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August 2011

Starting ‘Em Early: Happy Hour Music Sets

08/24/11

Starting ‘Em Early: Happy Hour Music Sets

Things were really adding up to a satisfying night during a recent Tuesday visit to BMC, the music club at the corner of Esplanade and Decatur. There was a fun band on stage, Spillway, and there was a cold drink in my hand. But the kicker was on my watch. By the time Spillway took a set break, it was still just 7 p.m.

When I left a little while later, the Old U.S. Mint across the street was aglow with the warm remnants of an early summer evening, and the streets were busy with people heading off for dinner.

Spillway’s regular Tuesday gig at BMC begins at 6 p.m., and to me it perfectly illustrated the appeal of getting an early start. It was just so easy. These gigs are like the anytime bottle of wine you don’t...

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Nights in Dirty Linen

08/10/11

Nights in Dirty Linen

We have something here in New Orleans that can turn ordinary wanderings into memorable nights. It’s something more than ambiance or atmosphere, though they certainly help to set the stage. Perhaps most of all, it’s the permissiveness and willingness of the people who live and visit here to play along with a good time and feed it with their own participation.

Another example is coming up this Saturday, Aug. 13, when Dirty Linen Night on Royal Street in the French Quarter will mark its 10th anniversary.

This event is part independent spin-off and part spoof of the much larger Whitney White Linen Night, the big open-gallery night held last weekend in the Warehouse District. The name sounds a little cheeky, but there’s nothing randy about this Dirty Linen...

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About This Blog

Ian McNultyA transplant from his native Rhode Island, Ian McNulty quickly discovered how easy it is to strike up conversations with New Orleans people simply by asking about their favorite clubs and neighborhood joints.

He asked often, listened carefully and has been exploring the nightlife of the Crescent City ever since.

McNulty was the editor and principal contributor to Hungry? Thirsty? New Orleans, a guidebook to nightspots and inexpensive restaurants around town. He is also author of Season of Night, a memoir about life in a devastated part of New Orleans during the first few months after Hurricane Katrina.

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