TV/FILM: America Needs It Some "Treme"

"America needs it some Kermit," the New Orleans DJ and sometime musician played by Steve Zahn says, about halfway through the first episode of HBO's "Treme," which debuts tonight on the heels of much critical praise. Davis McAlary (Zahn), inspired by real-life scenester Davis Rogan, is talking to trumpeter Kermit Ruffins, his bandmates and friends after a show at Vaughan's, a tiny, shotgun-style bar in the Bywater, where Ruffins has a long-standing Thursday night gig. In the scene, Davis is ...

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