Part of what we've tried to do with the band is that, you know, you have a platform from the stage to speak to people what's unique about New Orleans and the brass bands because you have the streets, so the music isn't disconnected from the street.

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So slow, in fact, that I double-checked to make sure I hadn't accidentally been disconnected.

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"There are a lot of disconnected devices that aren't tied to people, " O'Conner says.

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