,” and a particularly gorgeous rendition of “Maggot Brain.” There was perhaps no better way to close out the year than with the show that opened with Trouble Funk, warming their hometown crowd with renditions of “Pump Me Up” and “Trouble Funk Express,” among others. Interrupting the set only for a brief 10-second countdown to midnight, bandleader Troy Andrews - Trombone Shorty himself - and his band Orleans Avenue rang in the new year with their signature blend of funk, R&B, and jazz.Īlthough outside the weather was a typically cold and misty DC evening, inside it might as well have been a red-hot New Orleans dance hall as the group opened the set with original songs like “Where It At” and “Backjump” and then moved through covers like The Meters’ “It Ain’t No Use” and Allen Toussaint’s “On Your Way Down.” Troy deftly led the band and crowd through the upbeat set, bounding across the stage with an infectious exuberance, igniting a spark of vitality throughout the venue and into the new year. ![]() ![]() With vibrant notes, Trombone Shorty blasted an energetic and enthusiastic crowd at The Anthem into the New Year as the clock struck 2019. Words by Juliet Van Wagenen and Ari Strauss Trombone Shorty Heats Up New Years Eve at The Anthem Trombone Shorty performs at The Anthem on Dec. ![]()
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