Don't forget to take hearing protection. SPL in the street in the French Quarter outside the main clubs on Bourbon Street is above levels to damage hearing. It is oppressive, if you ask me. Right next to each other and across the street from each other. Open fronts on the joints so it all collides in a cacophony of mayhem when you have blocks and blocks of clubs vying for your attention.

That's one of the reasons I recommended Preservation Hall. It's in a quieter part of the French Quarter. http://www.preservationhall.com/ I like it loud, but there's a point where it simply becomes fatiguing - even with hearing protection. Maybe I'm just too old for that scene.

-Scott