Super Sunday!

Posted on March 18, 2013 by mardi claw

SkinzNBonez would like to thank the Wild Tchoupitoulas for yesterday. What a gorgeous day, and what a wonderful moment.
We began our day on Washington Avenue, with some munchies, and a walkabout. There were lots of food trucks, and more, plenty of snowball stands, and plenty of BBQ parties.
Once the parade began, we folded in with the Wild Tchoupitoulas, and joined Shaggy and Tom / drum team for the krewe. It was a wonderful learning experience, as well as a great BEAT goin down. The entire morning was well spent, as KIM was certainly singing some beautiful songs, and Lil Liza Jane was shared with the Krewe. WILDMAN kept it real, and the audiences seemed to dance and sing along.

LETS GO GET EM

As we took our time, strolling round the neighborhood, we came up on Claiborne Avenue, for the turn. As we gazed down the street, all you could see was PRETTY PRETTY. Lots of feathers, Chiefs, Queens, LIL Queens, and more. the joy in the air? was contagious, and we revved up our drumbeats crossing into the intersection.

Once turning back onto Washington? We took it up another notch! Big Chief? had to take a quick break, and we all stepped out, got some waters, and more. The kids really enjoyed Shaggy, as he and Tom both teach kids over at the Iberville Projects, how to march and drum, and it was obvious that they are two wonderful people with lots of love to share.

Our own HOWARD even jumped right into that mix, while other children came forward to display their talents. All the while, big chief caught his breath.

Once rested up? and re-suited up? we jumped back in, and took it up ANOTHER NOTCH!!! I had no idea we had it so good! INTO the park we went, where I bumped into a friend I haven’t seen since Katrina. We worked on bourbon street together, way back when. Miss Virginia screamed in joy, hugged me, and said WOW! proud of you! so very very proud of you!.

Once back to the beginning? Queen Kim pulled out all the stops. I have never seen such a spread of food!

We’d like to thank everyone who came out.

I’d also like to take a moment of thanks to the Wild Tchoupitoulas, and let everyone out there know that we are heading out AGAIN, on tuesday, starting from 45 Tchoup. meet us there at five thirty. We will be behind them again, as we head to ST JOSEPHS NITE!!

and for those of you who stopped us on the parade route on super sunday? YES, we are looking for more drummers. YOU CAN NEVER have too many drummers.

cheers!

BONE APPETIT

Posted on March 14, 2013 by mardi claw

We are going to start a new page here in the coming weeks, of reviews of restaurants and events. Our rating system will be “bone oriented” giving one to five bonez according to cost to consumer. The second rating will be a drumroll, called “skinz”, according to how stellar the food was.

2013 schedule in the coming weeks.

Posted on February 14, 2013 by mardi claw

now that the gras is over? we will be focusing on a garden for surrey’s, and then our own community garden.

we will be out there for super sunday, behind WILDMAN JOHN, and also out there for st josephs nite. SUPER SUNDAY is ST PATS DAY, so see you at ONE or the OTHER, but mostly at super sunday.

st josephs night falls before super sunday, so stay tuned.
these are special events, that the Indians do each year, and we love our wildman!!!

all on a mardigras day!!

Posted on February 14, 2013 by mardi claw

we began way before dawn
and the Indians sing their song,
they play that hoo nah hey
and walk the other way.

SKINZ
BONEZ

we began our early morning mardigras day, before dawn, at big chief demonds house on lesseps… singing for him, as he was still working on his suit. We sang for him, then headed to the big queens house, where we blew up fireworks, and headed to homespace gallery. Phillip appeared and played piano for us, along with another krewe that popped in for some noise.

up the street, clanging at your feet, waking up the neighborhood
then to Troy’s, a few loops, NOOMOON, Skull Club, breakfast at alan’s house, over to martha’s house, in and out of st ann, and then over to backstreet.

gotta see those baby dolls
and those northside skulls
we’ll all be comin round
rising from the underground.

SKINZ
BONEZ

then onto st anne, and a wonderful moment by the river with those we have lost this year. then back to maries, and st roch tavern, then home.

it was a beautiful day.

THANK YOU KIRIAKA!

Posted on February 11, 2013 by mardi claw

for those of you out on the parade route yesterday? we couldn’t have asked for more. miles and miles of big smiles, and not a raindrop in sight. ALL HAIL OKEANOS.

we would like to thank kiriaka for rolling with us. it was a great time, and with you by our side? we were quite the bone krewe.

Stepping out on the final last leg, at canal street? was a beautiful thing.

who are we?

Posted on February 4, 2013 by mardi claw

Skinz N Bonez is a female bone gang from New Orleans. Formed in 2011, with the assistance of our “soul sweepers,” Skinz N Bonez is known for the tradition of waking up the neighborhood on Mardi Gras mourning. This tradition dates as far back as 1819 with the original male bone gangs (see Northside Skull and Bone). Skinz N Bonez is part of the renaissance of Mardi Gras krewes, social aid & pleasure clubs, Mardi Gras indians, and bone gangs that have risen since Hurricane Katrina.
Bringing back a tradition long held only by male bone gangs in New Orleans, skinz n bonez bring a feminine element to the mourning with song and dance, chant and drum, and smiles on our faces. It is our goal not only to wake you up to greet the day, but to instill a sense of tradition and cultural significance to one of the oldest religious ceremonies in the world: Carnivale. In honor of that carnivale spirit, we shed our flesh, down to bone, and remind you that we are all mortal. Echoing the Day of the Dead / Dia de Los Muertos traditions of the Mexican people, and the European traditions of the dead to the living, we remind ourselves – and everyone else – that life is short. Enjoy each moment, and each tradition and custom, and pass it from one generation to the next. We bring the spirits of the past to the streets on Mardi Gras day. Join us in our celebration of honoring our ancestors.

AHHHhhhhh mardigras has returned!

Posted on February 4, 2013 by mardi claw

congrats to the ravens on their superbowl win. its been a pretty cool week, of superbowl activities, and live music events, the NFL experience, and beyond. But NOW? we are back to the mardigras!

we would like to introduce to you? KIRIAKA
they will be joining us this season to roll okeanos, and mardigras day, and st ann.

Cultural association KIRIAKA was formed in 2001 in the eco-village Kampetorp in northern Bohuslän, Sweden. At that time the aim was to broaden the cultural activities in rural areas. Over time, KIRIAKA become an established percussion orchestra in Gothenburg (Swe) that characterizes the cultural life of Gothenburg suburb to downtown. The vision is to promote international understanding, combining culture and community involvement, highlighting social injustice and through the power of music to create understanding between people of different backgrounds, abilities and from different cultures. To us, everyone is welcome.
In recent years, KIRIAKA has built good relations with similar percussion orchestras around Sweden and Europe. KIRIAKA has worked with Yakumbé from Stockholm (Swe), Kuru Mapu – new roots from Malmö (Swe), Houba from France, Baguncaco from Brazil and of course Abunda from Gothenburg (Swe). KIRIAKA is always looking for new musical encounters.
Each year KIRIAKA go out into the world on tour. By Brazil, Morocco, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia, France, Spain, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, we have played with Gnawa-Moroccans, Balkan brass-Romanies, Bahia-timableros, samba-rock baterias, with all street performers we have met and all the others. KIRIAKA play always and everywhere.

ALL HAIL OKEANOS

Posted on January 30, 2013 by mardi claw

Skinz N Bonez are so excited, as we get closer to Feb 10th, and OKEANOS!! this year? be sure to look for us in slot 11, behind the Egyptian Float.

We will be out there in all our Egyptian Glory!!!

Then we will be out again? on Mardigras Morning. We will begin at Homespace Gallery at six thirty am, and then move throughout the neighborhood, making various stops. Among the stops? will be hanging with the bywater bone boys, Hanging with a NEW BIG CHIEF, who is coming out for his first mardigras, and toasting the st roch neighborhood. follow us on facebook for more information, and on twitter.

see you at the avenue pub and lucky’s for muses!!

KREWEDELUSION branches of government…

Posted on January 19, 2013 by mardi claw

here we are on the edge of the parade of all parades.
the ONE and ONLY krewedelusion rolls tonite, right behind krewe du vieux, and the bonez are very excited.

we got some great throws for ya tonite, amongst them? barbie bonez, skull bandana’s, skull corks, skull pins, chickens with skeleton clothes, marbles with bonez, and of course some beads.

parade rolls at seven pm, right behind krewe du vieux, whose theme this year? IS MAGNA CUM LOUDLY…. krewe du vieux comes early.

I’m sure the NFL and GOODELL will get their licks tonite, as they spoof the very thing that is about to turn this mardigras party upside down.

look for us tonite.
we will be creepin, and our back up is none other than BIG CHIEF JUAN PARDO, SPY BOY HONEY, SPY BOY JAMES, KERRY SAID DAT, and skinz n bonez.

now get out there, and get you some.

epiphany is upon us

Posted on December 28, 2012 by mardi claw

RIGHT around the corner is the season!! This year promising many new members, and again, our traditions. Among bone dates we have KreweDelusion on January 19th. This parade follows the traditional route of Krewe Du Vieux, and brings forth episode four. Episode four with its satirical theme “Branches Of Government” promises to establish a Foundation, appoint a Benevolent Ruler and embrace the forms and traditions of New Orleans’ satirical parading Krewes, our mission is to save the Universe, beginning at its center.

the center? Being New Orleans. The Benevelent Queen is the fabulous CHEEKY BLAKK!!

Next up on the bone calendar is Okeanos. The Krewe of Okeanos is a New Orleans Mardi Gras Parading Krewe which was organized in 1949 by civic-minded business leaders who were eager to bring a Carnival parade to St. Claude Avenue, their neighborhood’s main street. The club is named for the Greek god of oceans and fertile valleys and is sponsored by the Sonaeko (Okeanos spelled backwards) Club.

Okeanos presented its first ball and parade in 1950. The original parade route has changed, we now roll on the extended Uptown Route. In place of the traditional bal masque, the club presents an elegant Coronation Ball at which its queen is selected by lottery.

The Bone Gang will parade through the streets of Uptown New Orleans the morning of Feb 10th. Special throws for this parade? includes the wonderful barbie bone dolls.

AGAIN we will be hitting the streets on Mardigras Day, to wake up the st roch neighborhood.

bone appetit!