Former Galactic singer, Theryl “Houseman” DeClouet will rejoin his old band this Saturday night at Tipitina’s, in a benefit show called “Bring the Houseman Home.” DeClouet, who sang lead for Galactic for nearly a decade, lost his house and possessions in Hurricane Katrina and has since lived in Chicago. The benefit Saturday is planned to [...]
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LOCAL BANDS GO HOG WILD FOR BRAIN CANCER AT BBQ FEST
March 20, 2013 – 5:17 pm
As if we needed a “cause” to eat BBQ and rock out to live, local music, but hey… If pig meat is what you crave, the annual cook-off “Hogs for the Cause” at City Pork—sorry, we mean Park—should be your destination this weekend. The main show begins Saturday at 11am, with a “tailgate experience” set [...]
Pun-Rock Band, Camper Van Beethoven Shares Unreleased Track (Free Download)
March 20, 2013 – 12:59 pm
CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN SHARES UNRELEASED TRACK What would indie rock be without bands like the multi-cultural wiseasses Camper Van Beethoven? ‘80s college rock would’ve been less fun without “Eye of Fatima” and “Take the Skinheads Bowling,” and the band’s been up to its old cerebral tricks since reuniting last decade. Because Camper just played at [...]
Bas Clas, Bas Clas (Serfdom Records)
August 1, 2012 – 12:58 am
Rock bands known for an epic 15-year run, marathon sets and a sizeable regional following usually sit on their laurels and gaze at scrapbook clippings by now. Not Bas Clas who, with this seven-song EP, seemed poised for another run. With its core membership still intact, the Bas Clas sound is too, a roots-rock concoction [...]
Dirty Projectors Play House of Blues, August 4, 2012
August 1, 2012 – 12:35 am
The one thing I didn’t expect out of Swing Lo Magellan was to find out Dirty Projectors have a classic rock side in the first song “Offspring are Blank.” This banging of heads is but a dalliance, as the group settles into an R&B deconstruction flavored with the Andrew Sisters harmonies of Amber Coffman and [...]
The Wooden Wings’ Growing Family
July 11, 2012 – 4:22 pm
Fans describe their sound as “dark, edgy, mellow and subdued.” Listeners often argue that their fierce vocals resemble that of Florence + the Machine and their music has been referred to as “folksy” and even “Goth rock” on occasion. After much contemplation, the lead vocalists of the Wooden Wings define their style as “ambient alternative [...]
Creepy Fest Creeps Over New Orleans July 11-15
July 3, 2012 – 12:02 pm
For those punk fans wondering where their festival calling has been hiding, the fourth-annual Creepy Fest, presented by Sheer Terror Records from July 11-15, will satisfy that itch. The event is a composite of over thirty bands performing all over the city, from the Big Top to the Saturn Bar. Performances include Crotchbreaker, Nassty Habits, [...]
The Revivalists Kick Off the Road to Voodoo at One Eyed Jacks
July 2, 2012 – 1:49 pm
As Bud-Light hats and wristbands were strewn about the audience at One Eyed Jacks Friday, the countdown to the Voodoo Experience had officially begun, and the Revivalists were there to kick off the party. The show was the first of a series of “Road to Voodoo” concerts that will be held in coming months to [...]
The Revivalists Play One Eyed Jacks on June 29: Photos
July 2, 2012 – 1:38 pm
After a big month of June—touring the Midwest and East Coast, releasing a music video, and signing to a major booking agency—for the Revivalists, the band returned to New Orleans for a concert at One Eyed Jacks last Friday. They head back out after the Fourth of July holiday for another string of shows, starting [...]
YouTube du Jour: Red Hot Chili Peppers
July 2, 2012 – 11:52 am
Last week, the Red Hot Chili Peppers released a new music video for “Brendan’s Death Song” off last year’s I’m With You album. The video was shot in New Orleans on May 21, with Chili Peppers fans making up most of the extras. Most of the video shows the band leading a second line through [...]
