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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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GoNOLA TV Musician Series: John Boutte

by Andrew November 10, 2011 Music

Seeing John Boutte play at d.b.a. Saturday evenings is something everyone should have on their weekend to-do list whether they are on vacation or live in New Orleans. The man responsible for writing the anthem for the hit HBO series, Treme, is not only a gifted gospel and soul singer, but a delightful New Orleans character. He’s just another of …

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

by Sally Tunmer November 2, 2011 Arts & Culture

Now that Halloween and Voodoo Fest have come and gone, it’s time to take a little breather from the no holds barred celebration. Not that it wasn’t a total blast, but in a city with non-stop action, it’s refreshing sometimes to turn the volume down a bit from 11. That’s not to say this weekend is uneventful, because that’s certainly …

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: Halloween on Frenchmen

by Andy October 22, 2011 Fan Photo

If you haven’t been to Frenchmen Street during your New Orleans Halloween experience, you haven’t experienced Halloween in New Orleans. Frenchmen Street, which I liken to the locals’ Bourbon Street, is the heart of the NOLA Halloween scene. The street gets packed with people in costumes and, as you may have noticed, we in New Orleans take our costumes very …

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GoNOLA TV Musician Series: Jayna Morgan & the Sazerac Sunrise Band

by Andrew October 20, 2011 Music

Jayna Morgan is the matriarch of the Frenchmen Street music scene. She sings in a classic older American style so popular among New Orleans musicians now, like with the other artists in our Musician Series, Meschiya Lake and Luke Winslow-King. The Sazerac Sunrise Band adds to Jayna’s swagger, backing her up with their lively brand of traditional swing. We’re spoiled …

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GoNOLA Top 5: How To Halloween in New Orleans

by Sally Tunmer October 18, 2011 Arts & Culture

Halloween in New Orleans is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year. Like Mardi Gras, New Orleanians begin planning events, parades and costumes well in advance in order to properly go all out for this most formidable of holidays. Whether it’s an ominous haunted house or a friendly festival for kids, New Orleans takes Halloween to the …

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GoNOLA TV Musician Series: Luke Winslow-King

by Andrew October 13, 2011 Music

Delta bluesman Luke Winslow-King is a regular Frenchmen Street fixture and cornerstone of classic American genres in New Orleans. Winslow-King’s voice drifts through a vintage microphone, filling the room with sunny Mississippi River daydreams. He’s a handyman on the guitar, producing a country twang that compliments the vocals beautifully. Though his style stems from a 30s and 40s era influence, …

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GoNOLA Top 5: New Orleans Costume Shops

by Sally Tunmer October 4, 2011 Shopping

If you don’t already know, Halloween is kind of a big deal in New Orleans. It’s sort of the Mardi Gras of fall. That means that folks here take their costumes seriously. Some of the best, most creative and large-scale costumes are showcased on Frenchmen Street – the place to be on Halloween in New Orleans. So don’t be left …

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GoNOLA TV Musician Series: Meschiya Lake and The Little Big Horns

by Andrew October 4, 2011 Music

As a young performance artist, Meschiya Lake began her career as an entertainer touring with a circus troupe and conducting daring sideshow acts. During a stop in New Orleans, she fell in love with the equally whimsical city and it is here where her nomadic tendencies ended. Frequenting the sequestered part of Royal in the French Quarter for street musicians, …

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Top 5 Late Night Music Venues in New Orleans

by Sally Tunmer August 30, 2011 Music

One of the many reasons to love New Orleans is that you can see live music on any day of the week, any time of year, in any neighborhood, at any hour night or day. I dare say there is not one waking moment in New Orleans when there is not live music playing somewhere in the city. Ever. The …

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GoNOLA TV Presents: Satchmo Club Strut

by Andrew August 18, 2011 Arts & Culture

There’s nothing more representative of Frenchmen Street’s musical and community spirit than the annual Satchmo Club Strut during the Satchmo Summerfest, a night where every business – be it a jazz club, bike shop or tattoo parlor – opens its doors to Frenchmen St. block party revelers. We had an absolute blast strutting with style and ease down Frenchmen St. …

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New Orleans Jazz Fest Nights

by Shercole King April 26, 2011 Music

It’s finally here! The first weekend of Jazz Fest is upon us! Days filled with music, crawfish and most importantly mango freeze. Full days of hardcore jammin’ and eatin’ should be followed by full nights of live music and delicious New Orleans food. Don’t close out your day when the Fair Grounds gates close — go out and explore, …

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NOLA Recommends: Top 5 Things to do after French Quarter Fest

by Stephen Maloney April 7, 2011 Events

You probably know this already, but it’s French Quarter Fest weekend in New Orleans. In fact, I hope you’re checking this on your phone or iPad standing in line for some alligator sausage on a stick while New Orleans music blares all around you. If you are, well, then you’re definitely winning at life right now. If not, have …

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GoNOLA Recommends: 5 Things to do in New Orleans this Weekend

by Stephen Maloney March 31, 2011 Things To Do

It’s springtime in New Orleans, and music is everywhere. Well, there’s always music in the air around here, but that’s what makes New Orleans great. So it’s your duty to go out and enjoy as much of it as humanly possible this weekend. And along the way, take a few samples of the ocean of culture this city swims …

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Monday Night Super Jam at Maison

by Sunny Dawn Summers February 14, 2011 Music

“Manic Monday ” gets a bad rap. We all agree with The Bangles. We wish it was Sunday. Monday is officially the start of a dreaded 5-day work week. Poor Peter Gibbons suffered his co-worker’s comment, “Somebody has a case of the Mondays” on “Office Space,” the cult movie that way too closely resembles cubicle life.

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GoNOLA TV Presents: Yuki on Frenchmen Street

by Andrew February 10, 2011 Video

Frenchmen Street has evolved over the years to become one of the most eclectic destinations in New Orleans. In the space of half a dozen blocks, you can find amazing restaurants, world class music spilling out into the street, packed bars, and a slice of Japan right here in NOLA. Yuki offers great Saki, Japanese dishes served tapas style, …

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