The plan for season one of "Treme" was to release a full-performance video after each episode.
That came to pass in a post-season release of several videos on iTunes, including performances by Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint, Lucia Micarelli with the Pine Leaf Boys, and John Boutte, Glen David Andrews, Paul Sanchez andNew Birth Brass Band, among others.
For the show's second season, launching at 9 p.m. Saturday (April 24), it's back to Plan A.
A video release on iTunes will accompany several of the 11 episodes of the upcoming season, starting with “From The Corner To The Block” by Galactic and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band with Juvenile" on April 24. The downloads will cost $1.99, and also include a video podcast providing more information about that week's artist.
The HBO news release, which includes a detailed video schedule:
The performances are captured live, creating an intimacy and spontaneity to the pieces that allow viewers to feel part of the music in a more in depth way than could ever be possible within an episode. While traditional music can be polished and rehearsed, the goal of these performances is to capture a moment which could take place on any street corner in New Orleans: the music as it would naturally be performed.
Read More and get the list of the first performances here
