Silent Cinema

Silent Cinema

Silent Cinema is a New Orleans group active from 2002 to 2010. The line-up includes Micah McKee, and the band builds its sound around deep brass, guitars, strong rhythms and vocals.

Drawing on the musical atmosphere of New Orleans, Silent Cinema combines elements of brass band music with blues, folk and rock and roll. Its songs include slow, Southern dirges and stomping pieces that sit alongside pop hooks and gospel-like intensity, reflecting both the city’s second-line tradition and a more modern, less conventional approach to it.

The group’s material includes the release Fins and Feathers, which moves through darker, triumphant songs, including New Orleans ballads and rough-edged shakedowns. Silent Cinema presents itself as part of a newer musical vernacular for the city, shaped by local traditions but not confined by them.