Posts Tagged ‘New Orleans’
CONCERT RECAP: Moon Taxi @ Tipitina’s Uptown, New Orleans, LA 5/16/13
Let me be the first to say, I am by no means a jam band connoisseur or even a casual fan at best. Bands like Umphrey's McGee, Widespread Panic, Phish, or even the Grateful Dead aren’t remotely part of my personal musical lexicon. To give you the extent... more
CONCERT RECAP: Toad The Wet Sprocket @ House of Blues NOLA 5/13/13
It’s hard to believe that Toad the Wet Sprocket have been in existence in some form since 1986, even harder to believe they haven’t put out any new material since Coil in 1997. Luckily for fans, that’s about to change. Glen and the gang are currently testing out new... more
CONCERT RECAP: Foals, Surfer Blood & Blondfire @ House of Blues NOLA 4/28/13
That funny band expression, “they’re big in Europe” was the precursor to the Foals show Sunday night at the House of Blues New Orleans. While the show wasn’t sold out, it was packed and pleasantly comfortable. Supporting act Blondfire was a victim of rain, Jazz Fest, and the... more
PHOTOS: Sunday Gospel and Jazz @ Jazz Fest 2013 (John Boutté & Leo Jackson)
The Gospel and Jazz Tents at Jazz Fest are the spiritual and musical epicenters of The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and, as the last few years have proven, the final day of the seven-day mega fest is always a special day, no matter where you land. Continue below... more
The ‘State of the Listen’ @ Jazz Fest 2013
Summary The 44th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival drew sizeable crowds this year, despite the rain that kept less ardent fans away. Featuring music, food, crafts, and culture, Jazz Fest falls on the last weekend of April and the first weekend of May each year. The following data reflects... more
PHOTOS: Final Day @ Jazz Fest 2013 (Trombone Shorty, Black Keys, Meter Men with Page & More)
The final Sunday at Jazz Fest is always, without fail, an extra magical day at the Fairgrounds and yesterday's sunny and cool ending to the annual Fest provided an exclamation point on another year for the event. For the seventh and final day, Jim Brock captured the action from... more
PHOTOS: Jazz Fest 2013 (Willie Nelson, Jerry Douglas, Papa Grows Funk and More)
Jim Brock continued his extensive coverage of the Fairgrounds action at Jazz Fest 2013 on Friday, capturing sets by the incomparable Willie Nelson, the world's greatest dobro player Jerry Douglas, the soon-to-be defunct Papa Grows Funk and more. Continue back for continuous coverage from the Big Easy throughout the weekend... more
PHOTOS: Jazz Fest 2013 (Widespread Panic, Patti Smith and More)
Our intrepid photographer Jim Brock continues covering the Grounds at Jazz Fest 2013 managed to truck through the rainy and muddy conditions yesterday to capture some of the action yesterday. Continue below for shots from sets by the headlining Widespread Panic (setlist here), the legendary Patti Smith, Henry Butler, Glen... more
PHOTOS: Eddie Roberts’ West Coast Sounds @ One Eyed Jacks NOLA 4/27/13
Eddie Roberts' West Coast Sounds is The New Mastersounds guitarist's new side project and we were honored to present the first weekend late night show (Roberts and Co. didn't take the stage 'til around 3 am) in the French Quarter. Continue below to check out Marc Pagani's amazing shots from... more
SETLIST / TWEETS: Widespread Panic @ Jazz Fest 2013
Photo by Grant Thomas Widespread Panic returned to New Orleans on the generally less-crowded fourth day of Jazz Fest to headline the Acura Stage. Today marked Panic's eighth appearance at the Fest (almost sixteen years to the day after first appearing back in 1997) and 52nd overall performance in New Orleans.... more
Jazz Fest Halftime Report (Weekend One Highlights and This Week’s Picks)
Food, drinks, and nonstop dancing. Here’s the best of what I saw last weekend for Round 1 of Jazz Fest 2013. John Michael Rouchell @ Jazz Fest NOLA’s own John Michael Rouchell opened the Acura Stage around noon on Saturday with a high energy set that certainly deserved to be... more
PHOTOS: Jazz Fest 2013 (Weekend One)
A notably wet Weekend One at Jazz Fest 2013 is in the books and Jim Brock shares his images from B.B. King, Ben Harper, Dave Matthews Band, Voice of the Wetlands Allstars, John Mayer, Midnite Disturbers and more in the gallery below. Check them out loop back for more from... more
SETLIST: Dave Matthews Band @ Jazz Fest 2013
Dave Matthews Band returned to the Big Easy on Sunday afternoon to help close out weekend one of Jazz Fest 2013 with a shortened (due to inclement weather) set on the main Acura Stage on the 15th Anniversary of Before These Crowded Streets. Check out the setlist below. A big... more
It’s Jazz Fest Time In New Orleans
The cubes are out, the late night grids are full and the time has come: It's Jazz Fest season in New Orleans! For those who can't make the trip, AXS TV (Ch. 340 on DirecTV) will broadcast the festival on television for the very first time from April 26th... more
Nine Inch Nails, Pearl Jam and more to Play NOLA’s Voodoo Experience 2013
New Orleans' annual Voodoo Experience is celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2013, and, as they did last year, the festival made an extra early initial announcement, this time revealing the first 15 acts to make up the festival's lineup. Notably, Nine Inch Nails and Trent Reznor will return to City... more
CONCERT RECAP: Allah-Las @ Circle Bar, New Orleans 4/2/13
Los Angeles band The Allah-Las brought a bit of the California surf sound to Circle Bar last Tuesday on a rain-drenched New Orleans night. Hitting the stage just after 11:00, the four deeply tanned dudes easily transported the capacity crowd to sonically sunny places with bright, jangly guitars, four part... more
LMB PRESENTS: 2013 Jazz Fest Late Night Series @ One Eyed Jacks NOLA!
It doesn't get much better than Jazz Fest After Dark and we're thrilled to be back again, presenting two shows down at One Eyed Jacks in the French Quarter, a must-see venue for anyone making the rounds at JF this year for the first time. After last year's successful LMB... more
House of Blues NOLA Releases Late Night Jazz Fest Schedule
Anyone who's ran around the Big Easy during the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival knows that much of the live music magic to be found gets cookin' hours after the Fairgrounds are cleared out. Traditionally, each club around town has a packed slate throughout the eleven-day music marathon,... more
CONCERT RECAP: Alabama Shakes @ The Sugar Mill, New Orleans, LA 3/15/13
After another sold out show in New Orleans, the mighty Alabama Shakes are nowhere near slowing down. The last time they were in town, riding high on the initial buzz of their debut EP, the Athens band packed the 500 person capacity confines of One Eyed Jacks (tickets were... more
FESTIVAL RECAP: 2013 BUKU Music + Art Project
Words by Grant Thomas and Shane Colman | Photos by Shane Colman The second installment of the BUKU Music and Arts Festival proved, once again, that New Orleans knows how to throw a great party. The prime location along the mighty Mississippi provided a unique backdrop of passing barges, not... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Big Freedia / Don’t Talk to the Cops / Radjaw @ Neumos, Seattle 2/5/13
“This is the first national bounce tour ever,” Big Freedia (pronounced “Freeda”) declared at Neumos on Tuesday night. Outside the South, the New Orleans native is the best known “sissy” bounce artist, referring to the overtly queer themes of her raps. The genre is characterized by intense bass beats, repetitive... more
RECAP: Stevie Wonder, Gary Clark Jr, and Janelle Monae @ The Bud Light Hotel, New Orleans, LA 2/2/13
When Rolling Stone and Bud Light join forces to throw a Super Bowl party, you can expect it to be a little more exciting than the usual chips and salsa affair at your neighbor’s house. What you don’t expect is the chance to see three top notch performers keep... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Calexico, Bahamas @ One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans 1/24/13
Thursday night was a homecoming of sorts for Tucson based Calexico, as they returned to the city where they recorded their most recent work, Algiers. Being so close to the city, yet far enough away as to not to get completely engrossed seemed to be the right mixture of... more
JAZZ FEST 2013 – Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, Dave Matthews Band, Black Keys, Hall and Oates and more
The lineup for this year's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has been released. Topping the lineup this year is Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Dave Matthews, Maroon 5, John Mayer, The Black Keys, Willie Nelson, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Widespread Panic, Dr. John, Frank... more
BUKU Music and Art Project 2013: STS9, Passion Pit, Kendrick Lamar, Primus 3D and more
Don't miss our BUKU 2013 Rdio playlist! NOLA's 2nd Annual BUKU Music + Art Project just made a huge initial artist announcement that includes a considerably more diverse artist offering than its inaugural dubstep/hip-hop heavy lineup that included Skrillex, Porter Robinson, Big Gigantic (returning in 2013), SBTRKT and Avicii among others.... more
Live Music Blog’s Best of 2012: Concerts, Albums, Artists and More (Part Two)
Last week, we rolled out Part One of LMB's Best of 2012 feature, highlighting this year's noteworthy albums (Tame Impala's Lonerism, Jack White's Blunderbuss and Alt-J's An Awesome Wave), artists (Alabama Shakes & Father John Misty) live moments (Phish Dick's 8/31/12, MMJ's 3-night LA "no repeats run" & Sigur Ros... more
Jazz Fest 2013 Tickets and VIP Packages On Sale Tomorrow 12/1/12
The first big news to come out for the 2013 edition, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival announced today that all tickets for next year's event, to be held April 26-28 and May 2-5, will go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 1. The... more
Live Music Blog’s Best of 2012: Concerts, Albums, Artists and More (PART ONE)
While there's still plenty of live music magic yet to be made, the end is near and 2012 will be in the rear view in five short weeks. Furthermore, December is generally a skinny month for studio releases (although Big Boi's Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors drops on 12/11) so... more
CONCERT RECAP: Big Gigantic w/ Crizzly @ House of Blues NOLA 11/16/12
Big Gigantic. What’s in a name? What does a name mean? It didn’t take long for Dominic Lalli (Saxophone/Producer) and Jeremy Salken (Drums) to provide an explanation as the House of Blues turned into an LED infused wonderland. The Boulder based duo asked the crowd to do it big... more
CONCERT RECAP: Dr. Dog @ Tipitina’s, New Orleans 11/15/12
Dr. Dog is one of the best live bands touring today. I can say this with full confidence after witnessing two top notch shows this past week – Saturday on the beach in Gulfport at The Sun and Sand Music Festival and Tuesday at Tipitina’s. Their set at... more
CONCERT RECAP: White Denim plus Maps and Atlases @ One Eyed Jacks – 11/7/12
With everyone in quite a ecstatic mood after witnessing some pure melodic bliss, it was time – once and for all – to experience the jammy yet calculated glory that is White Denim. This Austin-based quartet really has it all, they have the way and the truth. When White Denim... more
