New Orleans Music Scene

Great music clubs line New Orleans streets, each with a different scene. From Bourbon Street to Frenchmen Street you’ll find live music to suit every musical taste. Traditional New Orleans Jazz, Funk, R & B, Blues, Swing Dancing, Brass Bands – come on out and find your beat.

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GoNOLA Recommends: 5 Things To Do In New Orleans This Weekend

by Valerie Boucvalt June 19, 2013 Events

Ladies, get your high heels and pajamas ready; LGBT friends, get your parade faces on; and all-around partiers, get ready to drink and mingle to support some great causes this weekend. As always, New Orleans is bursting at the seams with fiery events for each and every one of you, so read on to find out where you should be …

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New Orleans All The Way Live: Boogie At Midnight

by George Ingmire June 19, 2013 Food

This week on New Orleans All The Way Live, we explore the connection between 1950s Rock and Roll and it’s influence on today’s local musicians. We take you down to the far side of the Bywater neighborhood, to a windowless bar known as BJ’s Lounge where, on Monday nights, you can find King James and the Special Men reviving …

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New Orleans All The Way Live: Wednesdays On The Point

by George Ingmire June 12, 2013 Events

This week on New Orleans All The Way Live, we celebrate summertime in New Orleans. The sun is shining and it is time to get outdoors and see some live music. Wednesdays On The Point is a fantastic series of outdoor music performances set amidst the beautiful sights of Algiers Point. To get you in the groove, we feature …

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Enjoying the Great Outdoors, New Orleans Style

by Valerie Boucvalt June 6, 2013 Food

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June is a month of particular charm and magic in New Orleans. As always, our music, food, and art scenes boast the best of the best, and on this episode of GoNOLA Radio, we give you some tips on how to take the party outdoors and breathe in all New Orleans has to offer.

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GoNOLA Recommends: 5 Things To Do In New Orleans This Weekend

by Valerie Boucvalt June 5, 2013 Cocktail Culture

This weekend, there’s no need to sit and let the world pass you by, especially in New Orleans. Whether you love zydeco music or classic New Orleans brass, dance offs or juicy tomatoes, this weekend offers chances for you to grab life by the horns and make yourself a part of the vibrant New Orleans scene. This Crescent City is …

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New Orleans All the Way Live: Crescent City Moon

by George Ingmire June 5, 2013 Music

This week we hear from some of the musicians who make New Orleans their home, and in turn make everyone else who lives here proud to call New Orleans home. Bruce Daigrepont shows us the guts on an accordion. Walter “Wolfman” Washington talks about how his uncle showed him how to tune a guitar. Jeff Albert talks about “Open Ears,” …

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Not Your Kid’s Summer Camp: New Orleans Traditional Jazz Camp

by Edward June 3, 2013 Music

New Orleans offers its locals and visitors an incredible variety of live music nightly, but we never forget our roots. The city is the birthplace of jazz, or as author John McCusker says, the “Cradle of Jazz.” While jazz has evolved and grown since the early days in Faubourg Treme and Storyville, a group of local musicians have made it …

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Have Your Cajun-Zydeco and Eat Your Creole Tomato, Too

by The Red Streetcar May 31, 2013 Arts & Culture

It’s almost June here, which means we’re about to get treated to two festivals celebrating the Louisiana mainstays of the Creole Tomato and Cajun and Zydeco music free of charge! This June 8 and 9, the Creole Tomato Festival sets up shop in the historic French Market while Cajun and Zydeco music legends take to three different stages at the …

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My New Orleans: 20 Questions with DJ Soul Sister

by Ann Marshall Thomas May 30, 2013 20 Questions

I met DJ Soul Sister at High Hat Cafe on a dreary Friday afternoon. I was a little nervous to be sharing lunch with such a talented artist and musical tastemaker, but enjoying a pimento cheeseburger with “the queen of rare groove” turned out to be the perfect remedy for my rainy day blues. Soul Sister is warm and unassuming. …

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GoNOLA Recommends: 5 Things To Do In New Orleans This Weekend

by Valerie Boucvalt May 29, 2013 Arts & Culture

I, for one, am grateful to live in a city that is never, EVER lacking in things to do. It’s never the same old stale routine. New Orleans is a city that will keep you on your toes, and this weekend is no exception. From oysters to girls arm wrestling, take a look at the diverse range of events that …

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New Orleans All The Way Live: Culinary Caretakers

by George Ingmire May 29, 2013 Food

Let the anniversary celebration continue! This week’s program is part two of a very special three part series celebrating four years of “New Orleans All the Way Live.” Today, we meet up with some of the chefs, cooks and other culinary caretakers that infuse the rich life and history of New Orleans into our local cuisine. Tee Eva talks about …

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New Orleans All The Way Live: Happy 4th Anniversary!

by George Ingmire May 22, 2013 Music

We are thrilled to announce that New Orleans All the Way Live is celebrating its four year anniversary, and the New Orleans radio show is commemorating their anniversary the only way they know how. This week’s program is part one of a three part series of live music recorded at festivals, in clubs, and even a house party in the …

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New Orleans All The Way Live: Evan Christopher Live At Clever Wines

by George Ingmire May 16, 2013 Cocktail Culture

As always on New Orleans All The Way Live, the aim is to expand your experience of the New Orleans by not only giving you a taste of what we’re about, but also deepening your appreciation with live interviews and performances that go in depth into the inspirations and history of our culture. On this week’s episode of New Orleans …

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GoNOLA TV Presents: Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo

by Valerie Boucvalt May 15, 2013 Events

The sun is shining and things are starting to look pretty beautiful down here in New Orleans. The time is ripe for enjoying our great outdoors, and in our unconventional urban cityscape, you can park and party on land or the banks of the river, lake or bayou. This weekend Bayou St. John will play host to Bayou Boogaloo, a …

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Take Your Wednesdays to the Point

by Sara Hudson May 14, 2013 Events

Wednesdays hold a special place in people’s hearts. For small children, they’re the hardest day of the week to spell. For adults, they’re the hump day of the week to get through. And for New Orleanians, they’re the happy day of the week where free music, fantastic food, and outdoor magic come together throughout spring, first at Wednesdays at the …

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New Orleans All the Way Live: A Curry in Four Acts

by George Ingmire May 8, 2013 Food

On any given night in New Orleans, you’re likely to find a place with live music and free food. Sometimes it’s red beans and traditional jazz, other times it’s BBQ and the blues. On this week’s New Orleans All the Way Live program, it’s curry and the pocket brass of Magnetic Ear, an ensemble headed by Martin Krusche, a sax …

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