Music die-hards with enough energy left after a long day at the Fair Grounds will want to check out New Orleans’ music clubs. Besides the many special events the clubs will hold during the Fest, you can get a taste of the great music New Orleanians get to hear year ’round, so much so that [...]
Tag Archives: bars
Club Scouting
May 1, 1991 – 12:01 am
By Anthony Clark
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Posted in Features
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Also tagged cajun, concerts, funk, jazz, Jazz Fest, night shows, R&B, rock
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Oysters
April 1, 1991 – 12:01 am
The amount of seafood, and the quality of it, that is consumed in New Orleans is staggering. In particular, the volume of certain shellfish—crabs, crawfish, shrimp and oysters, in particular—that is served in restaurants each week is enormous. Out of all the shellfish produced in our waters, the oyster is my personal favorite. Perhaps this [...]
By Clayton Barrows
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Posted in OffBeat Eats
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Also tagged Acme Oyster House, Casamento's, Felix's Restaurant, French Market, oysters, Oysters Rockefeller, restaurants
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Movers and Shakers: Music Scene Makers
July 1, 1990 – 12:01 am
If it be true that music makes the world go round, the question still remains: what makes the music? Obviously, the musician. But is that all? No—as many a talented-yet-poor musician can tell you, talent is only part of the equation. Today’s complex music industry requires an enormous supporting cast to make sure the music [...]
By Keith Spera
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Posted in Cover Story
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Also tagged clubs, Festivals, media, music business, politics, radio, record labels, recording studios, TV
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Fear? Loathing? Mecca? Bourbon Street: A Survival Guide
January 1, 1990 – 12:01 am
“I had narrowly missed some guys at the end of the strip—and I was lucky enough to escape death.” —from “Hell on Wheels,” a religious pamphlet found in the gutter on Bourbon Street “Another satisfied customer.” —a Pat O’Brien’s employee, as he watched two young men drag a nearly-unconscious companion from the bar People in [...]
By Keith Spera
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Posted in Cover Story
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Also tagged Bourbon Street, french quarter, Old Absinthe House Bar, pat o'briens
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Great Bars of New Orleans
September 1, 1988 – 12:01 am
New Orleans’ old French-Spanish quarter is the only decent inhabited district that I discovered in America. From the architecture to the manners of the people, their clothes, customs and cookery, all was delightful. It was like being back in Europe again with the added charm of a certain wildness and romance; it was a civilization [...]
Happy Hour Chart
September 1, 1988 – 12:01 am
While not exhaustive, this list includes some of the better-known (and frequented) spots in New Orleans and Metairie. If you find a favorite watering hole, be sure and let us know about it at 522-5533. DAILY THE AVENUE PUB, 1732 St. Charles Ave., 586-9243. Two happy hours—4 to 7 p.m. and 2 to 10 a.m. [...]
