Following Stanton Moore Trio, Marco Benevento put on a 30-minute solo set last night at The Howlin’ Wolf New Orleans that may’ve stole the entire show. Folks were dumbfounded watching his meticulous, scientific methods and I happened to end up in a great spot to be able to snag some full-song videos. Continue below for Marco’s “Real Morning Party”, “Bennie And The Jets” (“so tasty”) and a extended, unique take on My Morning Jacket’s “Golden”. Read more…
Big Freedia and Dancers @ Tipitina's Uptown - 4/29/12 || Photo © Marc Pagani
A photo gallery by Marc Pagani of Big Freedia’s show-stopping Jazz Fest night show at Tipitina’s Uptown as part of their annual Fess Jazztival series on Sunday, April 29th. Read more…
WHO: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
WHEN: Doors at 8 p.m. || Shows both at 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 3rd and Friday May 4th
WHERE: House of Blues New Orleans @ 225 Decatur Street
TICKETS: $32.50 Advance || $35 Door (Buy May 3 || Buy May 4)
WHY: Grace Potter possesses the pipes and the stage presence to captivate an audience for hours on end. Read more…
The Crowd at Bruce Springsteen @ Jazz Fest 2012 || Photo by Justin Ward
Words and Photos by Justin Ward
After the insanely epic Saturday I had down at Jazz Fest, I was unsure of how well my stamina would keep with me at the hot and humid fairground day we had planned to see Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band close out the weekend on the main stage with a two and a half hour set. Sure enough, the energy of New Orleans took over and me and Jimmy from LMB NOLA raged the day pretty hard in the hot sun. By the time we made it into the bed the next morning, we had see amazing music from Dr. John, Iron and Wine, The Boss himself and some of our favorites in Worship My Organ (Robert Walter, Marco Benevento, Skerik and Adam Deitch). It was a pretty good day front to back. Read on for a few photos and videos I’ve found from the sets that day. Read more…
WHO: Marco Benevento, George Porter Jr., Eric Krasno, and Johnny Vidacovich
WHEN: Late Night Saturday, May 6 @ 2 a.m.
WHERE: House of Blues Parish Room – 229 Decatur Street
TICKETS: $30 (Buy)
WHY: Last year Benevento and George Porter Jr. got together for an early May late nighter (along with Brian Stoltz and Adam Deitch), the show was THE culmination of Jazz Fest Read more…
WHO: NOLAFUNK Presents EOTO with KRADDY
WHERE: Republic New Orleans
WHEN: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
TICKETS: $22 advance / $25 Door / $172 VIP (PURCHASE) Read more…
This evening at 6 p.m., Anders Osborne will do an in-store performance at Louisiana Music Factory as part of the record store’s extensive Jazz Fest music series. Lost Bayou Ramblers play a set before Anders at 5 p.m., hot off their great new Mammoth Waltz LP. Read more…
Karl Denson of The Greyboy Allstars @ Tipitina's Uptown - 4/28/12 || Photo © Jimmy Grotting
Photos by Jimmy Grotting || Words by Justin Ward
After a full day at Jazz Fest on Saturday and catching Gravity A’s first set at Le Bon Temps Roule, we regrouped one last time at home and strolled our way over to Tipitina’s to catch The Greyboy Allstars doing their MJ Tribute late night. The show was sold-out and definitely packed outside when we showed up, and the energy inside this show was just absolutely crazy all night. If there’s anything that drunk people love, it’s dancing to Michael Jackson songs. So Greyboy did not disappoint at all. Also Big Sam stopped by and blasted some horns with Karl Denson and Eddie Roberts (from the New Mastersounds) also stopped by and shredded his way through some fast funk. The show was killer but it eventually had to end with “Thriller” and “Billie Jean.” Read more…
Thanks to YouTube user medolyns’ diligent video work, there’s already a good bit of fan-shot video to enjoy from yesterday’s marathon Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band set to close down 2nd weekend at Jazz Fest. Continue on below for five more videos from The Boss’ epic set. Read more…
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers closed down the main Acura Stage on Day 2 at Jazz Fest 2012. Check out this video of Petty and Co. covering J.J. Cale’s “Travelin’ Light” and also check out “Learning To Fly” and a rendition of the classic Traveling Wilburys tune “Handle With Care” below – does some seriously admirable work on the Roy Orbison verses – no small task there. Read more…
WHO: LMB NOLA presents “the most dangerous instrumental band on the scene today” Garage A Trois
WHEN: Friday, May 4th, 2012 || Doors at 8 p.m.
WHERE: One Eyed Jacks @ 615 Toulouse Street in the French Quarter.
TICKETS: $20 (GET ‘EM ‘FORE THEY GONE) Read more…
Recap by Justin Ward (Live Music Blog editor)
Jazz Fest is officially well underway and we’ve now gone two days deep into the New Orleans swampy vibes. Today is one of those days that people will be talking about for a while with Bruce Springsteen headlining the fairgrounds with two and a half hours scheduled (with talks about him playing past curfew anyway). Should shape up to be an epic day. But for me, I need to recap where I’ve been so far and catch up a bit on my output over here. It’s a wonder how anyone gets any work done in this town. It’s just too fun. Read more…
Weekend 1 has been amazing thus far and perhaps even more jam-packed with late night goodness than ever with the addition of the Nolafunk Jazzfest Series and an embarrassment of live music riches on Friday and Saturday night. We’ve got a ton of coverage already up on the home page from Friday and a whole lot more on the way over the next couple of weeks so stay tuned for more. This post will be updated as more fan videos pop up on Youtube, but please don’t hesitate to send us a message on the contact page if you see something you think should be included here. Read more…
Mickey Hart Band @ Tipitina's French Quarter - 4/27/12 || Photo by John Stephens
Review by John Stephens
The night began an anxious mystery, with the Mickey Hart Band coming on a bit later than planned (in grand NOLA style), leaving us patrons of Tipitina’s French Quarter to wonder how on earth the multitude of strange electronics, wires and boxes and amps, would be tamed by the oncoming masters of sound. Not to mention the leopard-skin trumpet, which, in all cases, points to primordial weirdness, to the harnessing of instinctual splendor. There were folk of all ages, those sincere, tie-dye veterans of the Dead era, and then plenty of youthful cadets curious and enthralled with the approaching performance of legendary magnitude. As the crowd amassed, a blissful, grey-haired lady came onto the venue floor, twirling and grinning and celebrating the delight of a timeless spirit – here, we left our ages at the door. Read more…
Last night, in continuation of a huge 2012 for STS9, the jam powerhouse threw an old school late night Jazz Fest party in the less-than-friendly confines of the Mardi Gras World River City Ballroom. Despite a restrictive, Big Brother-esque security/cops vibe and logistical difficulties entering the venue (it honestly started feeling like “The Line Ride“), the band overcame, putting on a varied, energetic and freewheeling display of psychedelia that allowed for some heavy group improv on some old favorites. Read more…
Papa Mali and Anders Osborne @ Republic New Orleans - 4/27/12 || Photo by Jimmy Grotting
To kick off Nolafunk’s inaugural Jazzfest concert series, a group of big-time players descended on Republic New Orleans for a Dead-heavy superjam to get the Jazz Fest night scene in proper motion. In a reprise of last year’s highly-touted night show, Anders Osborne, Bill Kreutzmann (Grateful Dead), Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett of Little Feat, Billy Iuso (and appearances by Papa Mali) made up the remarkable band with Marco Benevento opening the show.. Continue below to for videos and Jimmy Grotting’s photo gallery from the show. Read more…
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