When the sun goes down and the moon comes up, the bartenders, hustlers, pleasure wranglers and midnight riders emerge into New Orleans’ tropical haze. In this moonlight, The Hawtsies stroll. Every now and again, these gents rise, like a fine black mist, in another town. But most of the devoted will lack patience, and are well-advised to book a ticket to the Big Easy to await their seduction. While this power quartet sometimes expands into an 8-piece band, the conjuring between these musicians, who are all involved in various other musical projects, emits a particular energy that elevates deceptively simple songs to another plane. The Hawtsies are a swinging vibe that is joyous in the extreme.