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its so beautiful to see

I appreciate your feedback! Karr definitely brought their A-game, and it's always great to see bands aiming for improvement. Marching is an essential part of the performance, and I’m sure everyone will take your advice to heart!

Absolutely! It's a classic that never gets old. Glad to see others enjoying it too!

Totally! Can’t wait to see all the bands rock it out at the parade! It’s gonna be epic!

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

Real nice footage. Good job

Thanks a bunch! Glad you liked it! More cool stuff coming soon!

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! It's always great to hear what others think about the band!

Them F-Horns came back that week, that all it was

Mr. Johnson

@ashleyreeb SU band grad ?

​@@sinful-killa3491no he didn't attend SU

Lil showcase for visitors lol

RIGHT ☠

Say it again, done more then any school has ever in New Orleans as a band we not local we world wide The legendary St Augustine marching 100

@proft.mcstine8245 💛🫶💜

It really blows my mind how judgmental folks can be towards our young men, if they were out here doing bad thing "oh they need to be in activities and learning something" but now they doing activities "oh they sound a hot mess, they need to get it together" NEVER SATISFIED. I've watched my son (his first yr here) make such a huge effort to be in this band from in the heat all summer (them push ups, and laps) was crucial during the hot summer days but he didn't give up at all. He's managed to balance great grades and still do band. He's 13 and his the happiest he's ever been. I love this for him and I'll support him and ALL these boys forever. WILL NEVER JUDGE THEM

@@sidneyjackson09 them being small is not the issue… the overall performance is the issue

@ that’s understandable just hate seeing a big band than small band

@@sidneyjackson09Grades was reason for there size.

@@sidneyjackson09 wait… repeat that 🥴

@@cjp84 yall worried about the wrong thing… Aug has had some small years in the past but the band was still on it! Size has nothing to do with how they’re performing in this video!

Probably time to bring that board back

@@mrmj103 I can’t believe they let some random parent kill years of tradition that kept us in line😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 we didn’t die 🤷🏾‍♂️

Thanks for checking out this video

are you serious dude.

@@EarthAngel504 Yeah you right they need some work. But they got a young group of men they need to build. I’m hoping for next year to see overall improvement. Right now Edna Karr is making establishing true pre Katrina attitude as far as band goes. You can see the pride those kids have. In your opinion what do you think Edna Karr might be doing different from other bands in the city?

@@GentillyGentCreations7 I think you're right, a lot of crabs there. I'm sure they'll be better by parade season.. As far as Karr. They were just in the right place at the right time. They capitalized on Katrina and i'm not mad at them for it. However. I do believe the structural change of the city and schools after Katrina, as well as the economy plays a major role in why East bank bands are struggling. I also believe this also plays a part in Why St Aug are the way they are. Honestly. Katrina screwed the city, but i think the politics and and bureaucrats are doing just as much damage.

@ And definitely no one wants to admit that either. If you look at the demographics on the Eastbank there are less kids and more Retirees, and gentrified Air Bnbs. The landscape and population is totally different. More Families live on the Westbank since Katrina. We have a growing Hispanic population also. And I won’t be surprised if the Black population becomes a minority in the next 20 years. I mean the bands don’t have the swag they did before the storm. The thing about New Orleans bands back then was that they did not copy HBCU’s exactly. We had our own style and swag with it. And every school tried to be different from the next. Why the hell 35 trying to be like JSU God help us. But all that goes to say New Orleans loss its personal creativity thanks to Katrina. People got exposed to Houston and Atl and picked up the culture there and bought it back to Nola, and we bought our culture every where else. We are less unique now, well in my opinion the new generation in the city is not. Like we will never have a rap group that sounds like true New Orleans. All the new rappers in the city rap like they from Atl or some out of town style. We lost our swag and we will never get that back.

Rays focus is on educating them fundamentally musically, not just as bandsmen. They’re both necessary in my opinion.

Nah lol different focus, seem like they be scared to overblow when ray up there and just play st augs traditional style. They let loose when Darren up there. You need both

this is a great discussion. glad to have raised conversation, and love the perspectives

Appreciate that