This year the New Orleans Film Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary with a program that is absolutely loaded with the sounds of music from here and beyond. I am especially excited about the premier of "Up From The Streets,"…
Amazingly, speculation over the 2020 Jazz Fest lineup is already in full swing and Pete Townshend sent rumors flying when he let slip earlier this week that The Who would be one of the headliners for this year’s fest. …
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – On Nov. 7 from 6-9 p.m., Make Music NOLA (MMN) will host it’s 3rd Annual Adopt-An-Instrument Drive at Urban South Brewery. Currently in its ninth year, Make Music NOLA provides tuition-free music instruction to local…
Gleason Gras Saturday at Champions Square Tomorrow is the 9th annual Gleason Gras Fun Run and Festival. If you’re a Saints fan (seems likely) and love local food and good music (also fairly likely) you’ll want to head out…
You have probably heard the name Robin Barnes before – maybe because of her outstanding 2016 EP “Songbird Sessions” – maybe because of her standing weekly gigs at the Polo Club on Fridays and Saturdays or the Spotted Cat…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Link Stryjewski Foundation has announced its dates for the 2020 charity Bal Masqué. Set for Saturday, January 18, 2020, the Link Stryjewski Bal Masqué will follow a special Chefs’ Dinner on Friday, January…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) –KIDZ BOP, the No. 1 music brand for kids announced today the extension of the KIDZ BOP World Tour 2019, playing to 20 additional cities this fall. Tickets go on sale to the public beginning Friday,…
Bleached Tonight at Gasa Gasa with The Paranoyds and People Museum There is a lot of really excellent music going on around town tonight. Gasa Gasa has an outstanding lineup headlined by Los Angeles pop punk outfit Bleached. Bleached…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Join the Preservation Hall Foundation as we induct Lawrence Cotton, Rickie Monie, Tom Sancton, and Clive Wilson into our Legacy Program and award our 2019 Sousafund beneficiaries. The Preservation Hall All-Star Band will provide the…
Lil WeezyAna Fest Saturday Tomorrow Lil Wayne’s Lil WeezyAna Fest returns for its fifth installment. This year the festival is moving from its original home at Champions Square to the grounds of the UNO Lakefront Arena. This shift will allow…
The seventh annual Downriver Festival kicks off at 10 a.m. at the New Orleans Jazz Museum (400 Esplanade Ave., 568.2564, nolajazzmuseum.org). Celebrating the cultural, economic, environmental and inspirational impacts and contributions of the Mississippi River to our fair city…
With the weather turning cooler (please?, pretty please?) it’s time to get outside, throw on some jeans and enjoy food, fun and festivities at the ever-growing list of festivals in and around the city. From September through December, there…
Southern Decadence Of course Labor Day weekend in New Orleans means that it is once again time for New Orleans’ largest LGBT event of the year – Southern Decadence. On Saturday you can catch the annual Queen B Drag Brunch…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – RAIN - A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES presents The Best of Abbey Road Live! In celebration of the anniversary of the release of Abbey Road, RAIN will bring the greatest hits to life in addition to all your early favorites. This…
Empath Thursday at Gasa Gasa Thursday night Gasa Gasa has an excellent show lined up with Empath and T-Rextasy opening for main band Mannequin P---y. T-Rextasy is the “official” Marc Bolan and T-Rex cover band, while Mannequin P---y is a…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Vintage Rock Club is excited to host “1 Night of Peace & Music,” celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock, this Friday, Aug. 16 (9 p.m. – 2 a.m.) with drinks, dancing, flower power and…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The 6th annual New Orleans Museum Month returns for the entire month of August encouraging locals to join a museum this summer. With one museum membership, visitors gain complimentary access to all 18 participating museums…
Today begins the 19th Satchmo SummerFest at the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Mint. As usual this year boast a great selection of food and a diverse musical lineup that represents the best of what New Orleans has…
Backstreet Boys One of the world’s most popular boy bands comes to the Smoothie King Center on August 30 as a part of their DNA World Tour. It will be the biggest arena tour the group has done in 18…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – New Orleans-based Hyperphlyy is pleased to debut their first full length album, Out The Mud, which is a harmonious fusion of contemporary country, old school music and gospel. Out The Mud is the brainchild of…
Recently we have had too many sad occasions to reflect on the lives and careers of legendary artists. Unique talents like Tom Petty, Dr. John, Prince, Scott Walker, Dick Dale, David Bowie, Aretha Franklin, Dave Bartholomew and now Art…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Vintage Rock Club, New Orleans’ first throwback bar and video music experience venue, announced the second event of its four-part series, “1 Night of Peace & Music,” celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock. The event…
Local Indie Rockers Motel Radio Release Their Debut Record – Siesta Del Sol A little over a year ago local indie rock ensemble Motel Radio set about recording their debut record – Siesta Del Sol – which releases today. After…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Baby Shark Live!, the brand new, fully immersive concert experience from Pinkfong and Round Room Live, heads to the Mahalia Jackson Theater on Sunday, October 13th. This is one of the first shows of its…
This year the Essence Festival turns 25 and the organizers have pulled out all the stops to celebrate. The music kicks off Friday evening with a remembrance of Aretha Franklin and a tribute to Patti Labelle featuring Brandy, Doug…
Free Friday at Tipitina’s Now that summer is in full swing, it’s a good time to revisit some old haunts and see some live local music. Tipitina’s Free Friday series is a great excuse to get Uptown for a drink…
Family Block Party at the World War II Museum If you’d like to take your kids to something fun and educational during summer vacation, try the first annual Family Block Party at the National World War II Museum on July…
Going on this Week Tonight one of the original industrial metal bands – Powerman 5000 – is at Southport Hall. Also tonight, Khris Royal (the extraordinary local saxophone player) and his band Dark Matter are the Free Friday show…
Repeat Repeat* Sunday Night at Gasa Gasa Last year at Bonnaroo Repeat Repeat* – the husband and wife band of Jared and Kristyn Corder – delivered one of the most memorable sets of the festival. The show was one…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – FRIDAY NIGHTS AT NOMA: Lynn Drury in concert Friday Nights at NOMA on June 21 features musician Lynn Drury performing in her signature "NOLAmerican" style in the Great Hall from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. The popular…
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.
