New Orleans - Official Visitors Guide 2008 - (Page 33) t ENTERTAINMENT here is no mandatory closing time for bars and clubs in New Orleans. So while the sun may set, the night is always young. If you’ve ever fantasized about reversing your daily routine—partying at night and sleeping it off while the sun is shining—New Orleans is the perfect place to do it. The music picks up right after dinnertime. All you have to do is fall in line behind it. Bourbon Street Most folks head to Bourbon Street at some point during their stay, if for no other reason than to see it with their own eyes. With its eclectic mix of music clubs and gentlemen’s clubs, daiquiri bars and gay bars, Bourbon Street is the French Quarter’s most famous nighttime row. The second- and third-story balconies that define the narrow street feel like floats passing in a Mardi Gras parade. Regardless of the time of year, the balconies’ occupants indulge the illusion, dangling beads and other trinkets above the wandering crowd. Decatur and Frenchmen Bourbon isn’t the only nighttime hotspot in the French Quarter. Decatur Street, a few blocks closer to the river, is all about live music, and it’s pulsing with the sounds of the whole world—from gospel and rock melodies at the House of Blues to traditional jazz grooves at Palm Court Jazz Cafe. Samba down to the Frenchmen Street area and Cafe Brasil, then kick back to some cool local jazz at the neighborhood mainstay, Snug Harbor. Beyond the Quarter If much of your experience in New Orleans has been limited to the French Quarter, a night on the town is a great way to broaden your horizons. As you head out of the French Quarter into other neighborhoods, you’ll notice the music is playing there, too. In the Faubourg Marigny, Downtown, Arts District, Uptown and Mid-City, several neighborhood clubs, cabarets, bars and nightspots draw devoted crowds of their own. Hail a cab and join them for a good sip of the local scene. V i s i t O u r W e b s i t e a t W W W. n e W O r l e a n s i n f O. c O m http://www.neworleansinfo.com
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