Posts Tagged ‘Jazz Fest’
@LMBNOLA: The Original Meters Return Friday Afternoon @SFOutsideLands
For the 2nd time this summer, the four original members of The Meters will share the stage tomorrow and perform at a Superfly Presents-produced mega-festival (after earlier this summer performing at Bonnaroo with Dr. John and Allen Toussaint). At 2:50 p.m., in San Francisco’s historic Golden Gate Park, the seminal... more
@LMBNOLA: DOWNLOAD This! Jazz Fest Superjam w/ Porter/Stoltz/Deitch/Benevento
Easily my favorite set of the Jazz Fest weekend and at last, it’s finally available for our enjoyment. The freeform, improvisational grooves of the first half of the show have been given some interesting track names by guitarist and show all-star Brian Stoltz. Click the links below to check out... more
@LMBNOLA: Photos – Bootsy Collins & the Funk University @ Tipitina’s – 6/15/11
The man of the hour came dapped out in black and gold, immediately letting it be known that this wasn’t gonna be your ordinary Wednesday night affair. Even familiar hits were given a little bit of weird, and a run through a Jimi-styled “National Anthem > Purple Haze” was immediately... more
@LMBNOLA Artist of the Month – The Radiators
The Radiators have helped soundtrack the last 33 years in New Orleans and built a legacy that will be remembered best for their live reputation and the incredible community of fans that has built itself around this essential New Orleans act. After some 4,000+ live shows, Thursday night will mark... more
Le Bon Temps Roo 2011: NOLA-born Bonnaroo Invites Local Acts to the Farm
The influence of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and venues like Tipitina’s that provide late night live music to fans is extremely prevalent in the spirit of Bonnaroo – a 24-hour, anything goes musical city set in the hills of Middle Tennessee each summer.
Photos: Radiators Farewell with Friends @ Jazz Fest
9 days later this show still sticks out in my head as a definitive highlight from this year’s Jazz Fest. Was a very special occasion and The Radiators stepped up to the plate at one of their ‘most important’ shows to date and delivered one of the more memorable and... more
Tour Dates: The Dead Kenny G’s with Primus
I'm back, baby! Sorry for the silence around here as I'm still reeling from an amazing first-year Jazz Fest experience followed up by a week off at home hanging with family and staying disconnected from the internet for a while. It felt good, but I missed you sad sacks and... more
Photos/Videos: Arcade Fire @ Jazz Fest 2011
Jazz Fest is wrapping up today, and I've had a fantastic time here in New Orleans taking in the sights. There have been some seriously great moments here and I really am starting to understand the appeal of making this festival a yearly institution. And while I always... more
@lmbnola: Jazz Fest Day 5: Videography – Arcade Fire
Head over to @lmbnola for videos of Cyndi Lauper joining Arcade Fire for "Girls Just Want to Have Fun." I can't believe I saw this song performed twice this weekend.
Photos: Wilco @ Jazz Fest 2011
Here are some quick shots from yesterday's Wilco set at Jazz Fest, a headlining slot that went up against a more crowd-friendly Cyndi Lauper set on the opposite end of the fairgrounds. I got to see "Jesus, Etc." AND "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" all within the same hour.... more
Photos: Galactic @ Jazz Fest 2011
Yesterday was my first official day ever attending the storied New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and I couldn't have come away happier from the first full set of music I took in -- Galactic. The set was heavy on the type of jams I'd always expect from the... more
Today @ Jazz Fest: Arcade Fire
Today, the surreal becomes a reality as Arcade Fire arrives at Jazz Fest for a headlining set at 5:25. Back in February, Arcade Fire was awarded the cherished Album of the Year Grammy for their 3rd LP, The Suburbs, easily the Canadian band’s most accessible effort to date. To generalize,... more
Artist of the Month: Marco Benevento (PART TWO)
LMB NOLA: Recently, Big Head Todd and the Monsters played a wake-up song for the astronauts on the Discovery shuttle (becoming the first band to wake up the astronauts with a live song). A lot of your music as a solo artist, with the Duo and on the new Garage... more
Artist of the Month: Marco Benevento (PART ONE)
You are doing 10 shows over the next 10 days in 7 different venues including a handful of late, late night (which is a ton but Stanton Moore is doing 27) – Not only how do you do it, but how does he do it? Seems like a good tour... more
Stream Jazz Fest 2011 Performances via Rolling Stone
Briefly: RollingStone.com to Stream Performances From Jazz Fest Next Weekend [Hidden Track] New Orleans Jazz Fest starts today in the Crescent City and we’ve got some good news for those unable to attend. RollingStone.com will broadcast audio and video live from the Fair Grounds starting at 6PM CDT on May 7... more
Late Night Spotlight: The Boom Boom Room Presents! Boogalooin’ at Jazz Fest 2011
The good folks over there at The Boom Boom Room have done it again. 2011′s edition of Boogalooin’ at Jazz Fest (in it’s 11th year) is a prime example of the collaborative spirit that brings together so many world class musicians, to late night gigs that can only been seen... more
Garage A Trois To Play 4 Shows During Jazz Fest
Yesterday, the band released their gritty and psychedelic adventure jazz album Always Be Happy, But Stay Evil (Recorded in Bogalusa, LA) on their Royal Potato Family imprint. Easily one of the best albums I’ve heard in 2011 and clear front-runner for album cover and name of the year. PSYCHED.
Galactic Live Album “The Other Side of Midnight” Out May 3rd!
Back in October, Galactic played a blistering late nighter at Tip’s to cap off Day One of this past year’s Voodoo Experience (Muse headlined that night in City Park). Luckily for us, the show was captured for posterity and will be released on the middle Tuesday of Jazz Fest (May... more
Jazz Fest Cubes Out Wednesday & Haiti Celebration Info
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival organizers have announced that they will be releasing the schedule cubes with set times for all stages around noon on Wednesday morning at a press conference that will be attended by Mayor Mitch Landrieu. Additionally, festival organizers will be providing more information about the... more
Hangout Fest Adds STS9, Railroad Earth, Grace and The Avett Bros
The Avett Brothers, STS9, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Brandi Carlile, JJ Grey and Mofro, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Big Gigantic, Soja, Railroad Earth, Greensky Bluegrass, Rival Sons, & Honey Island Swamp Band have been added to the Hangout Music Festival lineup.
Artist of the Month: Galactic
The now-constant additions of Cyril Neville and Corey Henry have breathed a whole new life into the veteran jazz-rock-n-funk jam band. Anyone who’s seen the band throughout their tirelessly well-traveled career surely already is well aware of Galactic’s penchant for bringing a nearly unparalleled energy to the stage on a... more
More Jazz Fest Late Night Shows Announced – Backbeat Series
Cyril Neville’s Nevillution, Southern Troubadours feat.Tab Benoit, Anders Osborne, Grayson Capps, Devon Allman, Gene Ween and a ton more artists announced...
Jazz Fest Late Night Schedule [LMB NOLA]
Our newest addition to the LMB team, Lon Marchand, rounds up all of the Jazz Fest Late Nights that have been announced so far. We'll be adding links and more resources to that page, so bookmark this link right now so you can be ready for the festival.
2011 Superfly during Jazz Fest Concert Series Announced
I'm really psyched to see that some of the lineups for Jazz Fest shows are being announced now that the official lineup has been posted. First up in my long list of "pay attention to this..." announcements is the earliest, I believe; Superfly Presents announced the lineup today for... more
2011 Jazz Fest Lineup Announced
The lineup for Jazz Fest 2011 was announced tonight, with Arcade Fire, Kid Rock, Lauryn Hill, Wilco, The Roots, and a variety of other eclectic acts topping the bill along with all the awesome swamp funk standards like Zigaboo and Galactic. At long last, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival... more
Video: Stanton Moore Drum Solo from Jazz Fest
I've been a bit busy and radio silent over the past few days as I continue to get settled in my new place and new day job. But life is super good here at LIVE MUSIC BLOG.com HQ; I'm now a proud resident of the famed Lower Haight neighborhood... more
Photos: Pearl Jam @ Jazz Fest 2010
I got just a few quick updates from my friends that were at Jazz Fest this year, mostly just quick texts while they were boozing it up and watching yet another Skerik sit in. Our buddy Patrick did manage to zip up a few photos and shoot them my... more
Tour Dates: Widespread Panic Played Jazz Fest, Release Dirty Side Down
I'm psyched that I'm finally getting my first Widespread Panic show this summer when the band rolls through the High Sierra Music Festival, and the band is staying plenty busy ahead of that with the May 25th release of Dirty Side Down, the band's 11th studio album. The band played Jazz... more
Backbeat Jazzfest Concert Series: Marco Benevento, The Slip, Soulive, Toubabe Krewe, Trombone Shorty
The 2010 Backbeat Jazzfest Series has announced their lineup of shows for this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The series will run from April 23 through May 1 at Tipitina’s French Quarter and The Blue Nile, featuring the likes of George Porter Jr., Marco Benevento, The Slip, Soulive,... more
