Coming just four days after fellow Louisiana music legend CJ Chenier also hits the Dakota stage, this New Orleans institution has been a big part of the NOLA-MN musical pipeline for decades and knows how much fans here appreciate a winter warmup. The funky troupe carries on its city’s rich tradition of funeral-related second-line brass band music with pride but has also been playing with and modernizing the genre for 40 years now. It’ll play two shows here and then get back home in time for its long-standing Tuesday night gig, which has moved to a new venue called the Rabbit Hole from the Maple Leaf Bar. (STAR TRIBUNE)