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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The NOLA Jitterbugs Teach New Orleans How to Dance

by Hartley Casbon February 3, 2012 Music

I cannot dance.

I wish desperately that I could – and Lord knows I try – but at the end of the day, the cold, hard truth is that I am simply not a dancer.

And because I wish so badly that I could dance, when I see people who can dance, I am first filled with intense pangs of jealousy, …

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The Organ Grinders: Crashing a Mardi Gras Parade Near You

by Nikki Carter February 2, 2012 Arts & Culture

In case you’ve somehow forgotten, let me remind you that Krewe du Vieux is this weekend! In my mind, this officially kicks off the Mardi Gras season and this year, I couldn’t be more ready for the festivities. After watching a parade or two, you may start to wonder: who are these amazing people having so much fun shaking their …

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

by Sally Tunmer February 1, 2012 Arts & Culture

On one hand it feels like it was just yesterday and on the other it seems like we’ve been growing gray hairs waiting, but either way Mardi Gras has arrived! This weekend is very exciting as it’s the first parade of the Carnival season! Surrounding the Krewe du Vieux parade are pre and post parties and in addition, this weekend …

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

by Sally Tunmer January 25, 2012 Arts & Culture

While there are many exclusive masked balls every Mardi Gras for krewes that if you’re not born into, you can pretty much forget about ever being a member of, there are plenty of sassy marching clubs that host Mardi Gras balls open to everyone. Lucky for us, the trifecta of these fundraiser balls is this weekend! In addition is the …

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: French Quarter Street Swing

by Sally Tunmer January 21, 2012 Arts & Culture

In New Orleans, people swing dance constantly, everywhere – even in the streets. If there’s music playing, there is guaranteed to be dancing, and if it’s in the street, then so be it. New Orleans music is the perfect soundtrack for swing dancing – that French gypsy or old school rag time style jazz literally summons people to the floor, …

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New Orleans Around the Web | Week of January 16

by Sally Tunmer January 20, 2012 Arts & Culture

Even with the Web blackouts due to the proposed anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA, New Orleans had no trouble working its way in to online conversations. New Orleans hip hop makes a splash around the Web from the efforts and antics of Dee 1 and Big Freedia plus the dos and donts of dog tourism make an appearance. All of …

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

by Sally Tunmer January 18, 2012 Arts & Culture

This week is the music edition of our top five weekend picks, because as you can see, it’s a stellar weekend for music in New Orleans. Not only is the weekend embraced by concerts and shows, but the selection is so diverse that everyone will be able to find something to jam out or get down to. One Eyed Jack’s …

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

by Sally Tunmer January 11, 2012 Arts & Culture

The dust is settling a bit this weekend in New Orleans since the departure of Tiger and Crimson Tide fans from the city. Just a little bit. Just because the BCS game is over and done with, that doesn’t mean that football has left the building. In fact, this Saturday’s Saints playoff game is instrumental in propelling us to the …

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

by Sally Tunmer January 4, 2012 Arts & Culture

You thought there would be a break after all the holiday and New Year celebrations in New Orleans? That’s cute. This is a big – no huge – weekend in New Orleans. Not only is there the first Saints post-season playoff game and all the tailgate parties preceding the big BCS game on Monday, but more importantly, Carnival season officially …

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We Got The Beat: OffBeat Honors the Best in New Orleans Music

by Sally Tunmer January 2, 2012 Events

Even though the New Year is upon us, the musical strides of 2011 in New Orleans continue to be applauded. The Best of the Beat Awards are kind of like the New Orleans Grammys – and not to mention share a nominee with the actual Grammy Awards: Rebirth Brass Band – presented by the New Orleans music authority, OffBeat Magazine. …

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GoNOLA’s Best of 2011 Awards: New Orleans Music Venues

by Lauren McCabe December 29, 2011 Arts & Culture

Take a glance at the full list of music venues in New Orleans, and you may just have a joy-induced heart attack. There are dozens of digs to choose from and not nearly enough time to visit all of them in one single trip! Don’t fret – you have your whole life to delve deeper into the rich music culture …

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

by Sally Tunmer December 28, 2011 Events

This weekend it’s all about New Year’s Eve in the Crescent City. With all the parties, concerts and balls presenting some of the best grand finales to 2011 in the country, the last night of December is like a hyperactive cheerleader in New Orleans. It may be hard to decide between seeing one of the many New Orleans music luminaries, …

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Oh Joy! A New Orleans Movie Palace Makes a Comeback

by Liz Genest Smith December 23, 2011 Arts & Culture

Perhaps it’s my nostalgia for the glamour of old Hollywood. Perhaps it’s my weird belief that neglected old buildings experience human emotion. But, ever since I moved to New Orleans, the sight of the abandoned movie palaces on Canal Street has just broken my heart. Several months back, I even did some initial research into the future plans for these …

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GoNOLA’s Best of 2011 Awards: New Orleans Festivals

by The Red Streetcar December 23, 2011 Events

In the closing hours of 2011, it is always great to reflect back on how much fun we’ve had in the past year. Today, we’re going to look back at some of our favorite festivals from 2011. One great thing about living in New Orleans is that we always have a festival going on. The only downside is that it …

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Prospect 2 Spotlight: Ashton Ramsey at the Ogden

by Nikki Carter December 22, 2011 Arts & Culture

The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, an affiliation of the University of New Orleans, houses the largest collection of southern art in the world. As part of Prospect 2, the city-wide art biennial going on now until January 29, 2012, the fifth floor of the Ogden is hosting a selection of works by Ashton Ramsey. Ramsey is a New Orleans …

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

by Sally Tunmer December 21, 2011 Cocktail Culture

It’s the weekend we’ve all been waiting for: Christmas! We’ve been waiting in anticipation for it to arrive and now that it has, we’re not sure how it got here so quickly. It’s probably because of all the fun we’ve been having this month. Whatever the case, the momentum won’t wane, only gain this weekend! Of course there are many …

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