Posts Tagged ‘New Orleans’
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
Dr. John and Dan Auerbach Perform “Revolution” on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Dr. John stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night to perform “Revolution,” the lead single from the legendary New Orleans artist’s new LP Locked Down, an album many are hailing as his best studio work in decades. Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, who produced the record last... more
PHOTOS: The Black Keys @ NCAA Big Dance Concert Series – 3/31/12
This afternoon, the funky METERS, Blondie and The Black Keys provided entertainment for hordes of basketball fanatics in town for the NCAA Final Four. After a hilarious introduction by former Ochsner resident and Hangover / Community star Dr. Ken Jeong, Akron’s favorite sons The Black Keys closed down the steamy... more
PHOTOS: Big Sam’s Funky Nation @ YLC Wednesday at the Square – 3/28/12
Photographer Marc Pagani was down at the Square this past Wednesday to shoot Big Sam’s Funky Nation’s performance as part of the annual free 12-week concert series. Marc recently picked up some new gear and this was his first time using it to shoot a live music performance with the... more
Photos and Videos: Ben Folds @ Tulane University’s McAlister Auditorium – 3/27/12
Nashville-based singer-songwriter (and celebrity judge on NBC’s The Sing-Off) Ben Folds was in town for a TUCP-produced concert in Tulane’s McAlister Auditorium and was joined by Minus The Bear. Photographer Joshua Brasted captured some of the action which can be seen in the photo gallery below. Also, a couple of... more
Toubab Krewe Set For 2 Shows @ Maison Frenchmen During Jazz Fest
WHO: Toubab Krewe (with Freakbass Trio 5/1, Alan Evans Trio 5/2) WHERE: Maison Frenchmen WHEN: May 1st & 2nd, 2012 @ Doors 8 p.m. / Show @ 10 p.m. AGES: 18 + TICKETS: $11 Advance / $15 Day of Show (BUY 5/1 / BUY 5/2) As they did this past Halloween during Voodoo,... more
WATCH: Pres Hall, Shorty, Shamarr, Mayor Landrieu do “Bourbon Street Parade”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynBxVEOAzyY New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu appears as a special guest on tambourine with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Trombone Shorty and Shamarr Allen on “Bourbon Street Parade” at the 2012 Jazz Fest Cubes Release Press Party at the New Orleans Fairgrounds.
NCAA Big Dance Concert Series Releases Performance Schedule
This weekend’s “Big Dance Concert Series” at Woldenberg Park has announced the performance schedule. The 3-day concert series of FREE shows will coincide with the NCAA Final Four, which starts Saturday night at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome where basketball powerhouses Kentucky, Louisville, Ohio State and Kansas will compete to tear down... more
Jazz Fest 2012 Releases Schedule Cubes, Pres Hall to Close Gentilly on May 6th
Check out the 2012 Jazz Fest Cubes HERE This morning, the 2012 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival unveiled the schedule cubes at the annual “Month-Out” Press Party held at the Fairgrounds, signifying that Fest is only a month away. After a brief performance by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band in... more
Galactic and The Soul Rebels to play CONAN Thursday
This Thursday night at 10 p.m. CST, be sure to tune into TBS to catch Galactic and The Soul Rebels performing together on CONAN, marking The Soul Rebels’ debut appearance on national television. Galactic and Living Colour’s Corey Glover will be performing “Hey Na Na,” a track from Galactic’s latest... more
PHOTOS and VIDEOS: Hogs for the Cause 2012
>Despite muddy conditions, yesterday was yet another massively successful Hogs for the Cause. Festival goers were greeted with a sunny day in City Park and turned out in droves to soak up the food, NOLA Brewing beer and every variation of pig-based feed imaginable (bacon ice cream?). Hogs has a... more
LISTEN: Gravity A @ 2011 Bear Creek Music and Art Festival
In honor of local space funk outfit Gravity A’s Saturday night showcase at Tipitina’s with Space Capone and ArtOfficial, we offer up their set from the 2011 Bear Creek Music & Art Festival. The set features a guest spot by sax master / EWI wizard Khris Royal, a cover of... more
Concert Recap: Alcest and Deafheaven @ Big Top – 3/20/12
Review by Brendan Twist So in 2011 the indie music community got really excited about black metal. There were think pieces, and much-ballyhooed buzz bands, and the inevitable hey-we-were-here-first backlash from the tr00 kvlt fans. It was fun, for a while, to see this potent subgenre, long relegated to the margins... more
Photos / Videos: Big Gigantic @ 2012 BUKU Music & Art Project
Big Gigantic played to a huge crowd after dusk on Sunday at BUKU in the Bassik Ballroom and Dom and Jeremy threw down an absolute scorcher of a set. All photos below by Jimmy Grotting. For total coverage of Sunday at the 2012 BUKU Music & Art Project, go here.... more
Concert Recap: Greensky Bluegrass @ Chickie Wah Wah 3/20/12
Check out 5 Greensky Bluegrass tunes here The hard-touring Kalamazoo Greensky Bluegrass quintet made their long overdue initial appearance in the New Orleans on Tuesday night at Chickie Wah Wah, kicking off a busy two-week run through the south. Early in the show, GSBG described The Big Easy as “the world’s... more
Herbie Hancock Launches International Jazz Day with Sunrise Show in Congo Square
Herbie Hancock Launches International Jazz Day Herbie Hancock has announced plans for the launch of an International celebration of jazz, and has announced plans to center the diplomatic worldwide event around the 1st weekend of this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The official kick-off will be on April 27... more
VIDEOS: Sunday @ The 2012 Buku Music and Arts Project
We’ve got a whole lot more photos and thoughts to share from a rather glorious Sunday at the 2012 BUKU Music & Arts Project. For now, check out some videos from Gravity A, G-Eazy, A-Trak, SBTRKT, Big Gigantic and SKRILLEX. Stay tuned and enjoy. Gravity A G-Eazy G-Eazy – Make... more
Superfly During Jazzfest Announces Trombone Shorty and Ozomatli @ Mahalia Jackson on 5/4/12
Trombone Shorty will play @ the Mahalia Jackson Theatre on 5/4/12 with OzomatliWHO: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue w/ special guests Ozomatli WHEN: Friday, May 4th || Door 8 p.m. / Show 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Mahalia Jackson Theater TICKETS: $42.50 + $2.50 facility fee (On sale Thursday, March 15th at Noon ET on... more
Video of the Day: Preservation Hall Jazz Band – Complicated Life (The Kinks)
Cool video from 2007 of Preservation Hall Jazz Band playing The Kinks “Complicated Life” complete with a bicycle tour of New Orleans led by Clint Maedgen of PHJB and New Orleans Bingo! Show.
Concert Recap: Girls @ One Eyed Jacks – 3/12/12
On Monday night, the Bay Area band Girls (an almost utterly un-Googleable band name), played to a packed house at One Eyed Jacks. The momentous indie band is made up of five members, but it’s the main project of front man and lead singer, Christopher Owens, and bassist/producer JR White.... more
WATCH: Billy Iuso and The Restless Natives with Anders Osborne @ d.b.a. – 3/11/12
On Sunday night at the d.b.a. down on Frenchmen Street, Billy Iuso and the Restless Natives were joined by a very special guest when Anders Osborne stopped in for a few tunes. Lucky for us, their powerful cover of the Grateful Dead’s “Dark Star” and the Anders original “Burning On... more
RECAP: Built To Spill @ One Eyed Jacks, NOLA 3/9/12
The night concluded with an onslaught of indie-jam magic. Built to Spill are by no means a jam band though, but do enjoy the occasion to extend their tunes with severe pedal action. It seemed like there were over a dozen effect petals at foot, each having their own purpose,... more
Wild Magnolias Featuring Big Chief Bo Dollis and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux @ Tipitina’s 3/10/12
New Orleans is easily distracted. While eating at world-class restaurants, we talk about our next meal. During cherished celebrations like Jazz Fest and Mardi Gras, we continuously compare it to past years’ events to display our keen levels of appreciation. Yet on Saturday night at Tipitina’s, there was nothing but joy, gratitude... more
