This fall, trumpeter Mario Abney will host a series of open jazz jams Wednesday nights upstairs at Maison on Frenchmen Street. Inspired by New York’s loft jazz scene, which took place in the mid-1970s and produced some of the era’s most progressive sounds, Abney will open his stage to all improvisationally inclined musicians. Tonight, Wednesday, [...]
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Grab the Vote at Maison Saturday
September 15, 2011 – 6:03 pm
This Saturday, September 17, starting at 3 p.m. the Maison on Frenchmen Street will be hosting a one-of-a-kind political rally modeled after old-school populist hootenannies. It’s called Grab the Vote, and comes complete with brass bands, DJs, food and drinks. The event, according to Grab the Vote creator and Maison owner Jeff Bromberger, is “non-partisan, [...]
YouTube du Jour: Dee-1 – “Blue”
June 2, 2011 – 1:06 pm
It’s been a good week for Dee-1. The rapper, who has been steadily building buzz in recent months, opened at Maison last night for Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan. On Tuesday he released this video for “Blue,” the third song to receive the video treatment from his I Hope They Hear Me, Vol. 2 mixtape. [...]
YouTube du Jour: Raekwon
June 1, 2011 – 12:11 pm
Had Corey Woods, aka Raekwon, simply been one of the Wu-Tang Clan rappers featured on the group’s classic debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers, his place in hip-hop history would have been set. Had he only followed up that performance with his 1994 seminal solo album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… it still would’ve [...]
YouTube du Jour: Azari and III
February 16, 2011 – 10:17 am
Tonight, electro/house/nu-disco duo Azari and III perform a DJ set at Maison, supported by fellow disco/house DJs Runaway and Blu Jemz from New York, and local TKVR resident Christoph Andersson. This is the censored video for Azari and III’s “Hungry for the Power”—the original was removed from YouTube for nudity and violence. The show tonight [...]
Bounce Rap Legend Ricky B at Maison Friday with Emynd and More
November 11, 2010 – 8:15 pm
After a long hiatus, rapper Ricky B will be returning to the stage on Friday, November 12 at Maison. B is responsible for some of New Orleans’ all-time classic rap songs, including “Shake Fo Ya Hood,” “Y’all Holla,” “Who Got Dat Fire” and “Let’s Go Get ‘Em.” Ricky B Quick Megamix by Brice Nice The [...]
Haiti Benefit and Patois International Human Rights Film Festival Kickoff Tonight
March 11, 2010 – 1:37 pm
Tonight kicks off the 7th annual Patois International Human Rights Film Festival, which will be screening films around New Orleans through Sunday, March 21. To kick off the festival, a benefit concert for the relief efforts of Partners in Health in Haiti is being held at Maison on Frenchmen St. The show will be hosted [...]
