The SF Mardi Gras Ball was the event that started Sunset Promotions. Beginning at the Red Devil Lounge in February 1997, John Miles & Robbie Kowal founded an annual bash that now celebrates New Orleans, Brazil and the founding of the company. Merging music from the Bayou to Brazil, the event features flying beads, flwoing hurricanes, feather costumes, and loose morals. Among the artists to play the event over the years are Ivan Neville, Zigaboo Modeliste, Extra Action Marching Band, the Brass Mafia, Particle, Irene’s Cuisine, Boca do Rio, Vivendo de Pao, and an annual set by Sunset founder Robbie “Motion Potion” Kowal.
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