The bones here are of the “trom-“ persuasion, but the musical orthopedics of the veteran ensemble Bonerama hardly take a skeletal approach to its raucous mix of funk, rock, jazz, and native New Orleansiana. This show is based on Bonerama Plays Zeppelin, which revises ten Led Zep classics as if Page and co. emerged from the bayous. Three trombones and Sousaphone juggle guitar phrases; muscular rhythms pick up Meters nuanced funk; soulful vocals approximate Plant. Most of all, blazing jams lagniappe-up Zep’s original spirit, virtually moving the Misty Mountains to where the levee actually did break. -Rick Mason
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