“The key to the Mirliton Festival and the musical lineup is the fact that it is very ‘Bywater-centric’”, says attorney Andrew Bizer, who booked the 22nd annual Mirliton Festival. The annual event at Markey Park on Piety Street in the Bywater is a celebration of Bywater art and culture, and it takes place Saturday from 11 [...]
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Win VIP Tickets to the Street Fare Derby Saturday
September 21, 2011 – 5:27 pm
Saturday, September 24, the New Orleans Fair Grounds plays host to the Street Fare Derby, a one-of-a-kind food extravaganza that features tasty treats from over 15 local food trucks and pop-up vendors. The event, presented by NOLAFoodTrucks.com, celebrates the city’s emergent street food scene. Participating food vendors include: BBQ n Some, The Big Cheesy, The [...]
The Love Sessions Cut a Promo
August 19, 2011 – 2:28 pm
“The Love Sessions” start tonight at Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse in the Royal Sonesta. Mayfield will square off for the next seven nights against Kermit Ruffins with the proceeds from each night going to a different non-profit. Tonight’s show benefiting New Orleans Public Library Foundation has sold out, but tickets are still available for the [...]
The Top Ten Selling Albums During Jazz Fest at Louisiana Music Factory
June 1, 2011 – 12:04 am
1. Tab Benoit: Medicine (Telarc) 2. Galactic: The Other Side of Midnight: Live in New Orleans (Anti-) 3. Johnny Sansone: The Lord is Waiting and the Devil is Too (ShortStack) 4. Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars: Box of Pictures (Independent) 5. Kermit Ruffins: Happy Talk (Basin Street) 6. Marcia Ball: Roadside Attractions (Alligator) 7. Rebirth [...]
10 Classic New Orleans Marijuana Songs
April 20, 2011 – 4:28 pm
UPDATED As with so many pleasures of the flesh (see: cocktails, jazz, rock ‘n’ roll, parades), New Orleans was a pioneer in marijuana consumption in America. As one of the country’s busiest ports in the late 1800s, it’s no surprise that Storyville, the city’s red light district, became a hotbed for “marihuana”, at least until [...]
Kermit Ruffins and COOT Play Wednesday at the Square: Photo Slideshow
April 14, 2011 – 4:21 pm
The Wednesday at the Square concert series continued yesterday, April 13, with performances from trumpeter and singer Kermit Ruffins and opening band, roots rockers COOT. Included in Ruffins’ set were KR-staples “I Like Reefer…You Like Reefer…”, “Who Could Ask for Anything”, “More Today than Yesterday”, “Bye Bye Blackbird” and encore song “I Gotta Feeling” by [...]
Taking the Treme Out of New Orleans
April 12, 2011 – 12:43 pm
Thanks to the success of HBO’s Treme, musicians featured in the show are booking a national tour. “A Night in Treme” headlines with Kermit Ruffins, Rebirth Brass Band, and Donald Harrison on nine dates this Summer, starting June 10 in San Francisco. Confirmed stops include Los Angeles June 11, Chicago June 12, and Washington D.C. [...]
Touched by Treme
April 1, 2011 – 12:14 am
“I now have all the Facebook friends I’ll ever need.” Tom McDermott appeared in episode three of the television show Treme, starting a rift between Lucia Micarelli’s violin-playing Annie and Michiel Huisman’s Sonny when he asked her to accompany him on a gig. The appearance gave him the sort of exposure only television can give, [...]
