[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZwYoMBMyMs[/youtube]This year, the French Quarter Festival starts today with a scaled-down schedule – five stages in Woldenberg Park, Jackson Square and the Aquarium Plaza, where OffBeat‘s Cajun/Zydeco Showcase (formerly at the Old Mint) is located. Entertainment starts at noon in Jackson Square and finishes at 7 at the Abita Stage, where Bonerama closes out the first night. Here they are performing their version of “When the Levee Breaks.”

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