Good morning everybody...one more day 'til the holiday weekend...alleluia!!!
Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orleans ) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City and tasting is free!!! And be sure to stop by the Crescent City Farmer's Market and patronize local Louisiana vendors with fresh veggies, seafood and more!
Need a little culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art - better known as Ogden after Hours. The concert starts up at 6:00 pm. with Gypsy Elise and the Royal Blues their style is defined as blues, funk, and torch, and they are sure to put on an unforgettable show.......so come on down for some music, culture, fun and don't forget to try out this month's signature drink the "Porch Punch" it is really good!
Go hang out at City Park this evening for The Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series with the Symphony Chorus of New Orleans. The gates open up at 5:00 pm and the performance starts at 6:00 pm in the City Park Botanical Garden Pavilion of the Two Sisters...There is an admission charge, but hey, it's helping the Park out so it's a good thing...$8 for adults and $3 for children.
It's the One Year Anniversary of the MFrancis Gallery (604 Julia) - Come celebrate with a toast tonight - from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Over the past year they have traveled from their first location in the upper 9th ward at the Idea Village Entergy Innovation Center to the Historic Arts District of New Orleans. It's going to be a lovely event with entertainment by Nationally Acclaimed Jazz Violinist Richmond Punch!
Good Music Tonight!!
The Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles Ave.) has Freddy Omar at 8:00 pm...come out to enjoy some fantastic Latin music!!
Head on over to Frenchmen Street and to d.b.a (618 Frenchmen) for an amazing evening of music with Mr. Smoker & Papa Mali at 10:00 pm (there may be a small cover - but it's worth the money!)
And there's more fun on Frenchmen with Luke Winslow King over at Three Muses at 7:30 pm and Soul Project (536 Frenchmen) at 10:00 pm over at Cafe' Negril (606 Frenchmen).
If you're looking for more fun stuff to do tonight check out the WWOZ Livewire!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Concerts, Culture and Free Music at Chickie's!
Good Morning Everybody - lots of good things going on to help you with your hump day!
Concert and Culture:
The Wednesdays on the Point concert series continues this afternoon in Algiers and runs through August 10th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., and of course, admission is FREE (There's gonna be a special concert on July 4th - click the link for more info!)...Tonight head to the Algiers Ferry Dock (200Morgan St.) for Luther Kent and The Mumbles - remember you can take the ferry over for FREE - it's a beautiful ride across the river!
Experience an evening of cultural indulgences at the JW Marriott Lobby Lounge (614 Canal St.) this evening from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. tonight! The event will feature original quilted fabric collages by Dr. Sara "Saharah" Hollis, Director of the Master of Arts in Museum Studies Program at SUNU. The theme is "A Life in Fabrics-Forty Years of Creating Beauty with Cloth". There's also music by multi instrumentalist, Tony Seville and a spirit tasting with complimentary hors d'oeuvres. Parking is available at a special event rate of $5 on Common Street.
Wednesday Evening Music
There's good stuff going on in Mid-City!
Go by Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for an amazing evening of music tonight at 8:00 pm!! The Believers bring their roots sounds and to Chickie's for a FREE weekday show. Founding members Craig Aspen & Cyd Frazzini formed the band ten years ago in Seattle amid the Alt. Country - No Depression boom and have been recording and performing ever since. Teaming up with former members of Tribe Nunzio and other New Orleans music luminaries, they've stayed true to their Country/Soul sound. Of their latest release ‘Lucky You’ , Britain’s Rock n Reel Magazine wrote The Believers are “What Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Three might’ve sounded like if they’d jammed with The White Stripes.” You're not going to want to miss this one!!
Stay in Mid-City and head on down to Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks) for some Major Bacon and some FREE BLTs - tonight at 10:00 pm...you can never get enough of the bacon!!
If you're hanging out in Broadmoor (and if not, get on over there!!) You can get some yummy food and great music tonight over at The Rendon Inn (4501 Eve Street) it's singer/songwriter Marc Stone tonight at 7:00 pm!!
Looking for some dinner and then some music for dessert? Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) can help you out! Get an entree' over at Ye Olde College Inn and then get a half price ticket to the show right next door at Rock N' Bowl....Tonight they've got Swing-A-Roux at 8:30 pm - and you'll be dancing the night away!
If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire!
Concert and Culture:
The Wednesdays on the Point concert series continues this afternoon in Algiers and runs through August 10th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., and of course, admission is FREE (There's gonna be a special concert on July 4th - click the link for more info!)...Tonight head to the Algiers Ferry Dock (200Morgan St.) for Luther Kent and The Mumbles - remember you can take the ferry over for FREE - it's a beautiful ride across the river!
Experience an evening of cultural indulgences at the JW Marriott Lobby Lounge (614 Canal St.) this evening from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. tonight! The event will feature original quilted fabric collages by Dr. Sara "Saharah" Hollis, Director of the Master of Arts in Museum Studies Program at SUNU. The theme is "A Life in Fabrics-Forty Years of Creating Beauty with Cloth". There's also music by multi instrumentalist, Tony Seville and a spirit tasting with complimentary hors d'oeuvres. Parking is available at a special event rate of $5 on Common Street.
Wednesday Evening Music
There's good stuff going on in Mid-City!
Go by Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for an amazing evening of music tonight at 8:00 pm!! The Believers bring their roots sounds and to Chickie's for a FREE weekday show. Founding members Craig Aspen & Cyd Frazzini formed the band ten years ago in Seattle amid the Alt. Country - No Depression boom and have been recording and performing ever since. Teaming up with former members of Tribe Nunzio and other New Orleans music luminaries, they've stayed true to their Country/Soul sound. Of their latest release ‘Lucky You’ , Britain’s Rock n Reel Magazine wrote The Believers are “What Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Three might’ve sounded like if they’d jammed with The White Stripes.” You're not going to want to miss this one!!
Stay in Mid-City and head on down to Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks) for some Major Bacon and some FREE BLTs - tonight at 10:00 pm...you can never get enough of the bacon!!
If you're hanging out in Broadmoor (and if not, get on over there!!) You can get some yummy food and great music tonight over at The Rendon Inn (4501 Eve Street) it's singer/songwriter Marc Stone tonight at 7:00 pm!!
Looking for some dinner and then some music for dessert? Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) can help you out! Get an entree' over at Ye Olde College Inn and then get a half price ticket to the show right next door at Rock N' Bowl....Tonight they've got Swing-A-Roux at 8:30 pm - and you'll be dancing the night away!
If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Veggies, Sushi Fest and Mo' Music!
Happy Tuesday Everybody!!
Special Fun Today!
You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market!!! Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 to 1:00 pm and pick up some fresh seafood, veggies and you can even grab some lunch! Susan Spicer's Mondo is cooking each Tuesday in June at the Market.....on the menu today: Watermelon gazpacho, smothered okra with rice and fried onions, and some sort of delicious fig dessert.. ....yummy!!
There's some good music this afternoon at 2:30 pm over at the Old Metairie Library (2350 Metairie Rd.)....take the kids and the whole family to hear Ricardo Crespo and Sol Brasil...you and the kiddies will be dancin' the afternoon away!
Looking for some sushi, wine and beer? Well then head on over to Cork & Bottle (3700 Orleans) for the Sushi Festival - 6:30 pm tonight!! Nosh your way through a selection of nigiri sushi, maki, and sashimi, as you sip on crisp whites, delicious beers, exotic and domestic, and some exciting new sakes! But most importantly, you'll be the judge! So brush up on your chopstick skills and grab a couple of friends. Cost is $30 for this fun evening - to RSVP, please call 504-483-6314.
Good Music Tonight!
It's gonna be a great evening to hang out at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.)...Have a cocktail and listen to the amazing guitar playing of John Rankin with Clarence Johnson III at 8:00 pm...it's a lovely night for porch sippin'!
Head on over to Mid-City and Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for Grayson Capps at 8:00 pm. He's just released a brand new CD, so I'm sure he'll be playing some old and new favorites!! Plus come hungry for the delicioso Taceaux Loceaux!
There's a triple header over at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) starting up at 4:00 pm with Brett Richardson, then stay on for Smokin' Time Jazz Club at 6:00 pm, and finish off the night with Voodoo Town at 10:00 pm!!
Start and end your night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...For the early show you've got the 101 Drummers with special guest Big Chief Monk Boudreaux!!! And make sure you stay up late for the REBIRTH Brass Band they come on around 10:30ish - stay up a little late tonight!!
Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire link!
Special Fun Today!
You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market!!! Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 to 1:00 pm and pick up some fresh seafood, veggies and you can even grab some lunch! Susan Spicer's Mondo is cooking each Tuesday in June at the Market.....on the menu today: Watermelon gazpacho, smothered okra with rice and fried onions, and some sort of delicious fig dessert.. ....yummy!!
There's some good music this afternoon at 2:30 pm over at the Old Metairie Library (2350 Metairie Rd.)....take the kids and the whole family to hear Ricardo Crespo and Sol Brasil...you and the kiddies will be dancin' the afternoon away!
Looking for some sushi, wine and beer? Well then head on over to Cork & Bottle (3700 Orleans) for the Sushi Festival - 6:30 pm tonight!! Nosh your way through a selection of nigiri sushi, maki, and sashimi, as you sip on crisp whites, delicious beers, exotic and domestic, and some exciting new sakes! But most importantly, you'll be the judge! So brush up on your chopstick skills and grab a couple of friends. Cost is $30 for this fun evening - to RSVP, please call 504-483-6314.
Good Music Tonight!
It's gonna be a great evening to hang out at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.)...Have a cocktail and listen to the amazing guitar playing of John Rankin with Clarence Johnson III at 8:00 pm...it's a lovely night for porch sippin'!
Head on over to Mid-City and Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for Grayson Capps at 8:00 pm. He's just released a brand new CD, so I'm sure he'll be playing some old and new favorites!! Plus come hungry for the delicioso Taceaux Loceaux!
There's a triple header over at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) starting up at 4:00 pm with Brett Richardson, then stay on for Smokin' Time Jazz Club at 6:00 pm, and finish off the night with Voodoo Town at 10:00 pm!!
Start and end your night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...For the early show you've got the 101 Drummers with special guest Big Chief Monk Boudreaux!!! And make sure you stay up late for the REBIRTH Brass Band they come on around 10:30ish - stay up a little late tonight!!
Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire link!
Monday, June 27, 2011
Celebratin' w/Drink Deck Party & Smoke Free Livin'!
Happy Monday Everybody!
Here's some good stuff to get your Monday going the right way!
Tonight tonight!! It's the Drink Deck NOLA Launch Party from 6:00 pm to 9:00pm at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) - Drinks compliments of Drink Deck and a chance to see the Drink Deck New Orleans live and in person! It's a deck of gift cards and travel guide to NOLA's best bar scenes presented as a deck of playing cards. Good for yourself and perfect as a gift, they don't expire! There's also be music with Paul Sanchez at 6:00 pm, and stay on for Glen David Andrews and Amanda Shaw at 9:00 pm..for the low low cover of $5!!! Don't forget to RSVP at http://drinkdecknolalaunch.eventbrite.com/
Monday Night Music
Head on down to Mid City for "SIN" happy hour and music at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal)...Happy hour runs from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. Enjoy music from Glen David Andrews with no cover, and celebrate Service Industy Night for Smoke Free Living!!! And come hungry cause Taceaux Loceaux has yummy food for you!!
You can stay in the Mid-City 'hood and go on over to Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)about 10:00 pm for the N'awlins Johnnys and FREE red beans tonight!
It's never too hot for some porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles) and who knows maybe we'll be lucky and get a shower to cool things off....It's David Doucet of Beausoleil fame at 8:00 pm tonight!
And If you're lookin' for some bluegrass music you don't have to go too far to find it....Check out the Hi Ho Lounge (2239 St. Claude) and the Bluegrass Pickin' Party at 8:00 pm...there's no cover and FREE red beans (veggie red beans too)!
And there's more Frenchman Street fun - before and after the Launch Party...BMC (1331 Decatur) has a great early show at 5:00 pm with Fun in the Pocket featuring Mayumi Shara (drummer extraordinaire)...then stay on for the next show at 9:30 with Smoky Greenwell's Blues Jam!!
Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music....Brett Richardson at 4:00 pm, Dominic Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for the Jazz Vipers at 10:00 pm.....it's sure to be another smokin' Monday evening show.
To top off you're evening....you gotta go Uptown and over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak) for Papa Grows Funk at 11:00 pm they really know how to get your Monday night funkified!!!
Have a great one...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire ....until tomorrow.
Here's some good stuff to get your Monday going the right way!
Tonight tonight!! It's the Drink Deck NOLA Launch Party from 6:00 pm to 9:00pm at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) - Drinks compliments of Drink Deck and a chance to see the Drink Deck New Orleans live and in person! It's a deck of gift cards and travel guide to NOLA's best bar scenes presented as a deck of playing cards. Good for yourself and perfect as a gift, they don't expire! There's also be music with Paul Sanchez at 6:00 pm, and stay on for Glen David Andrews and Amanda Shaw at 9:00 pm..for the low low cover of $5!!! Don't forget to RSVP at http://drinkdecknolalaunch.eventbrite.com/
Monday Night Music
Head on down to Mid City for "SIN" happy hour and music at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal)...Happy hour runs from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. Enjoy music from Glen David Andrews with no cover, and celebrate Service Industy Night for Smoke Free Living!!! And come hungry cause Taceaux Loceaux has yummy food for you!!
You can stay in the Mid-City 'hood and go on over to Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)about 10:00 pm for the N'awlins Johnnys and FREE red beans tonight!
It's never too hot for some porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles) and who knows maybe we'll be lucky and get a shower to cool things off....It's David Doucet of Beausoleil fame at 8:00 pm tonight!
And If you're lookin' for some bluegrass music you don't have to go too far to find it....Check out the Hi Ho Lounge (2239 St. Claude) and the Bluegrass Pickin' Party at 8:00 pm...there's no cover and FREE red beans (veggie red beans too)!
And there's more Frenchman Street fun - before and after the Launch Party...BMC (1331 Decatur) has a great early show at 5:00 pm with Fun in the Pocket featuring Mayumi Shara (drummer extraordinaire)...then stay on for the next show at 9:30 with Smoky Greenwell's Blues Jam!!
Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music....Brett Richardson at 4:00 pm, Dominic Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for the Jazz Vipers at 10:00 pm.....it's sure to be another smokin' Monday evening show.
To top off you're evening....you gotta go Uptown and over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak) for Papa Grows Funk at 11:00 pm they really know how to get your Monday night funkified!!!
Have a great one...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire ....until tomorrow.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Pride Parade and Party, Second Line, Cupcakes and More!!
Good Morning Everybody and Happy Sunday!
Here's some fun stuff happenin' around town
Today is the NOLA Pride Parade and Block Party! The parade is FREE and open to anyone wanting to show their pride! The parade line-up is at 11:00 am at Harrahs Casino on Canal Street and the parade begins at noon.
Here's the route:
Get your sugar fix on when art meets cupcakes today for the first ever Cupcake Throwdown and Artist Cakewalk today at the Antenna Gallery (3161 Burgundy)from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Artists and bakers will compete to produce the most creative confections in a range of categories, followed by a benefit cakewalk!
And if you're looking for a second line , no problem - today is the last Second Line of the 2010-2011 Season - A big thanks to Action Jackson at WWOZ for supplying the route info!!
Here's the route for the Uptown Swingers:
And don't forget about the Trinity Series Patriotic Music Festival at Trinity Episcopal Church (1329 Jackson Ave.) from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm today! The festival features more than 100 performers including the Navy Bank New Orleans, The Symphony Chorus, The Victory Belles, The New Orleans Trombone Choir and many others!! The concert is FREE and a reception will follow the program - for more info call 670-2520.
That should keep you busy today!! If you're looking for more fun stuff to do tonight check out the WWOZ Livewire!
Here's some fun stuff happenin' around town
Today is the NOLA Pride Parade and Block Party! The parade is FREE and open to anyone wanting to show their pride! The parade line-up is at 11:00 am at Harrahs Casino on Canal Street and the parade begins at noon.
Here's the route:
- Parade lines up at Harrah's Casino on Canal Street
- Goes down Canal Street to Bourbon Street
- Down Bourbon Street to St Peter Street
- Down St. Peter Street to Burgundy Street
- Down Burgundy Street to St Ann Street
- Down St Ann Street to Royal Street
- Ending on Royal Street at St Peter Street
Get your sugar fix on when art meets cupcakes today for the first ever Cupcake Throwdown and Artist Cakewalk today at the Antenna Gallery (3161 Burgundy)from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Artists and bakers will compete to produce the most creative confections in a range of categories, followed by a benefit cakewalk!
And if you're looking for a second line , no problem - today is the last Second Line of the 2010-2011 Season - A big thanks to Action Jackson at WWOZ for supplying the route info!!
Here's the route for the Uptown Swingers:
- 12:45pm -Start: 4620 Loyola,Right on Valence, Right on Magnolia
- Stop: 4612 Magnolia, Up Magnolia, Left on Napoleon, Right on Claiborne
- Stop: Jazz Daiquiris, Right on Louisiana, Right on S. Liberty, Left on Foucher
- Stop: The Other Place, Down S. Saratoga, Right on Louisiana, Down Carondelet, Left on Washington
- Stop: Turning Point Lounge, Down Washington, Down Dryades, To Second
- Stop: Second and D, Down Second, Left on Daneel, Right on Washington,Stop: Purple Rain Lounge, Down Washington
- Stop: 2623 Washington, Down Washington
- Disband: Tapp's Bar - 2800 Rocheblave
And don't forget about the Trinity Series Patriotic Music Festival at Trinity Episcopal Church (1329 Jackson Ave.) from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm today! The festival features more than 100 performers including the Navy Bank New Orleans, The Symphony Chorus, The Victory Belles, The New Orleans Trombone Choir and many others!! The concert is FREE and a reception will follow the program - for more info call 670-2520.
That should keep you busy today!! If you're looking for more fun stuff to do tonight check out the WWOZ Livewire!
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Art in the Park, Fat Harry's Turns 40 and NOLA Pride!
Happy Saturday Everybody - Lots of good stuff going on today!!
It's the Arts Market of New Orleans at Palmer Park (corner of S. Claiborne and S. Carrollton from 10 am to 4:00 pm today!! Free and open to the public! The Market has the region’s best artists, live music and good food and it's the 4th annual “Fun in the Sun” summer series with a Latin Fiesta! In the Kids Tent, Patrice Fisher & Arpa with the Garifuna Connection presents the culture and music of the Garifuna, Central Americans of West African descent to kids of all ages at 10:30 am. Make Awesome Aztec Masks for the craft project of the day after the show. Plus live music with Live performances in the Music Tent include Riccardo Crespo & Sol Brasil at 1:00 pm, followed by Latin jazz by The Dan DeSandro Quartet at 2:30 pm. .. food and drink from your favorite local restaurants, and exciting and educational kid's activities.
Looking for your forever friend this weekend?? There's two places where you can find them!!! Head on over to Jefferson Feed Pet and Garden Center (4421 Jeff Hwy.) for an Adoption Option!! LA/SPCA volunteers will have cats, dogs, puppies and kittens and they'll even be Care Cadet graduates for adoption!! Come on down between 11:00 and 3:00 pm today!! And if you're in Mid-City Fetch (3536 Toulouse) will have lots of adorable animals from the Plaquemines Parish Welfare Society today from 11:30 to 3:00 pm today!
Then for more adult fun head on over to Fat Harry's (corner of Napoleon and St. Charles Ave.) for their big 40th Anniversary Celebration!!! The festivities kick off at 11 a.m. Starting at 4:00 pm Fat Harry's will roll back prices to the 1970s with $1 drafts and $2 Stoli cocktails. Each hour, the Stoli drinks get a little more expensive to reflect four decades of inflation, until at 7 p.m. they'll go for the current price of $6. There will also be games, prizes and music kicks up at 4:00 pm too - with Bacon and Flow Tribe. Dress in your favorite outfit from your favorite decade in the last 40 years!!
It's NOLA Pride Weekend with a weekend full of great activities!!
Blue Nile (532 Frenchmen) with Washboard Chaz Trio at 7:00 pm and Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes at 10:00 pm
BMC (1331 Decatur) Jayna Morgan and the Sazarac Sunrise Jazz Band at 6:30 pm, Eudora Evans and Deep Soul at 9:30 pm and top it off with Ashton and the Big Easy Brawlers Brass Band at 12:30 am
Le Bon Temps Roule' (4801 Magazine) Dave Reis at 7:00 pm and Ernie Vincent and the Top Notes at 11:00 pm
Maple Leaf (8316 Oak) Feed the Kitty featuring Mike Jenner, Tim Green, Eric Traub, Brent Rose, Brian Seeger and James Singleton.
And for those of you who have been saving your pennies - it's the Psychedelic Furs at the House of Blues on Decatur tonight at 8:00 pm!!
That should keep you busy!! If you're looking for more fun stuff to do tonight check out the WWOZ Livewire!
It's the Arts Market of New Orleans at Palmer Park (corner of S. Claiborne and S. Carrollton from 10 am to 4:00 pm today!! Free and open to the public! The Market has the region’s best artists, live music and good food and it's the 4th annual “Fun in the Sun” summer series with a Latin Fiesta! In the Kids Tent, Patrice Fisher & Arpa with the Garifuna Connection presents the culture and music of the Garifuna, Central Americans of West African descent to kids of all ages at 10:30 am. Make Awesome Aztec Masks for the craft project of the day after the show. Plus live music with Live performances in the Music Tent include Riccardo Crespo & Sol Brasil at 1:00 pm, followed by Latin jazz by The Dan DeSandro Quartet at 2:30 pm. .. food and drink from your favorite local restaurants, and exciting and educational kid's activities.
Looking for your forever friend this weekend?? There's two places where you can find them!!! Head on over to Jefferson Feed Pet and Garden Center (4421 Jeff Hwy.) for an Adoption Option!! LA/SPCA volunteers will have cats, dogs, puppies and kittens and they'll even be Care Cadet graduates for adoption!! Come on down between 11:00 and 3:00 pm today!! And if you're in Mid-City Fetch (3536 Toulouse) will have lots of adorable animals from the Plaquemines Parish Welfare Society today from 11:30 to 3:00 pm today!
Then for more adult fun head on over to Fat Harry's (corner of Napoleon and St. Charles Ave.) for their big 40th Anniversary Celebration!!! The festivities kick off at 11 a.m. Starting at 4:00 pm Fat Harry's will roll back prices to the 1970s with $1 drafts and $2 Stoli cocktails. Each hour, the Stoli drinks get a little more expensive to reflect four decades of inflation, until at 7 p.m. they'll go for the current price of $6. There will also be games, prizes and music kicks up at 4:00 pm too - with Bacon and Flow Tribe. Dress in your favorite outfit from your favorite decade in the last 40 years!!
It's NOLA Pride Weekend with a weekend full of great activities!!
- It's Family Day in City Park with the Family Day Picnic which starts at 11:00 am...There will be a bubble machine from HRC-New Orleans, Stonewall Democrats providing rainbow popsicles, game booths, and face painting.
- Kids Softball Skills Clinic - around noon
- Drag Softball - Queens vs Kings - around 1pm
- Field 1 is located on Stadium Drive, behind Storyland and near to Tad Gormley Stadium.
- Parking - People can park all along Roosevelt Mall Drive and walk across the outfield to get to the field, in addition to turning on Stadium Drive and parking behind the field. with a block party, parade and street festival
- Then this evening at Harrah's Casino it's a BLOCK PARTY with music and drinks - it's FREE and open to the public! For more fun events check out the website - and don't forget the parade tomorrow - it starts up at 11:00 am (the route is online) http://www.nolapride.biz/
Blue Nile (532 Frenchmen) with Washboard Chaz Trio at 7:00 pm and Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes at 10:00 pm
BMC (1331 Decatur) Jayna Morgan and the Sazarac Sunrise Jazz Band at 6:30 pm, Eudora Evans and Deep Soul at 9:30 pm and top it off with Ashton and the Big Easy Brawlers Brass Band at 12:30 am
Le Bon Temps Roule' (4801 Magazine) Dave Reis at 7:00 pm and Ernie Vincent and the Top Notes at 11:00 pm
Maple Leaf (8316 Oak) Feed the Kitty featuring Mike Jenner, Tim Green, Eric Traub, Brent Rose, Brian Seeger and James Singleton.
And for those of you who have been saving your pennies - it's the Psychedelic Furs at the House of Blues on Decatur tonight at 8:00 pm!!
That should keep you busy!! If you're looking for more fun stuff to do tonight check out the WWOZ Livewire!
Friday, June 24, 2011
French Market Fun, Art, Wine and Lot's o' Music!
TGIF!!!!
Sneak out of work a little early and head on down to the French Quarter and the French Market for "Fridays at the French Market"! Look for the Bud Light Stage at Gov. Nicholls between the French and the Flea Markets - You've got music with Sweet Jones at 4:00 pm, and stay on for Flowtribe at 5:00 pm - the Markets will be open for all your food, drink and shopping fun!
Get your Art on over at the McKenna Museum of African American Art (2003 Carondelet) from 6:00 to 9:00 pm - Tonight is the opening reception for Hue Orleans: Ayo Scott's Eye View. Experience the moment when classic New Orleans sites and happenings come alive through the psychedelic eyes of New Orleans native Ayo Y. Scott!!
This is always a fun way to start off the weekend. It's the weekly wine tasting over at Cork & Bottle (Orleans at Moss St.) - today they have a wine flight with flavorful picks from the staff over at C & B... Come taste some great, affordable bottles today at the FREE tasting from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.
And you can double your wine tasting fun! Check out Swirl located on Ponce de Leon right off Esplanade and enjoy a FREE wine tasting at 6:00 pm. Once you've tasted one of their excellent choices you'll be sure to be buy a bottle!
You say - you still don't know what to do??? There's even more fun!!
Head on over to Chickie Wah Wah on Canal for their happy hour with the Pfister Sisters at 5:30 pm (no cover!), then stay on for Paul Sanchez at 8:00 pm, and top off the evening with the amazing trio of Michael Skinkus, Jimmy Robinson & Cranston Clements...and don't forget to come hungry cause they got yummy food going on in the kitchen!
And even more fun close to Mid-City (almost Uptown) over at Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) it's the Help with special guest Beth McKee (with an Evangeline reunion!)...If you remember the Cold from the '80's (and even if you don't) you're gonna love the Help - you'll be dancin' the night away!! Remember if you eat at Ye Olde College Inn right next door you get a discount to the show! Happy rockin' and bowlin'!
And if you're in the Marigny check out d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) They have a great double header tonight.....Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 6:00 pm (no cover!)....and stay on for the Iguanas at 10:00 pm for a very low low cover...it's gonna be a good one!!!
While on Frenchmen Street be sure to cruise up and down the street for all kinds of great music along the way....Spotted Cat, Three Muses, Maison, BMC, Apple Barrel and more..you'll have fun all night long!
Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this evening...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire and tune in today from 11-2 pm for the Louisiana Music Party with my hubby Bill deTurk!!
Sneak out of work a little early and head on down to the French Quarter and the French Market for "Fridays at the French Market"! Look for the Bud Light Stage at Gov. Nicholls between the French and the Flea Markets - You've got music with Sweet Jones at 4:00 pm, and stay on for Flowtribe at 5:00 pm - the Markets will be open for all your food, drink and shopping fun!
Get your Art on over at the McKenna Museum of African American Art (2003 Carondelet) from 6:00 to 9:00 pm - Tonight is the opening reception for Hue Orleans: Ayo Scott's Eye View. Experience the moment when classic New Orleans sites and happenings come alive through the psychedelic eyes of New Orleans native Ayo Y. Scott!!
This is always a fun way to start off the weekend. It's the weekly wine tasting over at Cork & Bottle (Orleans at Moss St.) - today they have a wine flight with flavorful picks from the staff over at C & B... Come taste some great, affordable bottles today at the FREE tasting from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.
And you can double your wine tasting fun! Check out Swirl located on Ponce de Leon right off Esplanade and enjoy a FREE wine tasting at 6:00 pm. Once you've tasted one of their excellent choices you'll be sure to be buy a bottle!
You say - you still don't know what to do??? There's even more fun!!
Head on over to Chickie Wah Wah on Canal for their happy hour with the Pfister Sisters at 5:30 pm (no cover!), then stay on for Paul Sanchez at 8:00 pm, and top off the evening with the amazing trio of Michael Skinkus, Jimmy Robinson & Cranston Clements...and don't forget to come hungry cause they got yummy food going on in the kitchen!
And even more fun close to Mid-City (almost Uptown) over at Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) it's the Help with special guest Beth McKee (with an Evangeline reunion!)...If you remember the Cold from the '80's (and even if you don't) you're gonna love the Help - you'll be dancin' the night away!! Remember if you eat at Ye Olde College Inn right next door you get a discount to the show! Happy rockin' and bowlin'!
And if you're in the Marigny check out d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) They have a great double header tonight.....Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 6:00 pm (no cover!)....and stay on for the Iguanas at 10:00 pm for a very low low cover...it's gonna be a good one!!!
While on Frenchmen Street be sure to cruise up and down the street for all kinds of great music along the way....Spotted Cat, Three Muses, Maison, BMC, Apple Barrel and more..you'll have fun all night long!
Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this evening...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire and tune in today from 11-2 pm for the Louisiana Music Party with my hubby Bill deTurk!!
Thursday, June 23, 2011
St. John's Eve, Wine, Concerts and More!
Good morning everybody...one more day 'til the weekend...yea!!!
Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orleans ) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City and tasting is free!!! And be sure to stop by the Crescent City Farmer's Market and patronize local Louisiana vendors with fresh veggies, seafood and more!
Need a little culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art - better known as Ogden after Hours. The concert starts up at 6:00 pm. with Rotary Downs delivers an unlikely sound of noisy, fuzzy, psychedelic song-craft that is simultaneously original and intrinsically New Orleans.......so come on down for some music, culture and fun..don't miss it!!
Go hang out at City Park this evening for The Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series with the Pfister Sisters. The gates open up at 5:00 pm and the performance starts at 6:00 pm in the City Park Botanical Garden Pavilion of the Two Sisters...There is an admission charge, but hey, it's helping the Park out..so....it's a good thing...$8 for adults and $3 for children.
If you're looking for some wine to taste in a unique setting you need to head out to the New Orleans Fairgrounds from 6:00 to 8:00 pm for the first "Tastings at the Track - Sippin' into Summer" event of the year sponsored by Dorignacs. Attendees will have the opportunity to taste a collection of cool whites, elegant reds, splendid sparklings and refreshing rosés from around the world. This casual, reception style tasting will also feature a selection of cheeses and wine experts who will discuss and answer wine related questions. Tickets are $25 per person and are available at Dorignac's (710 Veterans Blvd in Metairie). Tickets will be available at the door if the event is not sold-out.
Don't forget today is St. John's Eve...so celebrate this evening with the annual St. John's Eve Headwashing Ceremony on the footbridge over Bayou St. John (near Cabrini High School) from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. There will be a headwashing ceremony (form of Vodou baptism) dedicated to Marie Laveau Wear all white and bring a white scarf or rag for your head (It will get dirty.) Also, be sure to bring an offering for Marie Laveau; she likes flowers, blue and white candles, Creole foods, hair ribbons and hair dressing supplies, or Vodou-esque items - Voodoo dolls, potions, gris-gris bags, or images of Marie Laveau.
Good Music Tonight!!
The Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles Ave.) has Freddy Omar at 8:00 pm...come out to enjoy some fantastic Latin music!!
Head on over to Frenchmen Street and to d.b.a (618 Frenchmen) for an amazing evening with singer/songwriter Andrew Duhon at 7:00 pm, and stay on for a, New Orleans classic, Ernie Vincent & the Top Notes at 10:00 pm (there may be a small cover - but it's worth the money!)
And there's more fun on Frenchmen with Soul Project at 10:00 pm over at Cafe' Negril (606 Frenchmen).
If you're looking for more fun stuff to do tonight check out the WWOZ Livewire!
Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orleans ) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City and tasting is free!!! And be sure to stop by the Crescent City Farmer's Market and patronize local Louisiana vendors with fresh veggies, seafood and more!
Need a little culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art - better known as Ogden after Hours. The concert starts up at 6:00 pm. with Rotary Downs delivers an unlikely sound of noisy, fuzzy, psychedelic song-craft that is simultaneously original and intrinsically New Orleans.......so come on down for some music, culture and fun..don't miss it!!
Go hang out at City Park this evening for The Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series with the Pfister Sisters. The gates open up at 5:00 pm and the performance starts at 6:00 pm in the City Park Botanical Garden Pavilion of the Two Sisters...There is an admission charge, but hey, it's helping the Park out..so....it's a good thing...$8 for adults and $3 for children.
If you're looking for some wine to taste in a unique setting you need to head out to the New Orleans Fairgrounds from 6:00 to 8:00 pm for the first "Tastings at the Track - Sippin' into Summer" event of the year sponsored by Dorignacs. Attendees will have the opportunity to taste a collection of cool whites, elegant reds, splendid sparklings and refreshing rosés from around the world. This casual, reception style tasting will also feature a selection of cheeses and wine experts who will discuss and answer wine related questions. Tickets are $25 per person and are available at Dorignac's (710 Veterans Blvd in Metairie). Tickets will be available at the door if the event is not sold-out.
Don't forget today is St. John's Eve...so celebrate this evening with the annual St. John's Eve Headwashing Ceremony on the footbridge over Bayou St. John (near Cabrini High School) from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. There will be a headwashing ceremony (form of Vodou baptism) dedicated to Marie Laveau Wear all white and bring a white scarf or rag for your head (It will get dirty.) Also, be sure to bring an offering for Marie Laveau; she likes flowers, blue and white candles, Creole foods, hair ribbons and hair dressing supplies, or Vodou-esque items - Voodoo dolls, potions, gris-gris bags, or images of Marie Laveau.
Good Music Tonight!!
The Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles Ave.) has Freddy Omar at 8:00 pm...come out to enjoy some fantastic Latin music!!
Head on over to Frenchmen Street and to d.b.a (618 Frenchmen) for an amazing evening with singer/songwriter Andrew Duhon at 7:00 pm, and stay on for a, New Orleans classic, Ernie Vincent & the Top Notes at 10:00 pm (there may be a small cover - but it's worth the money!)
And there's more fun on Frenchmen with Soul Project at 10:00 pm over at Cafe' Negril (606 Frenchmen).
If you're looking for more fun stuff to do tonight check out the WWOZ Livewire!
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
It's Back to the Point - Tonite!
Good Morning Everybody,
Just cause Wednesdays at the Square is over doesn't mean the music is going to stop...No way!
Starting today the Wednesdays on the Point concert series begins in Algiers and runs through August 10th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., and of course, admission is FREE...Tonight head to the Algiers Ferry Dock (200Morgan St.) for Sasha Masakowski and Glen David Andrews - remember you can take the ferry over for free - it's a beautiful ride across the river! Click the above link for complete concert series info!
I made a boo boo yesterday...sorry, about that. THIS evening at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art (925 Camp St.) - Collecting 101: A Conversation with Collectors: Sydney Besthoff, Jill Dupre, Josh Mayer and Will Erickson. How does one become an art collector? This panel will give a first-hand account how these four collectors started, and how their collections grew and changed (and are still changing). Questions will address the basics of collecting—such as dealing with a gallery or artist, and funding—to the more personal, such as why they collect what they do. Moderator is Jan Katz, Curator for the Museum’s Center for Southern Craft and Design...Free to Museum members; $10 general admission. or information or to reserve your spot, call 504.539.9650.
Wednesday Evening Music
There's good stuff going on in Mid-City!
Go by Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for an amazing musical line-up tonight with Camile Baudoin (you know him from the Radiators!), David Doucet (you know him fron Beausoleil!) and Harry Hardin (a classical violinist, who has played with almost everybody in New Orleans music!) the guys starts up at 8:00 pm - so, be there or be square (there is a cover, but it will be worth it)!! And don't forget to come hungry for some super yummy Taceaux Loceaux!
Stay in Mid-City and head on down to Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks) for some Major Bacon and some FREE BLTs - tonight at 10:00 pm...you can never get enough of the bacon!!
If you're hanging out in Broadmoor (and if not, get on over there!!) You can get some yummy food and great music tonight over at The Rendon Inn (4501 Eve Street) it's Marc Stone tonight at 7:00 pm!!
Looking for some dinner and then some music for dessert? Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) can help you out! Get an entree' over at Ye Olde College Inn and then get a half price ticket to the show right next door at Rock N' Bowl....Tonight they've got Jerry Embree and his swinging band at 8:30 pm - you'll be dancing the night away...you really don't want to miss it!!
Heading over to Frenchmen Street? Lots of places with no cover, but don't forget to tip the talent!!
Start off your fun with the early show over at dba (618 Frenchmen)....The Tin Men get things kickin' at 7:00 pm (no cover)....and then stay on for Walter "Wolfman" Washington & The Roadmasters (small cover, but it's worth it!!) at 10:00 pm (as always) it's gonna be a fun one!!
Another great evening full of music at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) with Brett Richardson at 4:00 p.m., The Orleans 6 at 6:00 p.m., and to top off the night St. Louis Slim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band at 10:00 p.m.!
If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire!
Just cause Wednesdays at the Square is over doesn't mean the music is going to stop...No way!
Starting today the Wednesdays on the Point concert series begins in Algiers and runs through August 10th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., and of course, admission is FREE...Tonight head to the Algiers Ferry Dock (200Morgan St.) for Sasha Masakowski and Glen David Andrews - remember you can take the ferry over for free - it's a beautiful ride across the river! Click the above link for complete concert series info!
I made a boo boo yesterday...sorry, about that. THIS evening at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art (925 Camp St.) - Collecting 101: A Conversation with Collectors: Sydney Besthoff, Jill Dupre, Josh Mayer and Will Erickson. How does one become an art collector? This panel will give a first-hand account how these four collectors started, and how their collections grew and changed (and are still changing). Questions will address the basics of collecting—such as dealing with a gallery or artist, and funding—to the more personal, such as why they collect what they do. Moderator is Jan Katz, Curator for the Museum’s Center for Southern Craft and Design...Free to Museum members; $10 general admission. or information or to reserve your spot, call 504.539.9650.
Wednesday Evening Music
There's good stuff going on in Mid-City!
Go by Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for an amazing musical line-up tonight with Camile Baudoin (you know him from the Radiators!), David Doucet (you know him fron Beausoleil!) and Harry Hardin (a classical violinist, who has played with almost everybody in New Orleans music!) the guys starts up at 8:00 pm - so, be there or be square (there is a cover, but it will be worth it)!! And don't forget to come hungry for some super yummy Taceaux Loceaux!
Stay in Mid-City and head on down to Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks) for some Major Bacon and some FREE BLTs - tonight at 10:00 pm...you can never get enough of the bacon!!
If you're hanging out in Broadmoor (and if not, get on over there!!) You can get some yummy food and great music tonight over at The Rendon Inn (4501 Eve Street) it's Marc Stone tonight at 7:00 pm!!
Looking for some dinner and then some music for dessert? Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) can help you out! Get an entree' over at Ye Olde College Inn and then get a half price ticket to the show right next door at Rock N' Bowl....Tonight they've got Jerry Embree and his swinging band at 8:30 pm - you'll be dancing the night away...you really don't want to miss it!!
Heading over to Frenchmen Street? Lots of places with no cover, but don't forget to tip the talent!!
Start off your fun with the early show over at dba (618 Frenchmen)....The Tin Men get things kickin' at 7:00 pm (no cover)....and then stay on for Walter "Wolfman" Washington & The Roadmasters (small cover, but it's worth it!!) at 10:00 pm (as always) it's gonna be a fun one!!
Another great evening full of music at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) with Brett Richardson at 4:00 p.m., The Orleans 6 at 6:00 p.m., and to top off the night St. Louis Slim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band at 10:00 p.m.!
If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Tuesday with Veggies, Culture & Lots of Music!
Happy Tuesday Everybody!
You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market!!! Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 to 1:00 pm and pick up some fresh seafood, veggies and you can even grab some lunch! Susan Spicer's Mondo is cooking each Tuesday in June at the Market.....on the menu: Japanese noodle bowls with chili glazed pork belly and pickled shiitakes, grilled peach and arugula salad with shaved Parmesean, pecans and cane vinaigarette, and berry shortcakes.....yummy!!
This evening at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art (925 Camp St.) - Collecting 101: A Conversation with Collectors: Sydney Besthoff, Jill Dupre, Josh Mayer and Will Erickson. How does one become an art collector? This panel will give a first-hand account how these four collectors started, and how their collections grew and changed (and are still changing). Questions will address the basics of collecting—such as dealing with a gallery or artist, and funding—to the more personal, such as why they collect what they do. Moderator is Jan Katz, Curator for the Museum’s Center for Southern Craft and Design...Free to Museum members; $10 general admission. or information or to reserve your spot, call 504.539.9650.
It's the Bouligny Lecture Series with Thomas E. Chavez this evening from 6:30 to 9:30 pm at the Historic New Orleans Collection (533 Royal)...the Francisco Bouligny Lecture, is an annual program examining the shared history between Spain and Louisiana. Tonight's theme is “Following the Paper Trail: The Daily Life of a Spanish Colonial Document” with Alfred E. Lemmon, Director of the Williams Research Center at The Historic New Orleans Collection. Tonight will explore the journey that the documents in “The Threads of Memory” would have taken through harsh frontier conditions and how they might have survived for four centuries. A fascinating history of fragile paper materials, it reveals the shipboard life that the colonists had to endure, the amazing varied landscapes that they had to travel and the perilous ocean journeys. This lecture is FREE and open to the public.
Good Stuff Tonight!
It's gonna be a great evening to hang out at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.)...Have a cocktail and listen to the amazing John Rankin at 8:00 pm...it's a lovely night for porch sippin'!
There's a triple header over at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) starting up at 4:00 pm with Brett Richardson, then stay on for Smokin' Time Jazz Club at 6:00 pm, and finish off the night with Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 10:00 pm!!
You need to go by the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street for the early show with 101 Runners and Monk Boudreaux and make sure you stay up late for the REBIRTH Brass Band - you'll be glad you did!!
Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire link!
You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market!!! Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 to 1:00 pm and pick up some fresh seafood, veggies and you can even grab some lunch! Susan Spicer's Mondo is cooking each Tuesday in June at the Market.....on the menu: Japanese noodle bowls with chili glazed pork belly and pickled shiitakes, grilled peach and arugula salad with shaved Parmesean, pecans and cane vinaigarette, and berry shortcakes.....yummy!!
This evening at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art (925 Camp St.) - Collecting 101: A Conversation with Collectors: Sydney Besthoff, Jill Dupre, Josh Mayer and Will Erickson. How does one become an art collector? This panel will give a first-hand account how these four collectors started, and how their collections grew and changed (and are still changing). Questions will address the basics of collecting—such as dealing with a gallery or artist, and funding—to the more personal, such as why they collect what they do. Moderator is Jan Katz, Curator for the Museum’s Center for Southern Craft and Design...Free to Museum members; $10 general admission. or information or to reserve your spot, call 504.539.9650.
It's the Bouligny Lecture Series with Thomas E. Chavez this evening from 6:30 to 9:30 pm at the Historic New Orleans Collection (533 Royal)...the Francisco Bouligny Lecture, is an annual program examining the shared history between Spain and Louisiana. Tonight's theme is “Following the Paper Trail: The Daily Life of a Spanish Colonial Document” with Alfred E. Lemmon, Director of the Williams Research Center at The Historic New Orleans Collection. Tonight will explore the journey that the documents in “The Threads of Memory” would have taken through harsh frontier conditions and how they might have survived for four centuries. A fascinating history of fragile paper materials, it reveals the shipboard life that the colonists had to endure, the amazing varied landscapes that they had to travel and the perilous ocean journeys. This lecture is FREE and open to the public.
Good Stuff Tonight!
It's gonna be a great evening to hang out at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.)...Have a cocktail and listen to the amazing John Rankin at 8:00 pm...it's a lovely night for porch sippin'!
There's a triple header over at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) starting up at 4:00 pm with Brett Richardson, then stay on for Smokin' Time Jazz Club at 6:00 pm, and finish off the night with Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 10:00 pm!!
You need to go by the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street for the early show with 101 Runners and Monk Boudreaux and make sure you stay up late for the REBIRTH Brass Band - you'll be glad you did!!
Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire link!
Monday, June 20, 2011
Red Beans and Rice Monday!
Happy Monday Everybody!
Hope everyone had a great Father's Day - here's some good stuff going on this evening!
Monday Night Music
It's never too hot for some porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....At 8:00 pm David Doucet of Beausoleil fame will have you enjoying this Monday night with some great music!!
Head on down to Mid City for even more music at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) with piano player (and sometimes guitar man) John Cleary at 8:00 pm...and come hungry - the kitchen is open with good food!!
You can stay in the Mid-City 'hood and go on over to Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)about 10:00 pm for the N'awlins Johnnys tonight with FREE red beans and rice!
And If you're lookin' for some bluegrass music tonight you don't have to go too far to find it....Check out the Hi Ho Lounge (2239 St. Claude) and the Bluegrass Pickin' Party at 8:00 pm...there's no cover and more FREE red beans (veggie red beans too)!
BMC (1331 Decatur) has a great early show at 6:00 pm with Fun in the Pocket featuring Mayumi Shara (drummer extraordinaire)...then stay on for the next show at 9:30 with Smoky Greenwell's Blues Jam!!
Head down Frenchmen Street to d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) for two great shows!! It's the Wilson & Moore Band at 6:00 pm and stay on for Glen David Andrews at 9:00 pm!
Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music....Brett Richardson at 4:00 pm, Dominic Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for the Jazz Vipers at 10:00 pm.....it's sure to be another smokin' Monday evening show.
To top off you're evening....you gotta go Uptown and over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak) for Papa Grows Funk at 11:00 pm they really know how to get your Monday night funkified!!!
Have a great one...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire ....until tomorrow.
Hope everyone had a great Father's Day - here's some good stuff going on this evening!
Monday Night Music
It's never too hot for some porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....At 8:00 pm David Doucet of Beausoleil fame will have you enjoying this Monday night with some great music!!
Head on down to Mid City for even more music at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) with piano player (and sometimes guitar man) John Cleary at 8:00 pm...and come hungry - the kitchen is open with good food!!
You can stay in the Mid-City 'hood and go on over to Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)about 10:00 pm for the N'awlins Johnnys tonight with FREE red beans and rice!
And If you're lookin' for some bluegrass music tonight you don't have to go too far to find it....Check out the Hi Ho Lounge (2239 St. Claude) and the Bluegrass Pickin' Party at 8:00 pm...there's no cover and more FREE red beans (veggie red beans too)!
BMC (1331 Decatur) has a great early show at 6:00 pm with Fun in the Pocket featuring Mayumi Shara (drummer extraordinaire)...then stay on for the next show at 9:30 with Smoky Greenwell's Blues Jam!!
Head down Frenchmen Street to d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) for two great shows!! It's the Wilson & Moore Band at 6:00 pm and stay on for Glen David Andrews at 9:00 pm!
Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music....Brett Richardson at 4:00 pm, Dominic Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for the Jazz Vipers at 10:00 pm.....it's sure to be another smokin' Monday evening show.
To top off you're evening....you gotta go Uptown and over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak) for Papa Grows Funk at 11:00 pm they really know how to get your Monday night funkified!!!
Have a great one...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire ....until tomorrow.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Circus, Second Lines and Insects - Happy Father's Day!!
Happy Father's Day to one and all!!
Here's some good and free stuff going on today for you and Dad!
First a couple FREE things for you Dad's out there! Dad's get in FREE to the Audubon Insectarium all day long, and Audubon Institute members get in for 5 bucks - so get out there and see some bugs with the family!!
And don't forget the circus is in town and it's the last day to go!! Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus celebrate "Barnum 200" the biggest birthday bash in circus history!! Tickets include an all-access pre-show where visitors can meet the performers and animals, and learn circus skills. Check out http://www.ticketmaster.com/ for tix and don't forget Dad's get in FREE on Father's Day with the password "Father" at the box office!!
It's Sunday so you gotta Second Line...its the Perfect Gentlemen Father's Day Second Line from 1:00 to 5:00 pm Start: Tapp’s II Lounge. Out Washington Avenue to Magnolia Street. Left on Magnolia to Second Street.
Stop: Teddy’s Hole in the Wall. Out Brainard Street. Right on Brainard to Baronne Street. Down Baronne St. Right to Second Street to Dryades.
Stop: Sportsmen’s Corner. Continue out Second St. to Danneel. Left on Danneel to Washington Ave. Out Washington Ave. to Baronne St.
Stop: Turning Point. Out Washington Ave. to St. Charles Ave. Left on St. Charles Ave. to Jackson Ave. Left on Jackson Avenue to Simon Bolivar. Left on Simon Bolivar to Washington Ave. Right on Washington Avenue. And the it's back to Tapp's II!
If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire !!
Here's some good and free stuff going on today for you and Dad!
First a couple FREE things for you Dad's out there! Dad's get in FREE to the Audubon Insectarium all day long, and Audubon Institute members get in for 5 bucks - so get out there and see some bugs with the family!!
And don't forget the circus is in town and it's the last day to go!! Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus celebrate "Barnum 200" the biggest birthday bash in circus history!! Tickets include an all-access pre-show where visitors can meet the performers and animals, and learn circus skills. Check out http://www.ticketmaster.com/ for tix and don't forget Dad's get in FREE on Father's Day with the password "Father" at the box office!!
- Sun, 06/19/11 - 1:00 PM
- Sun, 06/19/11 - 5:00 PM
It's Sunday so you gotta Second Line...its the Perfect Gentlemen Father's Day Second Line from 1:00 to 5:00 pm Start: Tapp’s II Lounge. Out Washington Avenue to Magnolia Street. Left on Magnolia to Second Street.
Stop: Teddy’s Hole in the Wall. Out Brainard Street. Right on Brainard to Baronne Street. Down Baronne St. Right to Second Street to Dryades.
Stop: Sportsmen’s Corner. Continue out Second St. to Danneel. Left on Danneel to Washington Ave. Out Washington Ave. to Baronne St.
Stop: Turning Point. Out Washington Ave. to St. Charles Ave. Left on St. Charles Ave. to Jackson Ave. Left on Jackson Avenue to Simon Bolivar. Left on Simon Bolivar to Washington Ave. Right on Washington Avenue. And the it's back to Tapp's II!
If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire !!
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Bicycles, Soul Food, Music Factory and More!!
Good Morning Everybody!
This is gonna be an abbreviated version - cause I got to hurry up and leave to visit my Dad for Father's Day, remember your Dad this weekend too!
A few Fests going on the Soul Food Festival over at the Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church out in the East (5600 Read Blvd.)...there gonna be yummy food, carnival rides, music and more...it runs today from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm and tomorrow from 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm...Enjoy!
Head across the Lake to the Abita Mystery House (22275 Louisiana 36) for the Louisiana Bicycle Festival!!! Admission is free, and if you haven't checked out the Mystery House you are missing out!! For more info click www.abitamystery-house.com!
There's some great in-store concerts going on over at the Louisiana Music Factory too in the Quarters (210 Decatur) - Grayson Capps at 2:00 pm, Gravy at 3:00 pm and Joe Adragna at 4:00 pm...Enjoy it's free, and be sure to purchase your Dad one of their excellent cds for Father's Day!!
Here's some cool music going on tonight!!
Hawaii 504 over at Buffa's (1001 Esplanade) at 7:30 pm - we're talking New Orleans Hawaiian music...you can't beat that!
Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) has Mem Shannon and the Membership at 10:00 pm - always a fun one - there's a cover, but it's worth it!!
If you got some pennies saved up head over to Harrah's Casino for AVB!! Average White Band at 7:00 pm - wish I could make it to this one!!
And don't forget the circus is in town!! Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus celebrate "Barnum 200" the biggest birthday bash in circus history!! Tickets include an all-access pre-show where visitors can meet the performers and animals, and learn circus skills. Check out http://www.ticketmaster.com/ for tix and don't forget Dad's get in FREE on Father's Day with the password "Father" at the box office!!
This is gonna be an abbreviated version - cause I got to hurry up and leave to visit my Dad for Father's Day, remember your Dad this weekend too!
A few Fests going on the Soul Food Festival over at the Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church out in the East (5600 Read Blvd.)...there gonna be yummy food, carnival rides, music and more...it runs today from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm and tomorrow from 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm...Enjoy!
Head across the Lake to the Abita Mystery House (22275 Louisiana 36) for the Louisiana Bicycle Festival!!! Admission is free, and if you haven't checked out the Mystery House you are missing out!! For more info click www.abitamystery-house.com!
There's some great in-store concerts going on over at the Louisiana Music Factory too in the Quarters (210 Decatur) - Grayson Capps at 2:00 pm, Gravy at 3:00 pm and Joe Adragna at 4:00 pm...Enjoy it's free, and be sure to purchase your Dad one of their excellent cds for Father's Day!!
Here's some cool music going on tonight!!
Hawaii 504 over at Buffa's (1001 Esplanade) at 7:30 pm - we're talking New Orleans Hawaiian music...you can't beat that!
Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) has Mem Shannon and the Membership at 10:00 pm - always a fun one - there's a cover, but it's worth it!!
If you got some pennies saved up head over to Harrah's Casino for AVB!! Average White Band at 7:00 pm - wish I could make it to this one!!
And don't forget the circus is in town!! Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus celebrate "Barnum 200" the biggest birthday bash in circus history!! Tickets include an all-access pre-show where visitors can meet the performers and animals, and learn circus skills. Check out http://www.ticketmaster.com/ for tix and don't forget Dad's get in FREE on Father's Day with the password "Father" at the box office!!
- Sat, 06/18/11 - 11:00 AM
- Sat, 06/18/11 - 3:00 PM
- Sat, 06/18/11 - 7:00 PM
- Sun, 06/19/11 - 1:00 PM
- Sun, 06/19/11 - 5:00 PM
Friday, June 17, 2011
TGIF - Wine, Courtyard Concert, Free Music & More!
TGIF for sure!!!
This is always a fun way to start off the weekend. It's the weekly wine tasting over at Cork & Bottle (Orleans at Moss St.) - today they have a wine flight with the Hahn Winery... Come taste six great, affordable bottles today at the FREE tasting from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.
And you can double your wine tasting fun! Check out Swirl located on Ponce de Leon right off Esplanade and enjoy a FREE wine tasting at 6:00 pm. Once you've tasted one of their excellent choices you'll be sure to be buy a bottle!
It's Concerts in the Courtyard of the Historic New Orleans Collection....What a treat this is.....Experience a concert in the courtyard of the Historic New Orleans Collection in the heart of the French Quarter - 533 Royal Street. The show is from 6:00 to 8:00 pm with Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots...FUN!!! Admission is $10, FREE for THNOC members, and includes 3 complimentary beers from Nola Brewing Co.!!! Guests must be 21 or older to enter and memberships begin at the low low price of $35.00 per household.
And don't forget the circus is in town!! Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus celebrate "Barnum 200" the biggest birthday bash in circus history!! Tickets include an all-access pre-show where visitors can meet the performers and animals, and learn circus skills. Check out http://www.ticketmaster.com/ for tix and don't forget Dad's get in FREE on Father's Day with the password "Father" at the box office!!
Head on down to Frenchmen Street for some live local music!
You can get started early at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) with Brett Richardson at 4:00 pm, Washboard Chaz Blues Trio at 6:30 pm, and Cottonmouth Kings at 9:30 pm.
Right down the street you have another trio of shows at BMC (1331 Decatur)...with The SoulaBillySwampBoogie Band at 3:00 pm, Moonshine and Caroline at 7:00 pm, Soul Project at 10:00 pm, One Mind Brass Band at 1:00 am...(hey, now it's Saturday mornin'!)
d.b.a.'s (618 Frenchmen) got the Hot Club Of New Orleans at 6:00 it's FREE, but don't forget to tip the band!! And stay on for Grayson Capps 10:00 pm...He just released a new CD so go appreciate the new tunes!
And for those of you hanging out Uptown don't forget it's Free Fridays at Tipitina's (504 Napoleon Ave.) with Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Review plus Johnny Dilks & the Highway Kind - show starts up about 10ish...Don't forget Gal is leaving soon to head out West - you don't want to miss it!
Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this evening...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire !!
This is always a fun way to start off the weekend. It's the weekly wine tasting over at Cork & Bottle (Orleans at Moss St.) - today they have a wine flight with the Hahn Winery... Come taste six great, affordable bottles today at the FREE tasting from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.
And you can double your wine tasting fun! Check out Swirl located on Ponce de Leon right off Esplanade and enjoy a FREE wine tasting at 6:00 pm. Once you've tasted one of their excellent choices you'll be sure to be buy a bottle!
It's Concerts in the Courtyard of the Historic New Orleans Collection....What a treat this is.....Experience a concert in the courtyard of the Historic New Orleans Collection in the heart of the French Quarter - 533 Royal Street. The show is from 6:00 to 8:00 pm with Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots...FUN!!! Admission is $10, FREE for THNOC members, and includes 3 complimentary beers from Nola Brewing Co.!!! Guests must be 21 or older to enter and memberships begin at the low low price of $35.00 per household.
And don't forget the circus is in town!! Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus celebrate "Barnum 200" the biggest birthday bash in circus history!! Tickets include an all-access pre-show where visitors can meet the performers and animals, and learn circus skills. Check out http://www.ticketmaster.com/ for tix and don't forget Dad's get in FREE on Father's Day with the password "Father" at the box office!!
- Fri, 06/17/11 - 7:00 PM
- Sat, 06/18/11 - 11:00 AM
- Sat, 06/18/11 - 3:00 PM
- Sat, 06/18/11 - 7:00 PM
- Sun, 06/19/11 - 1:00 PM
- Sun, 06/19/11 - 5:00 PM
Head on down to Frenchmen Street for some live local music!
You can get started early at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) with Brett Richardson at 4:00 pm, Washboard Chaz Blues Trio at 6:30 pm, and Cottonmouth Kings at 9:30 pm.
Right down the street you have another trio of shows at BMC (1331 Decatur)...with The SoulaBillySwampBoogie Band at 3:00 pm, Moonshine and Caroline at 7:00 pm, Soul Project at 10:00 pm, One Mind Brass Band at 1:00 am...(hey, now it's Saturday mornin'!)
d.b.a.'s (618 Frenchmen) got the Hot Club Of New Orleans at 6:00 it's FREE, but don't forget to tip the band!! And stay on for Grayson Capps 10:00 pm...He just released a new CD so go appreciate the new tunes!
And for those of you hanging out Uptown don't forget it's Free Fridays at Tipitina's (504 Napoleon Ave.) with Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Review plus Johnny Dilks & the Highway Kind - show starts up about 10ish...Don't forget Gal is leaving soon to head out West - you don't want to miss it!
Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this evening...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire !!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Paws for a Good Cause & Lots Mo' Good Stuff!
Good Morning Everybody,
Here's the Thursday fun stuff going on today!!
Thursday Events
Pause 4 Dinner tonight and help out all the doggies and kitties in NOLA - from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm!! Enjoy a yummy dinner and it will benefit The Louisiana SPCA www.la-spca.org/dinner...Below is list of participating restaurants - click on the link above for more added!
Need a little culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art - better known as Ogden after Hours. The concert starts up at 6:00 pm. with The New Orleans Moonshiners are a jazz band that is deeply rooted in New Orleans culture......so come on down for some music, culture and fun..don't miss it!!
Go hang out at City Park this evening for The Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series with the Mystics. The gates open up at 5:00 pm and the performance starts at 6:00 pm in the City Park Botanical Garden Pavilion of the Two Sisters...There is an admission charge, but hey, it's helping the Park out..so....it's a good thing...$8 for adults and $3 for children.
And don't forget the circus is in town!!! The circus is in town!! Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus celebrate "Barnum 200" the biggest birthday bash in circus history!! Tickets include an all-access pre-show where visitors can meet the performers and animals, and learn circus skills. Check out http://www.ticketmaster.com/ for tix and don't forget Dad's get in FREE on Father's Day with the password "Father" at the box office!!
Here's the Thursday fun stuff going on today!!
Thursday Events
Pause 4 Dinner tonight and help out all the doggies and kitties in NOLA - from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm!! Enjoy a yummy dinner and it will benefit The Louisiana SPCA www.la-spca.org/dinner...Below is list of participating restaurants - click on the link above for more added!
- Bistro Daisy, 5831 Magazine Street, 504.899.6987
- The Bulldog- Uptown, 3236 Magazine Street, 504.891.1516
- The Bulldog- Mid City, 5135 Canal Blvd, 504.488.4191
- Cafe Amelie , 912 Royal Street, 504.412.8965
- Cafe Degas , 3127 Esplanade, 504.945.5635
- Crescent Pie & Sausage Company, 4400 Banks Street, 504.482.2426
- Eat New Orleans, 900 Dumaine Street, 504.522.7222
- Gautreau's Restaurant , 1728 Soniat Street, 504.899.7397
- La Petite Grocery , 4328 Magazine Street, 504.899.3377
- Mark Twain's Pizza Landing , 2035 Metairie Road, 504.832.8032
- Meauxbar Bistro, 942 N. Rampart Street, 504.569.9979
- Mia's Balcony, 1622 St. Charles Avenue, 504.301.9570
- Nonna Mia Cafe & Pizzeria, 3125 Esplanade Avenue, 504.948.1717
- Pinkberry, 5601 Magazine Street, 504.899.4260
- Ralph's on the Park, 900 City Park Avenue, 504.488.1000
- Santa Fe Restaurant, 3201 Esplanade Ave, 504.948.0077
- Santa Fe Tapas, 1327 St. Charles Avenue, 504.304.9915
- Tully's Italian & Seafood,, 587 Central Avenue, 504.734.3991
- Vega Tapas Cafe , 2051 Metairie Road, 504.836.2007
Need a little culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art - better known as Ogden after Hours. The concert starts up at 6:00 pm. with The New Orleans Moonshiners are a jazz band that is deeply rooted in New Orleans culture......so come on down for some music, culture and fun..don't miss it!!
Go hang out at City Park this evening for The Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series with the Mystics. The gates open up at 5:00 pm and the performance starts at 6:00 pm in the City Park Botanical Garden Pavilion of the Two Sisters...There is an admission charge, but hey, it's helping the Park out..so....it's a good thing...$8 for adults and $3 for children.
And don't forget the circus is in town!!! The circus is in town!! Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus celebrate "Barnum 200" the biggest birthday bash in circus history!! Tickets include an all-access pre-show where visitors can meet the performers and animals, and learn circus skills. Check out http://www.ticketmaster.com/ for tix and don't forget Dad's get in FREE on Father's Day with the password "Father" at the box office!!
- Thu, 06/16/11 - 7:00 PM
- Fri, 06/17/11 - 7:00 PM
- Sat, 06/18/11 - 11:00 AM
- Sat, 06/18/11 - 3:00 PM
- Sat, 06/18/11 - 7:00 PM
- Sun, 06/19/11 - 1:00 PM
- Sun, 06/19/11 - 5:00 PM
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Celebratin' the Circus, the Square, Bootsy and Birthdays!!
Happy Wednesday!
If you're Downtown check out the Circus Parade!! Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey present The Crescent City Summer Celebration Parade at 11 a.m. at Girod Street and Loyola Avenue. The route will run from the New Orleans Arena, down Girod, left on Baronne, then up Poydras to end at Loyola.
Come on down to Lafayette Square for Wednesday at the Square for the last concert of the series!! There will be crafts, food and libations and of course music - Cyril Neville and Monk Boudreaux plus Gravy get things kickin' this evening at 5:00 pm!
Swirl Wine Bar & Market (3143 Ponce de Leon) is turning 5 today - so come help them celebrate!! They're throwing a little party tonight from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. They'll have a case of Champagne graciously donated by their wonderful purveyors, and a little birthday cake to share!!
And for the ladies it's June Women and Wine Wednesday at Clever Wine Bar (3700 Orleans)....Come celebrate their 6th anniversay - there will be plenty of wine related give-a-ways and wine specials for $5/glass: Valentin Elsa Bianchi Torrentes, Charles & Charles Rose’, Villa Antinori.
Wednesday Evening Music
If you're all revved up from all that early evening fun...check this out...
There's good stuff going on in Mid-City!
Go by Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for Tom McDermott at 8:00 pm!! And don't forget to come hungry for some Taceaux Loceaux!
Head on down to Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks) for some Major Bacon and some FREE BLTs - tonight at 10:00 pm...you can never get enough of the bacon!!
Looking for some dinner and then some music for dessert? Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) can help you out! Get an entree' over at Ye Olde College Inn and then get a half price ticket to the show right next door at Rock N' Bowl....Tonight they've got piano man Joe Krown at 8:30 pm!!
Heading over to Frenchmen Street? Lots of places with no cover, but don't forget to tip the talent!!
Start off your evening with the early show over at dba (618 Frenchmen)....the Tin Men get things kickin' at 7:00 pm (no cover)....and then stay on for Glen David Andrews (small cover, but it's worth it!!) at 10:00 pm (as always) it's gonna be a fun one!!
Another great evening full of music at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) with Brett Richardson at 4:00 p.m., The Orleans 6 at 6:00 p.m., and to top off the night St. Louis Slim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band at 10:00 p.m.!
Move down Frenchmen for a great show at Three Muses (536 Frenchmen)....it's the sulty sounds of Jayna Morgan at 7:00 pm...go by for the music and their yummy food!!
And if you've been saving your pennies (tix are $37) you don't want to miss the show over at Tipitina's (501 Napoloen) tonight!! It's Bootsy Collins plus DJ Soul Sister at 9:00 pm - it's gonna be an amazing funkified night of fun!!
If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire!
If you're Downtown check out the Circus Parade!! Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey present The Crescent City Summer Celebration Parade at 11 a.m. at Girod Street and Loyola Avenue. The route will run from the New Orleans Arena, down Girod, left on Baronne, then up Poydras to end at Loyola.
Come on down to Lafayette Square for Wednesday at the Square for the last concert of the series!! There will be crafts, food and libations and of course music - Cyril Neville and Monk Boudreaux plus Gravy get things kickin' this evening at 5:00 pm!
Swirl Wine Bar & Market (3143 Ponce de Leon) is turning 5 today - so come help them celebrate!! They're throwing a little party tonight from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. They'll have a case of Champagne graciously donated by their wonderful purveyors, and a little birthday cake to share!!
And for the ladies it's June Women and Wine Wednesday at Clever Wine Bar (3700 Orleans)....Come celebrate their 6th anniversay - there will be plenty of wine related give-a-ways and wine specials for $5/glass: Valentin Elsa Bianchi Torrentes, Charles & Charles Rose’, Villa Antinori.
Wednesday Evening Music
If you're all revved up from all that early evening fun...check this out...
There's good stuff going on in Mid-City!
Go by Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for Tom McDermott at 8:00 pm!! And don't forget to come hungry for some Taceaux Loceaux!
Head on down to Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks) for some Major Bacon and some FREE BLTs - tonight at 10:00 pm...you can never get enough of the bacon!!
Looking for some dinner and then some music for dessert? Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) can help you out! Get an entree' over at Ye Olde College Inn and then get a half price ticket to the show right next door at Rock N' Bowl....Tonight they've got piano man Joe Krown at 8:30 pm!!
Heading over to Frenchmen Street? Lots of places with no cover, but don't forget to tip the talent!!
Start off your evening with the early show over at dba (618 Frenchmen)....the Tin Men get things kickin' at 7:00 pm (no cover)....and then stay on for Glen David Andrews (small cover, but it's worth it!!) at 10:00 pm (as always) it's gonna be a fun one!!
Another great evening full of music at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) with Brett Richardson at 4:00 p.m., The Orleans 6 at 6:00 p.m., and to top off the night St. Louis Slim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band at 10:00 p.m.!
Move down Frenchmen for a great show at Three Muses (536 Frenchmen)....it's the sulty sounds of Jayna Morgan at 7:00 pm...go by for the music and their yummy food!!
And if you've been saving your pennies (tix are $37) you don't want to miss the show over at Tipitina's (501 Napoloen) tonight!! It's Bootsy Collins plus DJ Soul Sister at 9:00 pm - it's gonna be an amazing funkified night of fun!!
If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Celebrate Flag Day with Veggies and Music!
Happy Flag Day Everybody!!
You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market!!! Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 to 1:00 pm and pick up some fresh seafood, veggies and you can even grab some lunch! Susan Spicer's Mondo is cooking each Tuesday in June at the Market.....on the menu: vegetable curry with basamati rice and goat yogurt, pickled shrimp and heirloom tomato salad and cookies for dessert.. ....yummy!!
Good Stuff Tonight!
It's gonna be a great evening to hang out at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.)...Have a cocktail and listen to the amazing John Rankin at 8:00 pm...it's a lovely night for porch sippin'!
Head on over to Mid-City and Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for Trevor Reichman at 8:00 pm..it's gonna be a great night for music...plus come hungry for the delicioso Taceaux Loceaux!
There's a triple header over at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) starting up at 4:00 pm with Brett Richardson, then stay on for Smokin' Time Jazz Club at 6:00 pm, and finish off the night with The Davis Rogan Band at 10:00 pm!!
You need to go by the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street for the early show with the 101 Drummers with special guest Big Chief Monk Boudreaux!!! And make sure you stay up late for the REBIRTH Brass Band they come on around 10:30ish - stay up a little late tonight!!
Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire link!
You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market!!! Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 to 1:00 pm and pick up some fresh seafood, veggies and you can even grab some lunch! Susan Spicer's Mondo is cooking each Tuesday in June at the Market.....on the menu: vegetable curry with basamati rice and goat yogurt, pickled shrimp and heirloom tomato salad and cookies for dessert.. ....yummy!!
Good Stuff Tonight!
It's gonna be a great evening to hang out at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.)...Have a cocktail and listen to the amazing John Rankin at 8:00 pm...it's a lovely night for porch sippin'!
Head on over to Mid-City and Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for Trevor Reichman at 8:00 pm..it's gonna be a great night for music...plus come hungry for the delicioso Taceaux Loceaux!
There's a triple header over at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) starting up at 4:00 pm with Brett Richardson, then stay on for Smokin' Time Jazz Club at 6:00 pm, and finish off the night with The Davis Rogan Band at 10:00 pm!!
You need to go by the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street for the early show with the 101 Drummers with special guest Big Chief Monk Boudreaux!!! And make sure you stay up late for the REBIRTH Brass Band they come on around 10:30ish - stay up a little late tonight!!
Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire link!
Monday, June 13, 2011
Red Beans and Double the Paul Sanchez!
Happy Monday Everybody!
Hope everyone had their fill of Zydeco, seafood and tomatoes...here's some good music to get your week off to a great start!
Monday Night Music
It's never too hot for some porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles) and who knows maybe we'll be lucky and get a shower to cool things off....It's David Doucet of Beausoleil fame at 8:00 pm tonight!
Head on down to Mid City for even more music at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) with piano man Jon Cleary at 8:00 pm...and come hungry - Taceaux Loceaux has yummy food for you!!
You can stay in the Mid-City 'hood and go on over to Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)about 10:00 pm for the N'awlins Johnnys and FREE red beans tonight!
And If you're lookin' for some bluegrass music tonight you don't have to go too far to find it....Check out the Hi Ho Lounge (2239 St. Claude) and the Bluegrass Pickin' Party at 8:00 pm...there's no cover and FREE red beans (veggie red beans too)!
BMC (1331 Decatur) has a great early show at 5:00 pm with Fun in the Pocket featuring Mayumi Shara (drummer extraordinaire)...then stay on for the next show at 9:30 with Smoky Greenwell's Blues Jam!!
Head down Frenchmen Street to d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) for two great shows!! It's the Paul Sanchez with Shamar Allen at 6:00 pm and stay on for Glen David Andrews and Paul Sanchez is staying to sit in at 9:00 pm!
Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music....Brett Richardson at 4:00 pm, Dominic Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for the Jazz Vipers at 10:00 pm.....it's sure to be another smokin' Monday evening show.
To top off you're evening....you gotta go Uptown and over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak) for Papa Grows Funk at 11:00 pm they really know how to get your Monday night funkified!!!
Have a great one...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire ....until tomorrow.
Hope everyone had their fill of Zydeco, seafood and tomatoes...here's some good music to get your week off to a great start!
Monday Night Music
It's never too hot for some porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles) and who knows maybe we'll be lucky and get a shower to cool things off....It's David Doucet of Beausoleil fame at 8:00 pm tonight!
Head on down to Mid City for even more music at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) with piano man Jon Cleary at 8:00 pm...and come hungry - Taceaux Loceaux has yummy food for you!!
You can stay in the Mid-City 'hood and go on over to Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)about 10:00 pm for the N'awlins Johnnys and FREE red beans tonight!
And If you're lookin' for some bluegrass music tonight you don't have to go too far to find it....Check out the Hi Ho Lounge (2239 St. Claude) and the Bluegrass Pickin' Party at 8:00 pm...there's no cover and FREE red beans (veggie red beans too)!
BMC (1331 Decatur) has a great early show at 5:00 pm with Fun in the Pocket featuring Mayumi Shara (drummer extraordinaire)...then stay on for the next show at 9:30 with Smoky Greenwell's Blues Jam!!
Head down Frenchmen Street to d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) for two great shows!! It's the Paul Sanchez with Shamar Allen at 6:00 pm and stay on for Glen David Andrews and Paul Sanchez is staying to sit in at 9:00 pm!
Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music....Brett Richardson at 4:00 pm, Dominic Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for the Jazz Vipers at 10:00 pm.....it's sure to be another smokin' Monday evening show.
To top off you're evening....you gotta go Uptown and over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak) for Papa Grows Funk at 11:00 pm they really know how to get your Monday night funkified!!!
Have a great one...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire ....until tomorrow.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Vieux to Do Part Deux!!
Okay ya'll the fun doesn't stop even on a Sunday (although I am a little pooped out from yesterday, but hey - you can always rest on Monday!!)
Vieux to Do continues today, with not one, not two, but three festivals in the Quarter!!
1st it's the 25th annual French Market Creole Tomato Fest!!
Here's the entertainment schedule:
URSULINES ST. STAGE (near the French Market arch)
11:30 am to 1:00 pm Mary Broussard & Sweet La La
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm The Magnolia Sisters
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm Big Red & the Zydeco Playmakers
There's also a children's Activity area and stage: Dutch Alley Performance Pavilion - and here's the entertainment schedule:
10:00-11:00 Baby Boyz Brass Band
12:00-1:00 Johnette Downing
1:30-3:00 At Close Distance
3:30-4:30 Uptown Music Theatre presents excerpts from "The Wiz", "Grease", and more!
4:45-6:15 Cuban Garifuna music and dance with Club Renovacion 6
And of course the cooking demonstrations!
12:30-1:30 P.M. The Tomato Tasted Round the World: Origins of the Creole Tomato and a discussion of tomatoes in a cultural context-how they are used, loved, cultivated, and appreciated in various places. Featuring Maryse Dejean, Haitian native and founder of the New Haiti Project; host of The Kitchen Sink on WWOZ-FM and local foodwriter, blogger, author, aka "The New Orleans Food Goddess", Lorin Gaudin.
4:00-5:00 p.m. Louisiana Roots: Creole Tomatoes, Cajun Accordions, and Crawfish: How music and food mix in Louisiana culture. Featuring Ewell Smith, Executive Director, The Louisiana Seafood and Promotion Board
On to fest numbers two and three on the ground of the Mint on Decatur and Esplanade!!
The 5th Annual Louisiana Cajun and Zydeco Fest - Entertainment Schedule:
ESPLANADE AVE. STAGE
11:30 am to 1:00 pm High Performance
1:45 pm to 3:00 pm The Bluerunners
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Nathan Williams & the Zydeco Cha Chas
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band
BARRACKS ST. STAGE
11:00 am to 12:30 pm Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Ray Abshire
3:15 pm to 4:45 pm Horace Trahan & the Ossun Express
5:15 pm to 6:45 pm BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
And last but not least you got the Louisiana Seafood Fest...and check out these restaurants participating!!! American Sector, Bombay Club, Bourbon House, Commanders Palace, Crescent Pie and Sausage Co., Dickie Brennan’s Steak House, Galatoire’s, Green Goddess, La Thai, Mike’s on the Avenue, Palace Café, Patois, Phil’s Grill, Louisiana Gator Burger, Ralph’s on the Park, Rambla, Red Fish Grill, Rib Room, Roux on Bourbon, Bourbon Orleans Hotel, Semolina, Upperline, Vegas Tapas Cafe, Zea.....WOW!!!!!
For more even more good stuff going on today click on the WWOZ Livewire ...Have a good one!
Vieux to Do continues today, with not one, not two, but three festivals in the Quarter!!
1st it's the 25th annual French Market Creole Tomato Fest!!
Here's the entertainment schedule:
URSULINES ST. STAGE (near the French Market arch)
11:30 am to 1:00 pm Mary Broussard & Sweet La La
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm The Magnolia Sisters
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm Big Red & the Zydeco Playmakers
There's also a children's Activity area and stage: Dutch Alley Performance Pavilion - and here's the entertainment schedule:
10:00-11:00 Baby Boyz Brass Band
12:00-1:00 Johnette Downing
1:30-3:00 At Close Distance
3:30-4:30 Uptown Music Theatre presents excerpts from "The Wiz", "Grease", and more!
4:45-6:15 Cuban Garifuna music and dance with Club Renovacion 6
And of course the cooking demonstrations!
12:30-1:30 P.M. The Tomato Tasted Round the World: Origins of the Creole Tomato and a discussion of tomatoes in a cultural context-how they are used, loved, cultivated, and appreciated in various places. Featuring Maryse Dejean, Haitian native and founder of the New Haiti Project; host of The Kitchen Sink on WWOZ-FM and local foodwriter, blogger, author, aka "The New Orleans Food Goddess", Lorin Gaudin.
4:00-5:00 p.m. Louisiana Roots: Creole Tomatoes, Cajun Accordions, and Crawfish: How music and food mix in Louisiana culture. Featuring Ewell Smith, Executive Director, The Louisiana Seafood and Promotion Board
On to fest numbers two and three on the ground of the Mint on Decatur and Esplanade!!
The 5th Annual Louisiana Cajun and Zydeco Fest - Entertainment Schedule:
ESPLANADE AVE. STAGE
11:30 am to 1:00 pm High Performance
1:45 pm to 3:00 pm The Bluerunners
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Nathan Williams & the Zydeco Cha Chas
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band
BARRACKS ST. STAGE
11:00 am to 12:30 pm Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Ray Abshire
3:15 pm to 4:45 pm Horace Trahan & the Ossun Express
5:15 pm to 6:45 pm BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
And last but not least you got the Louisiana Seafood Fest...and check out these restaurants participating!!! American Sector, Bombay Club, Bourbon House, Commanders Palace, Crescent Pie and Sausage Co., Dickie Brennan’s Steak House, Galatoire’s, Green Goddess, La Thai, Mike’s on the Avenue, Palace Café, Patois, Phil’s Grill, Louisiana Gator Burger, Ralph’s on the Park, Rambla, Red Fish Grill, Rib Room, Roux on Bourbon, Bourbon Orleans Hotel, Semolina, Upperline, Vegas Tapas Cafe, Zea.....WOW!!!!!
For more even more good stuff going on today click on the WWOZ Livewire ...Have a good one!
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Vieux to Do, Stompers, Camo Fest, Porch Crawlin' and More!!
Happy Saturday, and there's lots going on today!!
It's World Naked Bike Ride hosted by The World Naked Bike Ride's New Orleans Chapter and they meet up today at 11 a.m. over at Markey Park in the Bywater, and they'll be an after party at the Country Club (634 Louisa)!! Their mission: "to peacefully expose the vulnerability of cyclists, humanity and nature in the face of cars, aggression, consumerism and non-renewable energy." Be lookin' for some naked folks all around the Quarters this mornin'!
And of course it's Vieux to Do this weekend, with not one, not two, but three festivals in the Quarter!!
1st it's the 25th annual French Market Creole Tomato Fest!!
Here's the entertainment schedule:
URSULINES STREET STAGE (near the French Market arch)
11:00 am to 12:30 pm Creole Zydeco Farmers
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Terry & the Zydeco Bad Boyz
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm Sunpie Barnes & the Louisiana Sunspots
URSULINES ST. STAGE (near the French Market arch)
11:30 am to 1:00 pm Mary Broussard & Sweet La La
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm The Magnolia Sisters
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm Big Red & the Zydeco Playmakers
There's also a children's Activity area and stage: Dutch Alley Performance Pavilion - and here's the entertainment schedule:
10:00-11:00 One Mind Brass Band
12:00-1:00 Johnette Downing
1:30-3:00 KidSmart Circus Arts workshop
3:30-4:30 Hope for Haitian Children Foundation presents The Bamboula 2000 Imagination Tour
5:00-6:00 "Accordions around the World" performance and presentation by Norbert Slama Trio
And of course the cooking demonstrations!
12:30-1:30 What is Creole Cuisine...and what exactly is a Creole Tomato? Featuring Marilyn Doucette, Executive Chef, Meals From The Heart Café and John Burns, Edible New Orleans Magazine.
4:00-5:00 p.m. Creole Tomatoes, Mirlitons, & Satsumas: Quirky and Classic New Orleans menu items. What makes Louisiana produce unique? Featuring cookbook author Dale Curry and John Burns, publisher, Edible New Orleans Magazine.
On to fest numbers two and three on the ground of the Mint on Decatur and Esplanade!!
The 5th Annual Louisiana Cajun and Zydeco Fest - Entertainment Schedule:
ESPLANADE AVE. STAGE
11:30 am to 1:00 pm Joe Hall & the La. Cane Cutters
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm Bruce Daigrepont
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Step Rideau & The Zydeco Outlaws
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
BARRACKS ST. STAGE
11:00 am to 12:30 pm T-Broussard & the Zydeco Steppers
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Les Freres Michot
3:15 pm to 4:45 pm Roddie Romero & the Hub City Allstars
5:15 pm to 6:45 pm Lost Bayou Ramblers
URSULINES STREET STAGE (French Market's Creole Tomato Festival)
11:00 am to 12:30 pm Creole Zydeco Farmers
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Terry & the Zydeco Bad Boyz
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots
And last but not least you got the Louisiana Seafood Fest...and check out these restaurants participating!!! American Sector, Bombay Club, Bourbon House, Commanders Palace, Crescent Pie and Sausage Co., Dickie Brennan’s Steak House, Galatoire’s, Green Goddess, La Thai, Mike’s on the Avenue, Palace Café, Patois, Phil’s Grill, Louisiana Gator Burger, Ralph’s on the Park, Rambla, Red Fish Grill, Rib Room, Roux on Bourbon, Bourbon Orleans Hotel, Semolina, Upperline, Vegas Tapas Cafe, Zea.....WOW!!!!!
Okay..after eating all that amazing food you need a way to walk it off, there's a couple ways you can do it this evening!!
Be a 610 Stomper for a day - It's the Stomper Ball Crawl!! With their signature 'staches, powder blue shorts and blazing red members-only jackets, New Orleans' favorite all-male dance organization the 610 Stompers will parade through the Mid-City area with their fans for the 610 Stompers Ball Crawl 2: Stompin on the Bayou from 4 to 8 p.m., today!! The crawl will end at Bayou Beer Garden, capping the evening with an epic after-party featuring live music and food. Proceeds from the event will support several local nonprofit organizations serving New Orleans. Registration is $35 and includes free beer at each location; event T-shirt and registration gifts; entrance into fun contests and the after-party; as well as bragging rights to say you danced with the 610 Stompers! Registration will be held 2 to 4 p.m. at Mid-City Yacht Club, 440 S. St. Patrick St., where attendees can pick up their wristbands and T-shirts. This is also the time to start practicing!
And you don't want to miss Camo Fest 4 in the Quarter - the fun starts up at 8:00 pm at the Tropical Isle on Bourbon and carries on 'til midnight (or later)!!! Camo Fest defies description, but here you go...It's a pub crawl. It's a scavenger hunt. It's a way of life. The Fest has no political affiliation or aspirations or commentary to offer. Wear camo. Have fun. That's an order. Camo is mandatory. Cash is pretty much mandatory. The following are optional but helpful: PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS, parade throws (beads, dog tags), cameras and cell phones. The nearest bar to the rally point is The Alpine. Get a drink from there or bring your own to the start. And don't forget No realistic looking weapons please!
And there's another crawl!!! It's the Faubourg St. John Porch Crawl this evening from 4pm - 7pm with admission $30 in advance $40 day of - Stopping at 5 of the "hoods" nicest porches!!
Music wise lots of more good stuff here's a short list!
BJ's Lounge - Mr. Okra's Birthday Party with lots of great music!
Chickie Wah Wah - Roddy Romero and the Hub City Allstars
Buffa's Lounge - Hawaii 504
There's also some amazing art openings and music in the St. Claude Arts District!!
Alright, this is just a short list of amazing stuff going on today (I know, can you believe I said short!!) For more even more good stuff going on today click on the WWOZ Livewire ...Have a good one!
It's World Naked Bike Ride hosted by The World Naked Bike Ride's New Orleans Chapter and they meet up today at 11 a.m. over at Markey Park in the Bywater, and they'll be an after party at the Country Club (634 Louisa)!! Their mission: "to peacefully expose the vulnerability of cyclists, humanity and nature in the face of cars, aggression, consumerism and non-renewable energy." Be lookin' for some naked folks all around the Quarters this mornin'!
And of course it's Vieux to Do this weekend, with not one, not two, but three festivals in the Quarter!!
1st it's the 25th annual French Market Creole Tomato Fest!!
Here's the entertainment schedule:
URSULINES STREET STAGE (near the French Market arch)
11:00 am to 12:30 pm Creole Zydeco Farmers
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Terry & the Zydeco Bad Boyz
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm Sunpie Barnes & the Louisiana Sunspots
URSULINES ST. STAGE (near the French Market arch)
11:30 am to 1:00 pm Mary Broussard & Sweet La La
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm The Magnolia Sisters
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm Big Red & the Zydeco Playmakers
There's also a children's Activity area and stage: Dutch Alley Performance Pavilion - and here's the entertainment schedule:
10:00-11:00 One Mind Brass Band
12:00-1:00 Johnette Downing
1:30-3:00 KidSmart Circus Arts workshop
3:30-4:30 Hope for Haitian Children Foundation presents The Bamboula 2000 Imagination Tour
5:00-6:00 "Accordions around the World" performance and presentation by Norbert Slama Trio
And of course the cooking demonstrations!
12:30-1:30 What is Creole Cuisine...and what exactly is a Creole Tomato? Featuring Marilyn Doucette, Executive Chef, Meals From The Heart Café and John Burns, Edible New Orleans Magazine.
4:00-5:00 p.m. Creole Tomatoes, Mirlitons, & Satsumas: Quirky and Classic New Orleans menu items. What makes Louisiana produce unique? Featuring cookbook author Dale Curry and John Burns, publisher, Edible New Orleans Magazine.
On to fest numbers two and three on the ground of the Mint on Decatur and Esplanade!!
The 5th Annual Louisiana Cajun and Zydeco Fest - Entertainment Schedule:
ESPLANADE AVE. STAGE
11:30 am to 1:00 pm Joe Hall & the La. Cane Cutters
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm Bruce Daigrepont
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Step Rideau & The Zydeco Outlaws
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
BARRACKS ST. STAGE
11:00 am to 12:30 pm T-Broussard & the Zydeco Steppers
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Les Freres Michot
3:15 pm to 4:45 pm Roddie Romero & the Hub City Allstars
5:15 pm to 6:45 pm Lost Bayou Ramblers
URSULINES STREET STAGE (French Market's Creole Tomato Festival)
11:00 am to 12:30 pm Creole Zydeco Farmers
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Terry & the Zydeco Bad Boyz
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots
And last but not least you got the Louisiana Seafood Fest...and check out these restaurants participating!!! American Sector, Bombay Club, Bourbon House, Commanders Palace, Crescent Pie and Sausage Co., Dickie Brennan’s Steak House, Galatoire’s, Green Goddess, La Thai, Mike’s on the Avenue, Palace Café, Patois, Phil’s Grill, Louisiana Gator Burger, Ralph’s on the Park, Rambla, Red Fish Grill, Rib Room, Roux on Bourbon, Bourbon Orleans Hotel, Semolina, Upperline, Vegas Tapas Cafe, Zea.....WOW!!!!!
Okay..after eating all that amazing food you need a way to walk it off, there's a couple ways you can do it this evening!!
Be a 610 Stomper for a day - It's the Stomper Ball Crawl!! With their signature 'staches, powder blue shorts and blazing red members-only jackets, New Orleans' favorite all-male dance organization the 610 Stompers will parade through the Mid-City area with their fans for the 610 Stompers Ball Crawl 2: Stompin on the Bayou from 4 to 8 p.m., today!! The crawl will end at Bayou Beer Garden, capping the evening with an epic after-party featuring live music and food. Proceeds from the event will support several local nonprofit organizations serving New Orleans. Registration is $35 and includes free beer at each location; event T-shirt and registration gifts; entrance into fun contests and the after-party; as well as bragging rights to say you danced with the 610 Stompers! Registration will be held 2 to 4 p.m. at Mid-City Yacht Club, 440 S. St. Patrick St., where attendees can pick up their wristbands and T-shirts. This is also the time to start practicing!
And you don't want to miss Camo Fest 4 in the Quarter - the fun starts up at 8:00 pm at the Tropical Isle on Bourbon and carries on 'til midnight (or later)!!! Camo Fest defies description, but here you go...It's a pub crawl. It's a scavenger hunt. It's a way of life. The Fest has no political affiliation or aspirations or commentary to offer. Wear camo. Have fun. That's an order. Camo is mandatory. Cash is pretty much mandatory. The following are optional but helpful: PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS, parade throws (beads, dog tags), cameras and cell phones. The nearest bar to the rally point is The Alpine. Get a drink from there or bring your own to the start. And don't forget No realistic looking weapons please!
And there's another crawl!!! It's the Faubourg St. John Porch Crawl this evening from 4pm - 7pm with admission $30 in advance $40 day of - Stopping at 5 of the "hoods" nicest porches!!
- Porch on the 2800 block - Cocktail by Santa Fe
- 2 Porches on the 3100 block - Serving Café Degas and Pal's offerings
- One Porch on Kennedy Park - Libations from Liuzza's by the Track
- Porch on the 3200 Block - Compliments of Crescent City Steakhouse
Music wise lots of more good stuff here's a short list!
BJ's Lounge - Mr. Okra's Birthday Party with lots of great music!
Chickie Wah Wah - Roddy Romero and the Hub City Allstars
Buffa's Lounge - Hawaii 504
There's also some amazing art openings and music in the St. Claude Arts District!!
Alright, this is just a short list of amazing stuff going on today (I know, can you believe I said short!!) For more even more good stuff going on today click on the WWOZ Livewire ...Have a good one!
Friday, June 10, 2011
Jazz, Vino and Lots of Mid-City Fun!
Yea for Friday!!
Lookin' to hang out on the Bayou and drink some delicious wine...then go no further than the Pitot House on Moss Street for Vino on the Bayou tonight from 5:30 to 7:30 pm!! This event is always a great way to kick off the evening. For more information concerning the Pitot House's springtime event, you can contact Louisiana Landmark Society at 504.482.0312.
This is always a fun way to start off the weekend. It's the weekly wine tasting over at Cork & Bottle (Orleans at Moss St.) - today they have a wine flight with the Hahn Winery... Come taste six great, affordable bottles today at the FREE tasting from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.
And you can double your wine tasting fun! Check out Swirl located on Ponce de Leon right off Esplanade and enjoy a FREE wine tasting at 6:00 pm. Once you've tasted one of their excellent choices you'll be sure to be buy a bottle!
This week the Second Annual New Orleans Traditional Jazz Camp Swings in the French Quarter...there are some great free events! The Camper Concert in the Grand Ballroom of the Bourbon Orleans Hotel (717 Orleans) 7:00 p.m. tonight! And the First Annual New Orleans Trad Jazz Festival at the Palm Court Jazz Café (1206 Decatur) tomorrow from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. For more information call 504-895-0037 or email info@neworleanstradjazzcamp.com.
You say - you still don't know what to do??? There's even more fun!!
Head on over to Chickie Wah Wah on Canal for their happy hour with Amy Trail at 5:30 pm (no cover!), then stay on for the Creole String Beans at 8:00 pm...and don't forget to come hungry cause they got yummy food going on in the kitchen!
More fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks St.) with Dash Rip Rock plus New Fun at 9:00 pm! You'll be dancin' the night away!!
And even more fun close to Mid-City (almost Uptown) over at Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) it's Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Review...Gal and the band will be leaving shortly for some time in the West so you don't want to miss her!! Remember if you eat at Ye Olde College Inn right next door you get a discount to the show! Happy rockin' and bowlin'!
And if you're in the Marigny check out d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) They have a great double header tonight.....Hot Club of New Orleans-6:00 pm (no cover!)....and stay on for the Lost Bayou Ramblers at 10:00 pm for a very low low cover...it's gonna be a good one!!!
While on Frenchmen be sure to cruise up and down the street for all kinds of great music along the way....Spotted Cat, Three Muses, Maison and more..you'll have fun all night long!
Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this evening...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire and tune in today from 11-2 pm for the Louisiana Music Party...it promises to be an amazing show with my hubby Bill deTurk!!
Lookin' to hang out on the Bayou and drink some delicious wine...then go no further than the Pitot House on Moss Street for Vino on the Bayou tonight from 5:30 to 7:30 pm!! This event is always a great way to kick off the evening. For more information concerning the Pitot House's springtime event, you can contact Louisiana Landmark Society at 504.482.0312.
This is always a fun way to start off the weekend. It's the weekly wine tasting over at Cork & Bottle (Orleans at Moss St.) - today they have a wine flight with the Hahn Winery... Come taste six great, affordable bottles today at the FREE tasting from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.
And you can double your wine tasting fun! Check out Swirl located on Ponce de Leon right off Esplanade and enjoy a FREE wine tasting at 6:00 pm. Once you've tasted one of their excellent choices you'll be sure to be buy a bottle!
This week the Second Annual New Orleans Traditional Jazz Camp Swings in the French Quarter...there are some great free events! The Camper Concert in the Grand Ballroom of the Bourbon Orleans Hotel (717 Orleans) 7:00 p.m. tonight! And the First Annual New Orleans Trad Jazz Festival at the Palm Court Jazz Café (1206 Decatur) tomorrow from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. For more information call 504-895-0037 or email info@neworleanstradjazzcamp.com.
You say - you still don't know what to do??? There's even more fun!!
Head on over to Chickie Wah Wah on Canal for their happy hour with Amy Trail at 5:30 pm (no cover!), then stay on for the Creole String Beans at 8:00 pm...and don't forget to come hungry cause they got yummy food going on in the kitchen!
More fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks St.) with Dash Rip Rock plus New Fun at 9:00 pm! You'll be dancin' the night away!!
And even more fun close to Mid-City (almost Uptown) over at Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) it's Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Review...Gal and the band will be leaving shortly for some time in the West so you don't want to miss her!! Remember if you eat at Ye Olde College Inn right next door you get a discount to the show! Happy rockin' and bowlin'!
And if you're in the Marigny check out d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) They have a great double header tonight.....Hot Club of New Orleans-6:00 pm (no cover!)....and stay on for the Lost Bayou Ramblers at 10:00 pm for a very low low cover...it's gonna be a good one!!!
While on Frenchmen be sure to cruise up and down the street for all kinds of great music along the way....Spotted Cat, Three Muses, Maison and more..you'll have fun all night long!
Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this evening...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire and tune in today from 11-2 pm for the Louisiana Music Party...it promises to be an amazing show with my hubby Bill deTurk!!
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Wine, Craft Mafia & the King of Surf Rock - Tonite!
Good Morning Everybody,
Here's the Thursday fun stuff going on today!!
Thursday Events
Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orlenas ) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City and tasting is free with these great samples.....2009- Silver Palm- Chardonnay, 2009- Franciscan- Sauvignon Blanc, 2008- Estancia- Cabernet Sauvignon, and a 2009- Estancia - Pinot Noir!! And be sure to stop by the Crescent City Farmer's Market and patronize local Louisiana vendors with fresh veggies, seafood and more!
Please join the New Orleans Craft Mafia in celebrating their 6th birthday on tonight at Du Mois Gallery (4921 Freret Street) from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. This party is free and open to the public and will include drinks and snacks, crafts, fun, and camaraderie. A gift basket of handmade products will also be given as a door prize to one lucky guest.
Need a little culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art - better known as Ogden after Hours. The concert starts up at 6:00 pm. with Sarah Quintana an up and coming New Orleans jazz vocalist with a distinct French influence in her work, Sarah puts on an unforgettable performance...so come on down for some music, culture and fun (and you're going to want to try the signature drink for June - "The Porch Punch" it is 'um 'um good!!
Go hang out at City Park this evening for The Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series with New Orleans Moonshiners and Cristina Perez. The gates open up at 5:00 pm and the performance starts at 6:00 pm in the City Park Botanical Garden Pavilion of the Two Sisters...There is an admission charge, but hey, it's helping the Park out..so....it's a good thing...$8 for adults and $3 for children.
Good Music Tonight!!
The Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles Ave.) has Freddy Omar at 8:00 pm...come out to enjoy some fantastic Latin music!!
Head on over to Frenchmen Street and to d.b.a (618 Frenchmen) for an amazing double header with piano player extraordinaire Jon Cleary at 7:00 pm, and the sultry sounds of Shannon McNally at 10:00 pm (there may be a small cover - but it's worth the money!)
More fun on Frenchmen Street with Soul Project at 10:00 pm over at Cafe' Negril (606 Frenchmen).
And if you got some money tucked away for a great show...the Howlin' Wolf (828 S. Peters) has what you need with some rockin' surfin' music with the King of Surf Rock - Dick Dale!!....this is a show you're not going to want to miss (tickets are $17 in advance and $20 at the door - click the link above for more info)!!
If you're looking for more fun stuff to do tonight check out the WWOZ Livewire!
Here's the Thursday fun stuff going on today!!
Thursday Events
Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orlenas ) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City and tasting is free with these great samples.....2009- Silver Palm- Chardonnay, 2009- Franciscan- Sauvignon Blanc, 2008- Estancia- Cabernet Sauvignon, and a 2009- Estancia - Pinot Noir!! And be sure to stop by the Crescent City Farmer's Market and patronize local Louisiana vendors with fresh veggies, seafood and more!
Please join the New Orleans Craft Mafia in celebrating their 6th birthday on tonight at Du Mois Gallery (4921 Freret Street) from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. This party is free and open to the public and will include drinks and snacks, crafts, fun, and camaraderie. A gift basket of handmade products will also be given as a door prize to one lucky guest.
Need a little culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art - better known as Ogden after Hours. The concert starts up at 6:00 pm. with Sarah Quintana an up and coming New Orleans jazz vocalist with a distinct French influence in her work, Sarah puts on an unforgettable performance...so come on down for some music, culture and fun (and you're going to want to try the signature drink for June - "The Porch Punch" it is 'um 'um good!!
Go hang out at City Park this evening for The Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series with New Orleans Moonshiners and Cristina Perez. The gates open up at 5:00 pm and the performance starts at 6:00 pm in the City Park Botanical Garden Pavilion of the Two Sisters...There is an admission charge, but hey, it's helping the Park out..so....it's a good thing...$8 for adults and $3 for children.
Good Music Tonight!!
The Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles Ave.) has Freddy Omar at 8:00 pm...come out to enjoy some fantastic Latin music!!
Head on over to Frenchmen Street and to d.b.a (618 Frenchmen) for an amazing double header with piano player extraordinaire Jon Cleary at 7:00 pm, and the sultry sounds of Shannon McNally at 10:00 pm (there may be a small cover - but it's worth the money!)
More fun on Frenchmen Street with Soul Project at 10:00 pm over at Cafe' Negril (606 Frenchmen).
And if you got some money tucked away for a great show...the Howlin' Wolf (828 S. Peters) has what you need with some rockin' surfin' music with the King of Surf Rock - Dick Dale!!....this is a show you're not going to want to miss (tickets are $17 in advance and $20 at the door - click the link above for more info)!!
If you're looking for more fun stuff to do tonight check out the WWOZ Livewire!
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
A Galactic Wednesday, Fun in Lakeview and Art!!
Happy Wednesday!
Come on down to Lafayette Square for Wednesday at the Square and another stellar line-up for this year's concert series....there will be crafts, food and libations....Galactic and Marc Stone get things kickin' this evening at 5:00 pm - and check out the entire line-up so you can make your plans (there's only one left after today!)
Head on over to Lakeview for the Harrison Avenue Marketplace presented by Beacon of Hope tonight from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm in the parking lot of Lakeview Grocery at 801 Harrison Avenue. You'll enjoy music by Omega 3, and and check out over 75 vendors to help you find that perfect something. You can also enjoy delicious treats from local food vendors. Pick up a cup cake from Cake N Cups or a cochon de lait poboy from Bon Vivant. Sip on a margarita from the Beacon of Hope Beverage Booth or grab a beer from St. Dominic's. Harbor Community Church and First Baptist Church of New Orleans will also have great activities for the little ones.
There's a Gallery Opening tonight for Mardiclaw and my buddy, Will Smith, Jr. tonight at the Crescent City Brewhouse (527 Decatur) from 6:00 to 9:00 pm..New works from Mardiclaw featuring skellies, architecture, and Mardi Gras parades and Indians....even some local "celebrities" and affordable, colorful paintings...Mardi Gras paintings and giclee's from Will Smith, Jr.....Will is a regular at the Jean Bragg Gallery on Julia, and is the curator for "Off White Linen". These two will be enjoying some brews, and noshing with friends. Won't you join them both? Will has the upstairs, Mardi the downstairs, tag teaming with their local art and spirits!! Celebrate local artists, and see you there!
Wednesday Evening Music
If you're all revved up from all that early evening fun...check this out...
Go by Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for Tom McDermott at 8:00 pm!! And don't forget to come hungry for some Taceaux Loceaux!
Heading over to Frenchmen Street? Lots of places with no cover, but don't forget to tip the talent!!
Start off your evening with the early show over at dba (618 Frenchmen)....Washboard Chaz Blues Trio get things kickin' at 7:00 pm (no cover)....and then stay on for Walter "Wolfman" Washington & The Roadmasters (small cover, but it's worth it!!) at 10:00 pm (as always) it's gonna be a fun one!!
Another great evening full of music at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) with Brett Richardson at 4:00 p.m., The Orleans 6 at 6:00 p.m., and to top off the night St. Louis Slim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band at 10:00 p.m.!
Move down Frenchmen for a great show at Three Muses (536 Frenchmen)....it's the unique accordion sounds (you'll love it!!) of Schatzy at 7:00 pm...go by for the music and their yummy food!!
Looking for some dinner and then some music for dessert? Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) can help you out! Get an entree' over at Ye Olde College Inn and then get a half price ticket to the show right next door at Rock N' Bowl....Tonight they've got Johnny Angel and the Swinging Demons at 8:30 pm - Johnny will have you dacnicin' the nigh away!!
If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire!
Come on down to Lafayette Square for Wednesday at the Square and another stellar line-up for this year's concert series....there will be crafts, food and libations....Galactic and Marc Stone get things kickin' this evening at 5:00 pm - and check out the entire line-up so you can make your plans (there's only one left after today!)
Head on over to Lakeview for the Harrison Avenue Marketplace presented by Beacon of Hope tonight from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm in the parking lot of Lakeview Grocery at 801 Harrison Avenue. You'll enjoy music by Omega 3, and and check out over 75 vendors to help you find that perfect something. You can also enjoy delicious treats from local food vendors. Pick up a cup cake from Cake N Cups or a cochon de lait poboy from Bon Vivant. Sip on a margarita from the Beacon of Hope Beverage Booth or grab a beer from St. Dominic's. Harbor Community Church and First Baptist Church of New Orleans will also have great activities for the little ones.
There's a Gallery Opening tonight for Mardiclaw and my buddy, Will Smith, Jr. tonight at the Crescent City Brewhouse (527 Decatur) from 6:00 to 9:00 pm..New works from Mardiclaw featuring skellies, architecture, and Mardi Gras parades and Indians....even some local "celebrities" and affordable, colorful paintings...Mardi Gras paintings and giclee's from Will Smith, Jr.....Will is a regular at the Jean Bragg Gallery on Julia, and is the curator for "Off White Linen". These two will be enjoying some brews, and noshing with friends. Won't you join them both? Will has the upstairs, Mardi the downstairs, tag teaming with their local art and spirits!! Celebrate local artists, and see you there!
Wednesday Evening Music
If you're all revved up from all that early evening fun...check this out...
Go by Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for Tom McDermott at 8:00 pm!! And don't forget to come hungry for some Taceaux Loceaux!
Heading over to Frenchmen Street? Lots of places with no cover, but don't forget to tip the talent!!
Start off your evening with the early show over at dba (618 Frenchmen)....Washboard Chaz Blues Trio get things kickin' at 7:00 pm (no cover)....and then stay on for Walter "Wolfman" Washington & The Roadmasters (small cover, but it's worth it!!) at 10:00 pm (as always) it's gonna be a fun one!!
Another great evening full of music at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) with Brett Richardson at 4:00 p.m., The Orleans 6 at 6:00 p.m., and to top off the night St. Louis Slim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band at 10:00 p.m.!
Move down Frenchmen for a great show at Three Muses (536 Frenchmen)....it's the unique accordion sounds (you'll love it!!) of Schatzy at 7:00 pm...go by for the music and their yummy food!!
Looking for some dinner and then some music for dessert? Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) can help you out! Get an entree' over at Ye Olde College Inn and then get a half price ticket to the show right next door at Rock N' Bowl....Tonight they've got Johnny Angel and the Swinging Demons at 8:30 pm - Johnny will have you dacnicin' the nigh away!!
If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Biggest Second Line Ever...and More!!
Happy Tuesday Everybody,
You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market!!! Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 to 1:00 pm and pick up some fresh seafood, veggies and you can even get some lunch! Susan Spicer's Mondo is cooking each Tuesday in June at the Market.....on the menu: Swiss chard dolmades with local feta and heirloom tomato salad, chilled buttermilk-cucumber soup with pickled local blueberries, and blueberry scone with lemon curd... ....yummy!!
Tonight New Orleans Traditional Jazz Camp is hoping for the Biggest Second Line Ever!!! Trad camp for adults is hosting a second line open to everyone at 7:00 pm starting at the Bourbon Orleans hotel in the 700 block of Orleans Ave. Be a part of this history making event. Bring umbrellas, handkerchiefs, napkins...whatever makes you second line happier!! This could be a Guinness world record, or the opportunity to consume a mass quantities of Guinness beer!
Looking to get your art on this evening...well we have just the thing for you!! It's the first ever Twirling Ballerina Takes Center Stages at "Bottles and Brushes with Degas" at the Degas House (2306 Esplanade)! Beginning at 6:30 PM, this one of a kind event provides artists and non-artists the opportunity to come and be inspired where Degas lived. They’ll supply the paints, aprons, and brushes and even one COMPLIMENTARY adult beverage. All you need to bring is a little creativity and a positive attitude - tonight paint Degas' "Twirling Ballerina". Come a little early and enjoy the social hour at 5:30 pm....Cost is $40 and for more info and reservations call (504) 821-5009 or email: info@degashouse.com.
Celebrate the work of Homer Plessy with Plessy Day 2011 tonight starting at 6:00 pm. The celebration will begin in NOCCA's parking lot (2800 Chartres Street ) with a live performance by Carl LeBlanc and Jonathan Bloom. Guests will then be welcomed into NOCCA's Ellis Marsalis Jazz Studio for a reading and short talk by A.P. Tureaud Jr. and Dr. Rachel Emanuel, co-authors of A More Noble Cause. Together they tell the remarkable story of one civil rights lawyer's lifelong fight for racial justice in Jim Crow Louisiana. The book will be available for purchase from The Community Book Center. Light fare will be provided by Marriott New Orleans. Admission to this event is free, and open to the public.
Good Music Tonight!
You got to go to Mid-City tonight to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal Street) for John Fohl at 8:00 pm...it's gonna be another amazing evening over at the Chickie..and don't forget to come hungry for the yummy food from Taceaux Loceaux!!
Celebrate Hellen Gillet's new cd with a cd release party at the Blue Nile - Balcony Room (532 Frenchmen) at 10:00 pm tonight...If you've never seen Helen you need to head on out for an amazing performance from this talented musician.
For more musical fun head on over to Mid-City to the Banks Street Bar and Grill (4401 Banks) for a great night of music with The Nola Treblemakersat 9:00 pm and stay on for Micah Mckee & Friends at 11:00 pm!
And Finish up your evening over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street for the REBIRTH Brass Band!! You'll be glad did!
Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire link!
You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market!!! Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 to 1:00 pm and pick up some fresh seafood, veggies and you can even get some lunch! Susan Spicer's Mondo is cooking each Tuesday in June at the Market.....on the menu: Swiss chard dolmades with local feta and heirloom tomato salad, chilled buttermilk-cucumber soup with pickled local blueberries, and blueberry scone with lemon curd... ....yummy!!
Tonight New Orleans Traditional Jazz Camp is hoping for the Biggest Second Line Ever!!! Trad camp for adults is hosting a second line open to everyone at 7:00 pm starting at the Bourbon Orleans hotel in the 700 block of Orleans Ave. Be a part of this history making event. Bring umbrellas, handkerchiefs, napkins...whatever makes you second line happier!! This could be a Guinness world record, or the opportunity to consume a mass quantities of Guinness beer!
Looking to get your art on this evening...well we have just the thing for you!! It's the first ever Twirling Ballerina Takes Center Stages at "Bottles and Brushes with Degas" at the Degas House (2306 Esplanade)! Beginning at 6:30 PM, this one of a kind event provides artists and non-artists the opportunity to come and be inspired where Degas lived. They’ll supply the paints, aprons, and brushes and even one COMPLIMENTARY adult beverage. All you need to bring is a little creativity and a positive attitude - tonight paint Degas' "Twirling Ballerina". Come a little early and enjoy the social hour at 5:30 pm....Cost is $40 and for more info and reservations call (504) 821-5009 or email: info@degashouse.com.
Celebrate the work of Homer Plessy with Plessy Day 2011 tonight starting at 6:00 pm. The celebration will begin in NOCCA's parking lot (2800 Chartres Street ) with a live performance by Carl LeBlanc and Jonathan Bloom. Guests will then be welcomed into NOCCA's Ellis Marsalis Jazz Studio for a reading and short talk by A.P. Tureaud Jr. and Dr. Rachel Emanuel, co-authors of A More Noble Cause. Together they tell the remarkable story of one civil rights lawyer's lifelong fight for racial justice in Jim Crow Louisiana. The book will be available for purchase from The Community Book Center. Light fare will be provided by Marriott New Orleans. Admission to this event is free, and open to the public.
Good Music Tonight!
You got to go to Mid-City tonight to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal Street) for John Fohl at 8:00 pm...it's gonna be another amazing evening over at the Chickie..and don't forget to come hungry for the yummy food from Taceaux Loceaux!!
Celebrate Hellen Gillet's new cd with a cd release party at the Blue Nile - Balcony Room (532 Frenchmen) at 10:00 pm tonight...If you've never seen Helen you need to head on out for an amazing performance from this talented musician.
For more musical fun head on over to Mid-City to the Banks Street Bar and Grill (4401 Banks) for a great night of music with The Nola Treblemakersat 9:00 pm and stay on for Micah Mckee & Friends at 11:00 pm!
And Finish up your evening over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street for the REBIRTH Brass Band!! You'll be glad did!
Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire link!
Monday, June 6, 2011
Musical Monday!!
Happy Monday Everybody!
Hope everyone got their fill of oysters this weekend...here's some good music to get your week off to a great start!
Monday Night Music
It's never too hot for some porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....At 8:00 pm David Doucet of Beausoleil fame will have you enjoying this Monday night with some great music!!
Head on down to Mid City for even more music at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) with piano player (and sometimes guitar man) John Cleary at 8:00 pm...and come hungry - the kitchen is open with good food!!
You can stay in the Mid-City 'hood and go on over to Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)about 10:00 pm for the N'awlins Johnnys tonight!
And If you're lookin' for some bluegrass music tonight you don't have to go too far to find it....Check out the Hi Ho Lounge (2239 St. Claude) and the Bluegrass Pickin' Party at 8:00 pm...there's no cover and FREE red beans (veggie red beans too)!
BMC (1331 Decatur) has a great early show at 6:00 pm with Fun in the Pocket featuring Mayumi Shara (drummer extraordinaire)...then stay on for the next show at 9:30 with Smoky Greenwell's Blues Jam!!
Head down Frenchmen Street to d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) for two great shows!! It's the Wilson & Moore Band at 6:00 pm and stay on for Glen David Andrews at 9:00 pm!
Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music....Brett Richardson at 4:00 pm, Dominic Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for the Jazz Vipers at 10:00 pm.....it's sure to be another smokin' Monday evening show.
To top off you're evening....you gotta go Uptown and over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak) for Papa Grows Funk at 11:00 pm they really know how to get your Monday night funkified!!!
Have a great one...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire ....until tomorrow.
Hope everyone got their fill of oysters this weekend...here's some good music to get your week off to a great start!
Monday Night Music
It's never too hot for some porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....At 8:00 pm David Doucet of Beausoleil fame will have you enjoying this Monday night with some great music!!
Head on down to Mid City for even more music at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) with piano player (and sometimes guitar man) John Cleary at 8:00 pm...and come hungry - the kitchen is open with good food!!
You can stay in the Mid-City 'hood and go on over to Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)about 10:00 pm for the N'awlins Johnnys tonight!
And If you're lookin' for some bluegrass music tonight you don't have to go too far to find it....Check out the Hi Ho Lounge (2239 St. Claude) and the Bluegrass Pickin' Party at 8:00 pm...there's no cover and FREE red beans (veggie red beans too)!
BMC (1331 Decatur) has a great early show at 6:00 pm with Fun in the Pocket featuring Mayumi Shara (drummer extraordinaire)...then stay on for the next show at 9:30 with Smoky Greenwell's Blues Jam!!
Head down Frenchmen Street to d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) for two great shows!! It's the Wilson & Moore Band at 6:00 pm and stay on for Glen David Andrews at 9:00 pm!
Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music....Brett Richardson at 4:00 pm, Dominic Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for the Jazz Vipers at 10:00 pm.....it's sure to be another smokin' Monday evening show.
To top off you're evening....you gotta go Uptown and over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak) for Papa Grows Funk at 11:00 pm they really know how to get your Monday night funkified!!!
Have a great one...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire ....until tomorrow.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Sunday Oyster Madness and More!!
Round off your weekend...with lots of good stuff to do and eat!!
It's the second day for New Orleans Oyster Festival with great Louisiana music, a cultural oyster tent, the finest local cuisine, and competitions for oyster shucking and the largest oyster. The "Acme Oyster House, World Oyster Eating Competition" will celebrate the 100 Anniversary of the revered New Orleans institution. Weekend performances on the Event's Stage include the James Andrews Band at 11:45a.m.-12:45p.m., Acme Oyster Eating Contests at1:00p.m.-1:45p.m., Big Sam's Funky Nation at 2:00p.m.-3:30p.m., Rockin' Dopsie Jr. and the Zydeco Twisters at 4:00p.m.-5:30p.m., Irma Thomas at 6:00p.m. -7:30p.m. Be sure to click on the above link for complete details!
Today is the Familia, Salud Y Vida Health and Wellness Festival at St. Anna's Episcopal Church. today from 12:30 to 4:00 p.m. The Festival will promote healthy lifestyle choices and celebrate the culture and diversity of our city. Free services include blood pressure and diabetes screenings, HIV testing, acupuncture and massage, hurricane preparation, food stamps and Medicaid information and much much more! Entertainment for the Festival will feature live music by Ovi-g and the Froggies, dance and drumming by Grupo Garífuna Renovación 6, Capoeira demonstrations by Grupo Maculelé, performances by Ballet Foklórica Nicaragüense Cosmapa, and a special presentation by Jose Torres-Tama. The Festival will also offer fresh homemade food and drink from various Latin American countries and a chance to win one of our fabulous raffle gift baskets. It's going to be a fun and festive afternoon!!!
It's the last day for Back to the Beach (where Williams meets the Lake)...There's gonna be more food, fun and music today...check out today's line-up! Gates open at 10:00 and Booby Cure & the Summertime Blues start things up at 11:45, then Vieux Carre' at 1:30 PM, The Wise Guys at 3:25 PM, The Boogie Men at 5:20 PM - 6:50 PM and Topcats finish off the fest at 7:15 PM....Go out and support our Lake and our Coast!!
For more fun going on be sure to check out the WWOZ Livewire...Have a fun Sunday!!
It's the second day for New Orleans Oyster Festival with great Louisiana music, a cultural oyster tent, the finest local cuisine, and competitions for oyster shucking and the largest oyster. The "Acme Oyster House, World Oyster Eating Competition" will celebrate the 100 Anniversary of the revered New Orleans institution. Weekend performances on the Event's Stage include the James Andrews Band at 11:45a.m.-12:45p.m., Acme Oyster Eating Contests at1:00p.m.-1:45p.m., Big Sam's Funky Nation at 2:00p.m.-3:30p.m., Rockin' Dopsie Jr. and the Zydeco Twisters at 4:00p.m.-5:30p.m., Irma Thomas at 6:00p.m. -7:30p.m. Be sure to click on the above link for complete details!
Today is the Familia, Salud Y Vida Health and Wellness Festival at St. Anna's Episcopal Church. today from 12:30 to 4:00 p.m. The Festival will promote healthy lifestyle choices and celebrate the culture and diversity of our city. Free services include blood pressure and diabetes screenings, HIV testing, acupuncture and massage, hurricane preparation, food stamps and Medicaid information and much much more! Entertainment for the Festival will feature live music by Ovi-g and the Froggies, dance and drumming by Grupo Garífuna Renovación 6, Capoeira demonstrations by Grupo Maculelé, performances by Ballet Foklórica Nicaragüense Cosmapa, and a special presentation by Jose Torres-Tama. The Festival will also offer fresh homemade food and drink from various Latin American countries and a chance to win one of our fabulous raffle gift baskets. It's going to be a fun and festive afternoon!!!
It's the last day for Back to the Beach (where Williams meets the Lake)...There's gonna be more food, fun and music today...check out today's line-up! Gates open at 10:00 and Booby Cure & the Summertime Blues start things up at 11:45, then Vieux Carre' at 1:30 PM, The Wise Guys at 3:25 PM, The Boogie Men at 5:20 PM - 6:50 PM and Topcats finish off the fest at 7:15 PM....Go out and support our Lake and our Coast!!
For more fun going on be sure to check out the WWOZ Livewire...Have a fun Sunday!!
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Oyster Lovin' Saturday and More!!
It's another fun Saturday in New Orleans..so go out there enjoy!!!!
It's time for the first annual New Orleans Oyster Festival with great Louisiana music, a cultural oyster tent, the finest local cuisine, and competitions for oyster shucking and the largest oyster. The "Acme Oyster House, World Oyster Eating Competition" will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the revered New Orleans institution. Weekend performances on the Event's Stage include:
Don't forget it's the second day at Back to the Beach (where Williams meets the Lake)...There's gonna be more food, fun and music today...check out today's line-up! Gates open at 2:45 and the music starts up at 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM with Christian Serpas &, Ghost Town, 4:20 PM The Revivalists, 6:00 PM Kermit Ruffins & the Barbeque Swingers, 7:35 PM Contraflow and 9:30 PM Chee Weez ...Go out and support our Lake and our Coast!!
Tonight is the WYES International Beer Tasting....this a great one for all you beer lovers out there...You will be in beer heaven!! Sample over 200 beers, ales, lagers and more....This event is at the UNO Lakefront Arena and goes from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Tickets are $30 for groups of for seniors and groups of six or more, $35 for individual and $45 at the door...you really can't miss this beer event!
For more fun going on be sure to check out the WWOZ Livewire...Have a fun Saturday!!
It's time for the first annual New Orleans Oyster Festival with great Louisiana music, a cultural oyster tent, the finest local cuisine, and competitions for oyster shucking and the largest oyster. The "Acme Oyster House, World Oyster Eating Competition" will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the revered New Orleans institution. Weekend performances on the Event's Stage include:
- Treme Brass Band - 11:45a.m.-12:45p.m.
- Oyster Shucking Contest - 1:00p.m. - 1:45p.m.
- Bucktown All-Stars - 2:00p.m. - 3:30p.m.
- Bag of Donuts - 4:00p.m. - 5:30p.m.
- John Popper & The Duskray Troubadours - 6:00p.m. - 7:30p.m.
- Be sure to click on the above link for complete details!
Don't forget it's the second day at Back to the Beach (where Williams meets the Lake)...There's gonna be more food, fun and music today...check out today's line-up! Gates open at 2:45 and the music starts up at 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM with Christian Serpas &, Ghost Town, 4:20 PM The Revivalists, 6:00 PM Kermit Ruffins & the Barbeque Swingers, 7:35 PM Contraflow and 9:30 PM Chee Weez ...Go out and support our Lake and our Coast!!
Tonight is the WYES International Beer Tasting....this a great one for all you beer lovers out there...You will be in beer heaven!! Sample over 200 beers, ales, lagers and more....This event is at the UNO Lakefront Arena and goes from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Tickets are $30 for groups of for seniors and groups of six or more, $35 for individual and $45 at the door...you really can't miss this beer event!
For more fun going on be sure to check out the WWOZ Livewire...Have a fun Saturday!!
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