Live Music in New Orleans

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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 Ashley June 1, 2011 Things To Do

This weekend, New Orleans really runs the gamut of fun and exciting events. From historic music in City Park to arena football and the New Orleans Oyster Festival, there’s sure to be plenty of good times to go around. So put on your dancin’ shoes, grab your friends and family and check out these five awesome things to do …

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GoNOLA YouTube Pick of the Week: Anders Osborne with The Stanton Moore Trio @ Jazzfest 2010

by Andy November 13, 2010 Music

Live music in New Orleans is available 24/7/365, and the best part about it is that it’s always good music. One of my personal favorite musicians to see live in NOLA is Anders Osborne, a New Orleanian by way of Sweden, Africa, Egypt and other places. Anders, whose beard has become something of a legend, I think, can play the …

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Café Prytania: Something Old, Something New, Something Better

by Groovescapes November 10, 2010 Music

One of the highest hopes that New Orleanians had after “the storm” was that things could get better: not just better than they were in the immediate aftermath, but better than things had ever been.

This was partially just a state of mind. Although in my opinion things are now better than they were even before the hurricane, I often …

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Voodoo Fest 2010: Musical Mayhem in New Orleans

by Groovescapes October 27, 2010 Events

Get ready! From the costumes to the crazies to the costumed crazies, Halloween in New Orleans is a scene beyond comparison. Since 1999, the Voodoo Experience, or Voodoo Fest for short, has established itself as the epicenter of the madness and the mayhem. Now in its 12th year, the festival brings the mystique of the Crescent City to the brink …

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A Three-Ring Circus of Art, Music, and Everything Under The Sun

by Groovescapes October 20, 2010 Arts & Culture

New Orleans bars and concert venues tend to be great because of the unique charms or trademarks that each place has to offer to its patrons, which, at this stage of the game, sort of goes without saying. However, there are some places in this city that are truly unconventional and off the beaten path. One such place is The …

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Rock ‘N Bowl Could be Right Up Your Alley!

by Andrew October 18, 2010 Nightlife

Rock ‘N Bowl is a New Orleans institution where you can rock n’ roll while you bowl! Every night brings new live entertainment so you can dance the night away or simple tap your toes while you knock down a few pins. So if you’re looking for a great time in New Orleans, then Rock ‘N Bowl is right up …

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GoNOLA YouTube Pick of the Week: KISS Live at VOODOO!!!!!!! “Shout It Out Loud”

by Andy September 5, 2010 Events

Celebrate your 2010 Halloween weekend in New Orleans at Voodoo Fest, one of the biggest alternative rock festivals in the South. Last Halloween, KISS performed alongside other top performers like Eminem, Jane’s Addiction, Lenny Kravitz and George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic.

This year’s lineup includes Jakob Dylan and Three Legs, MGMT, My Morning Jacket, Muse, Deadmau5 and Ozzy Osborne. You …

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Jeremy Davenport Adds His Smooth Jazz to the New Orleans Mix

by Brooke Ashley Boudreaux September 3, 2010 Music

New Orleans is not lacking in free, live music. We are spoiled, and sometimes we take that fact for granted. But we don’t know any better. We expect it everywhere we go. This city has its own unique rhythm; a soundtrack that is driven by its music.

And adding his own unique style to the mix is trumpeter and jazz …

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Don’t Miss LA Fête Cultural: a Celebration of Louisiana’s Culture

by Shercole King August 24, 2010 Arts & Culture

An upcoming event of huge interest to me has to be LA Fête Cultural 2010 on Wednesday, August 25th, at the Contemporary Arts Center.  LA Fête Cultural is a celebration of culture to honor five years of  The Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation. LCEF is an initiative started in spring 2005 by Former Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu (current New Orleans Mayor) to support development …

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GoNOLA YouTube Pick of the Week: Freddie King at Wednesday’s on the Point

by Andy August 14, 2010 Pick of the Week

Every Wednesday in the spring and summer there is free live music in New Orleans. From the beginning of March through the beginning of June YLC puts on Wednesday at the Square in Lafayette Square in the CBD. Without missing a beat, AEDF picks up the following Wednesday after the last WATS and hosts Wednesday on the Point in Algiers. …

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Alex and Luke Visit New Orleans

by Andy August 11, 2010 Things To Do

You may or may not know about Alex and Luke, two folks from Canada who, seemingly spur of the moment, decided to take a road trip through all of the states, provinces and territories in North America using only suggestions through Social Media to guide their tour. That means no tour books, no guide books, no nothing, only suggestions via …

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The Saturn Bar… On the Fringe

by Groovescapes July 26, 2010 Music

Don’t call the Saturn Bar a “dive.”  That four-letter word is thrown around far too often these days, and even when dropped with positive inflection to commend a quirky bar’s lived-in aesthetic, it is too broad and pedestrian to be of any real utility.  No matter how complimentary the tone in which it is bestowed upon a unique drinking establishment, …

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This is beautiful. What is that, Velvet?

by Groovescapes June 28, 2010 Music

I must admit, I was adamantly against the name change.  Before the hurricanes, One Eyed Jacks was elegantly known as The Shim Sham Club. Nestled in the French Quarter on Toulouse, seemingly around the corner from everything, the surprisingly large red velvet-lined venue hosted a variety of events, from concerts by up-and-coming bands to burlesque shows.

Until a couple of …

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The Republic of Music

by Angelina June 25, 2010 Music

Now that the world agrees New Orleans is the number one spot for nightlife, according to TripAdvisor.com’s Annual Travelers’ Choice Awards, here’s my take on a trendy spot that’s helped New Orleans get such a high honor – The Republic.

Referred to mistakenly as “Miamiesque” (no disrespect to that wonderful city), The Republic (828 South Peters) is definitely not your …

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Free Summer Concerts at Algiers Point

by Angelina May 26, 2010 Events

When the New Orleans Young Leadership Council finishes up their free spring concert series, Wednesdays at the Square in June, the Algiers Economic Development Foundation brings you Wednesdays on the Point, a free summer concert series on the other side of the river, in the historic Old Algiers neighborhood.

It’s all the goodness from the ever-popular, mini-outdoor festivals YLC debuted …

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