Interview: Craig Klein of New Orleans Nightcrawlers

Published on: March 17th, 2021

906 New Orleans Nightcrawlers at French Quarter Fest 2019 [Photo by Michele Goldfarb]

New Orleans Nightcrawlers at French Quarter Fest 2019 [Photo by Michele Goldfarb]
New Orleans Nightcrawlers at French Quarter Fest 2019 [Photo by Michele Goldfarb]

This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Action Jackson gets on the phone with the new Grammy Award winner Craig Klein, a member of the New Orleans Nightcrawlers. The Nightcrawlers' album, Atmosphere, was named Best Regional Roots Music Album at the 2021 Recording Academy/GRAMMY Awards on Sunday. 

In the player below, hear from Klein on the making of Atmosphere and their decision to release it during the pandemic; their new album, due out in October; Olympia Brass Band's influence on the Storyville Stompers and Nightcrawlers; and, of course, the Grammy win! Hear all this, and much more, this week on Takin' It To The Streets:

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