Bucktown Allstars

h later, we are still getting rave reviews from guests about the band! Thank you, Bucktown Allstars for celebrating with us!

y to end and it was definitely because of the show they put on! Book them, you won’t be diappointed!!

ere the most indispensable vendor we worked with. They don't just play music, they create an epic wedding experience. Let's start with the basics - booking them and working with Steve (drums) and Kenny (trumpet) to do so was an absolute breeze. Both of them are class acts and helped answer all of our questions at the time of booking. As a musician and big music fan, my instinct was to micromanage the set list and be heavily involved, but Steve and Kenny reassured us to trust them and the process. We ended up sending them a ton of information about our musical preferences a few weeks before our wedding - definite songs we didn't want played, bands/songs we really liked and specifics about our wedding reception. With just those inputs, the Bucktown All Stars built a setlist that incorporated our preferences while also keeping our guests on the dance floor the entire night. It's clear that after 30 years, the Bucktown All Stars know how to build a set list and engage party goers. As a musician, the best part of the night was when they let me play four songs with them - 2 on piano and 2 on drums. Playing with them on stage in front all my friends and family was the peak of the evening and probably the peak of my life. From there, the band played off of the energy that came with the groom playing on stage, and tore the place down for the rest of the evening. Bucktown is a straight up party band. For our wedding, a crowded dance floor was one of the most important things we wanted. Bucktown helped make this easy, and engaged our guests for 3+ hours keeping them dancing. The band super interactive, with the horn section getting involved with the crowd, pulling enthusiastic party goers on stage (the mother of the groom was playing maracas and dancing on stage for part of the set). When we were looking for bands, there were many that had great sound and were talented. However, many came across as "sterile" - lacking in character or personality outside of just being able to jump from one musical genre to another. Many of these bands rotate out players and while they sound great, there is a lack of "pizazz" that Bucktown possess from 30 years of experience with each other. Bucktown owns their niche - they are brassy and funky New Orleans party band. If this is what you're looking for, I cannot recommend the Bucktown All Stars enough. Since our wedding, people have been raving non stop about the band. If we didn't have a destination wedding, we would already be looking for ways to book them again. If you are reading this review and not sure if you should book the Bucktown All Stars, stop your research here - BOOK THEM FOR YOUR WEDDING. You will not be disappointed!

t and dynamic and also worked with me to accommodate some spanish music that i needed to play since my family is Puerto Rican. I loved how interactive they were with the crowd, too. They’re also just very solid people - like I would go grab a drink with all of them. I was a bit nervous b/c I had recently moved to New Orleans and hadnt seen them live, but it was definitely top 3 best decisions I made for our wedding to have them be our entertainment.