TGIF - Art, Music, Wine and Song!!

Hurray for Friday and what a beautiful day it is!!

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 Tom Worrell at 4:00 pm, and stay on for Mem Shannon and the Membership at 5:00 pm - the Markets will be open for all your food, drink and shopping fun!

Always a fun way to kick things off.  It's the weekly wine tasting over at Cork & Bottle (Orleans at Moss St.) - from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.  Come out and sample these fantastic wines - William Fevre Chardonnay, Petit Bourgeois Blanc, Chateau Morillon Grand Cru, Furque "3 Cepas" Red Blend, and Hahn Cabernet Sauvignon! 

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! 

The Where Y'Art? party is having an Bengali celebration this evening over at the New Orleans Museum of Art starting at 5:00 pm with Gallery & Exhibition Tours, lots of fun activities and music!! The event is FREE with museum admissions. $10 Adults, $8 seniors, students, active military, $6 children ages 17 to 7, children 6 and under are free.

• 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm: Bengali Painting and Design Demonstration with Artist Kajal Beck, Bengali poetry and dance event and Sitar music by Aaron Nitzkin
• 5:00 pm  to 8:00 pm: an art making activity for the kiddies
• 5:30 to 8:30 pm: Music by DJ Kazu
• 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm: Dr. Guy Beck from Tulane University, Classical Indian Voice Performance

You still don't know what to do?

Head on over to Chickie Wah Wah on Canal for their happy hour and a triple header of music this evening.  Come on by around the 5 o'clock hour and music with Chip Wilson & Mark McGrain startin up at 5:30, and stay on for Paul Sanchez at 8:00 pm there's a small cover, but Paul is worth the dinero!  Top off the evening with Todd Clouser at 10:00 pm!  The kitchen is closed for a little reno - so grab a snack before you head on over.

And there's more good music in Mid-City (almost Uptown) over at Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) for Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots at 9:30 pm!!  Remember if you eat at Ye Olde College Inn right next door you get a discount to the show!  Happy rockin' and bowlin'!

Need more music??  Then go to Frenchmen Street!

You can get started early at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) with Brett Richardson at 4:00 pm, Jayna Morgan and The Sazerac Sunrise Jazz Band at 6:00 pm, and the New Orleans Cottonmouth Kings at 10:00 pm.

Stop by Mojitos Rum Bar & Grill (437 Esplanade - corner of Frenchmen) for some excellent margaritas and some great music all afternoon with Bryce Eastwood at 4:00 pm, Eudora Evans and Deep Soul at 7:00 pm and stay late for Fredy Omar con su Banda at 10:30 pm!!

Right down the street you have another trio of shows at BMC (1331 Decatur)...with Moonshine and Caroline at 7:00 pm, and Soul Project at 10:00 pm and stay 'til Saturday morning with The Soulbillyswampboogie Band at 1:00 am!!

d.b.a.'s (618 Frenchmen) got The Hot Club of New Orleans at 6:00 pm it's FREE, but don't forget to tip the band!! And stay on for Good Enough for Good Times at 10:00 pm...there's a $5cover, but you don't want to miss the show!!

Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this evening and tomorrow...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire -  http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar and tune in today from 11-2 pm for the Louisiana Music Party with my hubby Bill deTurk!!  Remember it's the WWOZ fund drive - so, if you're thinking about pledging today's the day to show your support!!!



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A Thursday with Art, Music & Concerts in the Park!

Good Morning Everybody - it looks like Autumn might just be here, so get out there and celebrate!

Thursday Events

Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orleans ) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City and today's tasting features Cline and Blackstone wines in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. These super cool peeps are donating a portion of EVERY bottle sold worldwide to help in the fight against breast cancer. You can also stop at Clever (right next door) for their "tasting special" - $1 off your first cocktail after attending the free wine tasting and hang out and watch the Tigers kick some Mississippi butt! And be sure to stop by the Crescent City Farmer's Market and patronize local Louisiana vendors with fresh veggies, seafood and more! 

Celebrate Jerry Moran's Photo Installation tonight at the Whiskey Blue (333 Poydras) from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.  Legendary New Orleans Musicians are coming together to celebrate Jerry's new photo exhibit. Known for capturing the musicians New Orleans is famous for, Jerry Moran and friends celebrate his iconic images against the backdrop of Whiskey Blue. A percentage of the art and bar sales will go to the New Orleans Musician's Clinic too!

Need a little more art, culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art (925 Camp St.) - better known as Ogden after Hours.  The concert starts up at 6:00 pm with Lynn Drury. Lynn’s compositions are as rich and full of visual imagery as life itself. Often autobiographical, each song is carefully crafted around its initial inspiration, ranging from love and loss to beauty and butterflies. Her sound combines the twang and grit of her native Mississippi and the funky grooves of her adopted home of New Orleans.

Go hang out at City Park this evening for The Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series with Clarinetist Tom Sancton and the New Orleans All Stars!  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.

Tonight is the next big installment of Live at Lafreniere Park (3000 Downs Blvd.) at 6:00 pm with Amanda Shaw. They'll have frosty beverages and delicious food. Look for the huge stage on the island, and the best part? . . .Admission is FREE!!! Kids and pets are welcome too!

Some Thursday Night Music

There's  fun on Frenchmen at the Maison (508 Frenchmen) with a double header tonight with Those Peaches at 5:00 pm, and stay up late for Billy Iuso and the Restless Natives at 10:00 pm!

Spotted Cat Music Club (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header too with Brett Richardson at 4:00 pm, Miss Sophie Lee at 6:00 and stay on and party with The New Orleans Moonshiners at 10:00 PM!!

For more fun stuff to do and more music...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!



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Celebrate Wednesday with Bonerama, Fashion and Music!

Happy Wednesday Everybody!!

Check it out..... The 2011 HARVEST THE MUSIC CONCERT SERIES PRESENTED BY HANCOCK BANK and WHITNEY BANK is going strong!!!!

A free concert series benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans & Acadiana....Every WEDNESDAY through November 2 from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm at LAFAYETTE SQUARE!!

In addition to a free weekly concert, concert-goers will enjoy food and drinks for purchase (no outside food or drinks, please) from local favorites including: Martin Wine Cellar, Squeal, Ye Olde Kettle Cooker, Miss Linda's Soul Food Catering, Lil Dizzy's Café, Lucy's Retired Surfer's Bar & Restaurant, Crepes a la Cart, Oceana and Second Harvest Food Bank Community Kitchen. An artists' village will feature artwork and crafts from regional artists and designers, all available for purchase.

Here's the line-up for the series!!!
Sept. 28 Bonerama w/Dave Malone of the Radiators Plus Alvin Youngblood Hart's Muscle Theory
Oct. 5 Irma Thomas and The Professionals Plus Soul Project
Oct. 12 Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue Plus Stooges Brass Band
Oct. 19 Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Jon Cleary's Philthy Phew
Oct. 26 Blind Boys of Alabama Plus Krown Washington and Batiste
Nov. 2 Buckwheat Zydeco Plus Tommy Malone of the Subdudes with Ray Ganucheau

MORE SPECIAL EVENTS!

Take in the hottest styles at Fashion with a Twist tonight at Mike's on the Avenue (628 St. Charles Ave.) from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. - Enjoy complimentary Ciroc cocktails and gourmet appetizers while viewing the hottest looks from menswear designer Brennan Manual & ladies fashions from Italy Direct. This fun evening is brought to you by Glam Squad and Niki Walker Salon...Be sure to stay on for live music after the show with Robin Barnes!

Experience an Evening of Cultural Indulgences at the JW Marriott Lobby Lounge (614 Canal Street)from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The featured artist this week is Angelica Verkeenko, Russian artist and costume designer whose creations are made from metallic leaf, gold leaf, and mixed media. There will also be Gypsy Swing music by Raphael Bas & Pierre Pichon and a spirit tasting with complimentary hors d’oeuvres....Make a purchase of $1,000 or more by either of our Local Artist tonight and the JW Marriott will give you a 1 night complimentary stay in the Presidential Bi-Level Suite a $1,500 value!! (Parking is available at a special event Rate of $5 on Common Street)

More Wednesday Evening Music

If you need some yummy food (I heard it's chicken fried steak day!) and great music tonight be sure to head on over to The Rendon Inn (4501 Eve Street - in beautiful Broadmoor) for some excellent music with Marc Stone at 7:00 pm!!

Hang out in Mid-City for all kinds of good stuff tonight - first stop Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks) for a double header with Micah Mckee's Songwriters' Showcase at 8:00 pm, and stay on for some Major Bacon and some FREE BLTs - tonight at 10:00 pm...you can never get enough of the bacon and no cover!!

Have more fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for an amazing night of music with with Dayna Kurtz with Dave Torkanowsky at 9:00 pm...and grab some dinner before you go...the kitchen is closed for a little reno! 

It ain't Mid-City, but there's great music this evening on Frenchmen Street tonight -d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) has Walter "Wolfman" Washington at 10:00 pm - cover's only $5.00 and you know the Wolfman's worth it!

Have a wonderful Wednesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!



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Tuesday with Veggies, Vodka and Some Music!

Good Morning and happy Tuesday!

Special Events 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!  Woody's Fish Tacos are back and the Market is excited to have Woody's delicious, fresh, locally sourced tacos. Look for his pork, shrimp, fish and veggie tacos this week for lunch......yummy!!

Vodka Tasting!  For you vodka lovers there's a special tasting from 6:00 to 8:00 pm over by Cork & Bottle (3700 Orleans)...come Come shake it up as you sample a collection of uniquely flavored vodkas that are sure to stir the senses.  Premium brands include: Square One, Van Gogh, 3 Olives, Hanger 1, Ultimat and Zubrowka! The tasting is $30 per person, call ahead for tickets and more info 483-6314.

The Trinity Artist Series continues tonight at Trinity Episcopal Church (1329 Jackson Ave.) with "Organ & Labyrinth" with Albinas Prizgintas on the 5000 pipe Trinity tracker organ. The program includes some of the greatest music ever written ranging from Classical Baroque to vintage rock and popular tunes. The concert is from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm and is FREE!

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 Jesse Boyd and his upright bass at 8:00 pm...it's a lovely night for porch sippin'!

End your night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with  the REBIRTH Brass Band they come on around 10:30ish - there's a cover, but you'll be glad you paid and stayed up late!! 

Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!



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Celebratin' Monday with a Saints Win!!

Happy Monday - It's a beautiful day in the Crescent City to celebrate the Saints big win!!

Special Event
It's A Night of Networking with the Young Leadership Council's One Book One New Orleans Happy Hourfrom 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm at the Hermes Bar, Antoine's Restaurant (713 St. Louis St.)....One Book One New Orleans is chugging right along during their reading period and are happy to present their third big event!
There will be:
* A Specialty cocktail prepared just for the event!
* FREE passed hors d' oeuvres and great happy hour drink specials
* Louisiana Books2Prisoners will be on hand to tell you more about their program!
* Garden District Book Store will be on hand with copies of "Nine Lives" for sale!
For more information, please visit: www.onebookoneneworleans.com

Monday Night Music

If you're Uptown - It's lovely weather for some porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....It's David Doucet of Beausoleil fame at 8:00 pm tonight!

And there's more Mid-City fun over at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal)...with a great happy hour and the Vincedent at 6:00 pm with (no cover) and stay on for Mark Growden (cover $8.00)!  And of course come hungry - Taceaux Loceaux is ready to feed you!

Head on down to Mid-City and to the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks) about 9:00 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, cheap and yummy red beans (veggie red beans too) plus it's smoke-free!! 

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!!

And two great shows at the Maison (508 Frenchmen) with the sultry sounds of Jayna Morgan and the Sazerac Sunrise Band at 7:00 pm, and The New Orleans Super Jam at 10:00 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, Dominick 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 10:00 pm - he really knows how to get your Monday night groovin' - there's a cover for the show, but the "funk" is worth it!!!

Have a great one...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar...until tomorrow!



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Thursday w/Wine at the Track, Paul Sanchez at the "O" & Lots More Good Stuff!

Happy Thursday Everybody - Hope everyone is having a wonderful day!!

Thursday Events

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 - Great Values from Around the World" sponsored by Dorignacs.  Attendees will have the opportunity to taste a collection of 35 delicious great value wines 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.

Celebrate some more with a little culture and music.  Head on over to the concert at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art - better known as Ogden after Hours.  The music starts up at 6:00 pm. with Paul Sanchez......Paul is a New Orleans singer-songwriter whose music continues the city's longstanding tradition of performers melding jazz, blues and funk with lyrics of wit, wisdom, sorrow and joy.....so come on down for some music, culture, food, fun and my hubby, Bill deTurk, will be doing the in depth interview so you don't want to miss it!! And don't forget to try out this month's signature drink the "Limoncell-O" it is really good!

Go hang out at City Park this evening for The Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series with Julio And Cesar!  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.

Tonight it's the second concert for Live at Lafreniere Park (3000 Downs Blvd.) at 6:00 pm with The Yat Pack.  Look for the huge stage on the island, and the best part?...Admission is FREE!!! Kids and pets are welcome too!

Thursday Night Music

There's fun on Frenchmen at the Maison (508 Frenchmen) with a triple header tonight with Those Peaches at 5:00 pm, John Dobray at 7:00 pm and stay on for Doombalya at 10:00 pm!

d.b.a. (618 Frenchman Street) has a spectacular double header!!   Piano man Jon Cleary at 7:00 pm and stay on for Spy Boy at 10:00 pm (there's a small cover, but you don't want to miss it!)

Spotted Cat Music Club (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header too with Brent Richardson at 4:00 pm, Miss Sophie Lee at 6:00 and top off the evening with The New Orleans Moonshiners at 10:00 PM!!

For more fun stuff to do and more music...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!



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Happy Hump Day with a Concert, Opera & Mid-City Music!

Happy Wednesday Everybody!!

Check it out..... The 2011 HARVEST THE MUSIC CONCERT SERIES PRESENTED BY HANCOCK BANK and WHITNEY BANK is going strong!!!!

A free concert series benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans & Acadiana....Every WEDNESDAY through November 2 from 5:00 pm to  7:30 pm at LAFAYETTE SQUARE!!

In addition to a free weekly concert, concert-goers will enjoy food and drinks for purchase (no outside food or drinks, please) from local favorites including: Martin Wine Cellar, Squeal, Ye Olde Kettle Cooker, Miss Linda's Soul Food Catering, Lil Dizzy's Café, Lucy's Retired Surfer's Bar & Restaurant, Crepes a la Cart, Oceana and Second Harvest Food Bank Community Kitchen. An artists' village will feature artwork and crafts from regional artists and designers, all available for purchase.

Here's the line-up for the series!!!
Sept. 21 Paul Sanchez and The Rolling Road Show
Sept. 28 Bonerama w/Dave Malone of the Radiators Plus Alvin Youngblood Hart's Muscle Theory
Oct. 5 Irma Thomas and The Professionals Plus Soul Project
Oct. 12 Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue Plus Stooges Brass Band
Oct. 19 Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Jon Cleary's Philthy Phew
Oct. 26 Blind Boys of Alabama Plus Krown Washington and Batiste
Nov. 2 Buckwheat Zydeco Plus Tommy Malone of the Subdudes with Ray Ganucheau

MORE SPECIAL EVENTS!

Take in the hottest styles at Fashion with a Twist tonight at Mike's on the Avenue (628 St. Charles Ave.) from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. - Enjoy complimentary Ciroc cocktails and gourmet appetizers while viewing the hottest looks from Italy Direct. This fun evening is brought to you by Glam Squad and Niki Walker Salon...Be sure to stay on for live music after the show with Robin Barnes!

Experience an Evening of Cultural Indulgences at the JW Marriott Lobby Lounge (614 Canal Street)from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The featured artist this week is Rhonda Corley. There will also be music by Tony Seville and a spirit tasting with complimentary hors d’oeuvres....Make a purchase of $1,000 or more by either of our Local Artist tonight and the JW Marriott will give you a 1 night complimentary stay in the Presidential Bi-Level Suite a $1,500 value!! (Parking is available at a special event Rate of $5 on Common Street)

Come celebrate with Bon Operatit! with Opera on Tap at The Inn On Bourbon's Puccini Bar (541 Bourbon) tonight at 7:00 pm - the group will be serving up opera and musical theatre hits that will surely invigorate the senses!   The Inn On Bourbon is located at the site of the French Opera House (1859-1919) and continues to celebrate its history with the live performance series.  Special $5 parking at The Inn On Bourbon is extended to all guests attending the performances.

More Wednesday Evening Music

Hang out in Mid-City for all kinds of good stuff tonight - first stop Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks) for a double header with Micah Mckee's Songwriters' Showcase at 8:00 pm, and stay on for some Major Bacon and some FREE BLTs - tonight at 10:00 pm...you can never get enough of the bacon and no cover!!

Have more fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for an amazing night of music with with Meschiya Lake at 8:00 pm and be sure to stay on for Dayna Kurtz with Dave Torkanowsky at 10:00 pm...and of course come early and hungry for the Taceaux Loceaux!  There might be a cover - but the music is worth it! 

This one's pretty darn close to Mid-City - so if you're 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....You'll be dancin' the night away with Swing-A-Roux at 8:30 pm - it's another fun night of rockin' and bowlin'!!

It ain't Mid-City, but there's great music this evening on Frenchmen Street tonight -d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) has Walter "Wolfman" Washington at 10:00 pm - cover's only $5.00 and you know the Wolfman's worth it!

Have a wonderful Wednesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!



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Tuesday w/Veggies, Nine Lives & Lots of Music!

Special Events 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!  Woody's Fish Tacos are back and the Market is excited to have Woody's delicious, fresh, locally sourced tacos. Look for his tacos, rice and beans and a market fresh veggie dish this week for lunch and if you get there early try some huevos rancheros for breakfast......yummy!!

The Trinity Artist Series continues tonight at Trinity Episcopal Church (1329 Jackson Ave.) with "Organ & Labyrinth" with Albinas Prizgintas on the 5000 pipe Trinity tracker organ. The program includes some of the greatest music ever written ranging from Classical Baroque to vintage rock and popular tunes. The concert is from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm and is FREE!

Get a sneak peek at "Nine Lives: A Musical Adaptation" tonight from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at Kajun's Pub (2256 St Claude Ave)....Join One Book One New Orleans, a project of the Young Leadership Council in partnership with the Literacy Alliance of Greater New Orleans.  Singer-songwriter Paul Sanchez will be performing selected songs from this project, enriched by his own interpretation of the stories from Nine Lives - FREE and open to the public!! Nine Lives books and CD's will be sold on site! First drink is 2 for 1 when you check in on Facebook!

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 at 8:00 pm...it's a lovely night for porch sippin'!

Head over to Mid-City and tothe Bayou Park Bar (542 S. Jeff Davis) for Walter Wolfman Washington at 9:00 pm - you don't want to miss the Wolfman!!

There's a triple header over at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) starting up at 4:00 pm with Ben Polcer, then stay on for Smokin' Time Jazz Club at 6:00 pm, and finish off the night with Meschiya Lake and Little Big Horns at 10:00 pm!!

End your night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with  the REBIRTH Brass Band they come on around 10:30ish - there's a cover, but you'll be glad you paid and stayed up late!! 

Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!



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Monday with Music and Possible Alien Abduction!

Happy Monday - It's a little gloomy outside, but it's time to celebrate that big Saints win!
Monday Night Music

If you're Uptown - It's lovely weather for some porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....It's David Doucet of Beausoleil fame at 8:00 pm tonight!

And there's more Mid-City fun over at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal)...with a great happy hour and the Vincedent at 6:00 pm with (no cover) and stay on for Mark Growden (cover $8.00)!  And of course come hungry - Taceaux Loceaux is ready to feed you!

Head on down to Mid-City and to the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks) about 9:00 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 cheap and yummy 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!!

And two great shows at the Maison (508 Frenchmen) with the sultry sounds of Jayna Morgan and the Sazerac Sunrise Band at 7:00 pm, and The New Orleans Super Jam at 10:00 pm.

Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music...Ben Polcer at 4:00 pm, Dominick Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for Kristina Morales & The Bayou Shufflers 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 the 50th Anniversary Barney Hill Abduction featuring Papa "Grays" Funk at 10:00 pm - watch out for aliens and weird probes!!  There's a cover for the show, but the "funk" is worth it and hey - you might be abducted by aliens!!!

Have a great one...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar...until tomorrow!



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Celebratin' Saturday with 1/2 Way to St. Patrick's Day !!

Happy Saturday and Erin Go Braugh (a little early!!)

Come out and eat some BBQ for a great cause with Q'n For Kids! today from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. at Palmer Park (S. Claiborne and S. Carrollton) to benefit www.eachonesaveone.org/events....There's Free Admission and all this cool stuff!!

- $10 BBQ sample pass from 11am-2pm
- Dedicated children's area with fun activities & NOFD Fire Prevention Exhibition
- Vendor booths and promotional products available
- Beer, soft drinks, water and food sold
- Entertainment by DJ LUKE
- Games and Raffles with lots of great prizes
- Awards 4 p.m.

Head down to the Quarters for a triple header of great shows over the Louisiana Music Factory (210 Decatur) - John Sinclair at 2:00 pm, Christian Serpas and Ghost Town at 3:00 pm and Michael Hurtt and His Haunted Hearts at 4:00 pm!!

Right down the street you can catch the Tribute to Satchmo at the National Historical Park Visitor Center (916 N. Peter) - Clive Wilson's Satchmo Serenade leads athe band in a musical tribute to Louis Armstrong from 2:00 to 3:30 pm!

Celebrate Half-Way to St. Patrick's Day!!

It's that time of year again over at Pat O'Brien's (718 St. Peter) - it's the Semi-Annual Saint Patrick's Day Party. There's gonna be music on the Patio with The Wise Guys from 4pm to 7pm. Amazing Irish food Specials in the Restaurant and $3 Jameson, $3 Fuzzy Leprechauns and $3 Guinness! Erin Go Braugh - Half the there!!

The Kerry Irish Pub (331 Decatur) is Celebrating Halfway To St. Patrick's Day too - All Weekend Long!! with Irish music & Jameson drink specials. Come Party with us until The Wee Hours.....Today: Speed the Mule w/Paul Tobin at 5pm and Rites of Passage at 9:00 pm and Sunday: Traditional Irish Sessions at 5pm with the Crescent City Celtic Band at 8:00 pm!

More Irish celebrating with the Grand Opening of the The Irish House (1432 St. Charles Ave.)tonight from 7:00 to 9:00 pm!! Come help out Chef Matt Murphy with the grand opening celebration with a 7:15 Traditional Irish Blessing at 7:15 pm, and Horse & Carriage Delivery of Guinness at 7:30 pm and music by the Crescent City Celtic Band!!

For more fun stuff to do and more music...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!



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TGIF w/Wine, Fishy Fun, Courtyard Concerts, Art & Lots o' Music!!!

Hurray for Friday and what a beautiful day it is!!

Always a fun way to kick things off.  It's the weekly wine tasting over at Cork & Bottle (Orleans at Moss St.) - today they have a wine flight with wine picks from the C & B staff!  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! 

Head down to the Quarter for Concerts in the Courtyard at the Historic New Orleans Collection....What a treat this is (and beautiful weather!).....Experience a concert in the courtyard at 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 Shamarr Allen & the Underdawgs...FUN!!! Admission is $10, FREE for THNOC members, and includes 3 complimentary beverages from Lazy Magnolia beer and white wine from Avia provided by Southern Eagle.!!! Guests must be 21 or older to enter and memberships begin at the low low price of $35.00 per household.

The Where Y'Art? party is celebrating SWOON this evening over at the New Orleans Museum of Art starting at 5:30 pm with Gallery & Exhibition Tours, lots of fun activities and music!! Thalassa is a large scale, site-specific installation by the internationally renowned artist Swoon. This unique sculpture will be coming down September 25th, so please join us in celebrating her successful run. There's only two weeks left to enjoy this artwork!  The event is FREE with museum admissions. $10 Adults, $8 seniors, students, active military, $6 children ages 17 to 7, children 6 and under are free.

• 5:30 pm  to 8:00 pm: an art making activity for the kiddies
• 5:30 to 8:30 pm: Music by DJ Kazu
• 6:00 pm: Lecture with John Cort, Denison University, "Jainism as a Religion of Sacred Icons"
• 7:00 pm: Discussion on SWOON by curator Miranda Lash

Come party at the Aquarium of the Americas tonight with Scales & Ales from 8:00 to 11:00 pm!!!  There's going to be loads of fun with live music and entertainment by Kermit Ruffins, the 610 Stompers, The Stooges Brass Band and Washboard Chaz!!  Sample wine and beer from more than 20 bars as you enjoy the sights and sounds of Audubon Aquarium at night.  Enjoy delicious New Orleans cuisine from local restaurants, soak up the sounds of live music, and watch the stars come out over the Mississippi River. 
*Scales & Ales supports Audubon's Louisiana Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Rescue Program (LMMSTRP) and efforts to rescuing, rehabilitating and successfully releasing stranded and injured sea turtles and marine mammals.  Questions? Call (504) 861-5107 or email give@auduboninstitute.org (This is an adults-only event)...General Admittance tickets are $35 - Patron tickets are $75 per person All food and drinks are included in ticket price!

You say - you still don't know what to do??? 

Head on over to Chickie Wah Wah on Canal for their happy hour around the 5 o'clock hour with music from the Pfister Sisters startin up at 5:30 and stay on for Paul Sanchez at 8:00 pm there's a small cover, but Paul is worth the dinero!!  And don't forget to come hungry cause they got yummy food going on in the kitchen with Taceaux Loceaux!

And there's more good music in Mid-City (almost Uptown) over at Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) celebrate the anniversary of the Beatle's concert in City Park with the Sgt. Pepper's Beatles Tribute Band at 9:30 pm!!  Remember if you eat at Ye Olde College Inn right next door you get a discount to the show!  Happy rockin' and bowlin'!

Need more music??  Then go to Frenchmen Street! You can get started early at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) with Brett Richardson at 4:00 pm, Jayna Morgan and The Sazerac Sunrise Jazz Band at 6:00 pm, and the New Orleans Cottonmouth Kings at 10:00 pm.

Stop by Mojitos Rum Bar & Grill (437 Esplanade - corner of Frenchmen) for some excellent margaritas and some great music all afternoon and stay late for Fredy Omar con su Banda at 10:30 pm!!

Right down the street you have another trio of shows at BMC (1331 Decatur)...with Moonshine and Caroline at 7:00 pm, and Dana Abbot Band at 10:00 pm and stay 'til Saturday morning with The Soulbillyswampboogie Band at 12:30 am!!

d.b.a.'s (618 Frenchmen) got The Hot Club of New Orleans at 6:00 pm it's FREE, but don't forget to tip the band!! And stay on for Walter Wolfman Washington & The Roadmasters at 10:00 pm...there's a $5cover, but you don't want to miss the Wolfman!!

Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this evening and tomorrow...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire -  http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar and tune in today from 11-2 pm for the Louisiana Music Party with my hubby Bill deTurk!!



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Thursday w/Wine, Food, Music, Tigers & No Cowbell Ringin'!!

Good Morning Everybody,

Geaux Tigers - Stop that COWBELL ringin'!!

All Week Long!!

A Yummy way to spend your week!  The Louisiana Restaurant Association Greater New Orleans Chapter is proud to unveil the inaugural We Live to Eat: Louisiana Seafood Restaurant Week, celebrating the art and appreciation of dining in New Orleans. During the week of September 12-18, 2011, more than thirty local restaurants will offer two-course lunches for $20 and three-course dinners for $35. It's a chance to enjoy exceptional dining and satisfy your palate the way only New Orleans cooking can... at a great value.  http://www.welivetoeatnola.com/restaurant-week/

Thursday Events

Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orleans ) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City and the tasting is free with some great choices to taste and purchase Houchart Rose, Casteggio Pinot Grigo, Donatiello Pinot Noir, Manos Negras Malbec, La Madrid Single Vineyard Malbec, La Madrid Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, Verum Chardonnay and Tapiz Malbec. You can also stop at Clever (right next door) for their "tasting special" - $1 off your first cocktail after attending the free wine tasting and hang out and watch the Tigers kick some Mississippi butt! 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 more art, culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art (925 Camp St.) - better known as Ogden after Hours.  The concert starts up at 6:00 pm with John Sinclair author, poet and activist.  It's also Ogden Nightcap time again at the d.o.c.s. gallery! Get your official Kohlmeyer Circle "ticket" at Ogden After Hour - don't miss it!!

Go hang out at City Park this evening for The Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series with Don Vappie!  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.

Tonight is the kick-off of Live at Lafreniere Park (3000 Downs Blvd.) at 6:00 pm with The Bucktown Allstars. They'll have the LSU game on a 9' x 12' video wall with plenty of frosty beverages and delicious food available. Look for the huge stage on the island, and the best part? . . .Admission is FREE!!! Kids and pets are welcome too!

Thursday Night Music

Head on over to your favorite bar to watch the game, or you can even watch the game with a little music too!

There's  fun on Frenchmen at the Maison (508 Frenchmen) with a triple header tonight with Those Peaches at 5:00 pm, watch the game and hang out for Gris Gris at 10:00 pm!

Spotted Cat Music Club (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header too with Brent Richardson at 4:00 pm, Miss Sophie Lee at 6:00 and celebrate the Tigers win with The New Orleans Moonshiners at 10:00 PM!!

For more fun stuff to do and more music...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!



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Hump Day w/Harvest the Music, Beer Tappin', Fashion and More!

Happy Wednesday Everybody!!

Check it out..... It's the start of the 2011 HARVEST THE MUSIC CONCERT SERIES PRESENTED BY HANCOCK BANK and WHITNEY BANK!!!!

A free concert series benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans & Acadiana....Every WEDNESDAY, September 14-November 2 from 5:00 pm to  7:30 pm at LAFAYETTE SQUARE!!

In addition to a free, weekly concert, concert-goers will enjoy food and drinks for purchase (no outside food or drinks, please) from local favorites including: Martin Wine Cellar, Squeal, Ye Olde Kettle Cooker, Miss Linda's Soul Food Catering, Lil Dizzy's Café, Lucy's Retired Surfer's Bar & Restaurant, Crepes a la Cart, Oceana and Second Harvest Food Bank Community Kitchen. An artists' village will feature artwork and crafts from regional artists and designers, all available for purchase.

Here's the line-up for the series!!!
Sept. 14 Big Sam's Funky Nation Plus Mia Borders
Sept. 21 Paul Sanchez and The Rolling Road Show
Sept. 28 Bonerama with Dave Malone of the Radiators
Plus Alvin Youngblood Hart's Muscle Theory
Oct. 5 Irma Thomas and The Professionals
Plus Soul Project
Oct. 12 Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue
Plus Stooges Brass Band
Oct. 19 Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Jon Cleary's Philthy Phew
Oct. 26 Blind Boys of Alabama
Plus Krown Washington and Batiste
Nov. 2 Buckwheat Zydeco Plus Tommy Malone of the Subdudes with Ray Ganucheau

MORE SPECIAL EVENTS!

Join Gordon Biersch (200 Poydras) this evening for the tapping of their latest seasonal beer, Festbier!  The GB beer maids will be serving up their new brew and will provide complimentary appetizers from the new seasonal menu.  If the beer maids and free snacks aren't enough to keep you entertained, there will also be plenty of games and raffles (with prizes!!!) to participate in!  And as a special bonus to the loyal customers, all Passport and Stein Club members will receive one complimentary beer. Not a member yet? Sign up for half of the price at the tapping party!  Also, GB will be donating $1.00 from every beer sold at the tapping party to The American Cancer Society for Making Strides against Breast Cancer.  Hope to see you there! Prost!

Take in the hottest styles at Fashion with a Twist tonight at Mike's on the Avenue (628 St. Charles Ave.) from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. - Enjoy complimentary Ciroc cocktails and gourmet appetizers while viewing the hottest looks from Voluptuous Vixen This fun evening is brought to you by Glam Squad and Niki Walker Salon...Be sure to stay on for live music after the show with Robin Barnes!

Experience an Evening of Cultural Indulgences at the JW Marriott Lobby Lounge (614 Canal Street)from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The featured artist this week is Sheila Phipps. There will also be entertainment by guitarist, Javier Gutierrez and a spirit tasting with complimentary hors d’oeuvres....Make a purchase of $1,000 or more by either of our Local Artist tonight and the JW Marriott will give you a 1 night complimentary stay in the Presidential Bi-Level Suite a $1,500 value!! (Parking is available at a special event Rate of $5 on Common Street)

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 Eudora Evans and Deep Soul  and with Fall right around the corner, get a jump start on your holiday shopping and support the featured local artists who can help you find that perfect something. There will be 75 arts, crafts and food vendors on hand.  First Baptist New Orleans church will be there with great activities for the little ones. You can enjoy the famous char-grilled oysters from Drago's or fish tacos from the familiar Woody's Tacos. Keep it cool with NOLA Snow Snowballs or a cold refreshing libation from the Beacon Beverage booth serving an array of thirst quenchers including margaritas.  It's going to a fun evening!

All Week Long!!

After all that great music you might be craving a fancy dinner!  No problem cause the Louisiana Restaurant Association Greater New Orleans Chapter is hosting We Live to Eat: Louisiana Seafood Restaurant Week, celebrating the art and appreciation of dining in New Orleans. During the week of September 12-18, 2011, more than thirty local restaurants will offer two-course lunches for $20 and three-course dinners for $35. It's a chance to enjoy exceptional dining and satisfy your palate the way only New Orleans cooking can... at a great value.  http://www.welivetoeatnola.com/restaurant-week/

Have a wonderful Wednesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!



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Tuesday with Food, Burlesque and Lots of Music!

Happy Tuesday Everybody!!

All Week Long!!

A Yummy way to spend your week!  The Louisiana Restaurant Association Greater New Orleans Chapter is proud to unveil the inaugural We Live to Eat: Louisiana Seafood Restaurant Week, celebrating the art and appreciation of dining in New Orleans. During the week of September 12-18, 2011, more than thirty local restaurants will offer two-course lunches for $20 and three-course dinners for $35. It's a chance to enjoy exceptional dining and satisfy your palate the way only New Orleans cooking can... at a great value.  http://www.welivetoeatnola.com/restaurant-week/

Special Events 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!  Woody's Fish Tacos are back and the Market is excited to have Woody's delicious, fresh, locally sourced tacos. Look for his tacos, rice and beans and a market fresh veggie dish this week for lunch......yummy!!

The Trinity Artist Series continues tonight at Trinity Episcopal Church (1329 Jackson Ave.) with "Organ & Labyrinth" with Albinas Prizgintas on the 5000 pipe Trinity tracker organ. The program includes some of the greatest music ever written ranging from Classical Baroque to vintage rock and popular tunes. The concert is from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm and is FREE!

Tonight is the kick off of the People Say Project's new season at the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (938 Lafayette Street)! There's gonna be free food from the Green Goddess, Zapp's, and Cupcake Fairies, plus free Abita Beer, and a lively conversation about culture and money with two generations of New Orleans burlesque. See you then! For more info on the project click www.thepeoplesayproject.org.

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 along with sax player Clarence Johnson III at 8:00 pm...it's a lovely night for porch sippin'!

Head over to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah's (2828 Canal) for some great country-metal music with Waylon Speed at 9:00 pm (there's probably a small cover - but you don't want to miss this one) and come hungry for some yummy Taceaux Loceaux!!

There's a triple header over at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) starting up at 4:00 pm with Ben Polcer, then stay on for Smokin' Time Jazz Club at 6:00 pm, and finish off the night with Meschiya Lake and Little Big Horns at 10:00 pm!!

End your night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with  the REBIRTH Brass Band they come on around 10:30ish - there's a cover, but you'll be glad you paid and stayed up late!! 

Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!



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Happy Monday with Livin' to Eat and Great Music!

Happy Monday - It's a beautiful day in the Crescent City!

All Week Long!!

A Yummy way to spend your week!  The Louisiana Restaurant Association Greater New Orleans Chapter is proud to unveil the inaugural We Live to Eat: Louisiana Seafood Restaurant Week, celebrating the art and appreciation of dining in New Orleans. During the week of September 12-18, 2011, more than thirty local restaurants will offer two-course lunches for $20 and three-course dinners for $35. It's a chance to enjoy exceptional dining and satisfy your palate the way only New Orleans cooking can... at a great value.  http://www.welivetoeatnola.com/restaurant-week/

Monday Night Music

If you're Uptown - It's lovely weather for some porch sippin' over at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles)....It's David Doucet of Beausoleil fame at 8:00 pm tonight!

And there's more Mid-City fun over at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal)...with a great happy hour and the Vincedent at 6:00 pm with (no cover)!  And of course come hungry - the Taceaux Loceaux is overflowing with yummy food!

Head on down to Mid-City and to the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks) about 9:00 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 cheap and yummy 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!!

And two great shows at the Maison (508 Frenchmen) with the sultry sounds of Jayna Morgan and the Sazerac Sunrise Band at 7:00 pm, and The New Orleans Super Jam at 10:00 pm.

Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music...Ben Polcer at 4:00 pm, Dominick 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 10:00 pm - he really knows how to get your Monday night groovin' - there's a cover for the show, but the "funk" is worth it!!!

Have a great one...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar...until tomorrow!



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Saturday - Happy Birthday Weekend to Me!

Mornin' Everybody!

On vacation for the big birthday - so, no bloggin' until Monday.

Go out and enjoy the Seafood Fest in Lafayette Square all weekend long with yummy food, amazing art, and of course the best music in all the world!!  http://www.neworleansseafoodfestival.com/

I'm heading out to the beach - enjoy your weekend!

Click on the livewire for all kinds of good stuff going on - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar



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Saints Thursday - Get 'Dem Cheese Heads!!

Good Morning Everybody,

Geaux Saints - It's the real deal tonight - let's get those Cheese Heads!!

Thursday Events

Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orleans ) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City and the tasting is free with some great choices to taste and purchase - 2008 - Coppola - Director's Cut Pinot Noir, 2007 - Coppola - Director's Cut - Cinema Blend, 2007 - Coppola - Director's Cut - Dry Creek Zinfandel, 2009 - St Supery - Sauvignon Blanc and the 2008 - Joel Gott - Chardonnay. You can also stop at Clever (right next door) for their "tasting special" - $1 off your first cocktail after attending the free wine tasting and it just happens to be Tapas Thursday too! 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 more art, culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art (925 Camp St.) - better known as Ogden after Hours.  The concert starts up at 6:00 pm with New Orleans based cellist Helen Gillet.  Helen Gillet uses electromagnetic effects, looping and vocal percussion to explore sound as well as the wide range of natural sounds possibly drawn, knocked, rubbed, sensed, bounced, scraped, plucked, and sung out through the acoustic cello - don't miss it!!

Go hang out at City Park this evening for The Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series with the always entertaining Phillip Manuel!  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.

Thursday Night Music

Head on over to your favorite bar to watch the game, or you can even watch the game with a little music too!

There's  fun on Frenchmen at the Maison (508 Frenchmen) with a triple header tonight with Those Peaches at 5:00 pm, Traveler at 7:00 pm and to cap off the evening The Abney Effect at 10:00 pm!

Spotted Cat Music Club (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header too with Ben Polcer at 4:00 pm, Miss Sophie Lee at 6:00 and celebrate the Saints win with The New Orleans Moonshiners at 10:00 PM!!

For more fun stuff to do and more music...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!



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Wednesday with Culture, Fashion, Art & Music!

Good Morning Everybody! What a beautiful early Fall day with lots of good stuff going on!

Tonight is Culture Collsion 3 and the opening of the New Orleans cultural season from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm at the New Orleans Museum of Art.  Museum admission will be free and their will be free specialty drinks and food, with additional cash bars throughout the  Museum.  The after-party tradition continues this year even bigger and better this year with the a festive party in the Sculpture Garden from 8:00 to 10:00  pm.  Culture Collision 3 is sponsored by WWNO and organized by the Arts Council of New Orleans, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, New Orleans Ballet Association, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans Opera Association, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and Southern Rep.

Take in the hottest styles at Fashion with a Twist tonight at Mike's on the Avenue (628 St. Charles Ave.) from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. - Enjoy complimentary Ciroc cocktails and gourmet appetizers while viewing the hottest looks from Vernon! This fun evening is brought to you by Glam Squad and Niki Walker Salon...Be sure to stay on for live music after the show with Robin Barnes!

Experience an Evening of Cultural Indulgences at the JW Marriott Lobby Lounge (614 Canal Street)from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The featured artist this week is L'Tanya Clark with non-objective abstract paintings . There will also be entertainment by Ricardo Crespo and a spirit tasting with complimentary hors d’oeuvres....Make a purchase of $1,000 or more by either of our Local Artist tonight and the JW Marriott will give you a 1 night complimentary stay in the Presidential Bi-Level Suite a $1,500 value!! (Parking is available at a special event Rate of $5 on Common Street)

More Wednesday Evening Music

Have more fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for an amazing night of music with Tom McDermott & Meschiya Lake at 8:00 pm...and of course come early and hungry for the Taceaux Loceaux!  There's might be a cover - but the music is worth it!

Hang out in Mid-City for all kinds of good stuff tonight - first stop Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks) for a double header with Micah Mckee's Songwriters' Showcase at 8:00 pm, and stay on for some Major Bacon and some FREE BLTs - tonight at 10:00 pm...you can never get enough of the bacon and no cover!!

This one's pretty darn close to Mid-City - so if you're 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's gonna be groovin' with Johnny J and Derek Huston at 8:30 pm - it's another fun night of rockin' and bowlin'!!

That should keep you going - If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar! 




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Beautiful Tuesday with Veggies, Tacos & Music!

Happy Tuesday Everybody - Get out and enjoy this beautiful weather!!

Special Events 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!  Woody's Fish Tacos are back and the Market is excited to have Woody's delicious,  fresh, locally sourced tacos. Look for his tacos, rice and beans and a market fresh veggie dish this week for lunch......yummy!!

The Trinity Artist Series continues tonight at Trinity Episcopal Church (1329 Jackson Ave.) with "Organ & Labyrinth" with Albinas Prizgintas on the 5000 pipe Trinity tracker organ. The program includes some of the greatest music ever written ranging from Classical Baroque to vintage rock and popular tunes. The concert is from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm and is FREE!

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 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 Ben Polcer, then stay on for Smokin' Time Jazz Club at 6:00 pm, and finish off the night with Meschiya Lake and Little Big Horns at 10:00 pm!!

End your night over at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street...with  the REBIRTH Brass Band they come on around 10:30ish - there's a cover, but you'll be glad you paid and stayed up late!! 

Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!



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A Musical Cool Labor Day!

Happy Labor Day - After a rainy weekend - it looks like we're in for a glorious week.  Celebrate with some music tonight!

Monday Night Music

Head on down to Mid-City and to the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks) about 9:00 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 cheap and yummy 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!!

And two great shows at the Maison (508 Frenchmen) with the sultry sounds of Jayna Morgan and the Sazerac Sunrise Band at 7:00 pm, and The New Orleans Super Jam at 10:00 pm.

Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music...Ben Polcer at 4:00 pm, Dominick Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for Kristina Morales & The Bayou Shufflers 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 10:00 pm - he really knows how to get your Monday night groovin' - there's a cover for the show, but the "funk" is worth it!!!

Have a great one...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar...until tomorrow!



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Saturday with Lee the Tropical Storm

Happy Saturday Everybody!

A simple way to spend your Tropical Storm Lee Saturday - stock up on lots of essentials - liquor, food and board games and enjoy your day!

And.....If you live in close proximity to a neighborhood bar or restaurant - walk on over and do some hangin' and bondin' with the neighbors.  Remember to bring the flip flops and galoshes for the walk home.

Of course, The big LSU game is on tonight - so I think that should cover it for this damp day.  Stay safe and try not to mildew.

GEAUX TIGERS!!!



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Saints Winning Thursday w/Wine, Music & Song!

Good Morning Everybody,

Geaux Saints!!  It's the last pre-season game - it's gonna be the real deal next week!!!

Here's some Thursday fun stuff to get you going this evening!!

Thursday Events

Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orleans ) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City and the tasting is free with some great choices to taste and purchase - 2007- AOC- Bordeaux Blanc, 2009- AOC- Macon-Villages, 2008- AOC- Bourgogne 2006- AOC - Bordeaux Superieur, and a 2008 - AOC - Cotes du Rhone. You can also stop at Clever (right next door) for their "tasting special" - $1 off your first cocktail after attending the free wine tasting and it just happens to be Tapas Thursday too! 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 more art, culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art (925 Camp St.) - better known as Ogden after Hours.  The concert starts up at 6:00 pm with Seth Walker.  Seth grew up in rural North Carolina surrounded by a musical, artistic family which has lent itself to Seth’s natural ability to entertain audiences with his music and the ease with which he performs. - don't miss it!!

Go hang out at City Park this evening for The Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series with the always entertaining Phil Melancon!  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.

Thursday Night Music

Head on down to Frenchmen Street and to dba (618 Frenchmen) for a solo piano show with Jon Cleary at 10:00 pm (this should be a great one!) there's gonna be a small cover, but Jon's worth the dinero!

More fun on Frenchmen at the Maison (508 Frenchmen) with a triple header tonight with Those Peaches at 5:00 pm, James Westfall and the Colt 45s at 7:00 pm and to cap off the evening Royal Teeth at 10:00 pm!

There's some good stuff going on in Mid-City too!

If you're looking for some more dancing - head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal)  for swing dance lessons from 7:00 to 8:00 pm - (go to http://www.nolajitterbugs.org/ for info and to sign up for lessons.)   And stick around afterwards for the the Smoking Time Jazz Band at 8:00 pm!  It's gonna be a fun night at the Chickie's!!

The Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks) has a fun show tonight withr Dave Jordan & The Neighborhood Improvement Association at 10:00 pm!

For more fun stuff to do and more music...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!



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