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Most of the New Orleanians I met were working: An interview with Brian Boyles

I’ve worked with Brian Boyles since we met at Handsome Willy’s in 2008. We’ve worked City Council DJ Happy Hours, cross-generational panel discussions, yard parties, music festivals, and many, many Saints games. His new book, New Orleans Boom and Blackout: 100 Days in America’s Coolest Hotspot, is a nonfiction account of the 100 days preceding the Most of the New Orleanians I met were working: An interview with Brian Boyles

ROOM 220 Presents: A Happy Hour Salon with Brian Boyles and Jami Attenberg

Room 220 is pleased to host a Happy Hour Salon to celebrate the launch of New Orleans Boom and Blackout: One Hundred Days in America’s Coolest Hotspot by Brian Boyles from 6 – 9 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Press Street HQ (3718 St. Claude Ave.). The event will also feature best-selling novelist Jami Attenberg.New Orleans Boom and ROOM 220 Presents: A Happy Hour Salon with Brian Boyles and Jami Attenberg