Every French Quarter Fest I walk around the Square in front of St. Louis Cathedral, sun-dazed and confused about what to eat, and somehow locate Vaucresson’s stand. Arms automatically go out, sleepwalker style, and that first bite into Creole hot sausage is enough of a jolt to wake me up to realize that it’s French [...]
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French Quarter Fest 2013 Focus: Creole String Beans
April 1, 2013 – 12:17 am
When is a cover band not a cover band? When the covers they play are so cool and so obscure that it takes some kind of brilliance to even dig them up. Such is the repertoire of the Creole String Beans, who specialize in the late-‘50s/early-‘60s heyday of New Orleans R&B and swamp pop. Their [...]
French Quarter Fest 2013 Focus: Jane Harvey Brown
April 1, 2013 – 12:16 am
Jane Harvey Brown might not be a household name on the New Orleans classic jazz scene but it should be—and could be. Brown has several big assets in her favor. She’s a talented singer whose serious vocal training and education result in every note ringing true to tone. Plus, she’s got sass. Brown, a Massachusetts [...]
French Quarter Fest 2013 Focus: Los Po-Boy-Citos
April 1, 2013 – 12:15 am
Los Po-Boy-Citos came out of the box dancing in 2008 with New Orleans Latin Soul, an ingenious hybrid of 60s-style Latin boogaloo and New Orleans second line funk, and followed it up with the lively Brand New Dance. While collecting acclaim, the band worked hard to develop its own sound, and a third CD, the [...]
French Quarter Fest 2013: A to Z Guide
April 1, 2013 – 12:13 am
Browse Every French Quarter Fest 2013 Performer Below A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | V | W | Z Daily Schedules Food [...]
Back in Style: Big Al Carson Takes His Ass Back to Bourbon Street
April 1, 2013 – 12:11 am
Big Al Carson is an essential element in the midway of exotic attractions populating Bourbon Street, but you really have to live in New Orleans, or a parallel universe, to appreciate his true value to this city. In that parallel universe of HBO’s Treme we have Davis McAlary’s Aunt Mimi invoking Big Al as an [...]
Started Little, Growing Yearly
April 1, 2013 – 12:02 am
In 1984, then-mayor Dutch Morial organized a little event that was supposed to draw locals back to the French Quarter, since the streets and sidewalks had been torn up in preparation for the World’s Fair. It consisted of a stage with a little trad jazz and a parade. That event has blossomed over the past [...]
French Quarter Fest 2013 Schedule Cubes
March 27, 2013 – 8:15 pm
Well, if the jubilant ecstasy of the release of the coveted Jazz Fest 2013 cubes yesterday still wasn’t enough “festival season” excitement for you, the 30th Annual French Quarter Festival released its official music schedule cubes for all stages today at its own press party at The Court of Two Sisters in the Quarter. And [...]
Festivals, Festivals!
March 27, 2013 – 7:22 pm
Did you know that New Orleans hosts 120 festivals annually that are attended by 3.6-million people? Wow. That’s a lotta music, food, culture and beer! New Orleans’ two biggest music festivals both presented their stage schedules this week: the “cubes” for Jazz Fest and the stage schedule brochure for French Quarter Fest. You certainly can’t [...]
