Beginning at 11 AM this morning and extending until 7 PM, Markey Park, located at the corner of Piety and Royal in the Bywater neighborhood, will be the scene of one of the most unusual and eclectic festivals on the annual calender of New Orleans. The Mirliton Festival celebrates the humble squash with live music, [...]
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Bywater Mirliton Festival Scheduled for Today
Cuban Piano Great Roberto Carcassés to Perform at Snug Harbor Tonight
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The CubaNOLA Arts Collective and Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro present Roberto Carcassés- an acclaimed Cuba pianist known as the popular and inimitable leader of a new movement in Cuban music. His band, Interactivo, is a fun and funky party band that combines elements of jazz, funk and Cuban styles such as timba, rumba, and trova [...]
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Lady Fest Continues Tonight at Snug Harbor
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Vocalists Cindy Scott and Leah Chase will be backed by Megan Swartz on piano,Cori Waters on drums & Cassandra Falconer on bass. Shows at the Frenchmen Street club are at 8 and 10 PM.
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Voodoo Redux
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Artist:Voodoo Redux
Out of town visitors to the Voodoo Music Experience got another kind of New Orleans experience at about 5:30 in the evening on Friday, the festival’s opening day. Just as Alejandro Escovedo was finishing a scorching set that featured his rock band set up, no cello or violin like his last show in New [...]
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Voodoo Picks- Day Three
For years, I have heard about the Flaming Lips (Playstation Stage at 5:45 PM) with their strange leader, their crazy stage show, their shifting membership. But I never got to see them until they performed a couple of years back at Voodoo. The set just blew me away. They had an incredible number of [...]
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Voodoo Picks- Day Two
Mas Mamones (Preservation Hall Stage at 1:15 PM) was a driving force in integrating Latin music into the sounds of Frenchmen Street in the late 1990s. They have reunited and this performance should be special for several reasons. The late Hart McNee was part of the original version of the band and his spirit [...]
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Voodoo Picks- Day One
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Alejandro Escovedo (WWOZ Stage at 4:30 PM) puts on one the best shows around. He writes wonderful songs and surrounds himself with great musicians. His musical roots reflect all of the genres that are presented at the Voodoo Music Experience. He was a punk rocker in his youth, has experimented with the Tex-Mex sounds [...]
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Mark McGrain and Plunge Tonight at Snug Harbor
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Artist:Mark McGrain
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Album:Dancing on Thin Ice
The trombonist Mark McGrain recently released one of the most interesting and soulful recordings that I have heard in years. The record, Dancing on Thin Ice, features Tim Green on saxophone and James Singleton on bass. There is no drummer. But throughout the recording, it feels as if there is one. Singleton may be the [...]
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AC/DC to Headline the Arena Tonight
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I once read a great quote from AC/DC’s lead guitarist Angus Young. He was discussing how rock musicians seem to think that they can some how progress as musicians. He was referring to the movement from punk to new wave in the context of some punks getting mellower as they age. The quote, and [...]
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The Music of Star Wars at the Arena Tonight
John Williams has composed some of the most brilliant scores to major motion pictures over the past few decades. Among them, the six Star Wars movies stand out. This evening, a live orchestra will present many of the themes while video from the films is projected on a large screen. An added bonus is that [...]
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Great Jazz for Free at Bacchanal Tonight
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This evening, October 26, 2009, the guitarist Jonathan Freilich will lead and all star band featuring Rob Wagner on reeds, James Singleton on bass and Dave Cappello on drums. The show begins at 8 PM and there is no cover charge- just fine wines and cheeses. Here’s the blurb from Valid Records about the show. [...]
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Unusual World Music Band at Snug Harbor Tonight- Brent Rose to Follow at Midnight for Free
Fra Fra Sound is a unique Suriname-Caribbean band based in Amsterdam that mixes together African, Caribbean and Latin American music, soul, blues, World Music and fun into its open-minded brand of jazz, along with concerns about current events and the environment. The band is especially popular in Europe but has been heard throughout the [...]
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Calling all Clowns! Rebels!, Rabble Rousers! and Malcontents! Burlesquers!, Maskers! and Celebrants of La Dolce Vita!
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This Saturday, October 24, 20009 we will convene a Second Line led by the illustrious Maestro Clint Maedgen, featuring members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. The Second Line is being staged as part of the local underground feature film “Flood Streets” celebrating the defiantly life-affirming culture of New Orleans in general and [...]
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Grand Opening of the Roosevelt Tonight with the Nevilles
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The Neville Brothers will kick off The Roosevelt Hotel’s grand-opening Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 in the Roosevelt Ballroom. Known as New Orleans’ first family of Funk, the four brothers are sure to give guests something to groove to. Guests will also enjoy hors d’oeuvres and an open-bar reception. Tomorrow night, October 24, 2009, will [...]
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Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge
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New Orleans born rap superstar pleaded guilty to illegal gun possession charges in New York this morning. The best selling rapper had originally pleaded not guilty but faced with New York’s strict gun control laws, which indicated he was facing at least three years if convicted, he opted for a guilty plea. He is facing [...]
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Kermit Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers at Lafayette Square This Afternoon
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The second to the last (penultimate for you three-dollar word freaks out there) Thursdays at the Square commences at 5 PM this afternoon (October 22, 2009) with none other than Kermit Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers. Kermit has another gig tonight at Vaughan’s so expect him to bring up plenty of special guests.
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Jazz Funeral Photo Essay- Harold Dudley R.I.P.
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Artist:Harold Dudley
Harold Dudley was the Grand Marshal for the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club from 1974 until his retirement 30 years later. His role, like that of all grand marshals in the city’s jazz funeral tradition, was to convey the emotions of the moment to the onlookers at the beginning and the end of the [...]
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Pianist Robert Glasper in Town Tomorrow
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Robert Glasper, one of the most highly acclaimed of the next generation of pianists will be conducting a clinic tomorrow, October 21, 2009 at Tulane University. The event is at 1:30 PM and is free and open to the public. This is an opportunity for pianists of all levels to be exposed to what’s [...]
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The Happy Talk Band and Caddywhompus To Perform at Tip’s for Benefit Tonight
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Following a sneak peak of the new film, Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant at the Prytania Theater this evening, October 19, 2009, there will be a full on circus style performance at Tipitina’s beginning at 9 PM. The evening will be emceed by Chris Lane of the Fleur de Tease burlesque show [...]
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