Posts Tagged ‘New Orleans’
LMB NOLA Presents Garage A Trois @ One Eyed Jacks – 5/4/12
WHO: LMB NOLA presents “the most dangerous instrumental band on the scene today” Garage A Trois WHEN: Friday, May 4th, 2012 || Doors at 8 p.m. WHERE: One Eyed Jacks @ 615 Toulouse Street in the French Quarter. TICKETS: $20 (GET ‘EM ‘FORE THEY GONE) Garage A Trois @ The Howlin' Wolf -... more
Concert Recap: The Greyboy Allstars 2 a.m. MJ Tribute @ Tipitina’s Uptown 4/28/12
Photos by Jimmy Grotting || Words by Justin Ward After a full day at Jazz Fest on Saturday and catching Gravity A’s first set at Le Bon Temps Roule, we regrouped one last time at home and strolled our way over to Tipitina’s to catch The Greyboy Allstars doing their MJ... more
WATCH: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band @ Jazz Fest 2012
Thanks to YouTube user medolyns’ diligent video work, there’s already a good bit of fan-shot video to enjoy from yesterday’s marathon Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band set to close down 2nd weekend at Jazz Fest. Continue on below for five more videos from The Boss’ epic set. Also,... more
WATCH: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers @ Jazz Fest 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuZkidPqeAE Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers closed down the main Acura Stage on Day 2 at Jazz Fest 2012. Check out this video of Petty and Co. covering J.J. Cale’s “Travelin’ Light” and also check out “Learning To Fly” and a rendition of the classic Traveling Wilburys tune “Handle With Care”... more
Jazz Fest Night Shows: Videos from Weekend 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itsck33-IdU Grateful Feat @ Republic New Orleans - 4/27/12 || Photo by Jimmy GrottingWeekend 1 has been amazing thus far and perhaps even more jam-packed with late night goodness than ever with the addition of the Nolafunk Jazzfest Series and an embarrassment of live music riches on Friday and Saturday night.... more
Royal Potato Family Jazz Fest Artist Schedule
The Royal Potato Family imprint is always well-represented on the Jazz Fest late night scene and this year is certainly no exception. With artists like Marco Benevento, Garage A Trois, Grayson Capps, Neal Casal and Dead Kenny G’s on the roster and a pervasive tendency towards improvisation and collaboration, this... more
Concert Recap: Mickey Hart Band @ Tipitina’s French Quarter – 4/27/12
Review by John Stephens The night began an anxious mystery, with the Mickey Hart Band coming on a bit later than planned (in grand NOLA style), leaving us patrons of Tipitina’s French Quarter to wonder how on earth the multitude of strange electronics, wires and boxes and amps, would be tamed... more
PHOTOS and VIDEOS: Grateful Feat @ Republic New Orleans – 4/27/12
To kick off Nolafunk’s inaugural Jazzfest concert series, a group of big-time players descended on Republic New Orleans for a Dead-heavy superjam to get the Jazz Fest night scene in proper motion. In a reprise of last year’s highly-touted night show, Anders Osborne, Bill Kreutzmann (Grateful Dead), Paul Barrere &... more
CONCERT RECAP: STS9′s Sector 9 Show @ Mardi Gras World 4/27/12
Last night, in continuation of a huge 2012 for STS9, the jam powerhouse threw an old school late night Jazz Fest party in the less-than-friendly confines of the Mardi Gras World River City Ballroom. Despite a restrictive, Big Brother-esque security/cops vibe and logistical difficulties entering the venue (it honestly started... more
PGA TOUR Zurich Classic Golfers Talk Music
Starting on Thursday, music fanatics and NOLA-philes from around the world will once again converge on the Crescent City to partake in the yearly cultural feast that is the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. After drawing an estimated 400,000 fans to the Fairgrounds last year, the Fest and its... more
Preview: Mickey Hart Band @ Tipitina’s French Quarter – 4/27/12
WHO: Mickey Hart Band WHEN: Friday April 27th @ 10 pm (doors at 9pm) WHERE: Tipitina’s French Quarter TICKETS: $25 Advance || $30 Day of Show (PURCHASE) Words by John Stephens Imagine if Carl Sagan assembled a rocket ship, installed a tape deck, ate a bag of magical mushrooms, sailed towards the ether whilst... more
Concert Recap: The Boxer Rebellion @ House of Blues Parish Room – 4/13/12
There’s always a bit of hesitation on my part to see a show up in the House of Blues Parish Room. No, it’s not the venue itself, but the emotional bias I have for it. You see, I was actually married on that stage, on which I had seen so... more
Tipitina’s Fess Jazztival First Weekend Schedule
Alas, Jazz Fest week is upon us and we’re planning to have coverage on the back end of the Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears/Big Freedia bonanza, Greyboy All-Stars Play Michael Jackson late night and The Revivalists’ opening set for JJ Grey & Mofro (a first opportunity to hear the... more
Beach Boys Unveil New Single, Set to Headline Jazz Fest Friday
Today, The Beach Boys announced their first new single in ages with “That’s Why God Made The Radio”. In a little over 48 hours Jazz Fest, the legendary California band is set for their first major festival appearance and 2nd stop of their lengthy 50th Anniversary Reunion Tour (The Beach... more
VIDEO: Dragon Smoke “Injuns, Here Dey Come” @ Tipitina’s – 4/21/12
The rare Dragon Smoke headlined Tipitina’s Uptown on Saturday night (after opening band Sol Driven Train with George Porter Jr.), making their 2nd appearance since Jazz Fest last year (the band also played in mid-December). All involved players happened to be giggin’ on Saturday afternoon at Tulane’s annual Crawfest (Eric... more
PREVIEW: STS9 and Friends @ Mardi Gras World on April 27th
WHO: Insomniac, Soul’d Out Productions, Dead Nation & Ampersand Present STS9 (in “Sector 9″ form) Emancipator & SOJA WHEN: Friday, April 27th @ 10 p.m. WHERE: Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World WHY: Fans of the band’s pre-Mac days and instrumental funk and jazz groove style shouldn’t miss this opportunity to see the Sector... more
A Closer Look at the 1st Annual Nolafunk Jazzfest Series
As one of the newcomers to the late night scene (helping fill a void left by Superfly Presents’ reduced presence on the late night scene in 2012 (only 2 shows this year)), the First Annual Nolafunk Jazzfest Series 2012 lineup is now complete with the addition of Daptone Records’ Afro-Cuban... more
VIDEO: Visualize Da Vibez at BUKU 2012
Chicago-based video production site Da Vibez put together a killer audiovisual montage of last month’s 1st Annual BUKU Music & Art Project down at Mardi Gras World. The video features scenes from both days and glimpses of performances by Wiz Khalifa, SKRILLEX, Diplo, Gramatik, Avicii, Porter Robinson and more. Paints... more
Backbeat Foundation Presents: Carolina Chocolate Drops @ The Temple – 4/27/12
Carolina Chocolate Drops are part of the new Americana renaissance and lucky for us, they play Friday, April 27th at The Temple WHO: Backbeat Foundation Presents Carolina Chocolate Drops WHEN: Friday, April 27th @ 10 p.m. WHERE: The Temple @ 619 Carondelet St, New Orleans – A gorgeous venue Backbeat initially took over... more
Jazz Fest Nights: NOLAFUNK Debut Night Show @ Republic 4/27/12
WHO: Nolafunk Jazzfest Series Inaugural Show featuring Anders Osborne, Bill Kreutzmann (Grateful Dead), Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett (Little Feat), Billy Iuso followed by ALO plus opening act Marco Benevento and DJ Cochon de Lait WHEN: Friday, April 27th @ 10 p.m. WHERE: Republic New Orleans in the Warehouse District @ 828... more
CONCERT RECAP: Umphrey’s McGee @ House of Blues, NOLA 4/14/12
Words by Lon Marchand || All Photos by Jimmy Grotting For the last 10 years, the Umphrey’s McGee Jazz Fest late nights have been heavyweight contenders for some of the craziest shows of the Festival marathon – filled with the sort of shenanigans somehow atypical for Jazz Fest but perfect for... more
Louisiana Music Factory Releases Jazz Fest In-Store Performance Schedule
The full slate is out and things kick off on Thursday with a high noon lunchtime set by Glen David Andrews and the series runs until the evening of Monday, May 7th after the Fest. Be sure to make a point in your Jazz Fest escapades to head down to... more
PHOTOS: 2012 French Quarter Fest
The 29th Annual French Quarter Fest once again reigned over the downtown area this past weekend, attracting masses of live music fans from near-and-far to the largest free music festival in the South for over 275 hours of locally-based music on over 20 stages. Photographer Jimmy Grotting was able to... more
UPDATE: Jimmy Buffett Acoustic will Replace Eddie Vedder at Jazz Fest
The question of who will fill in the vacant headlining slot on Thursday at Jazz Fest has been answered: Jimmy Buffett will play an acoustic set with Mac McAnally on Thursday, May 3 and will be closing the Acura Stage. Buffett replaces the previously scheduled Eddie Vedder who was forced... more
Concert Recap: Portugal. The Man @ House of Blues – 4/9/12
The night that began and ended with a little bit of history Big History, the New Orleans natives who welcomed the night with a whirlwind of sound, caught the utmost attention from the early-arriving patrons. On the pleasantly crowded House of Blues floor, it was easy to get a view... more
PHOTOS: Avett Brothers @ NCAA Big Dance Concert Series – Woldenberg Park – 4/1/12
Between sets by Dr. John and the evening’s headliner Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefers, North Carolina’s The Avett Brothers took to the stage for a 90-minute set starting at 6:00 p.m. Continue below for a gallery of shots from the performance. Animated .gif of The Natchez Crew Getting Down... more
Set Recap: Jimmy Buffett and Fireworks @ Woldenberg Park – 4/1/12
After KISS headlined Friday night and The Black Keys closed it down with a midday set on Saturday afternoon, former French Quarter busker Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefers closed out the 2012 NCAA Big Dance Concert Series with a 100-minute set in Woldenberg Park that included guest spots by... more
Concert Recap: Yonder Mountain String Band @ House of Blues – 4/5/12
It has been a nice month for bluegrass in New Orleans, as we had Greensky Bluegrass stop into Chickie Wah Wah in March and last night brought Colorado’s Yonder Mountain String Band to the House of Blues for a packed Maundy Thursday gig in the French Quarter. Judging by the... more
DRAMA ON DECATUR: Portugal. The Man Drummer Quits, Band Plays On
It sounds like Portugal. The Man drummer Jason Secrist had a particularly bad case of the Mondays tonight. Word from our man on the scene is that the band got into an argument on-stage, Secrist walked off stage and may or may not have quit the band altogether, the band... more
Set Recap: Dr. John @ NCAA Big Dance Concert Series – Woldenberg Park – 4/1/12
After making his trademark strut out to the stage, the one-and-only Dr. John, just two days before the anticipated release of his phenomenal new LP Locked Down, ran through an hour set before a sizeable daytime crowd in Woldenberg Park. In the light of a perfect Sunday, accompanied by seven-piece... more
