The unprecedented string of Jazz Fest changes continues as the New Orleans Moonshiners have been booked to replace Tom McDermott, who withdrew from the festival. The swing band will take his spot on the Lagniappe Stage Sunday at 1:40 p.m. There is no official explanation for McDermott’s withdrawal.
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Jam Cruise Releases Lineup for 2013 Cruise with funky Meters, Dumpstaphunk, Soul Rebels, Galactic
May 2, 2012 – 6:00 pm
Jam Cruise announced the lineup for their 11th-annual 5-day cruise and concert series yesterday, featuring some of the top-billed jam bands in the country and several Louisiana artists. Headliners include moe., Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood, Steel Pulse, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe and Big Gigantic. Local artists appearing on the ship include the funky Meters, [...]
YouTube du Jour: Daze Between Festival
May 2, 2012 – 4:08 pm
Monday through Wednesday between Jazz Fest weekends are never lacking for entertainment, and tonight is no different. One mid-week event that is becoming a new tradition is the Daze Between Festival at the Rusty Nail, now in its third year. The festival takes place all day today, starting at 3 p.m. This year’s theme is [...]
Film Footage of First Jazz Fest in 1970 Screening at Old U.S. Mint Tonight
May 2, 2012 – 2:54 pm
Film footage from the inaugural New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 1970 will be screened for free tonight at the Old U.S. Mint by the New Orleans Film Society. The screening will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be shown on the lawn near the Barracks Street entrance of the Mint, or in the [...]
Say It Isn’t So
May 2, 2012 – 12:23 pm
I still do read the newspaper (old school, more info) and I always read the Letters to the Editor. Most of the stuff the T-P publishes reflects the obsession with renaming the Hornets or gripes/kudos vis a vis the Saints (I’m so thrilled that the people in this city have nothing better to write letters [...]
Royal Teeth Now With Dangerbird Records + Win A Jazz Fest Ticket From MyNameIsJohnMichael
May 1, 2012 – 2:04 pm
Royal Teeth have signed to Dangerbird Records (Silversun Pickups, Boots Electric, Fitz and the Tantrums), and their song “Wild” has been featured in a Buick commercial. Here’s “Wild,” available for free download. MyNameIsJohnMichael is so excited to play Jazz Fest Saturday, May 5 at 12:40 p.m. on the Gentilly Stage that the band is [...]
Jazz Fest Weekend One: Beach Boys, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Seun Kuti and More
May 1, 2012 – 1:30 pm
Technical difficulties prevented my daily Jazz Fest report online this weekend. Here’s the weekend in one lengthy post. Thanks for your patience. Friday Saturday’s Times-Picayune included a photo from the Beach Boys’ set with only the top of Brian Wilson’s head and his anxious eyes visible behind his white piano. As a picture of [...]
Jazz Fest: Musicians Make Three Must-See Picks
May 1, 2012 – 12:41 am
For this year’s Jazz Fest, we had a slew of Festival veterans tell us what three artists they’re most looking forward to watching at the Fair Grounds: Jazz Fest producer Quint Davis, percussionist Mike DillonMike Dillon, trumpeter Leroy Jones, fiddler/singer Louis Michot, singer/trumpeter K.C. O’Rorke, guitarist Renard Poche, singer/guitarist John Michael Rouchell, singer/guitarist David Shaw, [...]
Jazz Fest 2012 A to Z: Guide to the Artists Playing the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
May 1, 2012 – 12:41 am
This year’s Jazz Fest lineup is likely its broadest, and it’s a safe bet that nobody—festival staff included— knows everybody. Here’s a guide to who’s who. All the information presented here is also at your finger tips in the OffBeat iphone app. Artists A-Z # | A | B | C | D | [...]
Dayna Kurtz: Dig Yourself
May 1, 2012 – 12:40 am
“I was supposed to move here.” Singer Dayna Kurtz first visited New Orleans 20 years ago, when she stayed in a Bed and Breakfast on Elysian Fields for a few days in the middle of a tour. “I didn’t know any better and spent all my time in the French Quarter,” she says. She was [...]
