Happy Wednesday with Dumpstaphunk Party, Fun on Frenchmen and Some Gal Holiday!

Wednesday Evening Music

New Music with a Party!

It's a Dumpstaphunk Record Release Party! Dumpstaphunk is hosting a record release performance, CD signing, meet & greet, and listening party tonight at the Maple Leaf Bar (8316 Oak Street) at 8:00 pm. Celebrate their new album DIRTY WORD -- which hit the streets July 30! Squeal BBQ & Shaggy will provide delicious grub for the party, so come early and enjoy with the band, family and friends! Get your Dumpsta jam on and get your new DIRTY WORD cd signed in person!


Head on down to Frenchmen Street for some hump day fun!

There's great music at d.b.a.  (618 Frenchmen) - with an early and a late show.  Come check out Washboard Chaz Blues Trio at 7:00 pm with no cover - And then it's Walter Wolfman Washington & The Roadmasters at 10:00 pm - cover's only $5.00 - You know you love the Wolfman!

The Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has an afternoon and evening filled with music!!  Ben Polcer at 4:00, The Orleans 6 at 6:00 pm and top off the night with St. Louis Jim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band!

Mid City!

Have fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for Alvin Youngblood Hart at 8:00 p.m. And be sure to come hungry for your sammich!!

And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)! It's Major Bacon at 10:00 p.m.!  There's always bacon loving fun with no cover and free BLTs!!

Bowling and Rocking!

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.....Get on your dancing shoes for the the honky tonkin' sounds of Gal Holidy & The Honky Tonk Review tonight at 8:30 pm!!

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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Keeping Cool on Tuesday with Fresh Food and Music!

Happy Tuesday!

Farmer's Market and Fresh Food!

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 am to 1:00 pm for the freshest veggies, fruits and seafood.This month the Market welcomes Red Gravy to the Green Plate Special. This week they keeps the flavor coming with your choice of delicious fresh lunch options and cool desserts. Yum!

Eat local and find more fresh veggies at the Hollygrove Market.   You can go by their location at 8301 Olive Street Tuesday thru Thursday Noon to 7:00 pm and Saturday and Sundays 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  They also have home delivery if you can't make it to the Market - Click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669

In the "Box"!

-All-Natural Shiitake Mushrooms (MSNP, New Hebron, MS)
-Organic Pecans (Inglewood Farm, Alexandria, LA)
-Squash Combo (Covey Rise Farms, Husser, LA)
-Arugula (Covey Rise Farms, Husser, LA)
-Double Share of Peaches (Durham Farms/Cherry Creek Orchards)
-Green Bell Peppers (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Red, Orange, and Yellow Bell Peppers (Glaser's Farm, New Roads, LA)
-Red Potatoes (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Sweet Potatoes (Pointe Coupee Minority Growers Co-op, Pte. Coupee Parish)
-Purple Hulled Peas (Cherry Creek Orchards, Pontotoc, MS)

Ice Cream Social!

Come celebrate with Pearl Wine Bar (3700 Orleans) with an Ice Cream Social!  Get  FREE ice cream shooters topped with rum sauce and cherry bombs from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. today, and visit Pearl Wine Co. for an amazing selection of your favorite vino!

Good Music Tonight!

There's a great musical evening on the Avenue at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) at 8:00 p.m. tonight!  Have a fancy cocktail and listen to guitar man - John Rankin!

Get your self to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal St.) for some funkified New Orleans tunes from Jon Cleary tonight at 8:00 p.m.!

There's some fun on Frenchmen over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) with the The Treme Brass Band at 10:00 pm - there's a $5 cover for the show - but you know you don't want to miss it!

Right down the street the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header with no cover - Andy Forest at 4:00 pm, Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 6:00 pm, and top off the evening with the Dr. Sick & The Late Greats at 10:00 pm!

Top off the evewing 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 Weekend with Vino, Shopping, Christmas in July and a Celebration of Honey!

Happy Weekend!

Friday!

Wine Tasting Fun!

Vino!

It's the weekly wine tasting over at Pearl Wine Company (Orleans at Moss St.) - from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.  Get an extremely rare opportunity to taste Quintessa before you buy. Quintessa is a gorgeous Napa red that is consistently praised by wine lovers around the world. During the tasting NOLA Smokehouse serving some delicious smoked pork and gumbo.

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. Beth Kehn will continue to follow us on our journey through Italy with 4 great wines accompanied by Chef Walter's Italian themed small plates!

If you're Uptown head on over to Martin's Wine Cellar (3500 Magazine)....They'll be serving up some lovely wines from 4:30 to 6:30 pm!

Shopping Fun!

It's the Red, White and Book Sale this weekend at 3728 Laurel St.  Check out -  *Hot Red-Run Dresses, *Cool Summer Whites, *Fab Vintage Finds, and *Classic Lit from the Greeks to the Beats
FRI July 26 * 5-8 PM
SAT July 27 * 11 AM - 4 PM
Plus chilled white sangria will be served. Fun!

Get rid of the hot weather with the Cool Down Block Party on Magazine THIS FRIDAY! It's hot outside! Cool off your tootsies at the Block Party from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the 4100 and 4200 blocks of Magazine Street (between Milan and Napoleon) There'll be complimentary cold beverages, cool foods and frozen desserts, live music, trunk shows, in-store promotions and more. Participants include Rivista (offering free Italian soda shots, with incredible sweets and savories available for sale inside), No Fleas Market, Theo's, Rye, Bella & Harlow, Armoire, Dominique's, Feet First, Saucy's and more.



Party with a Purpose!

Soul Sister, Funk Baby, and Gasa Gasa present "It's a Love Thing" a benefit love-fest for Deborah Cotton from 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. at Gasa Gasa (4920 Freret St.) - DJ Soul Sister's debut right on party at Gasa Gasa + Complimentary eats by Boucherie Chef Nathanial Zimet, a Food Network 'Chopped' Champion + "A Love Thing"-themed live painting by Reuben Cheatem + art show curated by Funk Baby and featuring 10+ local artists. + Raffles and Silent Auctions
Admission: $10, with 100% of admission and raffle proceeds to be donated to the Fund for Deborah Cotton, helping her medical and recovery expenses incurred as a victim of the Mother's Day second line mass shooting. 30% of the art sales will be donated to the Fund, courtesy of Funk Baby.

Great Music!

Head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) in the heart of Mid-City for an amazing show with Paul Sanchez and Jim McCormick - their swapping songs at 8:00 pm! Don't miss it - and be sure to come hungry for a sammich!

Tipitina's Foundation presents FREE Fridays are back with another great show at Tips (501 Napoleon Ave.) - Tonight it's Stooges Brass Band + Ricky B - Admission is FREE of course!

Saturday!

Christmas in July!  It's time for Rudolph's Revenge - beginning at Barcadia on Tchoupitoulas at 11 a.m. 'til around 2 a.m. The Christmas in July event features free reindeer ears, drink specials, brunch deals, free play on most games, live music by The Free Drinks and Running of the Santas promos. There will also be free barbecue while supplies last and promos from Grand Marnier and Abita. The after party at Generations Hall (310 Andrew Higgins Drive) starts at 10 p.m. and is free for those donning reindeer ears.

Saturday is also Dirty Coast Fest at the Rusty Nail (1100 Constance) from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Enjoy live music by Sweet Crude plus Alexis and the Samurai, refreshments by La Cocinita, Hansen's Sno-Blitz and more - admission is free!

Sunday!

Hats off to Honey - A Jolly Jam! Come down to Cafe' Instanbul (2372 St. Claude) Sunday at 6:00 p.m. and celebrate the life of Pat's mother - Olive "Honey" LeRouge! This fun fundraiser will help defray the costs of Honey's funeral and will have a yummy potluck, live music, a silent auction and cash bar. Suggested donation is $20 - don't miss out on this celebration of Honey's life and make sure to where your best  hat!




Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this weekend...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire -  http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!!



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Thursday with Songs and Champagne!

Happy Thursday!

Tom Hook

It's a great night to hang out at City Park and enjoy Tom Hook for the Twilight Garden Concert Series! Musician, songwriter, historian, Tom will be joined by some of New Orleans finest musicians, and will perform music of Tom Waits and Randy Newman, along with some New Orleans R&B, jazz standards, and originals. 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...$10 for adults and $3 for children.

Dave Malone

Need a little 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. Tonight the Ogden has Dave Malone with Friends and Family. For more than 30 years, Dave Malone was best known as the guitarist/vocalist and one of the songwriters of The Radiators, with whom he recorded more than a dozen albums. The group performed over 4,000 shows in their 33 years together. For this Ogden After Hours, Malone will perform with his daughter, Darcy, Graham Robinson, and Steve Spitz.
*Be sure to head on over to the bar for this month's signature drink - O-Sangria. And remember with your Ogden membership all of these excellent concerts are FREE!

Tonight is the Tastings at the Track Wine Series Kick Off at the Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots (1751 Gentilly Blvd.) from 6:00 p.m. 'til 8:00 p.m.  The fun tasting series returns with "Bountiful Bubbles: Sparkling Wines from Around the World." The reception-style tasting will feature 30 sparkling wines including those from California and France, Cava from Spain and Italian Prosecco. The tasting will also feature a selection of gourmet cheeses, and wine experts who will answer wine-related questions. Cost is $25 per person. Tickets are available to purchase at Dorignac's Food Center (710 Veterans Blvd.), and tickets will be sold at the door. Must be 21 years old to attend. For more information, call 504-948-1285


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 Music All Around Town!

Wednesday Evening Music

Head on down to Frenchmen Street for some hump day fun!

There's great music at d.b.a.  (618 Frenchmen) - with an early and a late show.  Come check out Washboard Chaz Blues Trio at 7:00 pm with no cover - And then it's Walter Wolfman Washington & The Roadmasters at 10:00 pm - cover's only $5.00 - You know you love the Wolfman!

The Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has an afternoon and evening filled with music!!  Ben Polcer at 4:00, The Orleans 6 at 6:00 pm and top off the night with St. Louis Jim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band!

Mid City!

Have fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for Alvin Youngblood Hart at 8:00 p.m. And be sure to come hungry for your sammich!!

And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)! It's Major Bacon at 10:00 p.m.!  There's always bacon loving fun with no cover and free BLTs!!

Bowling and Rocking!

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.....Get on your dancing shoes for the swinging sounds of Jerry Embree tonight at 8:30 pm!!

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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Celebrate National Hot Dog Day with a Dat Dog Dinner, Fresh Food and Lovely Music!

Happy Tuesday and National Hot Dog Day!

Dat Dog Magazine Street (3336 Magazine) will be partnering up for the first time with New Belgium on a beer dinner tonight - Haute Dogs and Cold Beers at 7:30 p.m.! This delicious dining experience includes 6 courses paired with 6 New Belgium beers, including favorites such as the Sea Dog and Duck Dog. While you're enjoying dinner you'll be entertained by music from David Fera. The cost is only $30 in advance ($35 at the door) and tickets can be purchased at the Magazine Street location. And if you just want to eat your own creation all menu items also will be offered as an a la carte, full-size pairing the night of the event for a discounted price.

For more info click here and check out the full menu below - Hot diggity dog!

Farmer's Market and Fresh Food!

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 am to 1:00 pm for the freshest veggies, fruits and seafood.This month the Market welcomes Red Gravy to the Green Plate Special. This week they keeps the flavor coming with your choice of zucchini with creole cream cheese, and mushrooms, sausage and pepper sliders, assorted bruschettas and a Boston cream pie. Yum!

Eat local and find more fresh veggies at the Hollygrove Market.   You can go by their location at 8301 Olive Street Tuesday thru Thursday Noon to 7:00 pm and Saturday and Sundays 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  They also have home delivery if you can't make it to the Market - Click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669

In the "Box"!

-Peaches (Durham Produce, Jemison, AL)
-Okra (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Figs (Star Nursery, Belle Chasse, LA)
-Bell Peppers (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-More Peaches!!! or All-Natural Arugula (Peach Orchard next to Inglewood Farm, Alexandria, LA/OSBG)
-Organic Heirloom Tomatoes (Inglewood Farm, Alexandria, LA)
-Organic Green Tomatoes (Inglewood Farm, Alexandria, LA)
-Squash Combo (Covey Rise Farms, Husser, LA)
-Organic Purple Bell Peppers (Inglewood Farm, Alexandria, LA)
-Red Potatoes (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Popcorn Rice (Campbell Farms, Gueydan, LA)

Good Music Tonight!

The Roots of American Music series presents the lovely and talented Margie Perez and Friends tonight from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Ellis Marsalis Center For Music (1901 Bartholomew Street in the Musicians' Village). General Admission is only $3 one hour prior to the concert and reserved seats are available for $35 - Call 504 940 3400 for more details!

There's a great musical evening on the Avenue at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) at 8:00 p.m. tonight!  Have a fancy cocktail and listen to guitar man - John Fohl!

Get your self to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal St.) for some funkified New Orleans tunes from Jon Cleary tonight at 8:00 p.m.!

There's some fun on Frenchmen over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) with the The Treme Brass Band at 10:00 pm - there's a $5 cover for the show - but you know you don't want to miss it!

Right down the street the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header with no cover - Andy Forest at 4:00 pm, Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 6:00 pm, and top off the evening with the Davis Rogan Band at 10:00 pm!

Top off the evewing 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 a Movie and Music!

Happy Monday!

Movie Fun!

The NOLA Japanese Cinema Series at Cafe Istanbul (2372 St. Claude Avenue) continues with tonight's film NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND (Anime.)  Warrior/pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet. Director: Hayao Miyazaki. (Japanese with English subtitles.)
*For more information contact mail@charitablefilmnetwork.org. Admission Free - Cash Bar.

Monday Night Music!

If you're looking for some great Irish food and tunes - head on over to The Irish House (1432 St. Charles Ave.).  They've got an amazing happy hour from 3:00 to 6:00 pm and stay on for the Comhaltas Irish Music Session at 7:00 p.m. - All are welcome to sit in and play, dance, sing or just enjoy!

Go get your happy hour on at the Circle Bar (1032 St. Charles Ave.) with some potent drinks and fun music from Missy Meatlocker!!

There's good times and great music over in Mid-City at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal). Come out for an evening with Alexis & the Samurai  at 8:00 pm!

Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!

There's some great music over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) - Come hear Glen David Andrews for his Monday night gig at 10:00 pm!

Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music...Sarah McCoy and the Oopsie Daisies at 4:00 pm, Dominick Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for the Kristina Morales & The Bayou Shufflers at 10:00 pm!

And pass by Snug Harbor (626 Frenchmen) for one of the longest running performers in NOLA - It's Monday night with the Charmaine Neville Band at 8:00 pm - Yes, there's a cover, but Charmaine is worth every penny!  While you're there get a Monsoon (watch out their dangerous) and one of the best burgers in town!

To top off you're evening....you gotta go Uptown and over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak) for the funky tunes of Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentleman at 10:00 pm!

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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Attending The Great Whisk(e)y Debate™ and Dinner by Jim Beam!

Fredrick "Fred" Booker Noe III

This Thursday Bill and I will be attending one of the nation’s premier spirits debates at the Bourbon House in the French Quarter - The Great Whisk(e)y Debate™ and Dinner (this is going to be much better than a political debate)! As part of  the Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Dinner Series we'll be joining seventh generation Jim Beam master distiller, Fredrick “Fred” Booker Noe III as he goes head-to-head to debate the merits of Bourbon whiskey against an extraordinary group of ambassadors representing Laphroaig Single Malt Scotch, Canadian Club Whisky and Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey.

This promises to be a most spirited debate - Can't wait to learn about the rich heritage of each country’s spirits and sample whisk(e)y and whisk(e)y cocktails paired with an amazing meal from the Bourbon House. After trying out these delicious libations guests of the dinner will get to judge who wins. Keep you posted on which whisk(e)y wins the debate, and it sounds like an awful lot of fun getting to decide!

Check out some of these cocktails we'll be sampling - oh my - it's going to be a good time!

Ghost Manhattan
Jacob’s Ghost™ White Whiskey, Martini & Rossi® Bianco, Fee Brother’s Cherry Bitters

Dancing with the Devil
Jim Beam® Devil’s Cut™ Bourbon, DeKuyper® Triple Sec, Lemon Sour, Fruit Juice, Louisiana Hot Sauce

Knob Creek® Spice of Life
Created by Celebrity Chef Michael Symon
Knob Creek® Rye, Fresh Lemon Sour, white peach nectar, ginger beer, mint

For more info on Fred Noe, III click here and for more info on Tales of the Cocktail click here!

Happy Tuesday with Fresh Food, an Ice Cream Social and Music!

Happy Tuesday!

Farmer's Market and Fresh Food!

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 am to 1:00 pm for the freshest veggies, fruits and seafood.This month the Market welcomes Red Gravy to the Green Plate Special. This week they keeps the flavor coming with your choice of grilled vegetable Napolean w/bruschetta, shrimp and pasta salad on greens, zucchini bread topped with creole cream cheese and italian sausage, and a refreshing key lime pie. Yum!

Eat local and find more fresh veggies at the Hollygrove Market.   You can go by their location at 8301 Olive Street Tuesday thru Thursday Noon to 7:00 pm and Saturday and Sundays 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  They also have home delivery if you can't make it to the Market - Click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669

In the "Box"!

-Figs, Watermelons, or Organic Blackberries (Star Nursery/Vicknair Family Farms/Inglewood Farm)
-Sweet Potatoes (Pointe Coupee Minority Growers Co-op, Pointe Coupee Parish)
-All-Natural Shiitake Mushrooms (MSNP, New Hebron, MS)
-Arugula OR Cucumbers (Covey Rise Farms/Perrilloux Produce)
-Turnips (Covey Rise Farms, Husser, LA)
-Peaches (Durham Produce, Jemison, AL)
-Okra (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Organic Edamame (Inglewood Farm, Alexandria, LA)
-Asian Eggplant (Covey Rise Farms, Husser, LA)
-Creole Tomatoes (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)

Ice Cream Social!

Come celebrate with Pearl Wine Co. (3700 Orleans) with an Ice Cream Social!  Join Mary Dixie Anderson - resident Sommelier and Chef and get a free Ice Cream Shooter with your purchase from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. today!

Good Music Tonight!

There's a great musical evening on the Avenue at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) at 8:00 p.m. tonight!  Have a fancy cocktail and listen to guitar man - John Fohl!

Get your self to Mid-City and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal St.) for some funkified New Orleans tunes from Jon Cleary tonight at 8:00 p.m.!

There's some fun on Frenchmen over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) with the The Treme Brass Band at 10:00 pm - there's a $5 cover for the show - but you know you don't want to miss it!

Right down the street the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header with no cover - Andy Forest at 4:00 pm, Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 6:00 pm, and top off the evening with the Shotgun Jazz Band at 10:00 pm!

Top off the evewing 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 Music All Around Town!

Happy Monday!

Monday Night Music!

If you're looking for some great Irish food and tunes - head on over to The Irish House (1432 St. Charles Ave.).  They've got an amazing happy hour from 3:00 to 6:00 pm and stay on for an Irish Music Jam at 7:00 pm!

Go get your happy hour on at the Circle Bar (1032 St. Charles Ave.) with some potent drinks and fun music from Missy Meatlocker!!

There's good times and great music over in Mid-City at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal). Come out for an evening with Alexis & the Samurai  at 8:00 pm!

Lots of fun around Frenchmen Street!

There's some great music over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) - Come hear Glen David Andrews for his Monday night gig at 10:00 pm!

Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music...Sarah McCoy and the Oopsie Daisies 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!

And pass by Snug Harbor (626 Frenchmen) for one of the longest running performers in NOLA - It's Monday night with the Charmaine Neville Band at 8:00 pm - Yes, there's a cover, but Charmaine is worth every penny!  While you're there get a Monsoon (watch out their dangerous) and one of the best burgers in town!

To top off you're evening....you gotta go Uptown and over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak) for the funky tunes of Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentleman at 10:00 pm!

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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Happy Weekend with Français Fun and Spanish Flair!

Happy Weekend in New Orleans!

HAPPY BASTILLE DAY! Check out the fun Français activities below.

SAN FERMIN IN NOLA!

And don't forget the 7th Annual San Fermin in Nueva Orleans - It's the Running of the Bulls NOLA style with the lovely Nola Bulls! Check out the list of events starting tonight!

Friday!

El Txupinazo

#SFNO2013 El Txupinazo will feature cuisine by four of New Orleans best chefs:
Chef Aaron Burgau of Patois
Chef Brian Landry of Borgne Restaurant
Chef Stephen Stryjewski of Cochon Restaurant
Chef Tory McPhail of Commander’s Palace

Come hungry!

WHAT: El Txupinazo, the Official Pre-party of SFNO 2013 featuring live music by Los Poboycitos, a roller derby demonstration by Big Easy Rollergirls & outstanding food!
WHERE: The Sugar Mill • 1021 Convention Center Boulevard
WHEN: 5-9pm • Friday – July 12th
COST: FREE!

Saturday!

El Encierro: The Running of the Bulls

San Fermin in Nueva Orleans (#SFNO2013) is our homage to the world famous Encierro of Pamplona, Spain, a.k.a. The Running of the Bulls. Instead of bovines, our bulls are actually RollerBulls played by skaters from New Orleans’ all-female flat-track derby team the Big Easy Rollergirls and skaters selected from other roller derby leagues across the continent!

Join us, more than 14,000 runners and over 400 RollerBulls as we bring our version of Pamplona’s Fiesta to New Orleans!

Event Details

WHAT: 7th Annual Running of the Bulls in New Orleans
WHERE: The Sugar Mill • 1021 Convention Center Boulevard
WHEN: Saturday, July 13th
7:15 AM Procession of San Fermin
8:00 AM SHARP El Encierro (bull run) begins
8:15 AM (not so sharp) Post Encierro party featuring 2011 Big Easy Award nominee for Best Latin Band Vivaz, DJ Brice Nice, food by
WHY: ¿Por qué no?

RUNNERS ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR (ANY KIND OF) WHITE SHIRT, WHITE PANTS OR SHORTS, AND A PIECE OF RED CLOTH ABOUT THE WAIST AND NECK!

La Fiesta de Pantalones

Event Details

WHAT: Concert & cocktails featuring local musicians. Musical act is still TBD.
WHERE: Maison at 508 Frenchmen Street!
WHEN: Saturday • July 13th, 2013 • 4pm until you run out of fun!
COST: FREE for ALL!

Sunday!

El Pobré de Mi (Poor Me)

As the final event of San Fermin in Nueva Orleans, the annual Pobre de Mi is a chance to relax in the shade, to nurse a beautiful hangover (not to mention a beautifully-bruised backside), and to let the excitement come to you for a change. Enjoy a savory tapas brunch and specialty drinks on the Sunday following the run. Then, without having to leave your table, let us bring the 4th Annual Ernest Hemingway Celebration & Talent Contest to you. Our Hemingway Celebration features skit contests, dramatic readings and a Hemingway look-alike contest in collaboration with the Tennessee Williams Literary Festival.

REGISTRATION: There is NO registration fee or cover charge for either attendees or participants in the El Pobre de Mí party.

PARTICIPATION: If you wish to participate in any of the Ernest Hemingway contests (see below for details), please email Sunday. Include your name, phone number and e-mail address in your note.

WHERE: Maison at 508 Frenchmen Street!
WHEN: Sunday, July 14th
Noon! Doors open for brunch/drinks/music
12:30 pm Performers and Contest participants arrive
1:00 pm Hemingway Events begin

COST: FREE!

WHY: ¿Por qué no?

The 4th Annual Ernest Hemingway Celebration and Talent Contest

An Afternoon of Earthly Delights:

Members of the world famous Fleur de Tease burlesque troupe will help restore your vim and vigor with their exquisite performances
Music by members of the Ninth Ward Marching Band
Readings of Hemingway’s work by renowned local authors
Two Thrilling Contests

The 4th Annual Ernest Hemingway Dramatic Reading/Skit Contest
Draw from Hemingway’s works or use your own original inventions to bring your Hemingway-inspired alter egos to life for this pageant of awesomeness. In years past, we have been dazzled by great readings, puppet shows, improv comedy routines, and skits performed entirely with stuffed animals. We have beheld musical performances, acrobatics, clowns boxing and terrific original poetry. Whatever your special talent is, bring it to the stage and release your inner Hemingway! Great prizes lie in store for winners of numerous categories.
Hemingway Lookalike Contest
Have you got the look? We want to see it! Special prizes (not to mention enduring, manly glory) go to the winners of this contest.

If you’re interested in participating in any of the events listed above, please email Sunday. sunday.shae.parker@gmail.com

For more info on all the weekend San Fermin activities click here.

Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this weekend...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire - http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar!



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Havin' a Great Thursday with Phil Melancon at City Park, Brian Quezergue at the "O" and a Party on Magazine!

Happy Thursday!

It's a great night to hang out at City Park and enjoy Phil Melancon for the Twilight Garden Concert Series! Phil Melancon performs his music with the spirit and style of his hometown New Orleans. Phil will also perform songs from his current shows, “Ray Nagin’s Going Away Party”, and songs from French singer/songwriter Charles Aznavour. 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...$10 for adults and $3 for children.

Need a little 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. Tonight the Ogden has Brian Quezergue. Bassist Brian Quezergue is the son of the late Wardell Quezergue, who arranged “Chapel of Love” for the Dixie Cups and was dubbed the “Creole Beethoven” by Allen Toussaint. Last year at New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Brian led a group of his father’s friends and band alumni including Tony Owens, Robert Parker and the Dixie Cups.
*Be sure to head on over to the bar for this month's signature drink - O-Sangria. And remember with your Ogden membership all of these excellent concerts are FREE - And my hubby Bill deTurk will be doing the interview - so you definitely don't want to miss it!

Tonight is Jess Leigh Jewels GRAND OPENING Party from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.! Come celebrate a new chapter in this local artist's journey! Jess Leigh Jewels, Fairy Boutique, and Katie Malone Makeup Studio (5700 block of Magazine) will all be open late for shoppin' and sippin' and dancin'! They'll have local DJ, Todd Taylor, doing that music thing, a champagne bar (with plenty of mixers), and a delicious array of treats (hint hint Blue Frog). In Store Promotions from all three shops...sounds like a good time to me!



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 a Concert, Wine, Gershwin and Lots of Music 'Round Town!

Happy Wednesday!

Concert Time!

The Wednesdays on the Point concert series continues in Algiers and runs through July 17th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., and of course, admission is FREE...Tonight head to the Algiers Ferry Dock (200 Morgan St.) and enjoy The Yat Pack (1940's-1960's Hits) and DaRockits (1960's-1970's Hits).  Click the above link for complete concert series info!

Vino!

Come celebrate the New Wine Bar Menu at Swirl (3143 Ponce de Leon) with tonight's Wednesday Nite Flites, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. They'll be kicking off a brand spanking new wine bar menu this week and want to give you a sneak preview! Chose any four wines on the menu for your flite such as Champagne Jean Velut, Rafael Palacios Sabrego, a gorgeous Priorat from Spain or possibly a Syrah from Morocco? More than 25 wines by the glass to choose from for your flite - only $15!

Operatic Fun!

Come join the "sensatiable" singing trio, Bon Operatit!, for a FREE performance of "Summertime" The Best of George Gershwin at the Four Points Sheraton (541 Bourbon) in the Puccini Bar from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. So bring your friends and family to the Four Points Sheraton. Four Points Sheraton has a special valet parking rate of $5 during the concert when you mention the event.

Wednesday Evening Music

After the Point head on down to Frenchmen Street and check out all the music up and down the street!!

There's great music at d.b.a.  (618 Frenchmen) - with an early and a late show.  Come check out The Mirlitones at 7:00 pm with no cover - And then it's Walter Wolfman Washington & The Roadmasters at 10:00 pm - cover's only $5.00 - You know you love the Wolfman!

The Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has an afternoon and evening filled with music!!  Bart Ramsey at 4:00, Antoine Diel & The New Orleans Misfit Power at 6:00 pm and top off the night with St. Louis Jim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band!

Looking to hang out with some lovely and talented ladies (plus have some great food too?) Then head on down to Three Muses (536 Frenchmen) as they present the monthly New Orleans Nightingales residency with Holly Bendtsen and Margie Perez at 7:00 pm. Come for a fun, cool, sexy, swinging time!

Mid City!

Have fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for Meschiya Lake and Tom McDermott at 8:00 p.m. And stay on for Hymn for Her at 10:30 p.m. they just made the Alternate Root's 20 Bands Pushing the Envelope! And be sure to come hungry for your sammich!!

And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)! It's Major Bacon at 10:00 p.m.!  There's always bacon loving fun with no cover and free BLTs!!

Bowling and Rocking!

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.....Get on your dancing shoes for The Creole String Beans tonight at 8:30 pm!!

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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Happy Tuesday with Fresh Veggies, a Beer Celebration and Music!

Happy Tuesday!

Farmer's Market and Fresh Food!

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 am to 1:00 pm for the freshest veggies, fruits and seafood.This month the Market welcomes Red Gravy to the Green Plate Special. This Italian restaurant, located in the CBD, will be serving up delicious Italiano foods..last week was a hit so don't miss out today. Yum!

Eat local and find more fresh veggies at the Hollygrove Market.   You can go by their location at 8301 Olive Street Tuesday thru Thursday Noon to 7:00 pm and Saturday and Sundays 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  They also have home delivery if you can't make it to the Market - Click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669

In the "Box"!

-Icebox Watermelons, Wild-Harvested Chanterelle Mushrooms*, or All-Natural Shiitake Mushrooms (Vicknair Family Farms/Kirk Morrison/MSNP) * Chanterelle Mushrooms will not be in until Wednesday
-Okra (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Creole Tomatoes (Vicknair Family Farms/Frank Fekete Farms)
-Grape Tomatoes or Organic Heirloom Tomatoes (Covey Rise Farms/Inglewood Farm)
-Peaches (Durham Farms, Jemison, AL)
-All-Natural Basil (Grow Your Own/Veggie Farmers Co-op)
-Solo Garlic (Glaser’s Produce Farm, New Roads, LA)
-Sweet Yellow Onions (Glaser’s Produce Farm, New Roads, LA)
-Black Beauty Eggplant or Fairytale Eggplant (Vicknair Family Farms, Ponchatoula, LA)
-U-Pick: Popcorn Rice OR Raw Sugar (Campbell Farms/Three Brothers Farm)
-Purple Bell Peppers (Covey Rise Farms, Husser, LA)
-Red Potatoes (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Mixed Hot Peppers (Covey Rise Farms, Husser, LA)

Beer!

Come celebrate Gordon Biersch's 25th Anniversary (200 Poydras) with a beer tapping party tonight from 5:00 to 7:00 pm! There will be cake, there will be a toast and best of all there will be Blonde Bock!

Good Music Tonight!

There's a great musical evening on the Avenue at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) at 8:00 p.m. tonight!  Have a fancy cocktail and listen to guitar man - John Fohl!

Get your self to Mid-City tonight and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal St.) for some funky piano from Jon Cleary - it's an early start to the Independence Day weekend - don't miss it!

There's some fun on Frenchmen tonight too over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) with the The Treme Brass Band at 10:00 pm - there's a $5 cover for the show - but you know you don't want to miss it!

Right down the street the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header with no cover - Andy Forest at 4:00 pm, Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 6:00 pm, and top off the evening with the Shotgun Jazz Band at 10:00 pm!

It's a fun 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 Third of July!

Happy Third of July!

Patriotic Celebrations!

Tonight head on down to Lafreniere Park (3000 Downs Blvd.) for Uncle Sam Jam 2013 at 5:00 pm. The Annual Family Day with Music & Fireworks Display. The Jam features food & beverage concessions, music, and fireworks display. Performance by Ghost Town (5-7pm); the New Orleans Concert Band (7-9pm); FIREWORKS AT 9 PM; and Bucktown Allstars (9:15-11:00 pm). FREE ADMISSION! Don't forget your blanket or lawn chairs AND enjoy the evening under the stars!

Wear your red, white, and blue and join in as City Park celebrates the 3rd of July! Bring your friends and family along for this new annual family event right here in your City Park from 7:00 to 9:00 pm (fireworks at 9:00)! The Marine Corps Band and the Naval Band of New Orleans will play on the Goldring Woldenberg Great Lawn. You're invited to bring your chairs and blankets to listen to them play music with a patriotic theme. They'll even have some sing-a-longs for you, too!

Wednesday Evening Music

After the Point head on down to Frenchmen Street and check out all the music up and down the street!!

There's great music at d.b.a.  (618 Frenchmen) - with an early and a late show.  Come check out The Mirlitones at 7:00 pm with no cover - And then it's Walter Wolfman Washington & The Roadmasters at 10:00 pm - cover's only $5.00 - You know you love the Wolfman!

The Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has an afternoon and evening filled with music!!  Ben Polcer at 4:00, The Orleans 6 at 6:00 pm and top off the night with St. Louis Jim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band!

Mid City!

Have fun in Mid-City when you head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for Meschiya Lake and Tom McDermott at 8:00 p.m. And be sure to come hungry for your sammich!!

And there's more fun in Mid-City over at the Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)! It's Major Bacon at 10:00 p.m.!  There's always bacon loving fun with no cover and free BLTs!!

Bowling and Rocking!

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.....Get on your dancing shoes for the swinging sounds of The Yat Pack tonight at 8:30 pm!!

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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A Tasty Tuesday with Italian Food, Fresh Veggies, Miss Pussycat's Puppets and More!

Happy Tuesday!

Farmer's Market and Fresh Food!

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 am to 1:00 pm for the freshest veggies, fruits and seafood.This month the Market welcomes Red Gravy to the Green Plate Special. This Italian restaurant, located in the CBD, will be serving up your choice of cool zucchini basil bisque, served with Bellegarde Bakery bread, mini meatball sliders with side of cool pasta primavera, goat confit from Rockin R Dairy, served on balsamic dressed greens, and topped with candy cane beet slaw, and peach cobbler for dessert. Yum!

Eat local and find more fresh veggies at the Hollygrove Market.   You can go by their location at 8301 Olive Street Tuesday thru Thursday Noon to 7:00 pm and Saturday and Sundays 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  They also have home delivery if you can't make it to the Market - Click here to find out how - http://www.hollygrovemarket.com/content/5669

In the "Box" today!

-Sunflowers (Grow Your Own, Hollygrove Market)
-Watermelon (Stoney Point Farm/Vicknair Family Farm)
-Blackberries (J & D Bluberries, Poplarville, MS)
-Okra (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Tomatillos (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Creole Tomatoes (Frank Fekete Farms/Vicknair Family Farms)
-Roma Tomatoes (Covey Rise Farms, Husser, LA)
-Red or Vidalia Onions (Glaser's Produce Farm, New Roads, LA)
-Red Potatoes (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)
-Eggplant (Covey Rise Farms/Vicknair Family Farms)
-Bell Pepper (Frank Fekete Farms, Hungarian Settlement, LA)

Art and Puppets!

The Contemporary Arts Center (900 Camp St.) presents “ANTHROPOMORPHIZER !!” an exhibition by Miss Pussycat, and “Who is Pulling the Strings?”, an exhibition by The Mudlark Puppeteers, Scary Toesies, Calliope Puppets, and The Red String Wayang Theater. The opening reception for both exhibitions is tonight from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, and will feature DJ sets by Quintron and Rotten Milk.
*For “ANTHROPOMORPHIZER !!” Miss Pussycat will bring her sewing machine, buckets of neoprene, pipe cleaners, and fun fur to set up a working studio on display as she turns raw materials into puppets with special powers that fill the window and talk to viewers. This exhibition will remain on view until September 22.

Good Music Tonight!

There's a great musical evening on the Avenue at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.) at 8:00 p.m. tonight!  Have a fancy cocktail and listen to guitar man - John Rankin!

Get your self to Mid-City tonight and to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal St.) for some funky piano from Jon Cleary - it's an early start to the Independence Day weekend - don't miss it!

There's some fun on Frenchmen tonight too over at d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) with the The Treme Brass Band at 10:00 pm - there's a $5 cover for the show - but you know you don't want to miss it!

Right down the street the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) has a triple header with no cover - Andy Forest at 4:00 pm, Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 6:00 pm, and top off the evening with the Smokin' Time Jazz Club  at 10:00 pm!

It's a fun 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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