Missing Mac In the week since we lost Dr. John there has been an outpouring of remarkable testaments, stories and eulogies. The thing that was truly great about these offerings is that it seems that almost everyone has a personal…
Anderson .Paak and The Free Nationals Saturday Tomorrow night Anderson .Paak and The Free Nationals will take part in the Bold Sphere Music at Champions Square series. Anderson .Paak and his band are difficult to classify. Their music takes elements…
This weekend is the New Orleans Oyster Festival at Woldenberg Park right in front of the Aquarium. The festival features the P&J Oyster Shucking Competition on Saturday and the Acme Oyster House World Oyster Eating Championship on Sunday as…
Tonight The Pinettes Brass Band – New Orleans’ excellent and only all female brass band – are at Bullet’s Sports Bar. Trumpeter Cyrus Nabipoor – who seems like he is everywhere these days – brings his quintet to the…
Festival season is in full swing. This weekend Bayou Boogaloo returns to Mid-City and Bayou St. John with three days of music, food and art. There are some really great performers on the lineup and the setting is quite…
Another Jazz Fest is in the books and except for a couple of showers (expected) and the absence of a couple of big names (unfortunate), the 50th anniversary celebration was a great success. This is the point in the…
Once we made it past the rain on Thursday, the weather for Jazz Fest has never been finer. It’s been a big 50th for the festival already and there is a lot more to come this weekend. This evening…
The biggest festival of the year has officially returned – despite a soggy start yesterday – and there is a ton to see this weekend. I’m especially excited about indie folk ensemble Darlingside this afternoon. Also make sure…
Hand Habits at Gasa Gasa Tuesday Earlier this year Meg Duffy released their second record as Hand Habits—placeholder. The first album was created during the little free time Duffy had while touring as part of Kevin Morby’s live band. For…
Death Cab for Cutie and My Brightest Diamond at the Orpheum Tuesday Tuesday night we are in for a special treat with two outstanding and complimentary bands playing together at The Orpheum. The evening begins with Shara…
Hogs For The Cause Of course the highlight of this weekend the return of Hogs For The Cause. While it is pretty common knowledge that Hogs has some of the best food of any local event, it also regularly…
Of course, the big news this week is the return of the BUKU Music + Art Project to the grounds of Mardi Gras World. BUKU is one of the truly great festivals on our scene. The organizers do a…
From The Avett Brothers to Pink and all that's in between
Upcoming festivals and concerts around New Orleans
This is one of my favorite weeks of the year. It’s fun to watch everyone’s orbit slowly shift into the overwhelming pull of Mardi Gras. There is music everywhere and the hits keep on coming. Here are some can’t…
Will Toledo – the voice and principle songwriter of Car Seat Headrest – is one of the most interesting figures in indie rock today. He started the band as a lo-fi solo project in 2010 and had self-published ten…
Alabama, Fleetwood Mac, KISS, Duran Duran and More
Starting Monday the Instigation Festival returns to New Orleans. This event began in 2016 as a collaboration between improvisational musicians from Chicago and New Orleans to bring cutting edge events to both cities. After a great run of shows…
Tonight, the Woodlands Conservancy celebrates 18 years of dedication to “The Sponge” – the vitally important 840 acres of forested wetlands that act to absorb storm water and block wind from the Greater New Orleans Area. This is important…
For better or worse (mostly worse) the local NFL season is done and we have a couple of weekends left before Mardi Gras gets into full swing. There are some great events this week including Lake Street Dive at…
The Jazz Fest Lineup Two Days Later Well, the 2019 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival lineup is finally here and there is a lot to talk about. The obvious starting point is The Rolling Stones who will play on…
It’s the time of year when the major festivals begin to release their lineups. So far we’ve seen announcements from the likes of Coachella, Hangout, Shaky Knees, Governors Ball and this week – Bonnaroo. While we wait for the…
Just when New Years passes us by and we think we might get a chance to catch our collective breath – the Carnival season arrives. As usual, there are some great parties planned to mark the start of the…
One of the great things about our town is the large number of exciting things to do to celebrate the new year – here are a few of the best. Veteran funksters Galactic are having their usual New Years…
Well the holidays are upon us once again and as usual there are a lot of great local music events to help you celebrate the season. Tipitina’s gets things rolling with big shows on Friday and Saturday. Friday you…
There are so many truly great records that came out this year it is impossible to limit the list to just 10. The Alt-10 are records that just missed the cut but remain well worth your time. Playlist link…
It has been an amazing and eclectic year for music. My top ten this year includes a couple of new artists, a couple of folks who have reinvented themselves and two completely reworked and recorded albums. It seems like…
For better or worse we are firmly in the grasp of the holiday season. As the scene begins to slow down a bit before the rush of Christmas and New Years, it’s time to revisit a few new releases…
The holidays are approaching quickly and there is a lot of great stuff to see hitting us all at once. I’ll cover the events of the next two weeks here since next Thursday is a holiday. Low Cut…
PJ Morton Releases a Christmas Album and Spends Thanksgiving at the House of Blues Earlier in the year I talked with PJ Morton about his excellent release – Gumbo. Tomorrow he’ll return with the new record Christmas with PJ Morton…
Mike Griffith is a New Orleans native and like many locals developed an almost immediate and lifelong obsession with live music. With the revival of “In Tune” his obsession is now on display for our readers. Mike fills the time between shows teaching media studies at Tulane university where he received his PhD. He is particularly interested in projects that combine the native understanding of a place with new forms of digital expression.
