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ON THE COVER New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival: Week 1 ... 19 Previews, interviews, maps, schedules, cubes, and all the info you need to enjoy Jazz Fest
7 IN SEVEN Seven Things to Do This Week..............................5 Bill Burr, Swan Lake, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and more
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News...............................................................................7 “Swatting” — a hoax call that results in a SWAT team visit — comes to New Orleans Y@Speak + N.O. Comment .......................................7 Overheard in New Orleans’ social media world Scuttlebutt................................................................. 10 From their lips to your ears
C’est What? ...............................................................11 Gambit’s Web poll Bouquets & Brickbats .........................................13 This week’s heroes and zeroes Commentary............................................................14 Gov. Bobby Jindal attempts a bit of misdirection Clancy DuBos...........................................................15 Why Ray Nagin’s bid for a new trial is a real long shot Blake Pontchartrain.............................................16 The New Orleans N.O. It All
SHOPPING + LIFESTYLE What’s in Store ......................................................53 Hotel Monteleone
Music .........................................................................66 PREVIEW: Dan Deacon Film.............................................................................70 REVIEW: Leviathan Art ...............................................................................73 REVIEW: The Rise of the Machines and The Zwolle Paintings Stage.......................................................................... 77 REVIEW: The Glass Menagerie Events ........................................................................81 WORDS: Fredrick Barton’s In the Wake of the Flagship Crossword + Sudoku ...........................................94
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra | It’s impos-
sible to mention Ruban Nielson’s Unknown Mortal Orchestra without mentioning “So Good at Being in Trouble,” the beacon on sophomore LP II. Such is the blessing and curse of writing one of the catchiest, most guileless tracks of 2013. Twin Peaks opens this free show at 4 p.m. at Tulane University’s Lavin-Bernick Center Quad.
Swing in the Oaks
Tue. April 21 | The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra performs a free concert featuring a mix of classical pieces, the “Muppet Medley,” “Stars and Stripes Forever” and more. From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the Goldring/Woldenberg Great Lawn in New Orleans City Park.
Peter Hook & The Light
Wed. April 22 | Peter Hook’s bass defined the sound of Joy Division and New Order as much as Ian Curtis’ Dracula baritone and Bernard Sumner’s angular guitars. Hook left New Order in 2007, and with his band The Light has performed New Order albums in full. On tour, the band performs Joy Division’s influential albums Closer and Unknown Pleasures. At 9 p.m. at Republic New Orleans.
Bill Burr
Thu. April 23 | On I’m Sorry You Feel That Way, Bill Burr’s latest standup special, the comic admits he’s a moron. That doesn’t stop him from unleashing his unfiltered thoughts about the failures of our time, from population control (“85 percent of you have to go”) to dieting (“something has to DIE every day in order for me to live”). Burr is set to star in the Netflix animated series F Is For Family later this year. At 7 p.m. at the Saenger Theatre.
Doldrums
Thu. April 23 | Montreal’s Doldrums, aka Airick Woodhead, arrives in New Orleans in support of the April release The Air Conditioned Nightmare, a hypnotic and often haunting club-friendly debut on Sub Pop and follow up to 2013’s Lesser Evil. Moon King opens at 9 p.m. at Gasa Gasa.
Swan Lake
Thu. April 23 | On its first tour of the U.S., Russia’s St. Petersburg State Ballet presents Tchaikovsky’s classic. In his version of the folktale, Siegfried falls in love with Odette, a young woman who is turned into a swan by a sorcerer, whose curse they must break to be together. At 7:30 p.m. at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts.
Benjamin Booker
Fri. April 24 | Apologies to everyone ready to anoint Virginia Beach native and naturalized New Orleanian Benjamin Booker the next Jack White or Stevie Ray Vaughan. Happy-feet jitterbugs “Always Waiting,” “Wicked Waters” and “Old Hearts,” from Booker’s self-titled 2014 ATO debut, tap-dance a different narrative. Yelephants and DJ Gris Gris open at 9 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.
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A police incident Uptown earlier this month spotlighted two growing problems: fake SWAT calls and online harassment of women.
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heard any screams or gunshots coming from the house of the supposed victim — which she hadn’t. Finally, Norton sent an armored vehicle up to the house, so that if there was someone determined to shoot at officers, the vehicle would protect them. Instead, the homeowner came out the front door and assured police that she was fine. The homeowner did not seem afraid during the ordeal, the nearby resident said, only perplexed. “She was as surprised as we all were, standing in a bathrobe,” the resident said. As a final precaution, Norton sent a team into the house to check it for any threats. When they confirmed that there was no evidence any crime had occurred, Norton was confident in deeming the original call a hoax. Although the entire police response took less than an hour, a prank such as this creates numerous problems, Norton said. First, it took about 20 officers away from their normal jobs — around half of them were charged with answering routine calls around the Second District, and the other half were from the Special Operations Division, which is used for proactive work. Second, the urgency of the response demanded by such a call created what could have been a volatile situation for the residents of Broadway and Audubon streets, Norton said. False police calls have led to tragedies elsewhere. In January, the police chief of a small town in Oklahoma was shot by a homeowner while the officer entered the homeowner’s residence in response to a similar fake call. “It’s dangerous on our officers who are responding, because they’re believing there’s somebody in the house and shot and may need medical attention,” Norton said. “Now PAGE 8
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N.O. COMMENT What you had to say on BestofNewOrleans.com this week
Last week’s article “Exploring the St. Roch Market” drew plenty of comments about (shock!) gentrification: “20 year Marigny homeowner here. Very happy to see this historic building so beautifully restored and becoming an active part of the community again. However, and as much as I’m looking forward to trying all those new lunch options, I was hoping the market would be more of a ... well, market, and less of a glorified food court/brunch destination.” — royalstreet1i “This may be what the hipsters and out-of-towners want in our area, but not what our residents need or desire.” — louisastreetwishes “I was really really hoping for an affordable grocery place :( At this rate I won’t have to worry about having an affordable option close by because rents are going up everyday and I’ll be run out of the neighborhood I called home for so long. Sigh!” — shattereddreamsof affordable groceries
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man called the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) April 11 saying that he had shot a woman at their Broadway Street home and intended to shoot any officers who approached the house, prompting a major response from NOPD officers in an armored vehicle who shut down roads around the home while they investigated. The call turned out to be a hoax; the resident of the house emerged to tell officers she was fine and unharmed, and mystified why someone would make such a call. But her daughter, who studies Internet harassment, believes the prank was directed at her as part of a new but quickly growing form of online abuse spreading dangerously into real life. The New Orleans Police Department received the call Saturday night on a non-emergency line, with a male caller telling the dispatcher that he had shot his girlfriend at a home in the 300 block of Broadway, said Commander Bobby Norton of the NOPD Special Operations Division at a meeting last week of NOPD ranking officers. “He says he just shot his girlfriend and killed her, and any police that approaches the house, he’s going to kill them,” Norton said. “He gave a specific address on the house.” Norton and Second District Commander Paul Noel had officers surround the house and close down the streets near it, but directed them not to approach the home itself. Meanwhile, Norton began researching the address and discovered that there was no history of domestic abuse or other violent crime calls there, suggesting the call might have been false. “We started to kind of believe that it was going to be a bogus complaint, but obviously we can’t treat it as a bogus complaint,” Norton said. One neighbor said she went outside around 10 p.m. to wait for a cab to the French Quarter, but instead found a police officer in tactical gear. He asked if she was OK, then if she had
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you’ve got all the officers responding, which is putting the officers in danger, and putting the citizens in danger.” Another Broadway resident said he faced the possible danger firsthand during the incident. Around 10 p.m., he got a text from a neighbor asking why so many police were in the neighborhood. He looked outside, didn’t see any officers and walked outside with a flashlight to investigate. A few steps down the street, the resident said, he was confronted by an armed SWAT officer who told him to put his hands up and questioned him to determine he wasn’t the caller. “For a prank call, somebody needs to pay the price,” the man said. “The scary thing about it was ... I could have been shot.”
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Fake SWAT calls have become increasingly common in some Internet communities, where it is known as “swatting.” In one of the most highly publicized incidents, a group of videogame players broadcasting their gaming session live were the target of a hoax call in suburban Denver, and thrown to the ground by responding officers in full view of their web cameras, broadcasting the incident over the Internet. Some who have criticized the portrayal of women in video games have been among the most common targets of swatting. The daughter of the victim of Saturday’s hoax no longer lives in New Orleans, but studies online harassment and has spoken
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publicly against it. While she has communicated online with some of the victims of high-profile cases, she never has been a target of it, nor a target of the anonymous Internet groups associated with the practice. After learning of the prank at her former home in New Orleans, the victim’s daughter said she scoured the Internet message
then — after police were assembled around the location — called the store posing as an emergency responder and gave the people inside instructions that could have provoked police into using force. “This is a trend,” the victim’s daughter said. “This is a digital abuse tactic that online harassers victimize people with.”
Supporters of those who have been outspoken in criticism of the portrayal of women in video games have been among the most common targets of swatting. boards where such incidents are usually planned, but did not find a mention of her name or address. Still, it’s a clear case of swatting, and her own affiliations with the study of online harassment are too strong a connection to ignore, she said. “This is the general pattern of swatting — calling in a false, violence-based report to trick the SWAT team into being deployed,” the victim’s daughter said. In the most severe cases, the hoax callers have even tried to create circumstances that could lead to tragedy. Last month, a hoax caller in New Jersey told police about a hostage situation at a game store and
New Orleans police have been unable to trace the number from which the Broadway Street call was made, but continue to investigate. In the short term, Norton said, there is no way to prevent similar hoaxes; police have to respond carefully and appropriately when threats are reported to them. “The only thing that we can do is backtrack and hopefully find out who does this and have them arrested,” Norton said. Swatting pranks have led to jail time in other jurisdictions, such as Orange County, Calif., where a 19-year-old hacker from Washington state was sentenced to three years in prison for a similar false
report. In New Jersey, State Assemblyman Paul Moriarty has introduced legislation that would increase penalties for swatting incidents above those already in place for false reports. After media reports about his proposed legislation, Moriarty himself was the target of a swatting call at his home on the same day the incident occurred in New Orleans. The Uptown victim’s daughter said that people who believe they could be the targets of swatting should call their local police departments before anything happens, and ask the call to be documented at the house. That way, if they are the target of a hoax, the police can find that information among the location’s call history, and possibly respond with the same restraint Norton’s team used at her mother’s address. Likewise, the victim said, the NOPD has the opportunity to use Saturday’s incident as the basis for more training to prevent tragedy the next time such a prank occurs in the city. “This could make some waves and raise actual awareness, meaning that the police force will be aware and ready to react to swatting as a prank and take preventive measures,” she said. — This story originally appeared on the website of our newsgathering partner Uptown Messenger. To read more, visit www.uptownmessenger.com.
NEWS VIEWS SCUTTLEBUTT Quotes of the week 2015 legislative edition
• “It’s definitely got pros and cons.” — State Rep. Paul Hollis, R-Metairie, on a new security system in the Louisiana Capitol parking lot that malfunctioned on the opening day of the legislative session, sending two pylons up through the front bumper of his black Audi, shattering his windshield and deploying his vehicle’s driver-side airbag. Hollis suffered a mild concussion and a broken hand. • “I haven’t done everything perfectly.” — Gov. Bobby Jindal, in his final State of the State address to lawmakers. • “Bring in the Enigma machine. We need a decoder for some of this gibberish.” — State Sen. Dan Claitor on Twitter (@danclaitor), R-Baton Rouge, unimpressed by the Jindal administration’s budget presentation.
Leges have many budget options
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State lawmakers enter the second week of the legislative session with no clear consensus on to how to solve the state’s looming $1.6 billion budget hole, but they do have many possible budget-balancing tools at their disposal. Scores of bills have been filed offering alternatives for either cutting expenses or raising revenues. If there were a prize for suggesting the most potential solutions, it would go to state Sen. Robert Adley, R-Benton, hands down. As of late last week, the veteran, term-limited senator has filed at least 27 bills dealing with budgeting and taxation. Some of Adley’s measures are aimed at long-term fixes, such as proposed constitutional amendments that would repeal the inventory tax (Senate Bill 85) and the property tax on stored natural gas (SB 177), dedicate portions of the Transportation Trust Fund (SB 123), scale back the industrial tax exemption starting in 2017 (SB 125), and combine the so-called Rainy Day Fund with the Transportation Trust Fund (SB 202). Adley also proposes some immediate solutions in the form of “veto-proof” concurrent resolutions that would suspend for one year all exemptions and exclusions from the state income tax (SCR 2), severance
taxes (SCR 3), corporate income and franchise taxes (SCR 4), sales taxes (SCR 5) and certain excise taxes (SCR 6). In other bills, Adley proposes to limit application of historic and film tax credits (SB 266), limit income and franchise deductions for corporations (SB 269 and 270) and otherwise scale back deductions and tax credits. Other much-discussed revenue and budget bills include: • Rep. Kirk Talbot, R-River Ridge, has filed several bills to scale back tax credits, repeal certain taxes and eliminate budget dedications. His House Bill 238 would repeal the inventory tax, and his HB 454 would repeal the remainder of the solar energy tax credit. His most talked-about bill, however, is HB 762, which would eliminate many statutory budget dedications and allow lawmakers to prioritize budgetary line items every year. • Talbot’s most far-reaching proposal could be his HB 495, which rewrites the rules on the state’s construction budget, otherwise known as the Capital Outlay Bill. For years governors have controlled the capital outlay process — and they have used it as leverage to make lawmakers toe the administration line. Talbot proposes to put the Legislature in control of that process. Given the amount of legislative discontent with Gov. Bobby Jindal — and given that this is Jindal’s final year in office — this bill could gain some traction. • Rep. John Schroder, R-Covington, has filed HB 523, a proposed constitutional amendment that would eliminate many budget mandates and dedications presently enshrined in the state Constitution. The bill is a companion of sorts to Talbot’s HB 762; both would put a lot of sacred cows “in play” every budget season. That has made Schroder and Talbot the targets of a lot of powerful special interests. • Sen. J.P. Morrell has filed SB 196, which likewise is a constitutional amendment that would eliminate many revenue dedications. Morrell’s measure would preserve the dedication for coastal restoration because it is tied to federal revenue sharing. — CLANCY DuBOS
NOPD studying federal report on policing Serpas, Normand submitted testimony
Amid public discussion over deadly police encounters nationwide, New Orleans Police Superintendent Michael Harrison is studying a pre-
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Jindal doubles down on HB 707 IBM slams the Marriage and Conscience Act
Gov. Bobby Jindal last week doubled down on his support for House Bill 707, aka the Marriage and Conscience Act, filed by state Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Bossier City. Critics say
it’s a clone of controversial “religious freedom” bills that have stirred controversy in Indiana and Arkansas — except critics say Johnson’s bill has even more troublesome language regarding samesex married couples. The bill got off to a bumpy start in the Legislature, with state Senate President John Alario, R-Westwego, saying, “It puts Louisiana in a light of hatred and bigotry and discrimination.” State Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, D-New Orleans, walked out of the House Chamber when Jindal brought it up in his Opening Day address. HB 707 initially was returned to the House calendar instead of being assigned to a committee on the first day of the session. The next day it was assigned to the House Civil Law committee, which is chaired by state Rep. Neil Abramson, D-New Orleans. (Abramson did not return a request for comment by press time.) Jindal insists the law is not about discrimination, but rather prohibiting the state from enacting punitive measures against people who act, in the words of the proposed law, “in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction about the institution of marriage.” Asked at a press conference April 16 if any punitive measures have been imposed here, Jindal said they
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Vote on “C’est What?” at www.bestofneworleans.com Do you support state Rep. Mike Johnson’s proposed legislation that would allow businesses to refuse service to some people based on the business’ religious beliefs?
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liminary report by President Barack Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. “The chief is reviewing the report,” NOPD spokesman Tyler Gamble told Gambit. “It’s too soon to respond to the recommendations of the task force … [but] training is high on the chief’s list.” Formed in December after mass protests against police shootings of young black men in Ferguson, Missouri, New York City and elsewhere, Obama gave his 11-member commission 90 days to produce initial recommendations to reduce crime and bridge (in the panel’s words) “the police/citizen divide.” The panel’s 109page interim report, published March 1, contains sweeping recommendations, ranging from “empathy” training to helping police peacefully resolve encounters with the mentally ill and the creation of separate national data banks on police deadly force and police line-of-duty injuries. Retired NOPD Superintendent Ronal Serpas and Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand submitted testimony to the panel. Serpas, who teaches at Loyola University at New Orleans, spoke as an advisor to a Chicago nonprofit advocating that violence be treated as a disease. “Serpas recommended training on the effects of violence not only on the community and individual victims but also on police officers themselves, noting that exposure to violence can make individuals more prone to violent behavior,” the interim report states. Normand and four other witnesses submitted written testimony in February, advocating police leadership training, starting with recruits and continuing through “online leadership and character development.” Harrison has twice traveled to Washington in recent weeks to participate in White House workshops on police body cameras and public access to police data. U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan, who oversees the NOPD’s federal consent decree, recently said the department is “ahead of the curve” on police body cameras. — ALLEN JOHNSON JR.
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SCUTTLEBUTT hadn’t but cited cases in other states where, he claims, bakers and florists were forced to provide their services to same-sex weddings under the threat of fines. “It has not happened in Louisiana,” Jindal told reporters, “and it certainly won’t happen as long as I’m governor and I can prevent it from happening.” Meanwhile, Jindal received a letter last week from IBM’s top Louisiana official expressing the company’s “strong opposition” to HB 707. “IBM has made significant investments in Louisiana including most recently a technology services delivery center in Baton Rouge, creating new jobs for Louisiana workers,” wrote James M. Driesse, the company’s senior state executive. IBM employs about 800 people in Baton Rouge. Jindal’s office quickly responded, saying the administration was sure IBM would be in favor of the legislation if the company knew what the bill truly was about. — KEVIN ALLMAN
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• Former U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, who has kept a relatively low profile since her loss to U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy in December, made an appearance on CNN last week to speak up for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. “If Hillary will just be Hillary, and we will all allow her to just be the extraordinary leader she is, her campaign will be beautifully done,” Landrieu said. … • U.S. Sen. David Vitter fired off an email after Clinton’s announcement, asking, “Who do you support — Hillary Clinton and her Benghazi scheming and ignorance of terrorism threats, or Team Vitter and our fight for honest government that works for Louisiana?” The email concluded with a request by Vitter for $10 … • Gov. Bobby Jindal may be going through the charade of “deciding” whether to run for president, but he received a predictable home state endorsement last week when Willie Robertson of the Duck Dynasty family of reality TV performers called Jindal “a great man, a godly man.” … • Meanwhile, the Duck Commander Musical, a show about the Robertson family, debuted at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The Associated Press said it “alternates between something akin to a live-action commercial celebrating the family business to a mostly cheery singing and dancing scrapbook.” ... • Janet Howard, who has been president of the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) since 2001, announced last week that she is stepping down from the helm of the nonpartisan group. BGR, the New Orleans-based policy organization, is searching for a new CEO; Howard will stay on in the meantime … • The Red Shtick, Baton Rouge’s answer to the satirical website The Onion, has been on fire lately. Headline from last week: “JINDAL CLONING TEEPELLS TO WORK AS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN STAFFERS.” Timmy Teepell once was Jindal’s chief of staff and is now his political consultant, while brother Taylor Teepell and brother-in-law Matt Parker also are working for the governor in Iowa … — KEVIN ALLMAN
The Greater New Orleans Urban Water Plan
was named the recipient of the American Planning Association’s Excellence Award for Environmental Planning, one of the highest honors within the field of urban planning. Greater New Orleans Inc. and Waggonner & Ball Architects implemented the plan. The two groups will receive the award at a ceremony April 20 in Seattle.
Murty S. Kambhampati,
a professor at Southern University at New Orleans, was named one of 14 recipients of President Barack Obama’s Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring last month. The White House ceremony also includes a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation. The award recognizes student mentorship in science and engineering fields.
Jacques Rodrigue,
director of the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts, received the 2015 Distinguished Service Outside the Profession Award from the National Art Education Association last month. Jacques’ father, the late George Rodrigue, received the same award in 2012. The award recognizes the accomplishments of people working outside the field of arts education.
Danny Eckhart,
a deputy with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office Reserve Division, was decommissioned from the force after he drunkenly boarded and crashed a sheriff’s office patrol boat into a piling outside T Rivers Bar in Madisonville on April 11. He was charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle and operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
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Mayor Mitch Landrieu signed a ridesharing ordinance into law April 15, and one day later the San Francisco-based ridesharing app Uber began offering its UberX service in New Orleans. Uber’s local launch happened less than a week after company reps said Uber would not be able to operate under the ordinance’s legal restrictions. Last year, Uber brought Uber Black, its luxury car service, to New Orleans, but the rides were expensive and frequently unavailable. The UberX service will compete directly with the existing taxicab industry. Uber’s local general manager Tom Hayes told Gambit the company “determined that it was possible for us to launch UberX and begin providing ridesharing services through our platform, and we will continue to work closely with the council and the mayor’s office as we move forward on this effort.” The ordinance doesn’t require Uber drivers to have special licenses, though traditional cab drivers must have a chauffeur’s license. A driver for a Transportation Network Company (TNC), the new class designated for digitally based hail apps, would need to pass a background check but would not be required to complete a fingerprint check — both of which are required of cab drivers. TNC vehicles also don’t need commercial license plates, though the city requires taxis to have them.
Michael Masserman, the director of government relations for another ridesharing company, Lyft, which also had a presence at City Council meetings, told Gambit that there would be “potentially overly burdensome litigation costs and insurance measures that have been legislated ahead of or before the private sector.” No word yet whether Lyft will follow Uber’s lead and begin operating in New Orleans. — JEANIE RIESS
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thinking out loud
Political misdirection
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agicians call it misdirection — getting an audience to look in one place so people don’t see what you’re doing somewhere else. Politicians likewise are good at getting people to focus on the mouse in the corner instead of the elephant in the middle of the room. Gov. Bobby Jindal is no Penn & Teller, but he attempted some mighty misdirection last week in his opening day address to the Louisiana Legislature. It was Jindal’s last such speech, and the elephant in the House Chamber was, of course, the $1.6 billion state budget hole. Jindal certainly couldn’t dwell on that — his true legacy as governor — while he pretends to decide whether he’s running for president. Therefore, much of his 21-minute speech focused on three elements of misdirection: his already doomed rollback of inventory tax credit rebates, which he termed “corporate welfare”; his opposition to the Common Core educational standards; and the Louisiana Marriage and Conscience Act (House Bill 707), an unnecessary and divisive sideshow. Let’s dispense with the misdirection. • “Corporate welfare” — Since he became governor, Jindal and big business have enjoyed a cozy relationship. Now that he’s about to leave office, he suggests repeal-
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ing the refundable portion of the state’s inventory tax credit — much to the chagrin of business interests. Jindal’s former allies rightly feel betrayed. The powerful Louisiana Association of Business & Industry calls the governor’s proposal a tax hike, as does U.S. Sen. David Vitter, a frequent Jindal critic who now wants the governor’s job. “If companies are getting checks from the taxpayer as opposed to paying taxes, then that is government spending that needs to be examined and reduced,” Jindal told lawmakers. He has a point, but his proposal is DOA unless the governor focuses more on Louisiana and less on Iowa and New Hampshire. Bottom line: Pushing a doomed idea does nothing to solve the state’s $1.6 billion budget hole. • Common Core — It’s painfully obvious that Candidate Jindal doesn’t get people’s blood racing, so he needs an issue that does. Despite wide support from the business community and many educators, Common Core is wildly unpopular among many Republicans and some Democrats. Jindal would like everyone to forget that he once championed Common Core — and helped create it. This fight is another time-wasting distraction. • “Religious freedom” — This issue wasn’t even on Jindal’s radar a month ago, but similar legislation in Indiana and Arkansas triggered fierce opposition from busi-
State Senate President John Alario Jr. called the 2015 legislative session to order April 13. That day, Gov. Bobby Jindal delivered his final “state of the state” address. P H O TO C O U R T E S Y L O U I S I A N A S EN AT E O FFI C E O F C O M M U NI C AT I O N
ness leaders who rightly opposed discriminating against or offending LGBT people. Louisiana’s version of the bill, authored by state Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Bossier City, is even more contemptible. Mayor Mitch Landrieu and the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau oppose it, and State Rep. Walt Leger, D-New Orleans, called it “a perversion of the law” and “a waste of time
and ink.” We agree. All three of Jindal’s talking points in his Opening Day address offend his former top allies in the business community, and all three are classic examples of political misdirection. The governor needs to focus on finding a workable way to fill the budget hole that he created — and leave the misdirection to the real magicians.
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POLITICS
‘A real long shot’
isgraced former Mayor Ray Nagin was back in the news last week. His new attorneys asked the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to grant Nagin a new trial, arguing that U.S. District Court Judge Ginger Berrigan gave jurors erroneous instructions on the “honest-services” wire fraud counts on which the former mayor was convicted. Jurors convicted Nagin on 20 of 21 felony counts, including one count of conspiracy to commit honest-services wire fraud, five counts of bribery, one count of money laundering, four counts of filing false tax returns and nine counts of honest-services wire fraud. He currently is serving a 10-year prison sentence. Nagin attorneys Claude J. Kelly and Jordan M. Siverd — of the federal public defenders office — face an uphill battle on behalf of the former mayor. Nagin’s trial attorney, Robert Jenkins, did not object to Berrigan’s jury instructions at the time they were given, which means Nagin now has to meet a higher standard of review before the ultra-conservative 5th Circuit. In her jury instructions regarding the honest-services counts, Berrigan told jurors they should convict Nagin even if they found that he “would have lawfully performed the
official act in question even without having accepted a thing of value.” Nagin’s attorneys say that instruction runs counter to U.S. Supreme Court rulings. The government, no doubt, will argue otherwise. Normally, when an objection to a legal issue is raised during trial, the appellate court reviews the matter “de novo,” treating it as a new issue with no deference to the trial court. Under de novo review, an error will be reversed unless it was “harmless” beyond a reasonable doubt — and the government bears the burden of proof. When no objection is raised at trial, the standard is “plain error,” which means Nagin’s lawyers must show that Berrigan’s instructions were not only erroneous, but also plainly so — and that her error affected the outcome of the proceedings and “seriously affected the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of the judicial proceedings.” In addition, the burden of proving that the error was “not harmless” shifts to Nagin. That’s a high bar. Nagin’s lawyers raised it even higher by also asking the 5th Circuit to toss out all of Nagin’s convictions, even though they allege no specific defects in them. Nagin’s appellate brief argues that a “prejudicial spillover” from the honestservices wire fraud conviction “would have
tended to incite or arouse the jury” into convicting Nagin on all counts. Joe Raspanti, a former state prosecutor who now practices criminal defense law in state and federal courts, says Nagin’s chances on appeal are “a real long shot.” “Jury charges by their nature are vetted beforehand by the judge and the law clerks,” says Raspanti, who also is the legal analyst for WVUE Fox 8 News. “It’s rare but not unheard of for jury instructions to be grounds for a new trial. Unlike a ruling from the bench during a trial, jury instructions get researched and reviewed for a day or
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more. It’s a real long shot for him to get a new trial based on this.” Nagin’s defense at trial was pretty feeble, so you can’t blame his new lawyers for bootstrapping his appeal. When you don’t have much to work with, a long shot often is your only shot.
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Former Mayor Ray Nagin, seen leaving federal court after being found guilty on 20 of 21 felony charges, is seeking a new trial.
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In her book Memories of the Old Plantation Home, Laura Locoul Gore tells of attending the school of Mrs. H.G. Cenas. I believe that Grace King went there as well. What can you tell me about this lady and her school? Where was it located? Lynn Frank
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Dear Lynn,
Your question is timely, as this year marks the 150th anniversary of the school which educated young ladies in New Orleans during the 19th and 20th centuries, including the two women you mention — noted writer and historian Grace King and Laura Locoul Gore, namesake of Laura Plantation. It is referred to in various sources as the Cenas Institute, the Cenas School for Girls, and quite simply, Miss Cenas’ school. Author Stanley Clisby Arthur includes the Cenas family in his 1931 history Old Families of Louisiana alongside names such as Fortier, Claiborne, Kenner and Chalmette. The patriarch was Blaise Cenas, who became the city’s first postmaster and also its sheriff for a time. His six grandchildren included three young women who were most identified with the Cenas school — Frances, Clarisse and Heloise Cenas. Their mother, Margaret Pierce Cenas, founded the school, located at Esplanade and Claiborne Avenues, in 1865. “Courageously Mrs. Cenas and her elder daughters went to work in the establishment of the school at a time when the conservative Southern people were rather inclined to look askance at women who undertook the rather untoward thing of earning their own living,” recalled The Times-Picayune. in Heloise Cenas’ 1911 obituary. “The first families of
Historian Grace King, who wrote this 1893 history of Louisiana, was among the most celebrated pupils at the Cenas School for Girls, aka “Miss Cenas’ school.”
the city were proud and glad to place their daughters under such cultured guidance.” Grace King, born in New Orleans in 1852, was arguably the school’s most famous pupil. In her book Memories of a Southern Woman of Letters. King recounted a visit many years later with her former teacher Heloise Cenas. “Going to her was like laying a gift on a votive altar, for in truth that I was able to write was owing to her, and any success I had gained was from the fruit whose seed she had sown,” King wrote. It’s unclear when the school closed. It appeared in city directories until 1910, but a 1915 directory of private schools for girls does include a listing for it.
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his week, we turn back the dial 90 years for the inaugural broadcast of one of the city’s legendary radio stations — WSMB-AM, which signed on the air April 21, 1925. Although WWL was established in 1922, WSMB was the city’s first commercial radio station, staffed by professional announcers and engineers working in studios on the 13th floor of the Maison Blanche building, which now houses the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. The station’s call letters reflected its co-owners — the Saenger Theater and the Maison Blanche department store. Broadcasting on 1350 AM, in its early years the station featured jazz and big band orchestra performances. In the 1960s, a talk radio format helped revive the station, with morning cutups “Nut and Jeff,” daytime talker Keith Rush and night owl Larry Regan. Restaurant critic Tom Fitzmorris’ “The Food Show,” introduced in 1988, remains a daily presence on the station, which is now owned by WWL-AM’s parent company and branded as 3WL.
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The Who, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, Wilco, John Legend and many others headline the first weekend of Jazz Fest. BY COUNT BASIN™ WITH HELP FROM WILL COVIELLO, NATHAN MATTISE, BRAD RHINES & ALEX WOODWARD
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he Who’s Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend are the latest rock icons scheduled to grace the stages of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. They’re among the first weekend’s headliners, along with Jimmy Cliff, Wilco, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, Jimmy Buffett, Shirley Caesar, Irma Thomas, Allen Toussaint, Cassandra Wilson, Pitbull, Lagbaja, Angelique Kidjo, John Legend, BeauSoleil and many more. The Who visits while on its 50th anniversary tour, but that’s not the only generation generating attention. Cajun stalwart BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet is on a 40th anniversary tour, and the festival is honoring the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) as it also marks its 40th anniversary while helping to launch the next generation of artists. Every festival features an array of NOCCA alums on its many stages, but this year, special programming will include exhibitions and performances by students, teachers and alumni in the NOCCA Pavilion and the Grandstand. On the following pages, Count Basin™ offers daily music recommendations, interviews with artists, local musicians’ picks and a pullout section with a map, daily schedules and festival information. Look for daily recaps during the festival on www.bestofneworleans.com.
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DEREK TRUCKS Interview by McClain Johnson
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uitarist Derek Trucks is a cofounder of the Tedeschi Trucks Band and performed with The Allman Brothers Band, whose original lineup included his uncle Butch Trucks. Derek recently spoke with Gambit about his start in music, The Meters and working with the Tedeschi Trucks Band.
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What got you interested in playing guitar? Trucks: The interest started before I ever picked up an instrument. [Music] was always around the house. My parents were always spinning vinyl and the stories of my dad going AWOL from military school to go to The Allman Brothers’ Fillmore East shows [and] seeing [Jimi] Hendrix helicopter in at the Atlanta Pop Festival. All that stuff was mythology for me. ... I got a guitar at a garage sale at 9 years old, and it just happened. At that age, you don’t overthink things. If something is fun to do, and it comes to you somewhat naturally, then you just roll with it. … It wasn’t until probably 13 or 14 that it hit me that if [I was] going to do it, [I] should probably start digging in and make it count.
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was Delta blues or Wayne Shorter, John Coltrane, Sun Ra or Indian classical music, it was just the right introduction to the right music at the right time. You’re familiar with New Orleans music and Jazz Fest. You’ve covered songs by The Meters with the Funky Meters. What was that like? T: That was fun. I remember when they called me about doing it. I think George Porter Jr. sent me a 20-song setlist. I did my homework. I showed up and I think we played maybe two of those. … It hits you how memorable that music is, because you realize you know it already. Whether you’ve learned it or not, you know it. That was a lot of fun; to be onstage with that crew was pretty amazing. We’re excited about [Jazz Fest]. I think about all the great shows I’ve seen at Jazz Fest, from Ornette Coleman to just a bunch of people at the Gospel Tent. There’s getting to see Snooks [Eaglin] before he passed. I think about that stuff. Jaimoe brought the great drummer Earl Palmer out before he passed away.
Did being part of a musical How does song writing work with family help? the Tedeschi Trucks Band? T: I think that family connection made T: We’ve gone about it in a bunch of it seem a little more real and, I guess, possible. I wasn’t around that scene a lot. When I first started playing, [The Allman Brothers] were on hiatus through most of the ’80s. ... I would see my uncle [Butch Trucks] maybe once a year around Christmastime, and I would hear those stories. Once I started traveling and playing, a lot of the musicians I met really early on became huge influences. Colonel Bruce Hampton was probably the biggest one. The Colonel and Jimmy Herring — I think I was 11 or 12 when I met those guys. They changed things for me. That whole crew with Jeff Stipe and Oteil [Burbridge]. I learned a lot from them, but the Colonel was amazing about turning me on to the right record ACURA STAGE at the right time and just 3:20 p.m. – 4:40 p.m. exposed me to different types of music, whether it
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different ways. With the first few records we did, I think the nature of us being so busy and the timing of it all — me and Susan [Tedeschi] would get together with friends we had written with in the past. We just spent a few days holing up in the studio with two or three of us writing tunes. We wrote some pretty amazing stuff, and you learn different people’s song writing process. We’re in the process of making one ... We’ve been getting together for rehearsals with the band and writing tunes as a group. We’ve been recording ideas and sound checks — things that happen spontaneously at the show — and just piling that stuff up. When we get some time away from the road, we get together and delve into those ideas. We have an album worth of tunes of just that stuff, and it’s pretty great. Between Kofi [Burbridge] and Mike [Mattison] and J.J. [Johnson], there are some really musical minds in the band. ... Having the studio here — we’ve made four or five records here. Every time we get in there, we get a little more comfortable with it. As a band, making the records and the way you perform a song live are two distinct things. It doesn’t have to be the same arrangement. It doesn’t have to be the same soundscape. We can use the studio for a different thing. My son is 13 and my daughter’s 10 and they’ve been listening to a lot of Beatles records, a lot of Led Zeppelin records, Hendrix and Sly Stone. You realize that they were using the studio in ways that people really don’t use it anymore. It was really experimental. A lot of stuff, there was no way you would recreate it live, but there’s a beauty to that. That’s why you make records.
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Royal Teeth
Royal Teeth could fit seamlessly at Buku Music + Art Project, Voodoo Music + Arts Experience or Jazz Fest. Since forming in 2010, this six-piece group has been a fixture in the modern, critical music realm, marked by appearances everywhere from New York’s CMJ Music Marathon to Austin, Texas’ South by Southwest. And while its music may be most apt for the stadium pop sensibilities of Voodoo, this will be the second year in a row for the New Orleans-by-way-of-Lafayette band to take the Jazz Fest stage. Substituting traditional Cajun or zydeco instrumentation for drum machines and synths, Royal Teeth makes soaring pop songs. It’s the kind of music meant to score awe-inspiring views of landscapes and life moments (Samsung did just that with the track “Wild” in a Galaxy S5 campaign last year). While the band’s been
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Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band
Chubby Carrier has the honor of being the last winner of the Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Album, before the category was melded back into folk music in 2012. The Church Point native is a third generation zydeco artist and his cousins (Bebe and Calvin Carrier) also are accomplished in the genre. It’s no surprise that his deep body of work led Carrier to represent the state in tourism publications and ads, or that the accordion player has keys to multiple cities in Acadiana. 12:20 p.m.-1:20 p.m. Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do Stage
Mia Borders
The Gentilly Stage is loaded on Jazz Fest’s first Friday, with a closing lineup of Royal Teeth, Hozier and Wilco. But there’s a good reason to get there early that has nothing to do with claiming a patch of grass: Mia Borders. The New Orleans guitarist is no stranger to local festivals, and she returns with
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Guitarist Ernie Vincent has been performing in New Orleans since the early 1970s, and he’s consistently kept up with the times. Vincent had a blues period, made the transition to R&B and even dabbled in disco, but in 2010, he reinvigorated the Top Notes and returned to what fans kept asking for: funk. The one-time backer for legends including Ernie K-Doe and Tommy Ridgley has kept it up since. 11:15 a.m. – noon Blues Tent
her unique fusion of blues, funk, rock and story-oriented folk. If that seems too sprawling to be descriptive, trust that it’s an accurate representation of Borders and her band’s wide range. She has a deep discography and new tunes are on the way — her newest single, “Leave Me Alone,” showcases Borders’ pop side, crooning over echoing electronic beats. Gentilly Stage campers may want to consider heading there from the start. 12:25 p.m.-1:20 p.m. Gentilly Stage
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performing consistently off the strength of a lone album — 2013’s Glow — new music is on the way. Royal Teeth gave NPR’s World Cafe an early listen to the previously unknown track “Rich” last fall, so who knows what this set may include. 1:40 p.m.-2:50 p.m. Gentilly Stage
Wayne Toups
After nearly 30 springtime pilgrimages to the stages of Jazz Fest, songwriter and accordionist Wayne Toups is no stranger at the Fair Grounds. The so-called “Cajun Springsteen” crafts grandiose rock that pulls from Southern, Cajun and zydeco traditions in a genre he dubbed “Zydecajun.” He shared the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album for The Band Courtbouillon with fellow Acadian musicians Wilson Savoy of the Pine Leaf Boys and Steve Riley. 1:45 p.m.-2:40 p.m. Acura Stage
The Rayo Brothers
It would be easy to dismiss The Rayo Brothers as Mumford & Sons-lite, but look past the period garb and focus on the sound. While Mumford is an arena act in costume, the
Rayo Brothers’ 2014 debut album, Gunslinger, showed the band is dedicated to paying homage to the frontier folk they emulate. Brothers Jesse and Daniel Reaux come from a musical lineage that includes the Lost Bayou Ramblers, so an appearance at Jazz Fest was merely a matter of time. 1:50 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Lagniappe Stage
Alexey Marti
Alexey Marti is one New Orleans-based musician whose work can’t be neatly labeled as jazz, but the young Cuban percussionist clearly fits in the lineup on the Jazz & Heritage Stage, which typically highlights New Orleans street beats and percussion a la brass bands and Mardi Gras Indian tribes. Whether on hand percussion, timbales or a variety of bells, Marti reveals an impressive combination of technique, showmanship, creativity and pace. He has backed Herbie Hancock and won the Thelonious Monk Jazz Institute Competition. 3:05 p.m.-4:05 p.m. Jazz & Heritage Stage
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Award-nominated hit is merely one facet of what the Irish artist dubs the “gospel-soul gumbo” at the center of his music. At times Hozier’s self-titled debut album can evoke the genre-bending pop of Van Morrison, and at other points he seems more at home among modern folk groups such as Bon Iver or Fleet Foxes. The nimble aspect of his work is why it gets mashed up with the likes of Nirvana (online) and Annie Lennox (at award shows). Hozier’s been touring the globe off his momentum from 2014 and is scheduled for headlining gigs at Ireland’s Longitude festival and Jazz Fest among others. Beyond earning heaps of reviewer praise, recent live performances increasingly feature unique wrinkles like a cover of “Jungle Love” with a member of Haim at this year’s Coachella Festival. The field of potential collaborators will be rich at the fairgrounds, but Hozier’s wide reach means nothing is off-limits. 3:20 p.m.-4:40 p.m. Gentilly Stage
Lagbaja
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Nicholas Payton Trio with Vicente Archer & Bill Archer
Nicholas Payton’s trumpet may get more rest than usual at Jazz Fest 2015. Late last year, the virtuoso made headlines by releasing an album with his trio in which he played trumpet on only one track. Numbers instead saw Payton slide behind the keys in a more supportive role, and the album was marked by a greater sum than the usual collection of parts — the trio’s impressive melodies and solos. Payton said this was so listeners could participate — singing, rapping, or soloing themselves or simply paying more attention to parts usually overshadowed. His live performances since have been equally surprising, so expect to see Payton like you’ve never seen him at Jazz Fest. 4:10 p.m.– 5:10 p.m. Zatarain’s/WWOZ Jazz Tent
Wilco
Wilco makes its fourth appearance at Jazz Fest since 2005, and Jazz Fest Producer Quint Davis has called them one of the “best bands in America.” The band’s been delivering its brand of eclectic alternative rock for more than 20 years, gaining enough fame to be an answer on Jeopardy! and to put pressure on lawmakers with whom the band disagrees (as
GENTILLY STAGE 5:20 p.m. - 7 p.m. bandleader Jeff Tweedy did recently regarding Indiana’s socalled “religious freedom” bill). All through this bigger and better evolution, Wilco’s music remains current and creative, with its last album (2011’s The Whole Love) being lauded in Rolling Stone and Pitchfork alike. 5:20 p.m.-7 p.m. Gentilly Stage
Jimmy Cliff
No matter how you define the term, Jimmy Cliff is a legend. The long-time reggae artist is a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, the only living musician to earn Jamaica’s highest arts award and a major player in one of his home country’s most memorable films (The Harder They Come). His 2013 Jazz Fest set — following
his triumphant recording return, Rebirth, the year before — was a highlight for many, featuring the musician running through his deep catalog while encouraging everyone around him to move. He may be a few years older now, but don’t expect things to slow down. 5:40 p.m.-7 p.m. Congo Square Stage PAGE 28
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It should be hard to pass Nigerian saxophonist Lagbaja without stopping. He wears colorful outfits and an elaborate mask, which underscores the everyman appeal he’s cultivated (Lagbaja is a Yoruban word for “nobody in particular”), and his appearance may draw you in, but it’s the music that has kept people listening for more than 20 years. Lagbaja harnesses Afrobeat sounds to build soulful, dance-friendly tracks infused with electronic brightness. The messages are often as complex
as the compositions, and Lagbaja sometimes steps back from the mic to unleash a trademark saxophone solo. 3:55 p.m.-5 p.m. Congo Square Stage
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here’s a minor chord creeping behind every line on Swimmin’ Time (Dualtone). The album is Shovels & Rope’s follow-up to 2012’s uplifting success story, O’ Be Joyful, which earned song of the year from the Americana Music Awards for its lead track, “Birmingham,” roughly telling the story of the band — married Charleston, South Carolina duo Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent. Swimmin’ Time is full of apocalyptic soothsaying, fingerscrossed survival, and smiling while wading waist-deep in hard times. For the sweetness of “Mary Ann & One-Eyed Dan” (about a couple of weirdos finding true love) and “Save the World,” there’s the ferocious doowop of “Coping Mechanism,” bursting mortgage bubble blues on “Evil” and the electric New Orleans dirge “Ohio.” “I’ve gone to Louisiana with a bulletproof bandana,” the duo sings — a different picture from the Crescent City mentioned in the hopeful “Birmingham.” The band has performed in New Orleans enough to know its ups and downs. Hearst, originally from Mississippi, says she grew up thinking of New Orleans as the Land of Oz. 4:20 p.m. - 5:35 p.m. “My cousins would run off to great adventures in New Orleans, it always had this kind of mysterious, mythical, action-packed mystique penniless and in debt. … We’ve been down both of those paths. to it,” she tells Gambit. “We’ve been going down there for years When we set out to do this, we joke about moderated expeceven when we were touring in the diviest of dives, just to get tations, but we literally just realized, ‘Well, whatever’s good, down there and get a feel for it, especially when there’s not this is going to work for us. We’re not going to starve to death. anything going on.” We’re going to go on a great adventure. We have each other.’” For Swimmin’ Time, Hearst and Trent anchored themselves The duo often sings together — Trent anchors the low end to their home in Johns Island, South Carolina, soaking up the while Hearst roars with a charming, raspy twang — while area for the album’s recurring water themes — from floods switching off guitar and a minimal drum kit. They’re each othto sinking submarines. As they did for O’ Be Joyful, the band er’s anchor, they say. And then there’s Townes Van Zandt. recorded at home. Trent says they’ve never had to worry about “He’s the other anchor,” Hearst says. “The hairy anchor.” label pressure for a “studio” version of Shovels & Rope. Townes the dog (named after the legendary singer-song“We don’t have to worry about somebody else’s opinion,” writer) is a constant presence, whether sleeping curled in front Trent says. “It sounds like us when we take the reins.” of the bass drum in the band’s practice room or inside the “Warts and all,” Hearst adds. tour van (and now tour RV). “He’s got seniority with the crew,” That DIY mindset is a holdover from the band’s punk rock Trent says. roots. Trent says he’s happy to sell 100 records out of the back “We had to do a bunch of fly dates and just got back from of a van. a short week-long run. Our bus driver was crestfallen that he “To know we can do that by ourselves, that feels better wasn’t on the bus with us,” Hearst says. “We promised we’d than people promising you a bunch of stuff and never coming never let that happen again.” through,” he says. The band’s recent New Orleans shows include a 2014 gig “We were DIY because we didn’t have any money,” Hearst with Hurray for the Riff Raff at Tipitina’s and a headlining slot says. “We had to build it with what the two of us could at the 2013 Voodoo Music + Arts Experience. The band’s Jazz accomplish. Michael has been on the other side in the big label Fest appearance is its first. machine where they build up your dreams in a house of cards. “Night blooming jasmine on the front porch swing on a All your hopes and dreams crash around you and you’re left street Uptown,” Hearst says, “you can’t really beat that.”
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Tarriona “Tank” Ball is a tornado of lyrics, poetry and attitude. With Tank & the Bangas, she transforms spoken word, funk, hip-hop and R&B into a gospel sermon of galactic proportions. The New Orleans group’s latest is The Big Bang Theory: Live at Gasa Gasa, which captures the band’s precisely orchestrated yet wildly unpredictable gear-switching and genre-mashing live show. The band — outfitted with jazzy horns, swirling keyboards and soulful backing vocals — dreams up Erykah Badu’s thoughtful neo-soul and Parliament’s playfulness. 11:20 a.m.-12:10 p.m. Gentilly Stage
Luke James
New Orleans-born R&B singer-songwriter Luke James rose through the pop ranks as a songwriter for the likes of Justin Bieber, Chris Brown and Britney Spears, among others, before his 2014 self-titled studio debut. The album was a low-flyer on the pop charts despite the stark single “Options,” featuring rapper Rick Ross, earning a Grammy Award nomination — up against Usher and eventual winners Beyonce and Jay Z. James’ journey to stand alongside R&B royalty began as a choirboy and at St. Augustine High School, where he formed a vocal trio, Upskale. He later moved to Los Angeles, where he became a go-to writer and, eventually, an opening act for Beyonce. On his self-titled album, James hits falsetto highs (“Trouble” and “I Want You”) and shows off his powerful, flexible voice on an a cappella cover of Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me.” James also grooves comfortably alongside the ’80s-inflected dancepop of “Dancing in the Dark” and
BLUES TENT 2:35 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. “Expose,” two synth-powered, mid-tempo Michael Jackson spinoffs that glimpse James’ potentially immense crossover success. 2:05 p.m.-3:05 p.m. Congo Square Stage
Vieux Farka Toure
Mali multi-instrumentalist Ali Farka Toure ranked No. 27 on Spin’s list of the greatest guitarists of all time. His son, Vieux Farka Toure, is the self-described “Jimi Hendrix of the Sahara.” Both men conjure wild desert blues with rock instruments used as divining rods summoning Mali folk music. The younger Toure’s latest album is 2013’s Mon Pays (“my country”), a tribute to Mali and a reminder that his musical path almost was diverted — Toure’s father insisted he become a solider to his country, where internal conflicts and violence have shaken the region — and avoid the career (and its pitfalls) that he had chosen. Toure, instead, took up guitar (in secret) and enrolled in art school. He replicated his father’s harp-like finger-picked style and rose to international success — Ali’s final recorded appearance before his 2006 death appears on Vieux’s 2011 album The Secret. Mon Pays is Toure’s love letter to home and country — “Future”
and “Peace” offer serene, instrumental layers of guitar with West African stringed instruments. Lively percussion, group vocals and blissed-out guitar turn meditative compositions (like the album’s middle act, “Nouhoume Maiga”) into celebratory jams. 2:35 p.m.-3:40 p.m. Blues Tent
GIVERS
When we last left Lafayette’s GIVERS after the band made its full-length debut In Light on Glassnote Records in 2011, the band began a seemingly endless tour — an impossible task for most bands, but most bands aren’t GIVERS, whose ecstatic peace-loving, globally influenced pop is made for festival stages. GIVERS’ Afro-pop influence owes more to the band’s hometown — where band members fell in love with the global influence on stages at Festival International — than Dirty Projectors and Talking Heads fan worship. The band’s joyous pop songs are beachball-bounce bright with island-hopping guitars, boy-girl harmonies and a thick rhythm section. In Light’s follow up is due out this year. 3:25 p.m.-4:40 p.m. Gentilly Stage
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In a recent episode of the decade-long tabloid drama of Cash Money Records — which has included financial disagreements, legal issues and breakups — Lil Wayne claimed he’s a prisoner being held hostage (his words) by the label. Meanwhile, Juvenile returned to Cash Money after more than 10 years apart. This year’s Mardi Gras 2 is Juve’s first effort on the label since 2003’s Juve the Great, when the rapper split with the group and started his own label and a deal with Atlantic Records. Mardi Gras 2 is a stacked, 20-track
everywhere in New Orleans hip-hop — from UNLV’s “Drag ’Em to the River” to virtually all of Cash Money’s hits in the ’90s and 2000s. Juvenile’s signature gruff vocals are still in full force on Mardi Gras 2, which reunites Juve and Fresh for the goofball EDM banger “M.I.L.F.” 3:35 p.m.-4:50 p.m. Congo Square Stage
Coyotes
Singer-songwriter Duz Mancini moved from Los Angeles to New Orleans in 2010. Here he formed Coyotes, a breezy, introspective and brooding alt-country
THE WHO
mixtape with appearances from Future, Cash Money’s Birdman, and even Young Juve (Juvenile’s son) and T.Y. (son of former Cash Money heavyweight B.G.). The album also brings together Juvenile and Mannie Fresh, Cash Money’s former in-house hitmaker and now-revered hip-hop producer. The duo’s collaborative relationship extends nearly 20 years, with Juvenile’s first Cash Money effort (Solja Rags) and Juve’s breakout hit “Ha,” which contains one of Fresh’s most recognizable beats — a spare, bounce-influenced skittering drum machine and Fresh’s “woadie” in the chorus. Fresh’s fingerprints are
and Americana-inspired outfit. Lapsteel slinger Derek Duplessie (also of The Kid Carsons) adds cosmic twang to the band’s reverb-heavy guitars. Its fulllength album Crystal Canyons is due out later this year. 5:20 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Lagniappe Stage
Ryan Adams
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CARY ANNE HEARST FROM SHOVELS & ROPE P H O TO BY L E S L IE RYA N M C K EL L A R
The South Carolina folk duo Shovels & Rope performs at Jazz Fest Saturday (4:20 p.m.-5:35 p.m., Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do Stage). Cary Anne Hearst grew up in Mississippi and she and husband/bandmate Michael Trent have long been fond of New Orleans music (see “Shovels & Rope,” p. 27). Here are some of the acts Hearst would like to see while at Jazz Fest.
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(3 p.m.-3:50 p.m. Jazz & Heritage Stage) “We were scheduled to fly in Friday and leave Sunday morning after our performances. When we realized we didn’t have to go anywhere, we were going to stay an extra day. We’re just going to knock around the festival. I’ve never seen Mardi Gras Indian music before, and there’s a bunch of it going on Sunday.”
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heavy organs and driving rhythms. Adams’ journeyman rock ’n’ roll, from agitated punk and sensitive hesher to unfiltered roots rock revivalist, comes to its honest, unglamorous end with his recent album, which recounts “Trouble” and “My Wrecking Ball.” He’s “Tired of Giving Up” and asks to “Gimme Something Good.” On album closer “Let Go,” Adams resigns to his world-weariness (“maybe I’m asleep / my heart is paralyzed”) and asks, “Cross your fingers behind your back and lie / Tell me it’s OK if you’ll fix everything ’cause I let go.” Adams summons his personal demons, along with Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, and throws them against his punk and metal past. 5:20 p.m.-7 p.m. Gentilly Stage
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Roger Daltrey opened for Eric Clapton at the Smoothie King Center (then the New Orleans Arena) in 2010. While Clapton plowed through his worn-out classic rock radio hits, Daltrey showed renewed energy with only a slimmed-down group with a couple of guitars, bass and drums. Daltrey — whether the too-cool ’60s mod or microphone-swinging ’70s rock icon — has remained the voice of The Who for five decades. As a solo act, Daltrey plugs into a comfortable pub rock role. But alongside Pete Townshend, his longtime foil and The Who’s windmilling guitar icon, the duo are a much different kind of machine. Daltrey and Townshend are the remaining original members of the band (bassist John Entwistle died in 2002, the legendary Keith Moon died in 1978), though they’ve held brief reunions (a tour in support of its first album in 20 years in 2006, and in 2010, performing all of Quadrophenia). This Jazz Fest performance could be one of the band’s last. For The Who Hits 50 tour, the band has admitted time is running out. Daltrey and Townshend still perform with the same urgency and electricity on display on the thriller Live at Leeds from 1970, but it’s only a matter of time before they finally have to explode their amplifiers for good. 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Acura Stage
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Jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater’s forthcoming album, Dee Dee’s Feathers, is a collaboration between Bridgewater and trumpeter Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. Bridgewater won Grammy Awards for her tributes to Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday and earned a Tony Award for her role as Glinda the Good Witch in
the Broadway musical The Wiz. Mayfield, a musician, educator and ambassador of contemporary New Orleans jazz, won a Grammy with the 18-piece New Orleans Jazz Orchestra for the 2010 album Book One. Together, they perform traditional songs such as “What a Wonderful World” and “St. James Infirmary” and original compositions like “Congo Square.” 1:45 p.m.-2:55 p.m. Gentilly Stage
Angelique Kidjo
An African-born singer, author and activist, Angelique Kidjo won her second Grammy Award for last year’s EVE, an exuberant celebration of African women. Earlier this year she released the equally impressive Angelique Kidjo SINGS with the Orchestre Philharmonique Du Luxembourg. Her music is rooted in the traditions of West Africa, but it expands beyond those borders through
her collaborations with artists including composer Philip Glass, Gilberto Gil, Carlos Santana, Ziggy Marley and frequent collaborator Branford Marsalis. Kidjo uses her fame and influence to boost her work as a human rights activist, working with organizations including UNICEF and Oxfam, and co-founding the Batonga Foundation, which promotes education and opportunities for girls in Africa. Her struggles
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The Cajun-music influenced Sweet Crude makes its Jazz Fest debut this year. The band’s indie pop sound is rooted in layers of driving percussion, overlapping vocal harmonies and washes of synthesizers, electric bass and violin. Its live performances are heartfelt, ebullient affairs, as the musicians dance, shout and smile their way through upbeat songs that combine French and English lyrics. Sweet Crude released the EP Super Vilaine in 2013 and currently is in the studio working on a debut fulllength album. 12:20 p.m.-1:10 p.m. Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do Stage
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Victor Goines and Faubourg Quartet present Charlie Parker with Strings Jazz giant Charlie Parker is primarily known as a bebop pioneer, but he also recorded several sessions with classical string sections, offering his interpretation of jazz standards “Summertime” and “I’m in the Mood for Love.” For this tribute to Parker’s softer side, clarinetist and saxophonist Victor Goines teams up with the Faubourg Quartet, a classical string quartet led by NOCCA faculty
member Jee Yeoun Ko and featuring musicians from the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. A New Orleans native, Goines started playing saxophone at St. Augustine High School before embarking on a career as a jazz musician and educator. In addition to his work as a solo artist and bandleader, Goines is a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the Wynton Marsalis Septet, and he also serves as the director of Jazz Studies at Northwestern University in Chicago. 2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m. Zatarain’s/WWOZ Jazz Tent
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TARRIONA “TANK” BALL OF TANK & THE BANGAS P H OTO BY G U S BENNE T T J R .
Tarriona “Tank” Ball leads Tank & the Bangas, a band fusing spoken word, R&B, hip-hop and New Orleans funk. The group is excited about presenting a couple of new songs at Jazz Fest, and following the Essence Festival, it will go to London for three months. “We plan to make the biggest splash we can possibly make,” Ball says. “We’re going to hit all the poetry open mics there as well. That’s how we made our name here in New Orleans.” Here are some of the performances Ball is looking forward to hearing at Jazz Fest.
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Shirley Caesar
Shirley Caesar, known as the First Lady of Gospel, launched her legendary solo career more than 50 years ago. When she’s not performing for presidents at the White House or racking up industry awards, Caesar serves as pastor at Mount Calvary Word of Faith Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. At 76 years old, Caesar continues to make a joyful noise with her powerful voice and soulful performances. 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. Gospel Tent
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Jelly Roll Morton may be one of the few people who lied about his age in order to appear older. He is reported to have exaggerated his age later in his life (he died in 1941 at age 50) to enhance his claim to be a founder of jazz. Without sorting that out, he was a very talented and influential bandleader and piano player, known as one of the piano “professors” who performed in the parlors
of Storyville brothels. Morton’s “Jelly Roll Blues” was the first piece of published jazz music, and his 1920s recordings with the Red Hot Peppers capture the quintessence of New Orleans jazz from that period. This tribute to Morton’s legacy features New Orleans pianist David Boeddinghaus, known for his work with Banu Gibson, Leon Redbone, Pete Fountain and others, and clarinetist and jazz historian Dr. Michael White. 5:35 p.m.-6:35 p.m. Peoples Health Economy Hall Tent
Delbert McClinton
With boogie-woogie piano riffs, bluesy harmonica licks and an R&B-style horn section, Delbert McClinton adds a soulful twist to the honky-tonk music of his native Texas. Since he first broke through in the late 1970s, McClinton, like many fellow Texas troubadours, earned critical acclaim and a loyal following without receiving much exposure on mainstream radio. He did score a No. 1 hit when Emmylou Harris recorded “Two More Bottles of Wine,” but he’s perhaps better known for live staples like “B Movie Boxcar Blues” and “Going Back to Louisiana.” 5:45 p.m.-7 p.m. Blues Tent
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It’s an unlikely pairing — the classic crooner and the meat-dresswearing provocateur — but the results speak for themselves. Cheek to Cheek, an album of old-school jazz standards as duets by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, topped the Billboard charts last year and earned the odd couple a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. The duo is capitalizing on the success of the album with a slew of spring and summer tour dates, playing festivals and concert halls in the U.S and Europe to the delight of both little old ladies and little monsters everywhere. 5:15 p.m.-7 p.m. Gentilly Stage
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n its 40-year career, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet has nabbed several Grammy Award nominations (and a couple of wins), produced two dozen albums, and remains a standard-bearer for Cajun music as it adapts and transforms with younger artists at the helm. Its 2015 Jazz Fest appearance celebrates its 40-year milestone, a celebration the band has taken on the road for a recent tour far outside its Lafayette home. The band was founded in 1975 when bandleader Doucet, then a Louisiana college student and rock ’n’ roll fan, immersed himself in Louisiana and French music by using a Folk Arts Fellowship Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to study Cajun fiddle. The band’s purposeful revival of Cajun music was instrumental in saving it, though it’s hard to imagine Louisiana without an ever-present Cajun soundtrack. Following BeauSoleil’s lead are a younger generation of bands including the Pine Leaf Boys and its progressive counterparts Feufollet and Lost Bayou Ramblers. BeauSoleil’s first Grammy Award-winning album, 1996’s L’Amour Ou la Folie, is a Cajun music tour-de-force. The win also was the first for any Cajun band and opened the doors for others in the Best Traditional Folk Album category (which later spun off into the short-lived category of Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album). The band also spans calypso, zydeco, blues and rock ’n’ roll, as well as African and Caribbean influences. That fusion isn’t meant to change the music, per se, but draw from the same pot in which Cajun and Creole music first developed. (Ever the student, in a 2014 story in Lafayette’s The Daily Advertiser, Doucet recounted a recent trip to Cuba where he studied the similarities of Cuban Danzon music and early New Orleans music.) BeauSoleil’s latest album, 2013’s From Bamako to Carencro, takes it further, by bridging the namesake cities — Mali’s West African rhythms to Louisiana’s sonic palette — with the band’s expansive repertoire.
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PHILIP FRAZIER OF THE REBIRTH BRASS BAND Tuba/sousaphone player Philip Frazier has anchored the rhythm section of the Rebirth Brass Band since he cofounded the group with brother Keith Frazier, Kermit Ruffins and friends in the early 1980s. It helped modernize New Orleans brass band music by incorporating R&B, soul and funk. Rebirth released Move Your Body last spring. Here are some of the things Philip is looking forward to at the Fair Grounds.
THE WHO
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DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND
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5 p.m.-7 p.m. Acura Stage “I am a music lover. I listen to everything. We have never covered a Who song, but we do Who riffs.” 3:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m. Gentilly Stage “I grew up listening to them. They’re my favorite brass band. Coming up, I listened to the Dirty Dozen and the Olympia [Brass Band] — a combination of both new and old.”
5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. Congo Square “Frankie Beverly is so soulful. He sings from the heart. We recorded some of their songs, like ‘Before I Let Go’ on [The Main Event:] Live at the Maple Leaf.”
GOSPEL TENT
“I like all kinds of gospel music — old school, contemporary. My mom was a gospel piano player. I started singing in church, me and my brother — Christian Mission Baptist Church on North Robertson. I like to just go sit in the Gospel Tent.”
JAZZ FEST FOOD
“I love the food out there. Crawfish Monica is one of my favorites.”
KIDS’ TENT
“I check out what’s going on in the Kids’ Tent. My kids are growing up. You see things like the [Mardi Gras] Indians doing a workshop. It’s interesting.”
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Jazz Fest honors NOCCA’s 40th anniversary. By Brad Rhines
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n the early 1980s, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Donald Harrison Jr. and Terence Blanchard — all graduates of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) —were among a group of exciting young jazz musicians starting to gain national attention. Blanchard says they knew they had gotten a good education at NOCCA, but they didn’t realize how good until they left New Orleans. “We didn’t think anything of it, because we assumed the same thing [that was happening at NOCCA] was happening around the country,” Blanchard says. “We thought that we needed to be on our game because there were other people that were going to be on their game from other parts of the world. It wasn’t until we got to New York and we didn’t see that mass influx of young musicians that we thought we’d see, that we started to look around and say, ‘OK, man, that was kind of unique.’ It started to resonate for me how important NOCCA was.” This year, NOCCA celebrates its 40th year of performing arts education, and the 2015 Jazz Fest spotlights NOCCA’s achievements at its Cultural Exchange Pavilion, which usually highlights the music and culture of another nation. Programming features musical performances, including jazz, classical, choir and musical theater, and visual arts demonstrations and exhibitions ranging from mural painting, photography and film screenings to large-scale puppetry and papier-mache creations. Many performances and exhibits are in the NOCCA Pavilion tent in the Fair Grounds infield near the Congo Square area, and some programming is in the Grandstand. The pavilion includes work by NOCCA students, faculty and alumni, and there are performances by Blanchard and Harrison and a tribute to Ellis Marsalis by the youngest Marsalis brother, Jason. Blanchard credits his teachers and his experiences at NOCCA for much that he has accomplished in his career as a musician, composer and educator. “Dr. [Bert] Braud, Ellis [Marsalis], Roger Dickerson, Kidd Jordan, George Jansen — we felt there was a community of educators who really had our best interests at heart,” Blanchard says. “There just seemed to be a healthy attitude towards learning and playing and being a professional.” Blanchard also is a music educator and mentor. He serves as Artistic Director of the Henry Mancini Institute at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, and next year he’ll join the Berklee College of
Wynton Marsalis with NOCCA students John Michael Bradford (left) and Jeffery Miller (right). P H OTO BY EL I Z A BE T H M C M IL L A N
Music in Boston. He also regularly mentors young musicians in his own band, many of whom have gone on to have successful recording careers. “It’s important to educate, because if I didn’t have it, I wouldn’t be here,” Blanchard says. “I don’t feel like I have all of the answers, but I do have a lot of experience, and I’m here to share my experiences.” The NOCCA Pavilion also will feature a younger generation of NOCCA alums, including Alexis Marceaux and Sam Craft. Marceaux and Craft perform and record as ethereal folk duo Alexis and the Samurai, and they front Sweet Crude, an energetic Cajun-inspired indie pop band that includes fellow NOCCA grads Jack Craft (Sam’s brother) and Jonathan Arceneaux. Marceaux studied musical theater at NOCCA for three years, before her education was interrupted by Hurricane Katrina. Craft, who was a few years ahead of Marceaux, studied classical music. While it may seem like a formal education for a couple of aspiring pop stars, Marceaux said the transition was natural. “I started writing music when I was 13, so even during all of my NOCCA experience in musical theater, I was playing coffee shops with my acoustic guitar,” Marceaux says. “Going back and forth between that world and the theater world at NOCCA really helped me get on the stage with more confidence.” Like Blanchard, Marceaux and Craft both learned the importance of arts
education at NOCCA. Marceaux teaches voice at an after-school program at Lusher Charter School, and Craft teaches violin at Thibodeaux School of Music, a music education center founded by Paul Thibodeaux, another NOCCA grad. Last year, Marceaux and Craft were appointed Young Alum Co-Chairs of NOCCA’s annual gala. It gave them a chance to perform for an audience of faculty, staff and patrons, but more importantly it gave them a chance to interact with current NOCCA students. “When we were in school, it was really cool to see somebody who was young, but older than us, doing what we were about to be doing,” says Marceaux. “Maybe we can be a role model for upand-coming artists there, and we can kind of tell them what it’s like to do this as a profession.” At the NOCCA Pavilion, Marceaux and Craft will share the spotlight with alums including musicians Sasha Masakowski and Khris Royal and street artist Brandan Odums, who spearheaded the recent outdoor graffiti art spectacular Exhibit BE. “So many people that we know from NOCCA are doing wonderful things, and that’s the best part about it, just seeing them flourishing and seeing them being successful,” Marceaux says. “We all know that we went to this wonderful school that taught us a lot, and we’re now able to be in the real world doing what we love.”
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INFORMATION
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• Gray Line operates continuous round-trip transportation to the festival from the Sheraton Hotel (500 Canal St.), Gray Line Lighthouse (Toulouse Street at the Mississippi River) and City Park (Marconi Meadows) from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. for $19 from downtown or $15 from City Park. A one-way ticket from the festival to downtown is $10. For more information call (504) 569-1401 or (800) 233-2628 or visit www.graylineneworleans.com/jazz-fest-express.html.
• Single-day tickets cost $58 in advance, $70 at the gate. • Child’s ticket $5 (available at the gate only; ages 2-10; adult must accompany child). • Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com and by calling (800) 745-3000. Tickets can be purchased in advance in person at the Smoothie King Center box office. Advance purchase-priced tickets for the first weekend are available through April 23. Advance purchase-priced tickets for the second weekend are available through April 29. All Jazz Fest tickets are subject to additional service fees and handling charges. • VIP ticket information is available at www.nojazzfest.com. • Re-entry to the Fair Grounds is allowed only with WWOZ Brass Pass, Foundation Gala Pass and Big Chief, Grand Marshal and Krewe of Jazz Fest VIP passes.
Jazz Fest permits:
• Small bags and backpacks (17 by 12 by 10 inches) and 12-pack soft coolers • Single, collapsible chairs • Wheelchairs and medical scooters • Push-strollers for children • Blankets and small tarps not exceeding 6 by 8 feet • Factory-sealed water (up to 1 liter) • Hand-held, personal-sized umbrellas
Jazz Fest prohibits:
Transportation:
• Large or hard-sided coolers • Wagons and carts • Shade canopies, or beach or pole-style umbrellas • Personal tents • Athletic games • Large chairs with rockers, foot rests, side tables, etc. • Bicycles or other wheeled personal transport devices (e.g. skateboards) • Pets • Glass • Video- and audio-recording equipment • Unauthorized vending • Outside beverages except factory-sealed water (up to 1 liter) • Inflatable items • Inserting stakes, poles, or any other objects into the ground, or use of ropes, cords, tape, etc. to reserve space • Weapons, illicit drugs and other contraband
• There are taxi stands at Stallings Playground (1600 block of Gentilly Boulevard and Fortier Park (3200 block of Esplanade Avenue).
P H O T O B Y S C O T T S A LT Z M A N
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL
Tickets:
On the grounds:
• Jazz Fest food and drink vendors are cash only. ATMs are available on the grounds. • Jazz Fest is accessible to the disabled. Call (504) 4106104 for information. • There are two medical tents on festival grounds. One is near the edge of the track between the Gentilly and Fais Do-Do stages; the other is on the edge of the track near the Acura display tent.
PARADES :
7:00pm
6:30pm
6:00pm
5:30pm
5:00pm
4:30pm
4:00pm
3:30pm
3:00pm
2:30pm
2:00pm
1:30pm
1:00pm
12:30pm
NOON
11:30am
12:20 pm 1:55 pm 3:30 pm 4:30 pm
Wilco Jimmy Cliff
5:40pm-7pm
Lagbaja
3:55pm-5pm
New Birth Brass Band
2:35pm-3:25pm
Brass-AHolics
1:20pm-2:15pm
Partners-N-Crime, Keedy Black, DJ Mike Swift, Jimi Clever, T-Ray the Violinist and Dobama
with DJ Jubilee feat.
N.O. Hip Hop Experience
Snarky Puppy
5:40pm-6:55pm
Vicente Archer and Bill Stewart
Nicholas Payton Trio with
4:10pm-5:10pm
Kent Jordan
2:50pm-3:45pm
Maurice “Mobetta” Brown
1:30pm-2:25pm
Kidd Jordan & the Improvisational Arts Quintet
12:20pm-1:10pm
5:35pm-6:35pm
The New John Robichaux Society Orchestra feat. Wendell Brunious and Tom Hook
4:15pm-5:10pm
Mark Braud’s New Orleans Jazz Giants
2:55pm-3:50pm
Lars Edegran & the New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
1:40pm-2:35pm
Jamil Sharif
12:25pm-1:20pm
Kid Simmons’ Local International Allstars
11:20am-12:10pm
Peoples Health Economy Hall Tent
La Santa Cecilia
4:25pm-5:35pm
Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie
3pm-4pm
The Write Brothers
with special guests
Paul Sanchez & Minimum Rage
1:40pm-2:40pm
Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band
12:20pm-1:20pm
The Revelers
11:15am-Noon
Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do Stage
FOLKLIFE STAGE IN THE LA FOLKLIFE VILLAGE Noon, 1:20 pm and 4 pm — Native American Pow Wow: Native Nations Intertribal
Louis Prima Jr. Jimmie 6pm-7pm & the Vaughan Witnesses & The Tilt-ALil’ Nathan Whirl Band & the Zydeco feat. Lou Ann Big Timers Barton
5:45pm-7pm
Kenny Neal
4:05pm-5:05pm
Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots
2:40pm-3:40pm
Jonathon “Boogie” Long
1:25pm-2:15pm
The Larry Garner Blues Band
12:20pm-1:05pm
Ernie Vincent & the Top Notes
John Michael Bradford
12:10pm-1pm
11:15am-Noon
11:15am-Noon
Favor Cory “Caesar” Ricks
Blues Tent
11:10am-11:50am
Zatarain’s/ Congo WWOZ Square Stage Jazz Tent
— Black Mohawks and Blackfoot Hunters Mardi Gras Indians — Jazz funeral for Bruce Brice feat. New Wave Brass Band with Keep N It Real and We Are One SA&PCs — Real Untouchable Brass Band with Go Getters and Big Nine Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs — Wild Apaches and Black Seminoles Mardi Gras Indians
Keith Urban
5:20pm-7pm
Hozier
Tedeschi Trucks Band
5:20pm-6:55pm
3:20pm-4:40pm
Royal Teeth
3:20pm-4:40pm
Wayne Toups
1:45pm-2:40pm
1:40pm-2:50pm
Honey Island Mia Borders Swamp Band
12:25pm-1:20pm
Earphunk
Johnny Sansone
12:30pm-1:20pm
11:20am-12:05pm
Gentilly Stage
11:20am-12:10pm
Acura Stage
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The Caesar Brothers FunkBox
5:45pm-6:45pm
Real Untouchable Brass Band
4:25pm-5:25pm
Alexey Marti & Latin Urban Minds
3:05pm-4:05pm
Mardi Gras Indians
Semolian Warriors
2pm-2:40pm
New Wave Brass Band
12:40pm-1:40pm
Kumbuka African Dance & Drum Collective
11:20am-12:20pm
Jazz & Heritage Stage
Grayson Capps
5:35pm-6:35pm
Tom McDermott & Friends
4:20pm-5:15pm
Magnolia Sisters
3:05pm-4pm
The Rayo Brothers
1:50pm-2:45pm
Sean Johnson & the Wild Lotus Band
12:40pm-1:30pm
Xavier University Jazz Ensemble
11:30am-12:20pm
Lagniappe Stage
Ben Sandmel
Interviewer:
Magnolia Sisters
Ann Savoy and Jane Vidrine of the
4:30pm-5:15pm
Sally Young
Interviewer:
Louis Prima Jr.
3:30pm-4:15pm
Dan Sharp
Interviewer:
Members of La Santa Cecilia
2:30pm-3:15pm
Keith Spera
Interviewer:
Keith Urban
1:30pm-2:15pm
Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE .
The Irvin Mayfield School of Music Ambassadors
5:15pm-6pm
Miss Claudia & the Delicious Jazz Band
4:10pm-4:55pm
Native American Lore and Tales
presents
Grayhawk
3pm-3:45pm
Calliope Puppets
1:50pm-2:35pm
Encore Academy
12:40pm-1:25pm
Young Audiences Brass Band Throwdown
11:30am-12:15pm
Kids Tent
NOCCA PAVILION: 12:25 pm and 3:15 pm — Musical Theater: American Songbook by NOCCA students 1:20 pm - 2:05 pm — Jason Marsalis presents the Music of Ellis Marsalis 2:25 pm and 5:10 pm — Spoken Word Jazzscape by NOCCA Students 4:05 pm - 4:50 pm — Kid Chocolate
Bishop Sean T. Elder & the Mount Hermon Baptist Church Mass Choir
6pm-6:40pm
Pastor Terry Gullage & the Greater Mount Calvary Voices of Redemption
5:05pm-5:50pm
feat. His New Orleans Creole Jazz Men & the Davell Crawford Singers
Going Home to Gospel with Davell Crawford
3:55pm-4:55pm
The Bester Singers and The Dynamic Smooth Family Singers
2:50pm-3:35pm
Collage 3
1:55pm-2:40pm
Leo Jackson & The Melody Clouds
1pm-1:45pm
Tonia Scott & the Anointed Voices
12:05pm-12:50pm
The Gospel Inspirations of Boutte
11:15am-11:55am
Gospel Tent
PARADES :
7:00pm
6:30pm
6:00pm
5:30pm
5:00pm
4:30pm
4:00pm
3:30pm
3:00pm
2:30pm
2:00pm
1:30pm
1:00pm
12:30pm
NOON
Tank and The Bangas
TBC Brass Band
12:45 pm 1:50 pm 3:10 pm 4:15 pm 5:40 pm
Ryan Adams
5:20pm-7pm
GIVERS
3:25pm-4:40pm
The Revivalists
1:45pm-3pm
Tommy Malone
John Legend
5:30pm-7pm
DJ Raj Smoove
5pm-5:20pm
Juvenile & Mannie Fresh Together
3:35pm-4:50pm
Luke James
2:05pm-3:05pm
Tony Hall & the New Orleans Soul Stars’ Tribute to James Brown
12:35pm-1:35pm
Robin Barnes
11:20am-12:10pm
Congo Square Stage
The Kenny Garrett Quintet
5:50pm-7pm
Coming Forth By Day: A Celebration of Billie Holiday
Cassandra Wilson
4:10pm-5:25pm
Jeremy Davenport
2:40pm-3:40pm
Ellis Marsalis
1:20pm-2:20pm
The Wee Trio
12:15pm-1pm
Jr.
under the direction of Donald Harrison
Tipitina’s Interns
11:15am-Noon
Zatarain’s WWOZ Jazz Tent
The Robert Cray Band
5:45pm-7pm
Sonny Landreth
4:05pm-5:05pm
Vieux Farka Touré
2:35pm-3:40pm
Joe Known Trio ft. Walter “Wolfman” Washington & Russell Batiste Jr.
1:15pm-2:05pm
Terry “Harmonica” Bean
12:10pm-12:55pm
John Lisi & Delta Funk!
11:15am-12:10pm
11:10am-11:55am
Nathan & The Zydeco Cha-Chas
6pm-7pm
Shovels & Rope
4:20pm-5:35pm
Lost Bayou Ramblers
2:55pm-3:45pm
Warren Storm, Willie Tee & Cypress
1:35pm-2:35pm
Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band
12:20pm-1:10pm
Goldman Thibodeaux & the Lawtell Playboys
11:15am-Noon
Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do Stage
FOLKLIFE STAGE IN THE LA FOLKLIFE VILLAGE Noon, 1:10 pm and 3:45 pm — Native American Pow Wow: Native Nations Intertribal
Treme Brass Band
5:40pm-6:35pm
Jewel Brown with Gregg Stafford’s Jazz Hounds
4:20pm-5:20pm
Banu Gibson with NOCCA and NOTJC guests
3:05pm-4pm
Calvin Johnson’s Tribute to Buddy Bolden
1:50pm-2:45pm
Mark Brooks & Friends with guest Yolanda Windsay
12:35pm-1:30pm
New Leviathan Oriental Fox-Trot Orchestra
Peoples Health Economy Hall Tent
Blues Tent
— Mahogany Brass Band with Nine Times, Single Ladies and Single Men Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs — Indian Funeral for Bo Dollis ft. Young Magnolias, Washitaw Nation and Wild Mohicans Mardi Gras Indians — Creole Osceola and Seminoles Mardi Gras Indians — Smitty Dee’s Brass Band with Divine Ladies, Dumaine Street Gang and Family Ties SA&PCs — in Economy Hall: Uptown Swingers Social Aid & Pleasure Club
The Who
5pm-7pm
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk with guest Art Neville
3:05pm-4:15pm
Big Sam’s Funky Nation
1:40pm-2:35pm
Raw Oyster Cult
12:30pm-1:20pm
11:20am-12:10pm
11:20am-12:05pm
12:25pm-1:15pm
Gentilly Stage
Acura Stage
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5:40pm-6:45pm
Pocket Aces Brass Band
4:20pm-5:20pm
AsheSon
3pm-4pm
Dr. Brice Miller & Mahogany Brass Band
1:40pm-2:40pm
Big Chief Walter Cook & The Creole Wild West Mardi Gras Indians
12:40pm-1:20pm
Julio y Cesar Band
11:20am-12:20pm
Jazz & Heritage Stage
Coyotes
5:20pm-6:30pm
New Orleans Klezmer AllStars
3:45pm-5pm
Little Maker
2:15pm-3:20pm
John Rankin & Friends
12:50pm-1:55pm
Richard Comeaux Pedal Steel with the River Rats
11:30am-12:30pm
Lagniappe Stage
Interviewer:
Interviewer:
Interviewer: Karen Celestan
Irvin Mayfield
New Orleans Jazz Playhouse
4:30pm-5:15pm
Steve Hochman
Angelique Kidjo
3:30pm-4:15pm
Rick Coleman
Interviewer:
Brian “Breeze” Cayolle
2:30pm-3:15pm
Holly Hobbs
Mannie Fresh
1:30pm-2:15pm
Interviewer: Darrell Bourque
Goldman Thibodeaux
The Rural Creole “la-la” legacy of Amédé Ardoin
12:30pm-1:15pm
Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE .
Curtis Pierre & the Samba Kids
5:15pm-6pm
NOCCA presents Carnival of the Animals
4:25pm-4:50pm
Rising Dragon Lion Dance
4pm-4:10pm
Di Filippo Marionette
2:50pm-3:35pm
N.O. Quarter Shanty Krewe
1:55pm-2:25pm
Rising Dragon Lion Dance
1:35pm-1:45pm
Kai Knight’s Silhouette Dance Ensemble
12:40pm-1:25pm
Young Band Nation Blues Project
11:30am-12:15pm
Kids Tent
NOCCA PAVILION: 12:30pm and 3:15pm — The History of the Second Line by NOCCA drama students 1:20-2:20pm — John Michael Bradford and The Vibe 2:40pm and 5:10pm — Live DJ remixes by NOCCA media arts students 4:05-4:50pm — Donald Harrison Jr. and Quantum Leap with special guest Dr. Lonnie Smith
Tyronne Foster & The Arc Singers
5:55pm-6:40pm
First Emanuel Baptist Church Mass Choir
5pm-5:45pm
John P. Kee & New Life
3:50pm-4:50pm
Resurrection Baptist Church Choir of Schertz, Texas
2:45pm-3:30pm
The New Orleans Black Chorale Tribute to Moses Hogan
1:55pm-2:35pm
Voices of Peter Claver
1pm-1:45pm
Alexis Spight
12:05pm-12:50pm
Audrey Ferguson and The Voices of Distinction
11:15am-11:55am
Gospel Tent
PARADES :
7:00pm
6:30pm
6:00pm
5:30pm
5:00pm
4:30pm
4:00pm
3:30pm
3:00pm
2:30pm
2:00pm
1:30pm
1:00pm
12:30pm
NOON
11:30am
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
5:15pm-7pm
Allen Toussaint
3:25pm-4:35pm
Dee Dee Bridgewater
with special guest
Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
1:45pm-2:55pm
Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen
12:20pm-1:15pm
James Andrews & the Crescent City Allstars
11:15am-12:05pm
Gentilly Stage
Pitbull
5:30pm-7pm
Rebirth Brass Band
3:30pm-4:45pm
Angelique Kidjo
1:55pm-3:05pm
Rumba Buena
12:30pm-1:20pm
Kevin Stylez
11:20am-12:05pm
Congo Square Stage
Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum & Norman Brown
BWB featuring
5:40pm-7pm
The Passing of the Torch
NOCCA Allstar Alumni Jazz Jam feat. Donald Harrison Jr.
4:10pm-5:10pm
Charlie Parker with Strings
present
Victor Goines & Faubourg Quartet
2:45pm-3:45pm
Leah Chase
1:20pm-2:20pm
Peter Harris
12:15pm-1pm
Heritage School of Music
featuring David Boeddinghaus & Dr. Michael White
Jelly Roll Morton
5:50pm-7pm BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet 40th Anniversary with guests Charles Neville, Jo-El Sonnier, Steve Conn and Don Vappie
Tribute to
Creole String Beans
4:30pm-5:25pm
Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn
3pm-4:10pm
Cajun Band
Savoy Family
1:35pm-2:30pm
Sweet Crude
12:20pm-1:10pm
& the Creole Cowboys
Jeffery Broussard
11:15am-Noon
Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do Stage
5:35pm-6:35pm
New Orleans Cottonmouth Kings
4:15pm-5:10pm
Tim Laughlin
3pm-3:55pm
Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble
1:45pm-2:40pm
Wendell Brunious & the New Orleans Allstars
12:30pm-1:25pm
The Last Straws
11:20am-12:10pm
Peoples Health Economy Hall Tent
FOLKLIFE STAGE IN THE LA FOLKLIFE VILLAGE Noon, 1:10 pm, 2:30 pm — Native American Pow Wow: Native Nations Intertribal 4:10 pm — The Goodnight Show
Delbert McClinton
5:45pm-7pm
Carolyn Wonderland
4:15pm-5:05pm
& the Red Hot Louisiana Band
C.J. Chenier
2:50pm-3:50pm
& Bluesiana
John Mooney
1:25pm-2:25pm
Little Freddie King Blues Band
12:10pm-1pm
Bryan Lee
11:10am-11:55am
11:10am-11:55am
Don “Moose” Jamison
Blues Tent
Zatarain’s/ WWOZ Jazz Tent
11:30 am —Monogram Hunters and the Wild Squatoulas Mardi Gras Indians 12:30 pm —Young Pinstripe Brass Band with Big Stepper, Untouchables and The Furious Five SA&PCs 2 pm — Ninth Ward Hunters and Ninth Ward Navajo Mardi Gras Indians 4 pm — Daryl Adams’ Tornado Brass Band with Young Men Olympia Aid, First Division, and New Look Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs
Coral Reefer Band
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Jimmy Buffett
5pm-7pm
Irma Thomas
3pm-4:15pm
Cowboy Mouth
1:40pm-2:30pm
The New Orleans Suspects
12:25pm-1:15pm
Flow Tribe
11:20am-12:05pm
Acura Stage
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5:35pm-6:45pm
Bill Summers & Jazalsa
4:10pm-5:15pm
Golden Eagles
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Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
3pm-3:50pm
OTRA
1:35pm-2:40pm
& the Comanche Hunters Mardi Gras Indians
Big Chief Keke
12:35pm-1:15pm
Young Pinstripe Brass Band
11:20am-12:15pm
Jazz & Heritage Stage
Brass Bed
5:05pm-6:30pm
The Deslondes
3:25pm-4:40pm
Luke Winslow King
2:05pm-3:05pm
Ray Abshire Cajun Band
12:45pm-1:45pm
Mikayla
11:30am-12:25pm
Lagniappe Stage
Interviewer: T.R. Johnson
James Singleton
4:30pm-5:15pm
Interviewer: Nick Spitzer
Delbert McClinton
3:30pm-4:15pm
Interviewer: David Fricke
Charles Neville
2:30pm-3:15pm
Interviewer: Mark DeWitt
Michael & David Doucet
40 Years of BeauSoleil
1:30pm-2:15pm
Peggy Scott Laborde
Interviewer:
Opera Creole
Members of
12:30pm-1:15pm
Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage
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Capoeira New Orleans
5:15pm-6pm
Opera Créole
4:10pm-4:55pm
Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre
3pm-3:45pm
Judy Stock
1:50pm-2:35pm
the Storyteller and the Freeman Brothers
Adella, Adella
12:40pm-1:25pm
Young Guardians of the Flame
11:30am-12:15pm
Kids Tent
NOCCA PAVILLION: 12:20 and 2:15 pm — Spirituals and Gospel by NOCCA choir students 1:10 pm-1:55 pm — Mark Braud 3:20 pm and 5:15 pm — Classical vocals and jazz standards by NOCCA students 4:10 pm-4:55 pm — Alexis & the Samurai
Morning Star Missionary Baptist Chuch Mass Choir
5:55pm-6:40pm
Music Ministry
Franklin Avenue
5pm-5:45pm
Shirley Caesar
3:45pm-4:45pm
The Zion Harmonizers
2:40pm-3:25pm
Baptist Church Mass Choir
Nineveh
1:45pm-2:30pm
Kim Che’re
12:50pm-1:35pm
Jo “Cool” Davis with guest Helen Durieux
Noon-12:40pm
The Rocks of Harmony
11:10am-11:50am
Gospel Tent
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Musician & author signings Friday, April 24 1:40 P.M. Mia Borders 2:10 P.M. Honey Island Swamp Band 3:20 P.M. Royal Teeth 5:15 P.M. Davell Crawford
Saturday, April 25 12:25 P.M. John Lisi 3 P.M. Big Sam’s Funky Nation 3:30 P.M. The Revivalists 4:10 P.M. Jeremy Davenport 4:45 P.M. Dumpstaphunk
At the Right Place Rhythmemporium
Sunday, April 26 12:35 P.M. Flow Tribe 1:45 P.M. The New Orleans Suspects 2:15 P.M. Rebirth Brass Band 3:15 P.M. Irvin Mayfield 6:35 P.M. Dr. Michael White
Friday, April 24 2 P.M.-3 P.M. Laura Lane McNeal, Dollbaby 3 P.M.-4 P.M. Tom Cooper, The Marauders 4 P.M.-5 P.M. Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes and Rachel Breunlin, Talk That Music Talk
Saturday, April 25 NOON-1 P.M. Chontel Carter-Frank, The Adventurous NOLA Kids Go to the Ruined Mansion 3 P.M.-4 P.M. Keith Weldon Medley, Black Life in Old New Orleans 4 P.M.-5 P.M. Patrice Joseph, Water Line: My Family’s Journey Before, During, and After Hurricane Katrina 5 P.M.-6 P.M. Dawn Chartier, Bewitching the Enemy 5:15 P.M.-5:45 P.M. Irvin Mayfield (in the Grandstand), New Orleans Jazz Playhouse
At the Book Tent near the Rhythmemporium
Sunday April 26 1 P.M.-2 P.M. Barri Bronston, Walking New Orleans 3 P.M.-4 P.M. Ashley Kahn, Universal Tone: Bringing My Story to Light: Carlos Santana with Ashley Kahn and Hal Miller 4 P.M.-5 P.M. Kourtni Mason, Little Miss Dancey Pants
cooking demonstrations
Locations: Food Heritage Stage inside the Grandstand; Cajun Cabin Stage outside the Grandstand
Friday, April 24
Sunday, April 26
Chicken Clemenceau Poppy Tooker, Louisiana Eats! 11:30 p.m.-12:20 p.m. Food Heritage Stage
Fried pig tail “tots” Jason Goodenough, Carrollton Market 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Food Heritage Stage
Louisiana seafood boil Dudley Passman, Zatarain’s Noon-1:15 p.m. Cajun Cabin Stage
Whole grilled fish with jalapeno chimichurri Edgar Caro, Basin Seafood and Spirits Noon-1:15 p.m. Cajun Cabin Stage
Crawfish deviled eggs Sara Toth, Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse 12:30 p.m.-1:20 p.m. Food Heritage Stage
Grilled farm-raised chicken with black-eyed pea salad Steven Marsella, Ralph Brennan Catering Noon-1:15 p.m. Cajun Cabin Stage
Boudin-stuffed rabbit Brett Duffee, Bayona 12:30 p.m.-1:20 p.m. Food Heritage Stage
A culinary tribute to Hank Williams Darin Nesbit, Bourbon House 1:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Cajun Cabin Stage
Char-grilled oysters and shrimp Greta Bourgeois, SOS Oyster Shells 1:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Cajun Cabin Stage
Seasonal local fruit galette Maggie Scales, Cochon 1:30 p.m.-2:20 p.m. Food Heritage Stage
Crawfish bisque Frank Brigtsen, Brigtsen’s Restaurant 1:30 p.m.-1:20 p.m. Food Heritage Stage
Homemade meatball pizza Michael Friedman and Greg Augarten, Pizza Delicious 2:30 p.m.-3:20 p.m. Food Heritage Stage
Traditional file gumbo Lora Ann Chaisson, United Houma Nation 1:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Cajun Cabin Stage
Gnocchi with crawfish and basil Rebecca Wilcomb, Herbsaint 2:30 p.m.-3:20 p.m. Food Heritage Stage
Louisiana drum and shrimp kinilaw (ceviche) Cristina Quackenbush, Milkfish 2:30 p.m.-3:20 p.m. Food Heritage Stage
Fried potato and gravy po-boy Justin Kennedy, Parkway Bakery 3 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Cajun Cabin Stage
Fried turkey Richard Heyd, St. Bernard Fire Department 3 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Cajun Cabin Stage
Alligator sauce piquante Mike Gowland, Fireman Mike’s Kitchen 3 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Cajun Cabin Stage
Sauteed frog legs Jim Richard, Trenasse 1:30 p.m.-2:20 p.m. Food Heritage Stage
Shrimp and tasso purloo Ryan Hughes, Purloo 12:30 p.m.-1:20 p.m. Food Heritage Stage
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Grilled romaine lettuce and crabmeat salad Chris Montero, Cafe B and Cafe NOMA 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Food Heritage Stage
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The Carousel Lounge & Bar at the Hotel Monteleone revolves once every 15 minutes. P H OTO C O U RT ES Y H OT EL M O N T EL EO N E
Monteleone, a descendent of founder Antonio Monteleone. “Billy Monteleone … came up with the concept,” Wasmuth says. “[He] bought the original carousel from a vendor in Chicago and then brought it back down to the Hotel Monteleone and had it built.” Antonio Monteleone, a shoe factory operator from Sicily, purchased a 64-room French Quarter hotel on Royal and Iberville in 1886. After five generations of Monteleones, five major additions and 129 years in business, the hotel now has 570 guest rooms. Many well-known literary figures have stopped by the hotel over the years, including William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams and Ernest Hemingway. The hotel’s literary suites are named and designed after these and other authors. “We have a literary landmark designation by the American Library Association,” Wasmuth said. “So many of the suites … [are named] for authors that … actually stayed here and wrote something about the Monteleone in a lot of their short stories and novels.”
SHOPPING
NEWS by Missy Wilkinson
Jefferson Feed (239 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-4888118; 4221 Jefferson Hwy., Jefferson, 504-7338572; 6047 Magazine St., 504-218-4220; www. jeffersonfeed.com) has opened a new location on Magazine Street. The pet and garden store offers pet supplies, toys, specialty dog foods and natural treats. Modern Market (3138 Magazine St., Suite C, 504896-2206; www.modernmarketlifestyle.com) hosts an “Ugly Couch Showdown.” Through May 6, submit photos of your ugly couch to katie@ modernmarketlifestyle.com and be entered to $500 toward a new couch. Finalists will be post-
ed and voted on via social media, and a winner will be announced May 11. Bats on Strings and The Beauregard-Keyes House (1113 Chartres St.) hosts the official launch party of The New Orleans Jane Austen Society from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 23. There will be an Jane Austen-themed pop-up shop and performances by vocalist Arynne Fannin and the Louisiana Vintage Dancers. A portion of proceeds benefits reading programs in New Orleans schools through United Way’s Club Connect. Tickets are $10 and are available at eventbrite.com.
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t the Hotel Monteleone’s (214 Royal St., 504-523-3341; www.hotelmonteleone.com) revolving carousel bar, the walls sparkle with each turn of the carousel as light catches beads and crystals embroidered on framed photographs. The hotel commissioned Latvian artist Binka Rigava to embellish photographs of jazz era icons by Alfred Cheney Johnston. Now, the updated blackand-white portraits are a vibrant mix of old and new — much like the Monteleone. Though the hotel is well known for its unusual bar, it also offers live jazz music, the innovative Criollo restaurant and a rich history dating back to 1886. The bar serves classic cocktails, including Sazeracs, bourbon milk punch and Pimm’s cups. A bar food menu features gumbo, blue crab and crawfish beignets and mini po-boys. People seeking more substantial fare can dine at Criollo, which opened in 2012. Chef Joseph Maynard and his team present Creole cooking for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Kent Wasmuth, director of sales and marketing, recommends osso buco or any of the fresh fish dishes. Live jazz groups play Wednesday through Sunday nights. Patrons can listen from one of the revolving bar’s 25 seats, lounge seating or from the new, secondary crescentshaped bar. The only one of its kind in New Orleans, the revolving bar was the brainchild of Bill
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New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival fans enjoy fried chicken and jambalaya. P H O T O BY C H ER Y L G ER B ER
All that jazz food
New and classic food items at Jazz Fest.
offer a throwback to her time spent as an Orleans Parish public school chef: her Sloppy Jeaux. “The kids all loved it,” says Green, who won an episode of the Food Network TV cooking competition Chopped. “And the grown-ups love it, too.” Jazz Fest also is evolving to become more vegetarian-friendly, offering at least 29 meatless items, including a vegetarian muffuletta and couscous with yogurt sauce and Mona’s Cafe’s vegetarian plate. For gluten-free eaters, po-boys are being transformed into salads, Nugent says. There’s turkey giardiniera, featuring spinach, artichoke hearts and red onions. Those craving tried-and-true Cajun and Creole favorites won’t be disappointed. Festival classics include seafood-stuffed bread, jambalaya, alligator sauce piquante and pecan crawfish meuniere. Patton’s Caterers offers its signature oyster sack, oyster patties and crawfish beignets. The combo plate with all three has made the company famous, says owner Tim Patton, who adds that his company pulls in up to 10 percent of its annual gross revenue at Jazz Fest. Patton’s has been using its family recipes since 1954, Patton says, and he doesn’t see the business changing anytime soon. The crawfish sacks are based on his grandmother’s crepe recipe, replacing mushroom stuffing with a Creole-Cajun crawfish mix. “It’s an old French recipe,” Patton says. “Because nothing’s really new in the cooking world, you know.”
Coulis beans
The breakfast and lunch spot Coulis (3625 Prytania St., 504-304-4265) is hosting a popup supper series that combines food and entertainment. On Wednesday, April 22, burlesque dancer Bella Blue and Chef Anne Churchill, who formerly ran the vegan restaurant Bhava, present a four-course dinner that includes vegan and gluten-free options. There are choices with each course, such as cauliflower soup, smoked catfish dip or spinach salad with tomatoes or seared steak for an appetizer. Entrees include shrimp and grits with red-eye gravy, organic, free-range chicken with Nicaraguan rice and root vegetable gratin and Thai noodles with vegetables and Thai miso peanut sauce, The dinner costs $60 and a portion of proceeds benefit LOUD: New Orleans Queer Youth Theater (www.noqyt.org). Organizer Lee Yates, a former owner of Dante’s Kitchen and Cafe Rani and former Gambit contributor, says the series will take a break during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and continue sometime in May. — WILL COVIELLO
Vegging out
NOLA Veggie Fest (www.nolaveggiefest.com) will have plenty of vegetables, but also chickens. Live ones. The festival promotes vegetarianism, veganism and what organizers call a “cruelty-free” lifestyle, so a woman who rescues chickens will bring several to the festival to support the mission. “She’ll have a dozen different breeds of chickens and the kids go crazy,” Humane Society of Louisiana Executive Director Jeff Dorson says. “They hold PAGE 56
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brisket sandwiches and smoky bacon collard greens. The restaurant’s three dishes are among nine new menu options. While the entire list runs the gamut from sweet to savory, and gourmet to casual, there seems to be an overarching theme this year, according to Jazz Fest Food Director Michelle Nugent: cold foods. By Della Hasselle “When it’s hot and sunny, people appreciate it,” Nugent says. ocal musicians aren’t the only ones Along with raw oysters, J&M Seafood who dream of getting a spot at the will serve a Louisiana crawfish salad New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. roll, available in the Grandstand. The soft The owners of Squeal Bar-B-Q were very yeast bun stuffed with crawfish salad is excited to get a food booth this year. a variation on a traditional New England “It was like winning the lottery,” says lobster roll. Patrick Young, who co-owns the restauAlso new is Food For Thought’s shrimp rant and catering business, which serves remoulade po-boy, served on a sesabarbecue and smoked meats. “When you me seed bun, and a pineapple coconut sit in a room with the other vendors and smoothie served by Gallo & Marks, a most have been there for over 30 years, vendor that’s made its name with icy and some for over 40, you know it’s a strawberry smoothies. pretty good gig.” Jazz Fest doesn’t often add new foods Squeal, which also made its debut at “because there are over 200 food items French Quarter Festival in April, is the only and only so much stomach share,” Nugent new vendor to get a food booth at Jazz says, but some veteran vendors are experiFest this year. But while the owner of the menting this year. Carrollton eatery is excited to be among Vaucresson’s Sausage Company, which the festival’s roughly 70 food vendors, has participated in every festival, will inYoung realizes he has big shoes to fill. troduce an Italian chicken sausage po-boy Squeal, replaces Lil’s BBQ, a vendor that dressed with sauteed peppers and onions for more than 40 years served pulled chick- and cheese sauce. Loretta’s Authentic en sandwiches and citrusy pound cake. Pralines will sell praline-stuffed beignets, Squeal will serve its version of pulled filled with cream cheese and fried with chicken, topped with its house sauce soft praline on top. and horseradish-based coleslaw, on a In the food area near the Kids’ Tent, Linroll from the New Orleans East bakery da Green, who is best known for serving beef and vegetable-based yakamein, will Dong Phuong. Also on the menu are beef
Nina Compton, a runner-up in season 11 of Top Chef, which was filmed in New Orleans, announced the name of the restaurant she will open in the Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery (535 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-527-5271; www.old77hotel.com). It will be called Compere Lapin (www. comperelapin.com), a patois French name for a trickster figure in Caribbean folk tales, roughly translated as “brother rabbit.” Compton grew up in St. Lucia and attended culinary school at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. The restaurant is expected to open in June. It will have an open kitchen and a raw bar. Sample menu items include conch croquettes with pickled pineapple tartar sauce, crispy pig ears with smoked aioli and pork cheeks over orecchiette with arugula. For dessert, banana zeppoles will be topped with salted rum caramel. — WILL COVIELLO
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FORK + CENTER [CONTINUED] them, they pet them; [chickens] have personalities. It really brings home the fact that what we’re eating comes from a living creature that probably didn’t want to die to end up in a sandwich.” The seventh annual NOLA Veggie Fest is at the New Orleans Healing Center (2372 St. Claude Ave., 504-940-1130; www.neworleanshealingcenter.org) May 9-10 and features food vendors, cooking demonstrations, speakers, a yoga area and a “vegan fashion show.” Vegetarian and vegan dishes will be served by Seed (1330 Prytania St., 504-302-2599; www.seedyourhealth.com), 3 Potato 4 (2727 S. Broad St., 504-298-7761; www.3p4shop.com), Breads on Oak (8640 Oak St., 504-324-8271; www.breadsonoak.com), Carmo (527 Julia St., 504-8754132; www.cafecarmo.com) and L’Enfant Terrible (Molly’s at the Market, 1107 Decatur St.; www.lenfantterriblenola.com). Beanfield’s Chips, Eden Foods, Field Roast and Tofurky will offer free samples. A lineup of speakers includes Chef Inge Bothma of Happy Vegan Baker, and Kristin Lajeunesse of www.wtfveganfood.com, who will talk about her quest to travel around the country to eat at all-vegan restaurants in every state. Dorson, who ran Jack Sprat’s Vegetarian Grill from 1994 to 1998, said he is finally seeing real growth in the vegetarian and vegan community in New Orleans. “We actually think that veganism and this whole plant-based idea is really finally catching on down South,” Dorson says. “We’re catching the tailwind of the interest that started in California and the Northeast. … [W]e’re finally seeing a growth all across the board with more vegan and vegetarian-friendly [restaurants].” The vegan fashion show is a new addition to the festival lineup and will take place Friday night at Cafe Istanbul. No clothing items made from animal byproducts such as leather, feathers or fur will be used in order to promote awareness for the Humane Society’s cruelty-free lifestyle mission. “People are not very conscious,” Dorson says. “Where does this come from? Where does my shoe leather come from? Where does my belt leather come from? So it’s a big question to ask; who inhabited my skin before I bought it at Walmart?” — EMMA DISCHER
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NOLA Brewing President Kirk Coco announced he is starting a new boozy business venture: New Orleans Libations and Alcohol (NOLA) Distilling Company. Along with COO Andy Kutcher and Head Distiller David Bock, formerly of Celebration Distillation (www.oldneworleansrum.com), which produces Old New Orleans Rum. Coco plans to distill and distribute vodka, gin and white whiskey. He expects to start selling spirits in October. Coco will continue at NOLA Brewing as CEO and take on the leadership role at NOLA Distilling. Coco says the success of NOLA Brewing and the support of the New Orleans community encouraged him to expand in this direction. After six years in business, Coco says, “We’re already past my 10-year goals. The fact that I’m looking at a distillery? That’s like a 20-year goal. We’re already rolling into the 20-year projection plan we had when we started the company.” Bock says the team is still developing recipes for the three flagship products. “We don’t want to release something that isn’t the absolute best.” NOLA Brewing is in the early stages of acquiring a license to brew mead, a kind of beer-wine hybrid that uses honey, and Coco says it may turn into a more significant wine-making endeavor in the future. “We’re not going to grow grapes here; we won’t be a vineyard,” he says. “But the beauty of a winery is, I can import grapes and still create some wonderful wine here.” — NORA McGUNNIGLE
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Kevin Pedeaux Coffee roaster
How do you create your coffees? P: I have my house blend that I do, and I spend a lot of time on it because coffees go in and out of season. Blending coffee is pretty hard to do. You have to balance it and play to a flavor profile. [When tasting coffee], you definitely talk about acidity, you talk about sweetness, you talk about the earthy quality, you talk about the fruity content. And of course, the roast level will make a difference too. Single-origin coffees are all the rage right now. If you’re drinking something like an Ethiopian Sidamo, you’re drinking coffee that is just from that particular region. You’re tasting the terroir, kind of like a wine. Altitude makes a big difference, soil makes a big difference, climate makes a big difference. Everybody I buy coffee from is a coffee importer located in this town that stores coffee in this town. I’ll go out and pick up green coffee that is stored here, which is kind of a big deal, because I can drive to New Orleans East and look at the coffee. So how do you make a good cup of coffee? P: [When buying coffee to make at home], you definitely want to buy a fresh roast. You also want to buy whole bean. Coffee is like a baked good. You don’t want to buy a slice of cake, or cake with a slice out of it, because the icing seals the cake. When you grind the coffee, more of it is exposed to air, more of it oxidizes. You can taste the staleness. Spending money on the grinder, rather than the brewer, is the way to go. I always recommend the burr grinder that stores your beans up top. I personally like the hard water that’s in New Orleans for brewing coffee. It’s a detriment on machines for coffee brewers, but the minerals in the water help pull out more flavor in the coffee. I filter the water, but I don’t generally use a water softener. Coffee is 99 percent water. If you can use tap water and filter it, you’re in great shape. — KAT STROMQUIST
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At Coast Roast Coffee you restore and use century-old machines when roasting coffee. How does this affect your coffee? Pedeaux: Modern machines are designed to roast quickly, and our machines roast a little bit slower. It does take more time, but I think when you taste our coffee, you can really taste the difference. There’s a development process the bean has to go through, and I think [in the past] they knew that. [This machine] mellows the coffee a lot. It develops the sugars more, and you get the sweeter notes out of coffee. Especially with our antique roaster, our dark roasts have a nice smoky finish. It finishes clean, but it’s almost like a very clean cigar.
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Coffee micro-roaster Kevin Pedeaux just opened Coast Roast Coffee & Tea (www. facebook.com/coastroastcoffee) at the St. Roch Market (2381 St. Roch Ave., 504-609-3813; www.strochmarket. com). He spoke with Gambit about roasting and brewing coffee.
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BEER buzz Two upcoming dinners will pair beers from regional brewers with a variety of dishes. At 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, Cate Street Seafood Station (308 S. Cate St., Hammond, (985) 340-3891; www.catestreet308. com) will offer four types of sliders with beers from Gnarly Barley, Chafunkta Brewing Co., Saint Arnold Brewing Co. and Founders Brewing Co. “We wanted to do something a little different, and sliders and beer just go perfectly together,” says Cate Street Chef Jason Wong, who was just named Mark A Majorie Jr. is chef de cuisine at one of the area’s Best Up and The Roosevelt New Orleans. Coming Chefs by the New C O U R T E S Y T H E R O O S E V ELT N E W O R L E A N S Orleans chapter of the American Culinary Federation. The first course is a chicken salad slider paired with Voo Ka Ray from Chafunkta. The second course features Saint Arnold Amber Ale with a fried shrimp BLT slider. A beef, andouille and blue cheese slider is paired with Gnarly Barley’s Catahoula Common, and finally, Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) is served with a slider of pulled pork with mole. The dinner costs $25 per person and reservations are recommended. On April 29, the Fountain Lounge in The Roosevelt New Orleans (130 Roosevelt Way, 504-648-1200; www.therooseveltneworleans.com) will hold its first beer dinner. It features Abita Brewing Company beers and food by chef de cuisine Mark A. Majorie Jr. and pastry chef Deborah Heyd. The menu includes diver scallop tiradito with sweet potato, kumquats, rocoto pepper and Peruvian lima beans with Abita Spring IPA. Spicy tuna futomaki Monte Cristo-style with avocado espuma and Granny Smith kimchi will be served with Restoration Pale Ale. Wrought Iron IPA will be paired with Greek-inspired duck sausage called loukaniko. The six-course dinner costs $70, excluding tax and tip. Call (504) 648-5486 for reservations or visit the restaurant’s website. — NORA McGUNNIGLE
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The Tuscany-based Antinori family has been making wine since the 14th century, and many current native varietals related to ancient cultivars such as negroamaro appear in almost every Puglia wine. A blend of 40 percent negroamaro and 30 percent each cabernet sauvignon and primitivo, this wine features hand-harvested fruit vinified separately in climate-controlled stainless steel tanks. The must was macerated on its skins for eight to 10 days followed by malolactic fermentation. The wine was then refined in stainless steel tanks for eight months and four months in the bottle. In the glass, the wine exhibits aromas of bright red berries, licorice and spice. On the palate, taste blackberry, plum, black tea, anise, an herbal character, balanced tannins and good acidity. Decant an hour before serving. Drink it with wild game, roasted meats, barbecued ribs, pasta dishes and aged cheese. Buy it at: Costco, Elio’s Wine Warehouse, Dorignac’s, Whole Foods Market in Metairie, Acquistapace’s Covington Supermarket and The Fresh Market in Mandeville. Drink it at: Adolfo’s Restaurant. — BRENDA MAITLAND Email Brenda Maitland at winediva1@bellsouth.net
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Tour de France
7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Tuesday W.I.N.O., 610 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 324-8000 www.winoschool.com The wine tasting seminar features a red and white wine from many notable French wine-producing regions, including Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Loire, Provence and the Rhone. Tickets $40.
Wine tasting with Paul Draper of Ridge Vineyards
6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday Martin Wine Cellar, 3 Baronne St., (504) 899-7411
www.martinwine.com Vintner Paul Draper is known for making chardonnays, cabernet sauvignons and zinfandels. The winemaker/ CEO of Ridge Vineyards hosts the wine tasting of several recent vintages of a variety of Ridge bottlings. Tickets $20.
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Sake and Cheese
7 p.m. Wednesday St. James Cheese Co., 5004 Prytania St., (504) 899-4737
www.stjamescheese.com Japanese cuisine is typically very light on dairy products, but cheese is becoming increasingly popular there. This tasting combines American and European cheeses with a variety of sake types, and there also is bread from Bellegarde Bakery and charcuterie form Cleaver & Co. Reservations required. Tickets $35.
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Five dishes with lamb
1 Casa Borrega
1719 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 427-0654 www.casaborrega.com
Borrego tacos are filled with tequila-marinated lamb.
2 The Company Burger
4600 Freret St., (504) 267-0320 www.thecompanyburger.com
The lamb burger features houseground lamb, feta, red onions, chili-mint glaze and basil mayonnaise.
3 Oxalis
3162 Dauphine St., (504) 267-4776 www.oxalisbywater.com
Bourbon-glazed Two Run Farms lamb belly comes with black-eyed peas, local oyster mushrooms and pickled sweet peppers.
4 Silk Road
2483 Royal St., (504) 944-6666 www.silkroadnola.com
Lamb and spinach curry is served over basmati-cumin rice.
5 Toups’ Meatery
845 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 252-4999
www.toupsmeatery.com
Braised lamb neck is served with fennel and black-eyed peas.
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AMERICAN Colonial Bowling Lanes — 6601 Jefferson Hwy. Harahan, (504) 737-2400; www.colonialbowling.net — The kitchen serves breakfast in the morning and a lunch and dinner menu of sandwiches, burgers, chicken wings and tenders, pizza, quesdaillas and more. Daily specials include red beans and rice on Mondays and seafood platters on Friday. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $
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Treasure Island Buffet — 5050 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 4438000; www.treasurechestcasino. com — The all-you-can-eat buffet includes New Orleans favorites including seafood, salad and dishes from a variety of national cuisines. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$
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Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn. com — The neighborhood bar and restaurant offers a menu of pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, chicken wings and bar noshing items. Creole Italian pizza is topped with red sauce, spicy shrimp, Roma tomatoes, feta, mozzarella, red onions and pesto sauce. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $
BAR & GRILL Ale — 8124 Oak St.; (504) 324-6558; www.aleonoak.com — Lamb sliders are served with feta and mint chimichurri. The Mexican Coke-braised brisket sandwich comes with coleslaw and roasted garlic aioli. Reservations accepted for large parties. Late-lunch Fri., dinner daily, late-night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $
bles and is served with sun-dried tomato pesto. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ Lucy’s Retired Surfers’ Bar & Restaurant — 701 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 523-8995; www.lucysretiredsurders.com — This surf shack serves chips with salsa and guacamole made to order, burgers, salads, tacos, entrees and more. Fried catfish is topped with onion rings and served with mashed potatoes. Panko-crusted avacado is topped with shrimp salsa. The restaurant is dog-friendly. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Perry’s Sports Bar & Grill — 5252 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 456-9234; www.perryssportsbarandgrill.com — The sports bar offers burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, wraps, tacos, salads, steaks and a wide array of bar noshing items. Boiled seafood options include shrimp and crabs. Open 24-hours Thursday through Sunday. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www. therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches and changing lunch specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Warehouse Grille — 869 Magazine St., (504) 322-2188; www. warehousegrille.com — The menu features upscale bar food, burgers, steaks, seafood, salads, sandwiches and noshing items including chicken wings and duck crepes with spiced cherry glaze. For brunch, there’s chicken and waffles with Pabst Blue Ribbon syrup. Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily, brunch Fri.-Sun. Credit cards. $
BURGERS
Bayou Beer Garden — 326 N. Jefferson Davis Pwky., (504) 302-9357 — Head to Bayou Beer Garden for a 10-ounce Bayou burger served on a sesame bun. Disco fries are french fries topped with cheese and debris gravy. No reservations. Lunch and dinner, late-night Fri.Sat. Credit cards. $
Charcoal’s Gourmet Burger Bar — 2200 Magazine St., (504) 644-4311; www.charcoalgourmetburgerbar. com — This burger specialist’s patty options include beef, bison, shrimp and veggie. The House burger is dressed with cheddar, lettuce, onion, tomato, pickles, mayonnaise and mustard and served with house-made chips. The Cobb salad features romaine lettuce, grilled chicken, avocado, tomato, onion, applewood-smoked bacon, blue cheese, croutons and buttermilk ranch or honey-mustard dressing. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$
Down the Hatch — 1921 Sophie Wright Place, (504) 522-0909; www. downthehatchnola.com — The Texan burger features an Angus beef patty topped with grilled onions, smoked bacon, cheddar and a fried egg. The house-made veggie burger combines 15 vegeta-
Cheeseburger Eddie’s — 4517 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 455-5511; www.mredsno.com — This eatery serves a variety of specialty burgers, Mr. Ed’s fried chicken, sandwiches, po-boys, salads, tacos, wings and shakes. Besides patty melts and chili-cheese-
burgers, there also are seafood burgers featuring tuna, salmon or crabmeat. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Five Guys Burgers and Fries — 1212 S. Clearview Pkwy., Suite C, Harahan, (504) 733-5100; www.fiveguys.com — The menu features burgers, cheeseburgers and bacon cheesburgers with topping options such as grilled onions or mushrooms, tomatoes, pickles, jalapenos, hot sauce and barbecue sauce. There also are hot dogs, grilled cheese and grilled cheese and vegetable sandwiches and fries. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
CAFE Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines. com — The Annex is a coffee shop serving pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato. The Caprese panino combines fresh mozzarella, pesto, tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. The ham and honey-Dijon panino is topped with feta and watercress. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Cafe Freret — 7329 Freret St., (504) 861-7890; www.cafefreret.com — Casual dining options include burgers, sandwiches and half and whole muffuletta rounds and daily lunch specials. Wednesday features steak night. Reservations accepted. Lunch Fri.-Wed., dinner Mon.-Wed. and Fri.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 4821264; www.cafenoma.com — The cafe serves roasted Gulf shrimp and vegetable salad dressed with Parmesan-white balsamic vinaigrette. Other options include chipotle-marinated portobello sliders and flatbread pizza topped with manchego, peppers and roasted garlic. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Fri. Credit cards. $ Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — This casual cafe offers gourmet coffees and a wide range of pastries and desserts baked in house, plus a menu of specialty sandwiches and salads. For breakfast, an omelet is filled with marinated mushrooms, bacon, spinach and goat cheese. Tuna salad or chicken salad avocado melts are topped with melted Monterey Jack and shredded Parmesan cheeses and served on a choice of bread. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Liberty’s Kitchen — 300 N. Broad St., (504) 822-4011; www.libertyskitchen.org — Students in the workforce development program prepare traditional and creative versions of local favorites. The
OUT to EAT Cajun Cobb salad features panseared shrimp, smoked sausage and blue cheese dressing. Reservations accepted. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $
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GOURMET TO GO Breaux Mart — 315 E. Judge Perez, Chalmette, (504) 262-0750; 605 Lapalco Blvd., Gretna, 433-0333; 2904 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 885-5565; 9647 Jefferson Hwy., River Ridge, (504) 737-8146; www.breauxmart.com — Breaux Mart prides itself on its “Deli to Geaux” as well as weekday specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
CAJUN Daisy Dukes — 121 Chartres St., (504) 561-5171; 123 Carondelet St., (504) 522-2233; 5209 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 883-5513; www. daisydukesrestaurant.com — The New Orleans sampler features red beans and rice, jambalaya, a cup of gumbo, fried green tomatoes and a biscuit. The seafood omelet contains crawfish, shrimp, tomatoes and mushrooms and is topped with cheese. Delivery available from Carondelet Street location. No reservations. New Orleans locations are open 24 hours. West Napoleon Avenue: Breakfast and lunch Wed.-Sun., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $
INDIAN Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — Serving mostly northern Indian cuisine, the restaurant’s extensive menu ranges from chicken to vegetable dishes. Reservations accepted for five or more. Lunch and dinner Tue.Sun. Credit cards. $$ Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — The traditional menu features lamb, chicken and seafood served in a variety of ways, including curries and tandoori. Vegetarian options are available. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$
CHINESE Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www. fivehappiness.com — The large menu at Five Happiness offers a range of dishes from wonton soup to sizzling seafood combinations served on a hot plate to sizzling Go-Ba to lo mein dishes. Delivery and banquest facilities available. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
COFFEE/DESSERT Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream. com — This sweet shop serves its own gelato, spumoni, Italian ice, cannolis, fig cookies and other treats. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $
CONTEMPORARY
The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — The bar offers a large selection of wines by the glass and full restaurant menu. Mussels are steamed with Thai chili and lime leaf. Chicken mofongo features plantains stuffed with stewed chicken. No reservations. Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and latenight daily. Credit cards. $$ Fulton Alley — 600 Fulton St., (504) 208-5569; www.fultonalley.com — The kitchen at this upscale bowling alley offers Southern-influenced cuisine. The menu includes sandwiches, salads, meat pies, sliders, deviled eggs and smoked and fried chicken wings. Reservations recommended. Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris. com — The constantly changing menu features dishes such as pan-fried Gulf flounder with kumquat-ginger sauce, crispy Brussels sprouts and sticky rice. House-made leek, ricotta and pumpkin seed ravioli are served with butternut squash cream sauce and grilled asparagus. Reservations accepted for large
parties. Dinner Wed.-Sun., latenight Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards accepted. $$ The Tasting Room — 1906 Magazine St., (504) 581-3880; www. ttrneworleans.com — Sample wines or dine in the lounge or courtyard. The menu features noshing items such as truffle fries and entrees including a petit filet with Gorgonzola cream sauce and asparagus. No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit Cards. $$
CREOLE Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www. antoines.com — The city’s oldest restaurant offers a glimpse of what 19th century French Creole dining might have been like, with a labyrinthine series of dining rooms. Signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Bar Redux — 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — The mix of Creole and Caribbean fare includes jerk chicken and crawfish etouffee and cheese steaks are available. The Cuban sandwich features house-made roasted garlic pork loin, Chisesi ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard and garlic mayonnaise on pressed French bread. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Bistro Orleans — 3216 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 304-1469; www.bistroorleansmetairie.com — Popular dishes include oyster and artichoke soup, char-grilled oysters and wild-caught Des Allemands catfish. Blackened redfish is served with jambalaya, coleslaw and garlic bread. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Brennan’s — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans.com — The renewed Brennan’s features innovative takes on Creole dishes from chef Slade Rushing as well as classics such
as its signature bananas Foster. Eggs Sardou features poached eggs over crispy artichokes with Parmesan creamed spinach and choron sauce. Reservations recommended. Breakfast and lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Cafe Gentilly — 5325 Franklin Ave., (504) 281-4220; www.facebook. com/cafegentilly —Crab cake Benedict is French bread topped with poached eggs, a hand-made crawfish sausage patty and hollandaise. Breakfast is available all day, and the creamed spinach, crawfish and Swiss cheese omelet can be served in a po-boy. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-5611; www. neworleansairporthotel.com — The Landing serves Cajun and Creole dishes with many seafood options. Louisiana crab cakes are popular. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Ma Momma’s House — 5741 Crowder Blvd., (504) 244-0021; www. mamommashouse.com — Traditional home-style Creole dishes include red beans and rice, shrimp pasta, fried chicken, cornbread and more. Chicken and waffles includes a Belgian waffle and three or six fried chicken wings. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Thu.-Mon., dinner Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ MeMe’s Bar & Grille — 712 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, (504) 6444992; www.memesbarandgrille. com — MeMe’s serves steaks, chops and Louisiana seafood. New Orleans-style barbecue shrimp are prepared in their shells and served with peppery lemon, garlic and butter sauce. Char-grilled Louisiana oysters are topped with butter, Parmesan and parsley. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Messina’s Runway Cafe — 6001 Stars and Stripes Blvd., (504)
Cafe Maspero (601 Decatur St., 504-523-6250; www.cafemaspero.com) serves muffulettas, po-boys and Creole favorites. P H O TO BY C HERY L G ERBER
241-5300; www.messinasterminal. com — Jimmy Wedell seafood pasta features Gulf shrimp, Lake Pontchartrain crabmeat, crawfish, fresh herbs and angel hair pasta. The breakfast menu includes pain perdu, crab cakes Benedict, omelets, waffles and more. Reservations accepted for large parties. Breakfast and lunch daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 523-1661; www.palacecafe.com — Creative Creole dishes include crabmeat cheesecake topped with Creole meuniere. Andouille-crusted fish is served with Crystal buerre blanc. For dessert, there’s white chocolate bread pudding. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www.bourbonorleans.com — This restaurant offers contemporary Creole dishes including barbecue shrimp, redfish couvillion, gumbo and catfish and shrimp dishes. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 934-3463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — Tableau’s updated Creole cuisine includes bacon-wrapped oysters en brochette served with roasted garlic butter and grilled Two Run Farm lamb chops served with New Orleans-style barbecue sauce. Balcony and courtyard dining available. Reservations resommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503 — This neighborhood restaurant is know for its wet-battered fried chicken. Green beans come with rice and gravy. There’s bread pudding for
dessert. No reservations. Lunch Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $$
DELI Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — This New York-style deli specializes in sandwiches, including corned beef and pastrami that come straight from the Bronx. No reservations. Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. Credit cards. $ Mardi Gras Zone — 2706 Royal St., (504) 947-8787; www.mardigraszone. com — The 24-hour grocery store has a deli and wood-burning pizza oven. The deli serves po-boys, salads and hot entrees such as stuffed peppers, beef stroganoff and vegetable lasagna. Vegan pizzas also are available. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; 2895 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (985) 951-8081; 3827 Baronne St., (504) 899-7411; www. martinwine.com — The wine emporium’s dinner menu includes pork rib chops served with house-made boudin stuffing, Tabasco pepper jelly demi-glaze and smothered greens. The Deli Deluxe sandwich features corned beef, pastrami, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing and Creole mustard on an onion roll. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, early dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Qwik Chek Deli & Catering — 2018 Clearview Pkwy., Metairie, (504) 4566362 — The menu includes gumbo, po-boys, pasta, salads and hot plate lunches. The hamburger po-boy can be dressed with lettuce, mayo and tomato on French bread. Shrimp Italiano features shrimp tossed with cream sauce and pasta. No reserva-
Canal Street Bistro — 3903 Canal St., (504) 482-1225; www.canalstreetbistro.com — This Mid-City cafe’s menu draws from an array of global influences. Duck enchiladas feature corn tortillas filled with duck confit topped with red mole or chipotle-tomatillo sauce and served with black beans. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Fri., dinner Wed.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$
ITALIAN Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Chef/owner Andrea Apuzzo’s specialties include speckled trout royale which is topped with lump crabmeat and lemon-cream sauce. Capelli D’Andrea combines housemade angel hair pasta and smoked salmon in light cream sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant.com — This family-style eatery has changed little since opening in 1946. Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca, made with breadcrumps and Italian seasonings. Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Red Gravy — 125 Camp St., (504) 5618844; www.redgravycafe.com — The cafe serves rustic Italian fare including handmade pastas, ravioli and lasagna and seafood dishes with shrimp, clams and mussels. Sicilian egg pie features eggs baked with cream and spices in puff pastry. Reservations accepted. Lunch and brunch Wed.-Mon., dinner Thu.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 8852984; 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — House-made cannelloni is stuffed with ground veal, spinach and Parmesan, baked in Alfredo sauce and topped with house-made tomato sauce. Creamy corn and crab bisque is served in a toasted bread bowl. Reservations accepted. Chastant Street: lunch Tue.-Fri., din-
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Bayona — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 525-4455; www.bayona.com — House favorites on Chef Susan Spicer’s menu include sauteed Pacific salmon with choucroute and Gewurztraminer sauce and the appetizer of grilled shrimp with black-bean cake and coriander sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $$$
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JAPANESE Kyoto — 4920 Prytania St., (504) 891-3644 — Kyoto’s sushi chefs prepare rolls, sashimi and salads. “Box” sushi is a favorite, with more than 25 rolls. Reservations recommended for parties of six or more. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi.com — Sushi choices include new and old favorites, both raw and cooked. The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Delivery available. Credit cards. $$ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www.japanesebistro.com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine, with specialties from the sushi or hibachi menus, chicken, beef or seafood teriyaki, and tempura. Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Rock-N-Sake — 823 Fulton St., (504) 581-7253; www.rocknsake.com — Rock-n-Sake serves traditional Japanese cuisine with some creative twists. There’s a wide selection of sushi, sashimi and rolls or spicy gyoza soup, pan-fried soba noodles with chicken or seafood and teriyaki dishes. No reservations. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.Sun. Credit cards. $$
LATIN AMERICAN La Macarena Pupuseria and Latin Cafe — 8120 Hampson St., (504) 862-5252; www.pupusasneworleans.com — The NOLA Special breakfast burrito is stuffed with hot sausage, organic eggs, refried black beans, hash browns and American cheese. Carne asada is marinated and grilled beef tenderloin served with saffron rice and tropical salad. Vegetarian and gluten-free dishes are available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Mon. Cash only. $$
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Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola.com — The shrimp, blue crab and avocado appetizer features chilled shrimp, crab, guacamole and spicy tomato coulis. Baked stuffed Creole redfish is served with crabmeat and green tomato crust, angel hair pasta and Creole tomato jam. Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www.dickandjennys.com — Located in a renovated Creole cottage, the restaurant serves contemporary Creole and Italian dishes. Sauteed Gulf fish is prepared with smoked herb rub and served with crawfish risotto and shaved asparagus. Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Heritage Grill — 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 150, Metairie, (504) 934-4900; www.heritagegrillmetairie.com — This power lunch spot offers dishes like duck and wild mushroom spring rolls with mirin-soy dipping sauce and pan-fried crab cakes with corn maque choux and sugar snap peas. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$ Manning’s — 519 Fulton St., (504) 593-8118; www. harrahsneworleans.com — Named for former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning, this restaurant’s game plan sticks to Louisiana flavors. A cast iron skillet-fried filet is served with two-potato hash, fried onions and Southern Comfort pan sauce. The fish and chips feature black drum crusted in Zapp’s Crawtator crumbs served with Crystal beurre blanc. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Marti’s — 1041 Dumaine St., (504) 522-5478; www. martisnola.com — This brasserie serves traditional French and contemporary Louisiana cooking. The grande plateau fruits de mer features whole Maine lobster, chilled shrimp, marinated snow crab claws, oysters on the half shell and scallop ceviche. Grilled Texas quail is served with spaetzle, oyster mushrooms, corn and Pommery mustard sauce. Reservations accepted. Dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$$
OUT to EAT Ralph’s On The Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www. ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include turtle soup finished with sherry, grilled lamb spare ribs and barbecue Gulf shrimp. Tuna two ways includes tuna tartare, seared pepper tuna, avocado and wasabi cream. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Redemption — 3835 Iberville St., (504) 309-3570; www.redemption-nola.com — Bloody mary charbroiled oysters are served with pickled okra and Asiago cheese. Duck cassoulet includes roasted duck breast, duck confit and Terranova Italian sausage topped with foie gras. Reservations recommended. Dinner Thu.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www. revolutionnola.com — Chefs John Folse and Rick Tramanto present a creative take on Creole dishes as well as offering caviar tastings, house-made salumi, pasta dishes and more. “Death by Gumbo” is an andouille- and oyster-stuffed quail with a roux-based gumbo poured on top tableside. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Tivoli & Lee —The Hotel Modern, 2 Lee Circle, (504) 962-0909; www. tivoliandlee.com — The restaurant offers a modern take on Southern cuisine in a small plate format, with dishes ranging from andouille potato tots to fried oysters. The pied du cochon is served with braised Covey Rise Farms collard greens, bacon and pickled Anaheim peppers. Half a roasted chicken comes with dirty spaetzle, sweet tea glaze and greens. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$
Tommy’s Wine Bar — 752 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 525-4790 — Tommy’s Wine Bar offers cheese and charcuterie plates as well as a menu of appetizers and salads from the neighboring kitchen of Tommy’s Cuisine. No reservations. Lite dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
MEDITERRANEAN/ MIDDLE EASTERN Attiki Bar & Grill — 230 Decatur St., (504) 587-3756 — This restaurant and hookah bar serves an array of Mediterranean dishes. Tomato Buffala features baked tomatoes and mozzarella topped with basil and olive oil. Grilled filet mignon is topped with creamy mushroom sauce and served with two sides. Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Mona’s Cafe — 504 Frenchmen St., (504) 949-4115; 1120 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 861-8175; 3901 Banks St., (504) 482-7743; 4126 Magazine St., (504) 894-9800; www.monascafeanddeli.com — These casual cafes serve entrees including beef or chicken shawarma, kebabs, gyro plates, lamb chops, vegetarian options and more. There also
Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — Diners will find Mediterranean cuisine featuring such favorites as sharwarma prepared on a rotisserie. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
MEXICAN & SOUTHWESTERN Casa Borrega — 1719 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 427-0654; www. facebook.com/casaborrega — The barroom and cantina is decorated with folk art, and there’s seating in the back courtyard. Chicken enchiladas are served with mole, rice and beans. Pozole de puerco is Mexican hominy soup featuring pork in spicy red broth with radish, cabbage and avocado and tostadas on the side. No reservations. Brunch, lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Casa Tequila — 3229 Williams Blvd., Kenner (504) 443-5423 — The eatery is known for its bean dip and spinach and artichoke quesadillas. The El General combo plate includes a beef burrito, beef chile relleno, chicken enchilada, a chicken taco and guacamole. The menu also includes fajitas, chimichangas and more. Kids eat free on Mondays. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Coyote Blues — 4860 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 301-3848; www.coyotebluesfreshmex.com — Shrimp and crawfish chimichanga is a fried burrito stuffed with shrimp and crawfish in cream sauce, Mexican rice and chili con queso and served with two sides. The churrascaria platter features skewers of marinated beef, chicken, jumbo shrimp, jalapeno sausage, peppers and onions and comes with chipotle cream sauce, chimichurri, mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Del Fuego Taqueria — 4518 Magazine St., (504) 309-5797; www. delfuegotaqueria.com — The taqueria serves an array of house salsas, tacos and burritos with filling choices including carne asada, carnitas, chorizo, shredded chicken and others. Tostadas con pescada ahumada features achiote-smoked Gulf fish over corn tostadas with refried black beans, cabbage and cilantro-lime mayonesa. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www.juansflyingburrito.com — Juan’s serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, salads and more. Roasted pork tacos are topped with spicy slaw. Vegetarian Mardi Gras Indian tacos feature roasted corn, beans, cheese and spicy slaw on corn tortillas. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
MUSIC AND FOOD The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — There’s live music in the Victorian Lounge at the Columns. The menu offers such
Creole favorites as gumbo and crab cakes and there are cheese plates as well. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Thu., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Fiske’s Martini Bar and Restaurant — 301 Dauphine St., (504) 586-0972 — This French Quarter hideaway is is known for its martini menu. Louisiana crab and roasted Creole tomato fondue is finished with manchego cheese, scallions and grilled crostini. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — The Gazebo features a mix of Cajun and Creole dishes and ice cream daquiris. The New Orleans sampler rounds up jambalaya, red beans and rice and gumbo. Other options include salads, seafood po-boys and burgers. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 310-4999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Try the pan-seared Voodoo Shrimp with rosemary cornbread. The buffet-style gospel brunch features local and regional groups. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola.com — Dine indoors or out on seafood either fried for platters or po-boys or highlighted in dishes such as crawfish pie, crawfish etouffee or shrimp Creole. Sandwich options include muffulettas, Philly steaks on poboy bread and gyros in pita bread. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Siberia — 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.siberianola. com — The Russki Reuben features corned beef, Swiss cheese, kapusta (spicy cabbage) and Russian dressing on grilled rye bread. Potato and cheese pierogies are served with fried onions and sour cream. No reservations. Dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $
NEIGHBORHOOD biscuits & buns on banks — 4337 Banks St., (504) 273-4600; www. biscuitsandbunsonbanks.com — Signature dishes include a waffle topped with brie and blueberry compote and French toast served with caramelized bananas and pancetta. The menu also includes biscuits topped with gravy or chicken tenders with andouille and chorizo gravy. Delivery available Tuesday to Friday. No reservations. Brunch and lunch Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www. cafeb.com — This cafe serves an elevated take on the dishes commonly found in neighborhood restaurants. Grilled redfish is served with confit of wild mushrooms, spaghetti squash, charred Vidalia onion and aged balsamic vinegar. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 891-0997; www.joeyksrestaurant. com — This casual eatery serves fried seafood platters, salads, sandwiches and Creole favorites such as red beans and rice. Daily specials include braised lamb shank, lima beans with a ham
hock and chicken fried steak served with macaroni and cheese. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity.com — Favorites at this Mid-City restaurant include the Cajun Cuban with roasted pork, grilled ham, cheese and pickles pressed on buttered bread. The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. There also are salads, burgers and Italian dishes. No reservations. Lunch daily, Dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$
PIZZA Louisiana Pizza Kitchen — 95 French Market Place, (504) 522-9500; www. lpkfrenchquarter.com — Jumbo Gulf shrimp are sauteed with sherry, tomatoes, white wine, basil, garlic and butter and served over angel hair pasta. Roasted garlic pizza is topped with roasted whole garlic cloves, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, feta and mozzarella. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainspizza. com — Disembark at Mark Twain’s for salads, po-boys and pies like the Italian pizza with salami, tomato, artichoke, sausage and basil. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Mid City Pizza — 4400 Banks St., (504) 483-8609; www.midcitypizza.com — The pizzeria serves thin-crust pies topped with many local ingredients, including Chisesi ham and sausage from Terranova Brothers. Diners can build their own calzones or pies from a list of toppings, or try a special such as the Mid City Meat Monster, loaded with pepperoni, ham, bacon, meat balls and hot sausage. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.slicepizzeria. com — Slice serves pizza by the pie or slice, plus salads, pasta and more. The Sportsman’s Paradise pie is topped with Gulf shrimp, andouille, corn, diced tomatoes and caramelized onions. Full bar available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza.com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies and diners can build their own from the selection of more than two-dozen toppings. The menu also includes salads and sandwiches. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600 — This Mid-City bar and restaurant features pizzas, calzones, toasted subs, salads and appetizers for snacking. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
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a long list of po-boys filled with everything from fried seafood to corned beef to hot sausage to veal. There are breakfast burritos in the morning and daily lunch specials. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Mahony’s Po-Boy Shop — 3454 Magazine St., (504) 899-3374; www. mahonyspoboys.com — The Peacemaker layers fried local oysters, bacon and cheddar cheese on Leidenheimer French bread. Angus’ pot roast beef po-boy is served dressed on Leidenheimer bread. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Short Stop Po-Boys — 119 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-4572; www.shortstoppoboysno. com — Popular po-boy options include fried shrimp or fried oysters and roast beef, featuring beef slow cooked in its own jus. Short Stop’s gumbo combines smoked andouille sausage and chicken. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat., early dinner Mon.Thu., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $ Tracey’s Original Irish Channel Bar — 2604 Magazine St., (504) 897-5413; www. traceysnola.com — The neighborhood bar’s menu includes roast beef and fried seafood po-boys, seafood platters, fried okra, chicken wings, gumbo, soups, salads and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $
SEAFOOD Basin Seafood & Spirits — 3222 Magazine St., (504) 302-7391; www. basinseafoodnola.com — The menu includes grilled whole fish, royal red shrimp with garlic butter and crab and crawfish beignets with remoulade. Char-broiled oysters are topped with garlic butter and Parmesan and served with garlic bread. Reservations accepted.Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar — 7900 Lakeshore Drive., (504) 284-2898; www.thebluecrabnola.com — The seafood restaurant serves shrimp and grits, stuffed whole flounder, fried seafood and seasonal boiled seafood. There’s seating overlooking Lake Pontchartrain. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse. com — Bourbon House serves seafood dishes including New Orleans barbecue shrimp, redfish cooked with the skin on, oysters from the raw bar and more. Large picture windows offer views of Bourbon Street, and the bar is stocked with a large selection of bourbons. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Charles Seafood — 8311 Jefferson Hwy., (504) 405-5263 — Trout is stuffed with crabmeat, topped with crawfish Acadiana sauce and served with vegetables, salad and bread. The menu includes soups, salads, sandwiches, fried seafood platters, tuna steaks and a few Italian entrees, such as paneed veal. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$
Killer Poboys — 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — At the back of Erin Rose, Killer Poboys offers a short and constantly changing menu of po-boys. The Dark and Stormy features pork shoulder slowly braised with ginger and Old New Orleans Spiced Rum and is dressed with house-made garlic mayo and lime cabbage. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Wed.-Sun. Cash only. $
Half Shell Oyster Bar and Grill — 3101 Esplanade Ave., (504) 298-0504; www. halfshellneworleans.com — The Bayou Boogaloo breakfast features a three-egg omelet with sauteed shrimp and crawfish with fried oysters and shrimp sauce on top. Voodoo Bleu features bacon-wrapped char-grilled oysters topped with garlic-butter and blue cheese. No reservations. Lunch, brunch and dinner Thu.-Tue. Credit cards. $$
Magazine Po-Boy Shop — 2368 Magazine St., (504) 522-3107 — Choose from
Mr. Ed’s Seafood & Italian Restaurant — 910 West Esplanade Ave., Kenner,
(504) 463-3030; 1001 Live Oak St., Metairie, (504) 838-0022; www.mredsno. com — The menu includes seafood, Italian dishes, fried chicken, po-boys, salads and daily specials. Eggplant casserole is stuffed with shrimp and crabmeat. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill. com — Seafood favorites include hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and seafood gumbo. Barbecue oysters are flash fried, tossed in Crystal barbecue sauce and served with blue cheese dressing. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$
STEAKHOUSE Austin’s Seafood and Steakhouse — 5101 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-5533; www.austinsno.com — Austin’s serves prime steaks, chops and seafood. Veal Austin features paneed veal topped with Swiss chard, bacon, mushrooms, asparagus, crabmeat and brabant potatoes on the side. Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — The house filet mignon is served atop creamed spinach with masa-fried oysters and Pontalba potatoes. Popular starters include the jumbo lump crabcake made with aioli. Reservations recommended. Lunch Friday, dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$
TAPAS/SPANISH Mimi’s in the Marigny — 2601 Royal St., (504) 872-9868 — Mushroom manchego toast is a favorite here. Hot and cold tapas dishes range from grilled marinated artichokes to calamari. Reservations accepted for large parties. Dinner and late-night Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Vega Tapas Cafe — 2051 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-2007; www.vegatapascafe.com — Grilled avocado salad is served with crispy onions and Mahon cheese in Portuguese chestnut-vanilla vinaigrette. Wild mushroom ravioli are served with Madeira and goat cheese creme. Reservations accepted. Dinner Mon.-Sat, late night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$
VEGETARIAN Seed — 1330 Prytania St., (504) 3022599; www.seedyourhealth.com — Seed uses local, organic ingredients in its eclectic global menu, including soups, salads, nachos, sandwiches and more. Raw pad thai features shredded cucumber, carrots, peppers, jicama, bean sprouts and peanuts in house-made marinade. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
VIETNAMESE Pho Tau Bay Restaurant — 113 Westbank Expwy., Suite C, Gretna, (504) 3689846 — You’ll find classic Vietnamese beef broth and noodle soups, vermicelli dishes, seafood soups, shrimp spring rolls and more. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner Mon.-Wed. & Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Rolls-N-Bowls — 605 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 309-0519; www. facebook.com/rolls-nbowlsnola — This casual Vietnamese eatery serves spring rolls, pho, rice and vermicelli bowls, banh mi, stir fry entrees and bubble tea. The vermicelli bowl features noodles over lettuce, cucumber and carrots; shrimp are optional. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $
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Tomas Bistro — 755 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 527-0942 — Tomas serves dishes such as bouillabaisse New Orleans, filled with saffron shrimp, mussels, oysters, Gulf fish, crawfish and pesto aioli croutons. Crispy fried wild catfish is served over stone-ground grits with Cajun tasso. No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
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Play, Misty, for me Father John Misty’s Josh Tillman on life in New Orleans and his new album, I Love You, Honeybear.
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former, antagonizing the audience for being an audience,” he says, laughing. “That’s sort of how I was giving myself permission to be a performer, to be loathing of the whole enterprise. In that song ‘Now I’m Learning to Love the War,’ it’s asking this existential question of, ‘What am I going to do? I’m taking up these limited resources, I’m taking these people’s time. What am I going to do with it? Is it just glorified navel gazing?’ Asking questions about questions and running everything in circles. I’m f—king sick of it. In terms of a performance, I have to come to a place where it’s like, ‘Look, asshole. This is where you are. This is your reality. You can either do something with it or you can just keep jerking off.’” Tillman isn’t shy on Honeybear, which he describes as a concept album about himself. Accompanying rich arrangements and folkand rock-influenced pop songs are frank details, unglamorous journal entries and the dumb things one does in love. His specific, funny, dark and dense lyrics and piano ballads update Harry Nilsson and Randy Newman as he learns to live with his past and settle for a simple, sincere and selfish love. He awaits the impending American family life on “Bored in the USA,” accompanied only by a piano and canned studio laughter. “Holy Shit,” which he wrote on his wedding day, stares down the universe. He bitterly remembers “The Night Josh Tillman Came To Our Apt.” in which he sings, “She says, like literally, music is the air she breathes / And the malaprops make me want to f—king scream / I wonder if she even knows what that word means / Well, it’s literally not that.” How does he relive that night-after-night onstage? “I had f—king no idea at first,” he says. “I am so vulnerable and exposed. The jig is up. There’s no mask. I think going into the performance, going into the first couple of shows, I was like, ‘I guess I’m supposed to sing these songs for Emma every night?’ and I tried that, and it was horrible, because there’s
a lot of angst in these songs that I’m fairly loathed to revisit. And APRIL Father John Misty also because Emma and I have and Luluc moved on. … I don’t want to turn 10 p.m. Saturday these shows into some kind of Civic Theatre, tomb wherein the bones of the 510 O’Keefe Ave., years 2011-2014 reside and I charge (504) 272-0865; admission to come check them out. … There’s something about www.civicnola.com creating this psychodrama beTickets $20 tween me and the audience that gives the thing vitality. … I don’t know why that makes sense, and I think a lot of people leave the show feeling like they’ve been riding the bus with a pervert.”
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osh Tillman is the enemy, or in his words, “the gentrification angel of death.” Tillman and his wife Emma moved from Los Angeles to New Orleans in 2013 for a lost weekend that honeymooned into two years in the Crescent City. But Tillman — aka Father John Misty, whose acclaimed 2015 album I Love You, Honeybear (Sub Pop) is a grand love letter to Emma and ritual diary-burning — will not be “that guy.” “I feel there’s this tendency for someone who has some kind of profile to move into town and within 72 hours they’re dancing in a second line and just … I would be annoyed, personally,” Tillman says. “I love it for a lot of reasons that don’t make sense to most people when they think about New Orleans, you know? I kind of like the spooky quietude. There’s this real heavy, slow vibe. I just wanted to kind of drop out.” Here, Tillman plays his piano, rides his bike and works on his book while Emma writes a feature-length screenplay. “We have just been kind of like hermits for a year,” he says. “We’re sort of the conjoined Boo Radley in our neighborhood. We’re so obviously from California, it’s ridiculous… ‘King Hipster moves to town.’ I get it. I’ve never called myself King Hipster before. I hope that one doesn’t stick.” Father John Misty performs Saturday, April 25 at the Civic Theatre during a busy weekend for concerts. On “I Went to the Store One Day,” Tillman remembers meeting his future wife and the horrible gut-twisting of true love one year later. Sucked in by delusions of grandeur of a picturesque New Orleans, where the couple can finally live the solitary married ideal, he sings, “Let’s buy a plantation house and let the yard grow wild until we don’t need the signs that say, ‘Keep out’ / I’ve got some money left and it’s cheaper in the South.” “I’m very much acknowledging that fantasy between two people,” he says. “It’s sort of meant to sound like that uninformed fantasy speculation. But there’s this rampant Chipotle-ization happening in every American city.” Honeybear follows 2012’s Fear Fun, Tillman’s first as Misty after a career as J. Tillman and member of Fleet Foxes. On that album, Tillman comes to terms with ending his romantic aspirations as a tortured singer-songwriter. And he’s tired of analyzing it. “So much of the vibe of that whole thing was subversion and antagonizing the idea of being a per-
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MUSIC LISTINGS
Checkpoint Charlie — T-Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters, 7; Some Kind of Nightmare, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — John Rankin, 5:30; Mark McGrain album release, 9 Circle Bar — Mike True, 6; Geronimo Getty, Colorful Hill, 10 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 5:30
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d.b.a. — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7; Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 10 DMac’s — Zac & Trent, 8 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy, Bayou International Sound, 10 Gasa Gasa — Groove Therapy, 9
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21st Amendment — Linnzi Zaorski, 7; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 8 AllWays Lounge — Magnetic Ear, 8 Bacchanal — Mark Weliky Trio, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Vivaz, 4:30; Dana & the Boneshakers, 8 Banks Street Bar — NOLA Country, 8 Blue Nile (Balcony Room) — Open Ears Music Series: Redrawblak, 10 BMC — Hatchett Boys, Eudora Evans & Deep Soul, Mario Abney, 5 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Trumpet Black Hill, 7 Cafe Negril — Mumbles, 6; John Lisi & Delta Funk, 10
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Casa Borrega — Hector Gallardo’s Cuban Jazz Trio, 7
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Checkpoint Charlie — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 7; On the Cinder, Future Thieves, 11
Maple Leaf Bar — Rebirth Brass Band, 10:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Tom Henehan, 9; Mike Liuzza & Pops, 10 Old Point Bar — Isla Nola, 8 One Eyed Jacks — Attrition, 9 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall-Stars feat. Shannon Powell, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Sidemen+1, 8 Rare Form — Willie Bohanan, 7 Republic New Orleans — Dan Deacon, 8 Saturn Bar — Feverish, High, Grotto Girl, 9 Siberia — Barb Wire Dolls, The Bills, Big Pig, Burn Barbie, 10 Snug Harbor — Rick Margitza Quartet feat. Steve Masakowski, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Andy Forest, 4; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 6; Smokin’ Time Jazz Club, 10
Chickie Wah Wah — Trent Pruit, 5:30; Detention feat. Members of Naughty Professor, 8:30
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Circle Bar — Laura Dyer Jazz Trio, 6; Pariah Beat, Slick Skillet Serenaders, Yes Ma’am, 10
AllWays Lounge — Patrick Shuttlesworth Wants to Make You Deaf, 10; Valerie Sassyfras, 11; Blind Texas Marlin, midnight
d.b.a. — Treme Brass Band, 9 DMac’s — Chip Wilson, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 9 Fair Grinds Coffeehouse — Max Garcia Conniver, The Ghost of Paul Revere, 1 Gasa Gasa — Progression Music Series, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Songwriter Showdown, 9 Irish House — Hillbilly Jigs Bluegrass Jam Session, 7
21st Amendment — Marla Dixon, 7
Apple Barrel — Barbarella Blue, 5:30 Bacchanal — Jesse Morrow Trio, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Christopher Johnson Trio, 4; Benny D Band, 6:30; Mem Shannon Band, 10 Banks Street Bar — Brent Patterson, 8; Major Bacon, 10 Blue Nile — New Orleans Rhythm Devils, Rebirth Brass Band, DJ Black Pearl, New Breed Brass Band, 8
Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 9
BMC — Pink Magnolias, Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale, The Business, 5
Little Gem Saloon — The Messy Cookers, 8
Cafe Negril — Arsene Delay, 6; Another Day in Paradise, 9
The Maison — Gregory Agid Quartet, 6; The Loose Marbles, 9
Casa Borrega — Sasha Masakowski & Jenna McSwain, 6:30
Hi-Ho Lounge — The Slackers, 9 House of Blues — IAM, 7; Jet Lounge, 11 House of Blues Voodoo Garden — Teenager, 6 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hazy Ray Trio, 8:30 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta Hotel — Lady Sings the Blues feat. Dana Abbott, 5; Irvin Mayfield & the NOJO Jam, 8 The Jefferson Orleans North — Jay Zainey Orchestra, 6:30 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 9 Lafayette Square — Wednesdays at the Square: Flow Tribe, Sweet Crude, 5 Little Gem Saloon — Kyle Cripps, 5; Mario Abney Sextet, 8 The Maison — New Orleans Jazz Vipers, 6; James Jordan & the Beautiful Band, 9:30 Maple Leaf Bar — Hook Line & Dine feat. Flow Tribe, Frogs & Friends, 8:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Lapreta, 9 One Eyed Jacks — MarchFourth feat. Cirque d’Licious, 9 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — Kid Merv, 7 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lars Edegran, Topsy Chapman, Palm Court Jazz Band, Greg Stafford, Richard Moten, 7 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall All-Stars feat. Mark Braud, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Jesse McBride & Next Generation, 8 & 10 Recovery Room Bar & Grill — Oscar & the Blues Cats, 8:30 Republic New Orleans — Peter Hook & the Light, 8 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue, 8 Rusty Nail — Jenn Howard, 9 The Sandbar at UNO — Rick Margitza, 7 Siberia — Mothership, Dirty Streets, Felix, 10 Snug Harbor — Uptown Jazz Orchestra, 8 & 10
MUSIC LISTINGS The Spotlight Bar and Grill — Dr. Rock, 9
Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Simple Sound Retreat, 9
Spotted Cat — Chris Christy, 2; Shotgun Jazz Band, 6; Antoine Diel & the New Orleans Misfit Power, 10
Freret Street Publiq House — Band of Heathens, 9
Three Muses — Leslie Martin, 5; Salvatore Geloso, 7 The Willow — Stereo Fire Empire, Fifth Switch, 10 Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center — Mike Majkowski, SSBT, Death Posture, 9:30
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21st Amendment — Steve Pistorius Quartet, 8 Bacchanal — The Courtyard Kings, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Hot & Spicy, 2; Messy Cookers Jazz Band, 6:30; Swamp Donkeys, 10 Banks Street Bar — Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue, 9 Blue Nile — Stanton Moore Trio, DJ Kevvy Kev, 9 Blue Nile (Balcony Room) — DJ T-Roy, 11 BMC — Yisrael Trio, Ruth Marie, Evan Oberla & the Freedom Orchestra, 5 Buffa’s Lounge — Tom McDermott & Aurora Nealand, 8; Matt Potts, Doyle Cooper & Friends, 11 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Jeff Chaz & the NOLA Blues Band, 7
Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club — Eric Lindell, 10 Checkpoint Charlie — 30 x 90 Blues, 7; Jamie Lynn Vessels, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6; Seth Walker, 9; Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, 10 Circle Bar — Rockin’ Robin & the Kentucky Sisters, 6; Laugh in the Dark, 10 City Park Botanical Garden — Threadhead Thursday: Leroy Jones Quintet, Jimmy Carpenter Band, Marc Stone Band, Paul Sanchez & Minimum Rage, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 5:30 d.b.a. — Colin Lake, 7; Hill Country Picnic Preview feat. Kenny Brown, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Eric Deaton, 10 DMac’s — Sturmlandia, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Loren Pickford, 9 Downtown Covington — Luther Kent, 5
House of Blues — Of Mice & Men, 6 Howlin’ Wolf — Earphunk, Naughty Professor, 10 Irish House — Patrick Cooper, 6 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta Hotel — Playhour feat. Joshua Starkman, Davy Mooney, 5; The James Rivers Movement, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Beth Patterson, 9 Le Bon Temps Roule — Soul Rebels Brass Band, 11 Little Gem Saloon — Monty Banks, 5; Mykia Jovan, 8 Louis Armstrong Park — Jazz in the Park: Kermit Ruffins, The Soul Rebels, 4 The Maison — Jon Roniger, 5; Shotgun Jazz Band, 7; Jesse Smith Project, 10 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — The Little Things, 8 Ogden Museum of Southern Art — Ogden After Hours: Sweet Crude, 6 Old Point Bar — Just Honey & the Wingmen, 8 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — Brother Tyrone & the Mindbenders, 8 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Duke Heitger, Tom Laughlin, Crescent City Joymakers, Herman LeBeaux, 7 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall All Stars feat. Louis Ford, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Headhunters feat. Bill Summers, Will Clark, Donald Harrison, 8 & 10 Rare Form — Joey VanLeeuwen Trio, 4; Adam Everett Trio, 7 Republic New Orleans — Caked Up, 10 Rivershack Tavern — John Lisi Duo, 8 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Geno Delafose, Chubby Carrier, Terrance Simien, 8 Siberia — Covenant, The Labrynth, 10 Snug Harbor — Chris Thomas King, 8 & 10 Spice Bar & Grill — Stooges Brass Band, 9 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy & the Oopsie Daisies, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6; Jumbo
Dan Deacon P H O T O BY F R A N K H A M I LT O N
Anything can happen at a Dan Deacon show. That’s not empty talk — really, anything. There’s the usual swirl of blissed-out, neon-tracing spazzes, and then there’s the row of concertgoers who interrupt the gig at Deacon’s Bugs Bunny command and proceed to line up for a block outside the venue, pairing off and facing with their hands in the air and touching, breaking two-by-two at one end to follow the wormhole to the other end, where they locate their impromptu partner and rejoin palms, eventually returning the same way to the door and the music, a psychedelic Dan Deacon APR human Slinky. Listening to his new 9 p.m. Tuesday album Gliss Riffer (Domino), it’s as if Deacon is describing this odd Republic bit of group dynamics: “I’m having 828 S. Peters St. visions, infinite visions, the same ones as you,” he begins “Feel the Lightning,” (504) 528-8282 measured and monotone, before lapsing www.republicnola.com into the kind of double-time groove that accelerates so many of his songs: “Ten thousand eyes and 400 hands / And all of my arms are made of the sands.” Giving yourself over to Deacon means relinquishing control and going a little insane. It’s worth it. He can be ecstatic and annoying, though those extremes each recede somewhat toward the middle on Gliss Riffer, which features some of his most creative and mainstream songwriting yet. I lose myself every time in the middle third: “When I Was Done Dying,” a springy army of double-tracked, octave-hopping Deacon-ribbits; “Meme Generator,” cut-up vocals arranged like an origami flower; and “Mind on Fire,” the mountaintop from which you can survey the madness. He even provides a beautiful breather, 45 seconds where everything drops out except a single-bird synth, a trenchant beat and Deacon’s voice, which kind of is the beat: “Happiness takes time / And time is my life / And if I have no time / Then am I still alive?” Prince Rama and Ben O’Brien open. Tickets $15 in advance, $18 day of show. — NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS
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Shrimp, 10 Three Muses — Tom McDermott, 5; Luke WinslowKing, 7:30 Tipitina’s — Dr. John & the Nite Trippers, New Breed Brass Band, 9 Tulane University, Der Rathskeller — Jazz at the Rat: The Bridge Trio, 7 Vaughan’s — Corey Henry’s Treme Funktet, 9:30 Yuki Izakaya — Norbert Slama, 8; Black Pearl, 11
FRIDAY 24
21st Amendment — Jack Pritchett, 9:30
Apple Barrel — Barbarella Blue, 5:30 Bamboula’s — Chance Bushman’s Rhythm Stompers, 2; Smoky Greenwell Band, 10 Banks Street Bar — Lynn Drury, 8; The N’awlins Johnnies, 10 Blue Nile — Flow Tribe, 9; Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Sister Sparrow, Maurice Mobetta Brown, Soul’d U Out, midnight Blue Nile (Balcony Room) — Mia Borders, Stooges Brass Band, 9; Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes, 1 a.m.
BMC — Lefty Keith & True Blues, Whiskey Hickon Boys, New Creations Brass Band, The Business, 3 Buffa’s Lounge — Lucas Davenport, 5; Roamin’ Jasmine, 8; Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons feat. Ben Fox, 11 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Original Pinettes Brass Band, 8 Cafe Negril — Dana Abbott, 6; Higher Heights Reggae Band, 10 Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club — Grayson Capps Rock ’n’ Roll Band, The Hurricane Hunters, 10 Casa Borrega — Los Caballeros del Son, 7:30 PAGE 68
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Cafe Negril — St. Louis Slim & the Usurpers, 6; Soul Project, 10
Gasa Gasa — Doldrums, Moon King, 9
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Checkpoint Charlie — Mark Appleford, 4; Texas Pete, 7; Tree’s All-Star Jam, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6; The Write Brothers, 8 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae, 6; DiNola, The Beams, 10 The Civic Theatre — Lettuce, Stooges Brass Band, DJ Quickie Mart, 10 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9 d.b.a. — Tuba Skinny, 6; Eric Lindell, 10; Honey Island Swamp Band, 2 a.m. Dish on Hayne — Sharon Martin, 6:30 DMac’s — Kelsi Beaver, 7; Live Oak, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Mitch Woods & his Rocket 88’s, 10 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Up Up We Go, 7; Africa Brass, 10 Fair Grinds Coffeehouse — Sam Cordts, 3 Gasa Gasa — Ghostnote: A Snarky Puppy Project feat. Robert “Sput” Seawright & Nate Welsh, 10 Golden Lantern — Nighthawk, 7
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Hi-Ho Lounge — The Transplanted Roots, 7; Debauche feat. Slow Burn Burlesque, 10
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House of Blues — Anders Osborne, Con Brio, 8; Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, The Revelers, 9 Howlin’ Wolf — Dumpstaphunk, Rebirth Brass Band, midnight Howlin’ Wolf Den — The London Souls, Gravity A, 10 Irish House — Aaron Lopez Barrantes, 7 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta Hotel — Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown, 8
Skerik, Oteil Burbridge, Johnny Vidacovich, 2:30 a.m.
SATURDAY 25
Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Daniel Black, 7; Richard Bienvenu, 8; Rebecca Green, 9; Sydney Beaumont, 10
AllWays Lounge — Panorama Jazz Band, 10
Oak — Hazy Ray, 9 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Johnny Angel & Helldorado, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — Benjamin Booker, Yelephants, DJ Gris Gris, 8
Blue Nile — Soul Rebels, 9; Gravity A feat. Cliff Hines (Talking Heads tribute), 1 a.m.
Preservation Hall — PresHall Brass feat. Daniel Farrow, 8, 9 & 10; Midnight Preserves, midnight
BMC — Lunetajazz, Johnny Mastro & Mama’s Boys, Lagniappe Brass Band, The Abney Effect, 3
Buffa’s Lounge — A2D2 (Arsene Delay & Antoine Diel), 5; Leslie Cooper & Music Street Jazz Band, 8; Alexandra Scott & Josh Rare Form — Justin Donovan, Paxton, 11 4; Vic Pappa & Friends, 9 Cafe Istanbul — Michael Red Bastille Lounge — HarO’Hara, 9 vey Jesus & Fire, 10 Cafe Negril — Jame Lynn Vessels, 4; Jamey St. Pierre Republic New Orleans — Cowboy Mouth, Marc Brous- & the Honeycreepers, 7; Soul Project, 10 sard, 9:30; The Floozies, Snarky Puppy, midnight Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club — Dash Rip Rivershack Tavern — RusRock, The Painted Hands, 10 sell Batiste & Friends, 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Bridge Trio feat. Max Moran, Joe Dyson, Conun Pappas, 8 & 10
Rock ’n’ Bowl — Tab Benoit, Kermit Ruffins, Pelican 212, 8:30 Rusty Nail — Gal Holiday, 10 Saenger Theatre — Gov’t Mule, The Soul Rebels, 7:30 Siberia — Katey Red, Peach Kelli Pop, Sea Battle, First, 10 Snug Harbor — Ellis Marsalis Quartet, 9 & 11 Spotted Cat — Andy Forest, 4; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 6; Cottonmouth Kings, 10; Late Night Jam Session with Barry Stephenson, 2 a.m.
Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 5; Beth Patterson, 9
Three Muses — Matt Johnson, 5:30; Davis Rogan, 9
Little Gem Saloon — Evan Christopher’s Clarinet Road, 8; Marc Stone’s Blues Explosion, 10
Tipitina’s — The Greyboy Allstars, Grupo Fantasma, 9; The M&M’s, 2 a.m.
Maple Leaf Bar — Oteil Burbridge, Sonny Landreth, Johnny Vidacovich, 10:30;
Banks Street Bar — Norco LaPalco, 10
Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lucien Barbarin, Palm Court Jazz Band, Tim Paco, Kevin Louis, 7
St. Roch Tavern — James Jordan & the Beautiful Band, 9:30
Mandeville Trailhead — Boogie Falaya, 6:30
Bamboula’s — Abby Diamond, 2; Caesar Brothers, 5:30; John Lisi Band, 10
Blue Nile (Balcony Room) — Brass-A-Holics, 9; Fest Mob feat. Steven Bernstein, Will Bernard, Johnny Vidacovich, Kirk Joseph, 1:30 a.m.
Joy Theater — The Meter Men feat. Page McConnell, Earphunk, 10
The Maison — Leah Rucker, 4; The Messy Cookers, 7; Brass-A-Holics, 10:30; Ashton Hines & the Big Easy Brawlers, 12:30 a.m.
21st Amendment — Chance Bushman, 9:30
Tulane Ave. Bar — Vanessa Carr, 8 Tulane Lavin-Bernick Center Quad — Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Twin Peaks, 4 Twist of Lime — Necrotic Priapism, Kadaver Dolls, Archangel, Severed Mass, 9 The Willow — Wet Paint, Carneyval, Micah Jasper, 10
Checkpoint Charlie — My Next Blackout, 4; Jack Hinson Band, 7; Jeb Realtors, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Carolyn Wonderland, 9; Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate, 11:30 Circle Bar — Jeff Pagano, 6; Colin Lake, 10 The Civic Theatre — Father John Misty, Luluc, 10 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9 d.b.a. — John Boutte, 7; Dirty Dozen Brass Band, 10; Royal Fingerbowl, 2 a.m. DMac’s — Kenny Triche, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, 10 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — The Loose Marbles, 7 Freret Street Publiq House — Givers, Caddywhompus, 9 Gasa Gasa — Mississippi Rail Company, Andrew Duhon, 10 Golden Lantern — Esplanade Ave. Band, 7:30 Hi-Ho Lounge — Hustle with DJ Soul Sister, 11 House of Blues — The London Souls, 8; Cherub, Mystery Skulls, ForteBowie, 9
Howlin’ Wolf — Dead Feat, 10 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Sunshine Garcia Band feat. Sunshine Becker, 2 a.m. Irish House — Patrick Cooper, 7 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta Hotel — Bill Summers & Jazsalsa Jazz Fest Party, 9 Joy Theater — The Meter Men feat. Page McConnell, Earphunk, 10 Kerry Irish Pub — Mark Carson, 5; Amy Nemanich & Paul Ferguson, 9 Little Gem Saloon — Kermit Ruffin & the Barbecue Swingers, 8 & 10; John Thomas Griffith, 11
Saenger Theatre — Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue’s Treme Threauxdown feat. Allen Toussaint, Ivan Neville, New Breed Brass Band, 7 Snug Harbor — Bria Skonberg Quartet, 9 & 11 Spotted Cat — Tuba Skinny, 2; Ecirb Muller’s Twisted Dixie, 6; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen St. All-Stars, 10; Late Night Jam Session with Barry Stephenson, 2 a.m. Three Muses — Chris Peters, 5; Debbie Davis, 6; Shotgun Jazz Band, 9 Tipitina’s — Galactic, Con Brio, 9; Robert Randolph & the Family Band, 2 a.m.
The Maison — Smoking Time Jazz Club, 7; The Greyboy Allstars, 10; Pimps of Joytime, Vinyl, 2 a.m.
Vaughan’s — Morning 40 Federation, 9:30
Maple Leaf Bar — New Orleans Suspects’ Leafopotomus feat. Eric McFadden, Papa Mali, Roosevelt Collier, Jennifer Hartswick, Big Chief Juan Pardo, 10; Big Lil’ Baby Jesus Peasant Party, 2:30 a.m.
Yuki Izakaya — Norbert Slama, 8
Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — The Olivia de Havilland Mosquitoes, 7; Dan Rivers, 8; T.J. Sutton, 9 New Orleans Jazz Market — Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, 8 Oak — Sunpie, 9 Old Point Bar — Chris Klein, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — Benjamin Booker, Babes, DJ Gris Gris, 8; Dumpstaphunk, midnight Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — Walter “Wolfman” Washington’s Mighty Men, 9 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Brian O’Connell, Palm Court Jazz Band, Ernie Elly, Chuck Badie, Wendell Eugene, 7 Preservation Hall — PresHall Brass feat. Daniel Farrow, 8, 9 & 10; Midnight Preserves, midnight Prime Example Jazz Club — Dr. Lonnie Smith, B-3 Organ Quartet, 8 & 10 Rare Form — Kristina Morales, 1; Marc Stone, 5; Sam Cammarata Gettin’ It, 9 Red Bastille Lounge — Southern Voice, 10 Republic New Orleans — Nolafunk Time Machine feat. Stooges Brass Band (Michael Jackson Tribute), Bonerama (Led Zeppelin tribute), Turkuaz (Sly & the Family Stone tribute), 9:30 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Eric Lindell, The Iguanas, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, 8:30
Windsor Court Hotel (Cocktail Bar) — Anais St. John, 6
SUNDAY 26 21st Amendment — Tom McDermott, 4 Bamboula’s — NOLA Ragweeds, 2; Ed Wills Blues 4 Sale, 7 Banks Street Bar — NOLA Country, 4:30; Ron Hotstream & the Mid-City Drifters, 8 Blue Nile — Worship My Organ feat. Marco Benevento, Skerik, Robert Walter, DJ Logic, 9; Eric Krasno, Stanton Moore, Wil Blades, 2 a.m. Blue Nile (Balcony Room) — Pirate’s Choice, midnight BMC — R&R Music Group, Iris P, Soul Project, 3 Buffa’s Lounge — Dapper Dandies, 5; Swamp Donkeys, 8; Heidijo & Friends, 11 Cafe Istanbul — Paul Sanchez & Minimum Rage, 9 Cafe Negril — Dana Abbott, 4; Ecirb Muller’s Twisted Dixie, 6; The Business, 9:30 Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club — Will Kimbrough, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue, 6; Bill Kirchen, 8 Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Little Maker, Blind Texas Marlin, 6; Helen Gillet, 10 The Civic Theatre — Joan Armatrading, 9; Slayer, 9 d.b.a. — The Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6; Little Freddie King, 7; Rebirth Brass Band, 10; Bonerama, 2 a.m. Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Michael Liuzza & Co., 9
MUSIC LISTINGS Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Church with Unicorn Fukr, 10 Gasa Gasa — Eric Lindell, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Zach Deputy, 10 Howlin’ Wolf — Dead Feat, 10 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hot 8 Brass Band, 10; Vinyl, 1:30 a.m.
Three Muses — Raphael Bas, 5; Linnzi Zaorski, 8; The Mumbles, 11:30 Tipitina’s — JJ Grey & Mofro, Pimps of Joytime, 9
MONDAY 27
Irish House — Aaron Lopez Barrantes, 6
Apple Barrel — Sam Cammarata, 8
Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta Hotel — Germaine Bazzle & Peter Harris Trio, 8
Bamboula’s — Royal Street Windin’ Boys, 4:30; NOLA Swinging Gypsies, 8
Joy Theater — The Word, 9 Kerry Irish Pub — Red Shift, 4; Vincent Marini & the One Tailed Three, 8 Little Gem Saloon — Nick Payton, Wil Blades, Mike Clark, 8; Shamarr Allen & the Underdawgs, 10 The Maison — Nyce, 4; Brad Walker, 7; Turkuaz, 10; Street Legends Brass Band, midnight Maple Leaf Bar — Joe Krown Trio feat. Walter “Wolfman” Washington, Russell Batiste, 10; Maple Leaf Bar All-Stars: Ivan Neville, Jon Cleary, Tony Hall, Raymond Weber, Derwin Perkins, 11; Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, 2:30 a.m. Old Point Bar — Amanda Walker, 3:30; 12-Mile Limit, 8
Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lucien Barbarin, Sunday Night Swingsters, Gerald French, Mark Brooks, 7
Banks Street Bar — South Jones, 9 BJ’s Lounge — King James & the Special Men, 10 Blue Nile — Frequinox feat. Stanton Moore, Robert Walter, Will Bernard, Donald Harrison, Robert Mercurio, Joe Cohen, 8:30 Blue Nile (Balcony Room) — Marco Benevento, Johnny Vidacovich, James Singleton (James Booker tribute), 9 BMC — Mark Appleford, Lil Red & Big Bad, Smokey’s Blues Jam, 5 Buffa’s Lounge — Antoine Diel, 8 Cafe Istanbul — Alexandra Scott & Her Magical Band, 9 Cafe Negril — Noggin, 6 Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club — Mia Borders & Jesse Morrow, 7 Checkpoint Charlie — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 7; Ruby & the Rogues, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — The Little Things, 5; Alexis & the Samurai, 8; Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate, 10
Circle Bar — Richard Bates, 6; Preservation Hall — PreservaEric Lindell, 10 tion Hall All Stars feat. Wendell Brunious, 8, 9 & 10; Midnight d.b.a. — Tin Men, 2; Luke Preserves, midnight KIM CARSON • 8:30PM Winslow-King, 5; South Memphis String Band, 8; Glen David Rare Form — Joey Vanleeuwen Andrews, 11 Trio, 10 a.m; Nervous Dewayne, 1; Will Dickerson, 4; ShanJASON DMac’s BISHOP • Alexander, 9PM 8 — Danny Kenner Trio, 7 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Red Bastille Lounge — Stuart Fohl, 9 PATRICKJohn COOPER • 9PM McNaire Piano Jam, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Rock ’n’ Bowl — Tab Benoit, New Orleans Swamp Donkeys, Sonny Landreth, KennyBETH Neal, 8 PATTERSON • 9PM 10 Saturn Bar — The Secret Gasa Gasa — Miles Tackett Trio, Prostitutes, OBN III’s, Die Rotzz, Dominic Minix Quartet, 9 PATRICK COOPER • 5PM Glut, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Bluegrass BETH PATTERSON Siberia — Woozy, Chipper Pickin’ Party, 8 • 9PM Jones, Corduroi, Sharks Teeth, House of Blues — WWOZ Piano 6; The Happy Talk Band, Honey Night feat. The Robert Glasper Island Swamp Band, 10MARK CARSON • 5PM Experiment, Joey Alexander, Ike Sisters in Christ — TheAMY Body, NEMANICH Stubblefield, Nigel & Hall, Jorge Full of Hell, 7 Luis Pacheco, Brian Coogan, PAUL FERGUSON • 9PM Snug Harbor — Allen Toussaint, Joe Krown, Meghan Swartz and Kyle Roussel, 5:30 9 & 11 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Wes Spotted Cat — Jazz Band Williams Band, 9 Ballers, 2; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 6; Pat Casey Irish House — Traditional Irish & the New Sound, 10 music session, 7
Kerry Irish Pub — Kim Carson, 8:30 Luthjen’s Dance Hall — Evan Christopher’s Clarinet Road feat. Joe Ashlar, 8 The Maison — Chicken and Waffles, 5; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 7; DRKWAV, Yojimbo, 10 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Sam Cordts, 8; Bongos, 9; Genial Orleanians, 10 Old Point Bar — The Romy Kaye Jazz Trio, 7 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — Trumpet Black Hill & the Heart Attack, 7 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall Jazz Masters feat. Leroy Jones, 8, 9 & 10 Rare Form — Snake & the Charmers, 7 Rivershack Tavern — Dave Ferrato, 7 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys, 8 Snug Harbor — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy & the Oopsie Daisies, 4; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6; Jazz Vipers, 10 Three Muses — Monty Banks, 5; Miss Sophie Lee, 7
CLASSICAL/ CONCERTS Maiden, Mother, Muse. Ursuline Chapel, 2701 State St. — Music Da Camera’s performance features Vox Feminae. 4 p.m. Sunday. “Old, New, Borrowed and Blue.” Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St., (504) 948-9998; www.marignyoperahouse.org — Flutist Kim Hickey performs. Suggested donation $20. 8 p.m. Monday. Organ & Labyrinth. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 522-0276; www. trinitynola.com — Organist Albinas Prizgintas performs. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Score For Unity. Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave., (504) 568-6993; www.louisianastatemuseum.org/museums/ the-old-us-mint — Composer Michael Rihner conducts the NOCCA Jazz Ensemble. 3 p.m. Thursday. Swing in the Oaks. Goldring/ Woldenberg Great Lawn, City Park, 1 Palm Drive, (504) 482-4888; www.neworleanscitypark.com — The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra performs a free outdoor concert. 6 p.m. Tuesday.
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Bacchanal — Helen Gillet, 7:30
Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta Hotel — Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8
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The Age of Adaline (PG-13) — After 80 years of concealing her immortality, 29-year-old Adeline Bowman (Blake Lively) meets Ellis Jones (Michiel Huisman) and considers revealing her secret. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal
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Little Boy (PG-13) — Alejandro Monteverde’s World War II-era drama stars a seven-year-old boy with a deep, loving relationship with his father. Regal Monsters 2: Dark Continent (R) — Ten years after the events of 2010’s Monsters, the tentacled alien creatures have spread across the planet. Chalmette The Riot Club (R) — Two firstyear Oxford students (Sam Claflin and Max Irons) pledge to an elite secret society of young men given to heavy drinking and rowdy behavior. Zeitgeist
NOW SHOWING Beyond the Reach (R) — A wealthy businessman (Michael Douglas) hires a young guide (Jeremy Irvine) for a Mojave Desert hunting trip in a thriller based on Robb White’s novel Deathwatch. Elmwood Big Charity (NR) — A noted film at the 2014 New Orleans Film Festival, Alexander Glustrom’s documentary explores the closing of Charity Hospital after Hurricane Katrina. Canal Place
Child 44 (R) — Disgraced Soviet agent Leo (Tom Hardy), his wife Raisa (Noomi Rapace) and Gen. Mikhail Nesterov (Gary Oldman) uncover a conspiracy as they attempt to investigate a serial killer. Elmwood, Canal Place Cinderella (PG) — Imprisoned by her stepmother (Cate Blanchett), orphaned Ella (Lily James) meets a fairy godmother (Helena Bonham Carter) and goes to the palace ball. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Danny Collins (R) — Aging rocker Danny Collins (Al Pacino) changes the course of his life when his manager (Christopher Plummer) discovers an undelivered letter from the late John Lennon. Elmwood, Regal The Divergent Series: Insurgent (PG-13) — Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) evade enemies and search for answers in post-apocalyptic Chicago in the film based on novels by Veronica Roth. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Do You Believe? (PG-13) — A local pastor re-ignites his faith and takes action in his community in this faith-based drama. Elmwood, Kenner Furious 7 (PG-13) — In the seventh installment of The Fast and the Furious series, Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) face the angry brother of a previously defeated enemy. Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Get Hard (R) — After he’s convicted of fraud, an obtuse hedge fund manager (Will Ferrell) asks a law-abiding black man (Kevin Hart) to teach him how to survive in prison. Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Home (PG) — A girl named Tip (Rihanna) hides from an alien invasion, but befriends an alien named Oh (Jim Parsons) who’s different from the rest of his kind in this animated comedy. Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal
It Follows (R) — Teenage Jay (Maika Monroe) is afflicted with a fatal curse after she sleeps with her new boyfriend Hugh (Jake Weary) in this indie horror film. West Bank, Kenner Kingsman: The Secret Service (R) — Debonair super-spy Harry Hart (Colin Firth) recruits a wayward young man (Taron Egerton) to the service just in time to stop a diabolical tech mogul (Samuel L. Jackson). West Bank Leviathan (R) — When a corrupt mayor orders their seaside home demolished, Kolya (Aleksey Serebryakov) and his family attempt to fight back. Chalmette The Longest Ride (PG-13) — A young couple whose divergent paths in life threaten to tear them apart are inspired by an older man’s long relationship in a drama based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks. Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Monkey Kingdom (G) — Disney’s nature feature stars South Asian monkeys Maya and Kip, who navigate the primate social hierarchy and learn to adapt when their home is invaded by neighboring monkeys. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (PG) — Mall cop Paul Blart (Kevin James) foils a criminal scheme at a Las Vegas security guard convention. Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place True Story (R) — Journalist Michael Finkel (Jonah Hill) hopes to rebuild his career by winning an interview with alleged murderer Christian Longo (James Franco), who’s stolen Finkel’s identity. Elmwood, Canal Place Unfriended (R) — A dead teenager appears to her former high school classmates through Skype to seek revenge in this Internet-age thriller. Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place While We’re Young (R) — A middle-aged couple (Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts) find invigoration, turmoil and challenge through their friendship with a younger, hipper couple (Adam Driver and Amanda Seyfried). Elmwood, Canal Place Woman in Gold (PG-13) — Holocaust survivor Maria Altmann (Helen Mirren) fights the government of Austria over a Gustav Klimt painting confiscated by Nazis in a drama based on a true story. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Prytania, Regal, Canal Place
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An Affair to Remember (NR) — The 1957 romance
stars Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr as cruise ship passengers who unexpectedly fall in love, despite being engaged to other people. 10 a.m. Sunday. Prytania Breakfast at Tiffany’s (NR) — Society girl and escort Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) meets a young man (George
Peppard) who moves into her apartment building in the classic 1961 romantic comedy. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday. Kenner, Slidell, Canal Place Comedy Dynamics Presents: Bill Hicks (NR) — The screening includes a 1992 performance by the late comedian Bill Hicks, plus stand-up
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The century-plus history of Russian and Soviet cinema is one of intermittent brilliance (Sergei Eisenstein and Andrei Tarkovsky are prime examples) followed by long periods of bureaucratic interference and censorship. So it came as no surprise when the worldwide acclaim accorded Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Leviathan Leviathan was met with scorn THRU by the Russian government that 2 p.m. and 8:55 p.m. daily APR actually helped finance the film. Chalmette Movies, 8700 W. Leviathan (not to be confused Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette with the 2012 maritime documentary of the same name) delivers a (504) 304-9992 scathing social critique of Vladimir www.chalmettemovies.com Putin’s Russia. It won Best Screenplay at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival (and later, many other awards in Europe, India and the U.S.), which only caused Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky to denounce the film’s depiction of official corruption and hard-drinking working class people as not representative of “real Russians.” That disapproval didn’t stop Leviathan from becoming Russia’s official entry in this year’s Oscars, where it became one of five nominees for Best Foreign Language Film. Medinsky — who claims he had nothing to do with his government’s significant financial support for the film — inspired mirth on an international scale when he went on to complain that Leviathan promotes “existential hopelessness,” which some might reasonably describe as the country’s primary cultural output. There’s certainly no shortage of hopelessness or futility in Leviathan. Set in the present day, it tells of one man’s struggles with local bureaucracy in a small town on Russia’s rugged northern coast. Kolya (Aleksey Serebriakov) owns an auto repair shop and lives with his wife and son in an adjacent house that has been in his family for generations. His property occupies prime real estate overlooking the Barents Sea, which inspires a land grab by the town’s corrupt Mayor Vadim (Roman Madianov), who acts like he runs the local mob. Kolya’s problems escalate after he enlists the help of an old army buddy who has become a high-powered lawyer in Moscow. It seems the brutal power of authority in today’s Russia — including a complicit Russian Orthodox Church — knows few bounds. Though Leviathan’s message is clear, co-writer/director Zvyagintsev finds surprisingly subtle ways to deliver it. The film focuses on the intimate details of private lives to get at larger, mostly unspoken themes. Widescreen images of the beautiful yet harsh terrain silently suggest the immensity of institutional oppression, and key events often occur off-screen where they can live freely in the viewer’s imagination. Only a pivotal scene in which many of the film’s characters gather for outdoor barbecue, vodka and target practice crosses the line to overt political commentary — but mainly in the interests of humor. A police official brings large, framed photos of 20th-century Russian leaders to shoot with his insanely overpowered (and Russian-made) AK-47 assault rifle. Kolya flips through the portraits of Lenin, Brezhnev and Gorbachev and asks: “Got anyone more current?” Zvyagintsev cites a variety of sources for his film, from the Bible’s Book of Job to Colorado’s infamous “Killdozer” episode, in which a man vented his frustration with local bureaucracy by armoring a bulldozer and destroying a large portion of his town (an early version of the Leviathan script featured a similar turn of events). Despite the umbrage taken by Russian officials for the specifics of its story, Leviathan finds power in the universal nature of its characters and events. Things look pretty bleak in Putin’s Russia, but abuse of power as seen in Leviathan seldom stops at international borders. — KEN KORMAN 16mm reels from the 1970 Jazz Fest include performances by Duke Ellington, Pete Fountain, Danny Barker and Mahalia Jackson. The Band-In-A-Pocket Jazz Trio performs during parts of the film. Admission $20. 6 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Old U.S. Mint
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FILM LISTINGS comedy clips and an interview with Hicks’ brother. 8 p.m. Monday. Elmwood Divide in Concord (NR) — Eighty-four-year-old Concord, Mass., resident Jean Hill leads a campaign to ban single-serving plastic water bottles. The film screens as part of the CAC and the New Orleans Film Society’s Power and Resistance series. 7 p.m. Tuesday. CAC
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Essence of Life (NR) — Polish geneticist and biologist Waclaw Szybalski is the subject of the documentary. A discussion with director Anna Ferens follows. 3 p.m. Friday. Loyola University, Bobet Hall
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instruments at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival. WWOZ presents the screening. 7 p.m. Sunday. Indywood Monteray Pop (NR) — The concert film version of the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival includes performances by The Mamas & The Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, Jimmy Hendrix and The Who. WWOZ presents the screening. 7 p.m. Saturday. Indywood The Princess and the Frog (G) — Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) is turned into a frog in the Disney film set in New Orleans. Field games at 6 p.m., movie at 7:15 p.m. Friday. Hardin Park
Faubourg Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans (NR) — Lolis Elie and Dawn Logsdon’s documentary explores the history of the oldest black neighborhood in America. 9 p.m. Monday. Indywood
Purple Rain (R) — The New Orleans Film Society hosts an outdoor screening of the 1984 rock musical starring Prince as an aspiring rocker called “The Kid.” 7:45 p.m. Thursday. The Brick Yard
Gap-Toothed Women (NR) — Legendary documentarian Les Blank’s 30-minute film is an ode to women with space between their teeth. 7 p.m. Monday. Indywood
Samurai Cop (NR) — The 1991 cult action film stars Robert D’Zar and Matt Hannon as a cop and his sidekick fighting the Yakuza. 9 p.m. Wednesday. Indywood
Gimme Shelter (NR) — Shotgun Cinema screens the 1970 documentary about the Rolling Stones’ 1969 American tour. 5 p.m. Monday. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Center
Saturday Morning Cartoons — Indywood screens classic and modern children’s cartoons and there’s a cereal and milk bar. Noon Saturday. Indywood
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (NR) — A lonely, skateboarding vampire hunts men who disrespect women in Ana Lily Amirpour’s “Iranian vampire spaghetti western.” 9 p.m. Tuesday, 7 p.m. Wednesday. Indywood. Goodbye to Language (NR) — Famed director Jean-Luc Godard’s 2014 film experiments with 3D technology and sound editing as it tracks the relationship between a married woman and a single man. 9 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday. Indywood The Harder They Come (R) — Reggae musician Jimmy Cliff plays a legendary Jamaican criminal outlaw in a 1972 film credited with popularizing reggae worldwide. WWOZ presents the screening. 7 p.m. Friday. Indywood An Honest Liar (NR) — Magician, skeptic and debunker James Randi is the subject of this biographical documentary. 7 p.m. Thursday. Indywood The Metropolitan Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci (NR) — Tenor Marcelo Alvarez stars in the pair of one-act operas, set in the same Sicilian village in 1900 and 1948. 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Elmwood, Regal Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue (NR) — Miles Davis performs with electrified
Spring (NR) — An American man (Lou Taylor Pucci) flees to Italy, where he meets a young woman hiding a dark secret. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist The Tale of Princess Kaguya (PG) — Princess Kaguya grows into a beautiful woman and challenges her suitors to impossible tasks in this animated Japanese film. 9 p.m. Thursday. Indywood The Talk of the Town (NR) — The 1942 film stars Jean Arthur as a high school teacher who houses an escaped prisoner (Cary Grant) and a law professor (Ronald Colman). 10 a.m. Wednesday. Prytania TCM Presents: The Sound of Music 50th Anniversary (NR) — Turner Classic Movies presents a restored version of the 1965 musical about the Von Trapp family and their new governess Maria (Julie Andrews). 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. Wednesday. Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell, Regal Vertigo (PG) — The New Orleans Film Society hosts an outdoor screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller about a detective’s descent into paranoia. 7:45 p.m. Wednesday. Latter Library Villa Amalia (PG) — Concert pianist Ann (Isabel Huppert) cuts ties with her unfaithful husband and departs for a secluded villa in Italy to explore
a new lifestyle. 7 p.m. Monday. Cafe Istanbul What We Do in the Shadows (NR) — Vampire roommates Viago, Deacon, Vladislav and Petyr struggle to adapt to everyday life in this comedy from New Zealand. 9:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. The Whole Gritty City (NR) — The documentary follows three New Orleans school marching bands. 9:30 p.m. Friday; 9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. AMC Clearview Palace 12: Clearview Mall, 4486 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 887-1257; www.amctheatres. com AMC Elmwood Palace 20: 1200 Elmwood Park Blvd., Harahan, (504) 733-2029; www.amctheatres.com AMC Westbank Palace 16: 1151 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey, (504) 263-2298; www.amctheatres. com The Brick Yard: Chartres Street at Montegut Street; www.neworleansfilmsociety. org Cafe Istanbul: New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www. cafeistanbulnola.com Chalmette Movies: 8700 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, (504) 304-9992; www.chalmettemovies.com Contemporary Arts Center: 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno.org Entergy IMAX Theatre: 1 Canal St., (504) 581-4629; www.auduboninstitute.org The Grand 14 Esplanade: 1401 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 229-4259; www.thegrandtheatre.com The Grand 16 Slidell: 1950 Gause Blvd. W., Slidell, (985) 641-1889; www.thegrandtheatre.com Indywood Movie Theater: 628 Elysian Fields Ave., (504) 345-8804; www.indywood.org Hardin Park: 2500 New Orleans St.; www.nola.gov/nordc Latter Library: 5120 St. Charles Ave., (504) 596-2625; www. nutrias.org Loyola University New Orleans: Bobet Hall, room 332, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 861-5888; www.loyno.edu New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Center: 1225 N. Rampart St., (504) 558-6100; www.jazzandheritage.org Old U.S. Mint: 400 Esplanade Ave., (504) 568-6993; www.louisianastatemuseum. org Prytania Theatre: 5339 Prytania St., (504) 891-2787; www.theprytania.com Regal Covington Stadium 14: 69348 Louisiana State Hwy. 121, Covington, (985) 871-7787; www.regmovies.com The Theatres at Canal Place: The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., (504) 581-2540; www.thetheatres.com Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center: 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 827-5858; www.zeitgeistnola. org
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St., (504) 895-6201 — “Puppy Love with My Angels from Above,” paintings by Mina Lanzas and Nilo Lanzas, ongoing. Boyd Satellite. 440 Julia St., (504) 581-2440; www.boydsatellitegallery.com — “Every Eventually,” work by Valerie Corradetti; “Rigged,” work by Errol Barron; both through April 29.
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Edgar Degas lecture. Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, Freeman Auditorium, 6823 St. Charles Ave., (504) 3142200; www.tulane.edu — Yale art historian Carol Armstrong gives a lecture in conjunction with the Newcomb Art Gallery’s Degas exhibition. 6 p.m. Wednesday.
5 Press Gallery. 5 Press St., (504) 940-2900; www.5pressgallery.com — “Metaphyta,” group exhibition of work inspired by plants, through June 13.
The Music Box Roving Village. City Park, 1 Palm Drive, (504) 482-4888; www.neworleansairlift.org — New Orleans Airlift’s multi-artist installation features interactive miniature musical houses near the intersection of Harrison Avenue and Wisner Boulevard. At 5 p.m. Sunday, Rick Snow moderates a panel discussion about the cross-displinary creative process. 6 p.m. Friday-Sunday.
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Cole Pratt Gallery. 3800 Magazine St., (504) 891-6789; www.coleprattgallery.com — Abstract paintings and mixed media by Randy Asprodites, opens Sunday; official opening reception 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. May 9. Cutting Edge Center for the Arts. 767 Robert Blvd., Slidell, (985) 649-3727; www. cecaslidell.com — “Tides of Evolution,” paintings and mixed media by Alicia Megison, opening reception 6:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday. Gallery Orange. 819 Royal St., (504) 701-0857; www. gallery-orange.com — Work by Jill Ricci and Lyle Carbajal, opening reception 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. Tulane University, Carroll Gallery. Woldenberg Art Center, (504) 314-2228; www. carrollgallery.tulane.edu — Undergraduate juried exhibition, opens Thursday.
Antenna Gallery. 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.press-street.com/antenna — “Millennial Tragedy,” group exhibition, through April. Antieau Gallery. 927 Royal St., (504) 304-0849; www.antieaugallery.com — “Phantom Limb Illustrated,” work by Chris Roberts-Antieau, ongoing. Anton Haardt Gallery. 2858 Magazine St., (504) 309-4249; www.antonart.com — “Outsider Expose,” folk and outsider art by Mose Tolliver, Howard Finster, Jimmy Lee Sudduth and Chuckie Williams, ongoing. Aquarium Gallery and Studios. 934 Montegut St., (504) 701-0511; www.theaquariumstudios.wix.com/theaquariumstudios — “Cestrum Nocturnum,” work by Jenna Bonistalli and Vanessa Adams, through April. Ariodante Gallery. 535 Julia St., (504) 524-3233; www. ariodantegallery.com — Work by Julie Breaux; jewelry by Jivita; crafts by Veretta Garrison-Moller; all through April. Arthur Roger Gallery. 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www. arthurrogergallery.com — Abstract kinetic sculpture by Lin Emery, through Saturday; paintings by Amer Kobaslija, through May 30. Barrister’s Gallery. 2331 St. Claude Ave., (504) 525-2767; www.barristersgallery.com — “Corridor (Bricks #4),” installation by Meg Turner; “The Rise of the Machines,” drawings by Patrick Lichty; “The Zwolle Paintings,” work by Bob Tooke; all through May 2. Berta’s and Mina’s Antiquities Gallery. 4138 Magazine
Callan Contemporary. 518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; www. callancontemporary.com — “Reconnaissance: Battle of New Orleans,” paintings by Norah Lovell, through April 28. Carol Robinson Gallery. 840 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-6130; www.carolrobinsongallery. com — “Orange Evenings/Blue Mornings,” new paintings by Jack Bartlett, through April. Casell-Bergen Gallery. 1305 Decatur St., (504) 524-0671; www.casellbergengallery. com — Work by Joachim Casell, Rene Ragi, BellaDonna, Jamal and Phillip Sage, ongoing. Catalyst Gallery of Art. 5207 Magazine St., (504) 220-7756; www.catalystgalleryofart. com — Group exhibition of New Orleans-inspired art, ongoing. Cole Pratt Gallery. 3800 Magazine St., (504) 891-6789; www. coleprattgallery.com — New landscape paintings by Gaither Pope, through Saturday. Collins C. Diboll Art Gallery. Loyola University, Monroe Library, fourth floor, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 861-5456; www.loyno.edu/dibollgallery — Graphic design student exhibition, through Friday. Coup D’oeil Art Consortium. 2033 Magazine St., (504) 722-0876; www.coupdoeilartconsortium.com — “Crux,” paintings and installation by Blaine Capone, through July 10. Cutting Edge Center for the Arts. 767 Robert Blvd., Slidell, (985) 649-3727; www.cecaslidell.com — “Strong Yet Friendly,” mixed media sculpture by Jean Flint, through April. The Exchange Center. 935 Gravier St., (504) 523-1465; www.artscouncilofneworleans.org — “Fertile Ground,” group exhibition of area artists, through May 17. The Foundation Gallery. 1109 Royal St., (504) 568-0955; www. foundationgallerynola.com — “Etchynpufe,” group exhibition of prints curated by What Editions, through May. The Front. 4100 St. Claude Ave., (504) 301-8654; www. nolafront.org — “How to Cook a Wolf,” new paintings by Brooke Pickett, through May 3. Galerie Royale. 3648 Magazine St., (504) 894-1588;
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Angela King Gallery. 241 Royal St., (504) 524-8211; www. angelakinggallery.com — “The World According to Peter Max,” paintings by Peter Max, opening reception 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.
A Gallery For Fine Photography. 241 Chartres St., (504) 568-1313; www.agallery.com — New work by Jerry Uelsmann and Maggie Taylor, through July 30.
Byrdie’s Gallery. 2422 St. Claude Ave., (504) 656-6794; www.byrdiesgallery.com — New pottery work by Miki Glasser, through May 6.
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ART LISTINGS www.galerieroyale.net — “Feminist Facets,” photography by Heather Weathers, through April. Galerie Severn. 3501 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-5361; www.galeriesevern.com — Paintings by Goli Mahallati, through April. Gallery B. Fos. 3956 Magazine St., (504) 444-2967; www. beckyfos.com — Paintings by Becky Fos, ongoing. Gallery Burguieres. 736 Royal St., (504) 301-1119; www.galleryburguieres. com — Mixed media by Ally Burguieres, ongoing. Garden District Gallery. 1332 Washington Ave., (504) 8913032; www.gardendistrictgallery.com — “Four Voices,” paintings by Patti Adams, Rolland Golden, Marcia Holmes and Kris Wenschuh, through May 24. Good Children Gallery. 4037 St. Claude Ave., (504) 616-7427; www.goodchildrengallery. com — “East Bound and Down,” group exhibition organized with Flight Gallery of San Antonio, through May 3.
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Henry Hood Gallery. 325 E. Lockwood St., Covington, (985) 789-1832 — “Dreaming Out Loud,” sculpture by Babette Beaullieu and paintings by Linda Dautreuil, through May 7.
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Isaac Delgado Fine Arts Gallery. Delgado Community College, 615 City Park Ave., (504) 361-6620; www.dcc.edu/ departments/art-gallery — Fine arts student exhibition, through April. Jean Bragg Gallery of Southern Art. 600 Julia St., (504) 895-7375; www.jeanbragg.com — “Shoreline and Wetlands, Two Perspectives,” landscape paintings by Rhea Gary and Melissa Smith, through April. Jonathan Ferrara Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 522-5471; www.jonathanferraragallery. com — “Strike Anywhere,” giant metal matchbooks by Skylar Fein; “Strong Medicine,” metal sculpture by David Buckingham; “Children of the Night,” collaborative paintings by Skylar Fein and MRSA; all through May 30. J&S Gallery. 3801 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson, (504) 952-9163 — Wood carvings and paintings by local artists, ongoing. La Madama Bazarre. 910 Royal St., (504) 236-5076; www.lamadamabazarre. com — “Spring Altar” by Sea & Dagger; mixed-media group exhibition by Jane Talton, Lateefah Wright, Sean Yseult, Darla Teagarden and others, ongoing.
LeMieux Galleries. 332 Julia St., (504) 522-5988; www. lemieuxgalleries.com — “The Mirror of Alchemy,” paintings and mixed media by Paul LeBlanc, through Saturday; “Going for Broken,” mixed media by Shannon Landis Hansen; “New Works,” paintings by Carolyn McAdams; both through May 30. Longue Vue House and Gardens. 7 Bamboo Road, (504) 488-5488; www.longuevue. com — Tulane/Newcomb College glass art exhibition, through May 24. M. Francis Gallery. 1938 Burgundy St., (504) 931-1915; www.mfrancisgallery. com — Paintings by Myesha Francis, ongoing. Martin Lawrence Gallery New Orleans. 433 Royal St., (504) 299-9055; www.martinlawrence.com — “Art with a Twist,” paintings by Robert Deyber, through April. Martine Chaisson Gallery. 727 Camp St., (504) 304-7942; www.martinechaissongallery.com — “Happy Dogs,” work by J.T. Blatty, through May 30. Michalopoulos Gallery. 617 Bienville St., (504) 558-0505; www.michalopoulos.com — New paintings by James Michalopoulos, ongoing. M.S. Rau Antiques. 630 Royal St., (504) 523-5660; www.rauantiques.com — “Innocence, Temptation and Power: The Evolution of Women in Art,” group exhibition of 19th-century impressionist paintings, through May 4. New Orleans Community Printshop & Darkroom. 1201 Mazant St.; www. nolacommunityprintshop. org — “Stygian,” group exhibition of fluorescent work, through April. New Orleans Glassworks & Printmaking Studio. 727 Magazine St., (504) 529-7277; www.neworleansglassworks. com — Glass animal sculptures by Paul Bendzunas; musician portraits by Greg Giegucz; intaglio prints by Cora Lautze; all through April. New Orleans Tattoo Museum. 1915 1/2 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., (504) 218-5319; www.nolatattoomuseum.com — “Folklore & Flash: Grand Opening of the New Orleans Tattoo Museum,” ongoing.
The Internet is a mystery. From humble origins as a government project in the 1960s, it evolved into a vast global compendium of information and misinformation. Now people use it to relate to the world through digital devices. A new media theorist and provocateur, Patrick Lichty explores this seductive, digitally mediated, alternate reality while revealing the secret inner meaning of the Internet by exposing its The Rise of the Machines: THRU main beneficiary after its many Drawings by Patrick Lichty MAY decades of development: cats. The Zwolle Paintings: Yes, as the single most clickedNew work by Bob Tooke on topic, cats rule the Internet. Nobody knows why. Even Barrister’s Gallery, Lichty — whose resume 2331 St. Claude Ave. includes collaborations with (504) 710-4506 The Yes Men and other guerilla raids on the techno status www.barristersgallery.com quo — incorporates them into his creative flow, as we see in his oddly rendered drawings like Predator vs Predator, a view of a playful tabby chasing a Predator drone, or Random Internet Cat (pictured), a fluorescent ink feline staring raptly at us. Digital artists like Lichty often employ technological curiosities, and if these works radiate an odd, Etch A Sketch aura, it’s probably because they were made with a Makelangelo 3, a cutting-edge marvel that uses advanced 3-D printer technology to facilitate drawings like something an obsessive-compulsive savant might have created. There also is a pixilated Siamese cat woven into a throw rug that he got Wal-Mart to make. What gives? Forget al-Qaida — with Lichty’s help, the clandestine feline mind control conspiracy for total world domination is obviously on a roll. Folk artist Bob Tooke is a former resident of Germany now based in Zwolle, Louisiana, where he paints colorful canvases of blues legends, kitsch and burning cars. Portraits like Lightning Hopkins at the Golden Poodle Klub are evocative classics, but his burning car canvases are strange. Most are dedicated to German pop stars, except for a flaming vintage Mercedes-Benz captioned “Adolph.” Tooke is an eloquent folk artist, but his burning cars suggest a weird new strain of German voodoo. — D. ERIC BOOKHARDT
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second floor, (504) 523-7945; www.rhinocrafts.com — Work by Vitrice McMurry, Lauren Thomas, Sabine Chadborn, Cathy DeYoung and others, ongoing. Scott Edwards Photography Gallery. 2109 Decatur St., (504) 610-0581; www.scottedwardsgallery.com — “Cemetery Walker,” ambrotypes of cemeteries by Euphus Ruth, through June 14; “Soiree d’Evolution,” still lifes by Sean Yseult, through Aug. 9.
Second Story Gallery. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 710-4506; Octavia Art Gallery. 454 Julia St., (504) 309-4249; www. www.thesecondstorygallery. com — “Unclaimed,” work by octaviaartgallery.com — Karen Abboud, Edla Cusick “Southern Work,” photography by Debbie Fleming and Belinda Tanno, through Cafferty, through May 23. May 2. Rhino Contemporary Crafts Gallery. The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St.,
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— Group exhibition by gallery artists, ongoing. Soren Christensen Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 569-9501; www.sorengallery.com — Group show by gallery artists, through April. St. Tammany Art Association. 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-8650; www.sttammanyartassociation.org — “Plank and Feather,” work by John Atkins and Zach Slough, through May 23. Staple Goods. 1340 St. Roch Ave., (504) 908-7331; www. postmedium.org/staplegoods — “If Your Video Image Is Neither Here Nor There,” video, prints and collage by Brittan Rosdendahl, through May 3. Stella Jones Gallery. Place St. Charles, 201 St. Charles
Ave., Suite 132, (504) 568-9050; www.stellajonesgallery. com — “Evolution of a Warrior: Elizabeth Catlett in New Orleans,” through June 30. Steve Martin Studios. 624 Julia St., (504) 566-1390; www. stevemartinfineart.com — “Artisan Juncture,” group show featuring Gustavo Duque, Travis Linde, Amy Boudreaux, Jose Luis Rodriguez, Jedd Haas, Steven Soltis and others, ongoing. Ten Gallery. 4432 Magazine St., (504) 333-1414; www. tengallerynola.com — Work by Harriet Burbeck and Kami Galeana, through April. Three Rivers Gallery. 333 E. Boston St., Covington, (985) 892-2811; www.threeriversgallery.com — “Unfinished Business,” paintings by Tanya Dischler, through May 2.
ART LISTINGS United Bakery. 1325 St. Bernard Ave., (504) 495-6863 — Group exhibition of paintings, photography, letterpress prints and more, through May 18. UNO-St. Claude Gallery. 2429 St. Claude Ave., (504) 280-6493; www.finearts.uno.edu — “Armchair Tourist,” MFA thesis exhibition by Brad Stire; “Esc,” MFA thesis exhibition by Craig Branum; both through May 3. Vieux Carre Gallery. 507 St. Ann St., (504) 522-2900; www. vieuxcarregallery.com — Work by Sarah Stiehl, ongoing. Whisnant Galleries. 343 Royal St., (504) 524-9766; www.whisnantgalleries.com — Ethnic, religious and antique art, sculpture, textiles and porcelain, ongoing.
SPARE SPACES Fairynola. 5715 Magazine St., (504) 269-2033; www.fairynola. com — “Enchantment,” paintings by Tim Jordan and Louise Rimington, ongoing. LA46. 2232 St. Claude Ave., (504) 220-5177; www.louisiana46. com — “Jazz, Jazzland & All That Jazz,” photographs by Skip Bolen, ongoing. Louis Armstrong Park. 701 N. Rampart St., (504) 658-3200; www.pufap.org — “Turning Blight into Beauty,” group exhibition of art inspired by the Treme, through July 6.
New Orleans Public Libary. 219 Loyola Ave., (504) 529-7323; www. nutrias.org — “From Common and Basin to Tulane and Loyola: 150 Years of Change in Our Neighborhood,” photographs and documents of neighborhood transformation, ongoing. Slidell Little Theatre. 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell, (985) 641-0324; www.slidelllittletheatre.org — “Curtain Call,” group exhibition by gallery artists, through May 22. Surrey’s Cafe & Juice Bar. 1418 Magazine St., 4807 Magazine St., (504) 524-3828; www.surreyscafeandjuicebar.com — “21st Century Photographs,” by Natasha Sanchez (at 1418 Magazine St.); group exhibition by Will Smith, Mardi Claw and Tamar Taylor; both ongoing. Treo. 3835 Tulane Ave., (504) 650-9844; www.treonola.com — 5.0 4 NOLA NOPD Art Show, through April 28.
MUSEUMS Contemporary Arts Center. 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno.org — “Pulp Fictions,” group exhibition of work using handmade paper featuring
George & Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art. 2003 Carondelet St., (504) 586-7432; www.theycallmebabydoll.org — “Contemporary Artists Respond to the New Orleans Baby Dolls,” group exhibition of new work inspired by Baby Doll masking traditions, through May 30. The Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org — “From Winnfield to Washington: The Life and Career of Huey P. Long,” exhibition of documents, photographs and audiovisual records, through Sept. 20; handcarved decoy ducks, ongoing. Laura Simon Nelson Galleries for Louisiana Art. The Historic New Orleans Collection, 400 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org/nelson-galleries — “Recent Acquisitions in Louisiana Art, 2010-2014,” local paintings and decorative arts from the 1790s to the 2000s, through May 2.
tulane.edu — “Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist,” works on paper by Degas and his circle, through May 17. Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www. ogdenmuseum.org — “South,” photography by Mark Steinmetz, through May 10; “Tennessee Williams: The Playwright and Painter,” paintings by the writer, through May; “Jim Roche: Cultural Mechanic,” drawings, sculpture and installation by Jim Roche; “Tina Freeman: Artist Spaces,” photographs of local artists’ workspaces; both through July 12. Old U.S. Mint. 400 Esplanade Ave., (504) 568-6993; www. louisianastatemuseum.org/ museums/the-old-us-mint — “Keeping Time,” photographs of Louisiana’s musical history, through Jan. 1, 2016; “Time Takes a Toll,” conserved instruments featuring Fats Domino’s piano, through December 2016. Southeastern Architectural Archive. Tulane University, Jones Hall, 6801 Freret St., (504) 865-5699; www.seaa.tulane. edu — “Bungalows,” artifacts of bungalow and cottage architecture, through May 20.
Louisiana Children’s Museum. 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www. lcm.org — Architecture exhibit by The Historic New Orleans Collection, ongoing.
Southern Food & Beverage Museum. 1504 Oretha C. Haley Blvd., (504) 569-0405; www. southernfood.org — “Antoine’s Restaurant: Celebrating 175 Years,” through June.
Louisiana State Museum Cabildo. 701 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm.crt.state. la.us — “Unsung Heroes: The Secret History of Louisiana Rock ‘n’ Roll,” music artifacts curated in partnership with the Ponderosa Stomp Foundation, through May; “From ‘Dirty Shirts’ to Buccaneers,” art, artifacts and documents from the Battle of New Orleans, through Jan. 8, 2016.
Williams Research Center. The Historic New Orleans Collection, 410 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org — “Purchased Lives: New Orleans and the Domestic Slave Trade,” manuscripts, photographs, oral histories and artifacts relating to slavery in New Orleans, through July 18.
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Louisiana State Museum Presbytere. 751 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm.crt.state. la.us — “From the Big Apple to the Big Easy,” Carnival costume designs by Helen Clark Warren and John C. Scheffler, through Dec. 4, 2016;
Louisiana Contemporary. The Ogden Museum of Southern Art accepts submissions for its upcoming juried exhibition of Louisiana art completed within the last two years. Visit www. louisianacontemporary.org for details. Deadline June 17.
New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www. noma.org — “Kongo Across the Waters,” art from west central African and African-American cultures, through May 25; “Self/ Reflection,” group exhibition of photography from the permanent collection, through Aug. 9; “Forever,” mural by Odili Donald Odita, through December; “Orientalism: Taking and Making,” European and American art, through December 2016.
RHINO Contemporary Craft Company. Rhino Contemporary Crafts Gallery, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., second floor, (504) 523-7945; www.rhinocrafts.com — The cooperative seeks craft artists in any medium for its Guest Artist Exhibition Series. Deadline May 15.
Newcomb Art Gallery. Woldenberg Art Center, (504) 3142406; www.newcombartgallery.
St. Tammany Art Association. St. Tammany Art Association, 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-8650; www.sttammanyartassociation.org — The association seeks artists for its 50th National Juried Artists Exhibition. Deadline May 1.
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Dan Tague; “En Mas: Carnival and Performance Art of the Caribbean,” traveling exhibition of art influenced by masquerading traditions; “Radcliffe Bailey: Recent Works,” installations and sculpture by the artist; all through June 7.
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CABARET, BURLESQUE & VARIETY The Blue Book Cabaret. Bourbon Pub and Parade, 801 Bourbon St., (504) 5292107; www.thebellalounge. com — Bella Blue and a rotating cast including Darling Darla James, Nikki LeVillain and others perform new and classic burlesque and drag. Tickets $10. 10 p.m. Wednesday, Friday & Saturday. Burlesque Ballroom. Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta Hotel, 300 Bourbon St., (504) 553-2331; www.sonesta.com/royalneworleans — Trixie Minx stars in a burlesque show featuring music by Romy Kaye and the Brent Walsh Jazz Trio. 11:50 p.m. Friday. Comic Strip. Siberia, 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 2658855; www.siberianola. com — Corey Mack and Roxie le Rouge host a free comedy and burlesque show. 9 p.m. Monday. Creole Sweet Tease Burlesque Show. The Saint Hotel, Burgundy Bar, 931 Canal St., (504) 522-5400; www.thesainthotelneworleans.com — Burlesque star Trixie Minx dances to music by Jayna Morgan and the Creole Syncopators Jazz Band. Tickets $10. 9:30 p.m. Friday.
Tom Wingfield drunkenly stumbles home to the small apartment he shares with his mother and sister. He’s been at the “movies,” his euphemism for debauchery. When his mother confronts him about his behavior, he loses his temper and begins to expose his family’s buried tensions in Anthony Bean Community Theater’s production of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie The Glass Menagerie. APR The Glass Menagerie 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; 3 p.m. Sun. is a memory play framed Anthony Bean by a narrating older Tom Community Theater (Albert Aubry) reflecting on 1333 S. Carrollton Ave. past events. As a young woman, Amanda Wingfield (Gwendolyne (504) 862-7529 Foxworth) married a charming www.anthonybeantheater.com man, who moved her from her high society life in New Orleans to Missouri. Eventually, her husband — who is represented in the show by an illuminated photo — abandoned Amanda and their two children Tom and Laura. Now in their twenties, the siblings are complete opposites: Tom (Dwight Clay) is as adventurous as Laura (Coti Gayles) is docile — but they both worry their mother to no end. Amanda dwells on past glory, mentioning a time when she had “17 gentleman callers.” As the matriarch, Foxworth gives an outstanding performance; Amanda is constantly on the verge of cracking but her survival instincts won’t let her break down. Foxworth embodies a woman who’s accustomed to getting her way, but in old age, she has a harder time forcing her will upon others. Amanda seems to be crushing her children, but Foxworth gives nuance to a character who’s ultimately dealing with shaken trust and disappointment. She dreamed of a bigger life than she has in their small apartment, where the show takes place. The production moves the show’s setting to New Orleans and from the 1930s to the 1950s, which is seen through cultural references such as talk about baseball player Jackie Robinson. This adjustment makes sense as the show’s cast is African-American, and that allows the show to focus on personal dynamics in a workable social context. The younger Tom wants adventure, but since his father left town, he has to support the family by working at a factory. As Tom, Clay gives a steady, strong performance. Clay reigns in his energy to make Tom relatable as he struggles with his rebellious desires. Laura’s insecurity is debilitating, and she barely goes out in public. Gayles shows emotional vulnerability, crying often and shrinking whenever anyone offers a compliment. Amanda and Tom set up a dinner with Laura’s first “gentleman caller” (DC Paul), so, her mother hopes, she can get married and find security. In this show, family, like the Winfields’ small apartment, means confinement and sacrifice, and all the Wingfields struggle to get what they want. Director Janet Spencer kept the show focused and evenly paced with smooth transitions from scene to scene. At times, however, actors had to work to be heard over the show’s music. The Glass Menagerie was Williams’ first major successful play. Through solid acting and direction, this production continues the show’s legacy. — TYLER GILLESPIE
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Gag Reflex. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www.theallwayslounge.com — Neon Burgundy performs drag. 10 p.m. Thursday.
Love, American Style. Marigny Theatre, 1030 Marigny St., (504) 758-5590; www.allwaystheatre.com — Frederick Mead sings TV theme songs from the ’50s
to the ’90s. Tickets $15. 8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. A Purrfect Evening. Marigny Theatre, 1030 Marigny St., (504) 758-5590; www.allway-
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3 x 3. Mid-City Theatre, 3540 Toulouse St., (504) 488-1460; www.midcitytheatre.com — Three local playwrights present three original one-act plays. Tickets $10. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. BOUDIN: The New Orleans Music Project. Ashe Power House, 1731 Baronne St.; www.boudinmusicproject. com — The theatrical production is inspired by the question, “How has New Orleans music saved your soul?” Tickets $40; discounts available for seniors, students, teachers and people under 35. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. The Glass Menagerie. Anthony Bean Community Theater, 1333 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 862-7529; www. anthonybeantheater. com — Janet Spenser directs Tennessee Williams’ play about a family whose grown daughter is absorbed by her collection of glass figurines. Tickets $20. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. The Lady with All the Answers. Christ Episcopal Theatre, 80 Christwood Blvd., Covington, (504) 885-2000; www.jpas. org — Advice columnist Ann Landers copes with her own heartbreak in the drama. Tickets $30; seniors and military $27; students $20; children $15. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. The Maids. Tulane University, Lupin Theatre, 16 Newcomb Place, (504) 865-5106; www.tulane.edu/~theatre — Tulane students perform Jean Genet’s play about housemaids who fantasize about killing their mistress. Tickets $12; Tulane staff $9; students and seniors $8. 8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Saturday; 8 p.m. Sunday. Sex Please, We’re Sixty. Cutting Edge Theater, 747
Robert Blvd., Slidell, (985) 640-0333; www.cuttingedgetheater.com — Guests at a bed and breakfast get frisky after a mischievous neighbor obtains Venusia, a libido pill for women. Tickets start at $22. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. The System Is Failing. University of New Orleans, Lab Theatre, Performing Arts Center, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 280-7469; www. theatre.uno.edu — UNO theater students perform an original play protesting cuts to higher education. 7:30 p.m. Monday.
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STAGE LISTINGS stheatre.com — Anais St. John performs the songs of Eartha Kitt. Tickets $25. 8 p.m. Friday. Strip Roulette. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www.theallwayslounge.com — Bella Blue hosts two teams of burlesque performers for an improvised striptease competition. Tickets $15. 10 p.m. Friday. Talk Nerdy to Me. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave., (504) 940-5546; www.dragonsdennola.com — The weekly sci-fi-themed revue features burlesque, comedy and circus arts. 7 p.m. Saturday. Whiskey & Rhinestones. Gravier Street Social, 523 Gravier St.; www.thebellalounge. com — Bella Blue hosts the burlesque show. Tickets $10. 9 p.m. Thursday & Sunday.
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Loyola Ballet Spring Performance. Loyola University New Orleans, Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 865-2074; www.montage.loyno.edu — Laura Zambrano directs Loyola Ballet. Tickets $12; students, seniors and Loyola staff $8. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Pena la Pepa. 3301 State St.— The flamenco performance features singer Vicente Griego, guitarist Cristian Puig and dancer Julie Galle Baggenstoss. Suggested admission $20. 8 p.m. Saturday. Swan Lake. Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, 1419 Basin St., (504) 525-1052; www.mahaliajacksontheater. com — The St. Petersburg State Ballet performs Tchaikovsky’s classic. Tickets start at $79. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
OPERA Loyola Opera Scenes. Loyola University New Orleans, Nunemaker Auditorium, Monroe Hall, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 865-2011; www.loyno.edu — Loyola students perform opera selections. Tickets $8; Loyola students and staff free. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
COMEDY 1919. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater. com — Chris Trew, Tami Nelson, Chris Kaminstein, Cecile Monteyne, Jared Gore, Ian Hoch and others perform improv. Tickets $5. 8 p.m. Sunday. Accessible Comedy. Buffa’s Lounge, 1001 Esplanade Ave., (504) 949-0038; www.buffasbar.com — Jake Potter hosts stand-up. Midnight Friday. All-Star Comedy Revue. House of Blues Voodoo Garden, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.
com — Leon Blanda hosts the stand-up comedy show with special guests and a band. 8 p.m. Thursday. Bear with Me. Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S. Telemachus St., (504) 488-8114; www.facebook. com/twelve.mile.limit — Molly Ruben-Long and Julie Mitchell host an open mic. 9 p.m. Monday. Bill Burr. Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., (504) 287-0351; www. saengernola.com — The comedian performs stand-up on his Billy’s Bible Belt Tour. Tickets start at $48. 8 p.m. Thursday. Block Party. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Nicky Napolitano hosts an open mic. Sign up online. 9:30 p.m. Thursday. Chris & Tami. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Chris Trew and Tami Nelson perform improv. 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Comedy Beast. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www.thehowlinwolf. com — The New Movement presents a stand-up comedy showcase. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Comedy Catastrophe. Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St., (504) 949-2009; www.lostlovelounge.com — Cassidy Henehan hosts the weekly comedy showcase. 10 p.m. Tuesday. Comedy F—k Yeah. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave., (504) 940-5546; www. dragonsdennola.com — Vincent Zambon hosts local comedians. 8:30 p.m. Friday. Comedy Gumbeaux. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www. thehowlinwolf.com — Local comedians perform. An open mic follows. 8 p.m. Thursday. ComedySportz. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www.nolacomedy.com — The theater hosts an all-ages improv comedy show. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Friday Night Laughs. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www. nolacomedy.com — Jackie Jenkins Jr. hosts an open mic. 11 p.m. Friday. Give ’Em the Light Open-Mic Comedy Show. House of Blues, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues. com — Leon Blanda hosts the open mic. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Hear My Train A Comin’. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — Lane Lonion and Luke OleenJunk host open-mic stand-up comedy. 9 p.m. Thursday. Jeff D’s Comedy Cabaret. Bourbon Pub and Parade, 801
Bourbon St., (504) 529-2107; www.bourbonpub.com — Comedian Jeff D and drag performer Carla Cahlua star in a weekly show. 10 p.m. Friday. Johnny Rock. C. Beever’s Bar of Music, 2507 N. Woodlawn Ave., Metairie, (504) 887-9401; www.facebook.com/thenewcbeevers — Comedian Johnny Rock hosts an open-mic comedy night. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Knock-Out. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — Two comedy acts compete to win an audience vote. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Laugh & Sip. The Wine Bistro, 1011 Gravier St., (504) 606-6408; www.facebook.com/thewinebistrono — Mark Caesar and DJ Cousin Cav host the weekly showcase of local comedians. 8 p.m. Thursday. Lights Up! The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Two New Movement improv comedy troupes perform. 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Local Uproar. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 7585590; www.theallwayslounge. com — Tory Gordon and Paul Oswell host an open-mic night. 7 p.m. Saturday. The Magna Carta Show. Playhouse NOLA, 3214 Burgundy St. — William Benner, David Kendall, Nathan Sutter, Brian Tarney, Thomas Fewer and Annie Barry star in a weekly improv and sketch comedy show. 8:30 p.m. Saturday. The Megaphone Show. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater. com — Improv comics take inspiration from a local’s true story. 10:30 p.m. Saturday. A Night of Comedy. Tacos & Beer, 1622 St. Charles Ave.; (504) 304-8722; www.tacosandbeer. org — Corey Mack hosts two stand-up showcases. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. Saturday. NOLA Comedy Hour. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www. hiholounge.net — Andrew Polk hosts the booked showcase and open mic. 9 p.m. Sunday. Think You’re Funny? Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St., (504) 8659190; www.carrolltonstation. com — All comics are welcome to perform at the open mic. 9 p.m. Wednesday. Virginia’s Harem. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Liz Beeson, Valerie Boucvalt, Erica Goostrey and Courtney Wilde perform sketch comedy. 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
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TUESDAY 21 Bike to Work Week. Lafayette Square, 601 S. Maestri Place; www.bikeeasy.org — Bike Easy’s rescheduled event includes neighborhood bike meet-ups, a discussion and happy hour. There’s coffee, breakfast and giveaways for bike commuters from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. April 22 at Lafayette Square. Tuesday-Friday. Chartered Waters. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, 1205 N. Rampart St., (504) 522-4786; www.jazzandheritage.org — NPR’s Michel Martin moderates a panel discussion on New Orleans’ school system featuring Sarah Carr, Douglas Harris and Aesha Rasheed. Admission $10. 7 p.m.
Earth Day Festivities in City Park. City Park Botanical Garden, 1 Palm Drive, (504) 483-9386; www.neworleanscitypark.com/botanical-garden — The free event features mojitos, cooking demonstrations, kids’ activities and instructional programs on recycling, composting, and sustainability. 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. First-Time Renovator Training. Preservation Resource Center, 923 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 581-7032; www.prcno.org — Potential home renovators learn about managing projects. Non-members $65. RSVP to Suzanne at (504) 636-3399 or sblaum@prcno.org. 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. It’s All About the Music Bike Ride. Louis Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St., (504) 6583200; www.nolasocialride. org — NOLA Social Ride cyclists cruise around the city, stopping along the way to enjoy live music. 6 p.m. Toddler Time. Louisiana Children’s Museum, 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm.org — The museum hosts activities
Yoga at the Cabildo. Louisiana State Museum Cabildo, 701 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm.crt.state.la.us — Yogis of all experience levels practice in the Cabildo gallery. Non-members $12. 7:30 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, APR 22 Barbershop Meetings. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 5699070; www.ashecac.org — Peter Nahkid leads the men’s discussion. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Casino dance class. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — Kevin Braxton of Cuban dance group Bookoo Rueda teaches a free class on the salsa-like dance. 7 p.m. Earth Day Resource Fair. Treme Center, 900 N. Villere Street, (504) 658-0188; www.nola.gov/ nordc — Visitors learn about local resources for healthy, sustainable living and there are crafts for kids. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Get Moving. Growing Local NOLA, 1750 Carondelet St., (504) 507-0357; www.growinglocalnola.org — The urban farm hosts a free weekly exercise class such as yoga, boot camp or CrossFit. Visit website to RSVP. 5:30 p.m. Jazz Pilates. New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, 916 N. Peters St., (504) 589-4841; www.nps.gov/jazz/index.htm — Stephanie Jordan leads a free class incorporating Pilates, dance and jazz. Noon. Madisonville Garden Club Flower Show. Madisonville Town Hall, 704 Water St., Madisonville — The flower show theme is “Bloomin’ Art” and arrangements are judged. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Nature Walk and Titivation. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature.org — Guests tour natural habitats and learn to prune plants along the trail. 1 p.m.
Small business discussion group. Five Happiness Imperial Room, 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-0820; www.fivehappiness.com — Small business professionals meet to network. RSVP required; call John at (504) 919-3484. 11:45 a.m. Studio on the Half Shell. www. astudiointhewoods.blogspot. com — The benefit for A Studio in the Woods includes oysters and seafood, music by Panorama Jazz Band and an art auction. Tickets start at $200. Visit the website for details and location. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. White Glove Wednesdays. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 5276012; www.nationalww2museum.org — Curator Eric Rivets gives visitors a chance to wear original military uniforms and equipment. 9 a.m.
THURSDAY, APR 23 Barista Social Club Thursday Night Throwdown. Mojo Coffee House, 1500 Magazine St., (504) 525-2244; www.facebook.com/ mojo.on.magazine — Baristas compete to pour the best latte art. Free to watch, $5 to compete. 7:30 p.m. Bridge lessons. Wes Busby Bridge Center, 2709 Edenborn Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-0869 — Beginners and novices take free bridge lessons. 9 a.m. Business Breakfast. Cafe Hope, 1101 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, (504) 756-4673; www.cafehope.org — The cafe hosts a business networking breakfast for West Bank professionals. By donation. 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. “Getting the Lead Out.” New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma. org — The Louisiana Landmarks Society hosts Howard Mielke for a lecture on the long-term effects of lead exposure. A reception follows. 6:30 p.m. Healthy eating demonstration. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 8381190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — Nutritionist Karen Walker talks about healthy and prepares a seasonal salad. 7 p.m. Sistahs Making a Change. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — Women of all experience levels dance, talk and dine together
Writer, professor and former Gambit film columnist Rick Barton releases his latest novel, In the Wake of the Flagship (UNO Press), this week. In the sprawling chronicle spanning centuries of history and a continent, Metacom, a Native American intertribal leader, recounts the absurd ordeal of college basketball coach Richard Janus, who returns from Barton’s 2003 novel, The El Cholo Feeling Passes. After a hurricane devastates the region, Janus becomes the Rick Barton signs In the Wake APR interim rector of the public of the Flagship university and must battle 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Thursday an array of factions, from Garden District Book Shop, administrators to sports 2727 Prytania St. fans. Barton discusses and signs his book at the (504) 895-2266 Garden District Book Shop. www.gardendistrictbookshop.com — WILL COVIELLO
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at this health-centered event. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. What’s Cooking?. Growing Local NOLA, 1750 Carondelet St., (504) 507-0357; www.growinglocalnola.org — The urban farm hosts a free weekly class on healthy home cooking. Visit website to RSVP. 5:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, APR 24 Big Beat Gala. New Orleans Jazz Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra gala includes dinner by Purloo and a concert by Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra and Dee Dee Bridgewater. Tickets $350. 7:30 p.m. Friday Nights at NOMA. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — The museum is open late on Friday evening, with live music, cash bar and an art activity, plus film screenings, lectures or food demonstrations. 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Fair Grounds Race Course, 1751 Gentilly Blvd., (504) 948-1285; www.fgno.com — The internationally acclaimed annual festival features performances by Elton John, Keith Urban, Lenny Kravitz, No Doubt, Alison Krauss, Widespread Panic, The Who, Chicago, Steve Winwood, John Legend, Jimmy Buffett, Tony Bennett and others. There also are kids’ activities, arts and crafts areas, food and drink vendors and more. Admission $58 in advance, $70 at the gate, $5 children 2-10 (at the gate only). 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday-Sunday. Roast of the Town. Harrah’s Casino, Harrah’s Theatre, 1 Canal St., (504) 533-6600; www. harrahsneworleans.com — Port of New Orleans president
Gary LaGrange is the target of the charity comedy roast, which also includes dinner and a live auction benefitting Delgado Community College scholarships and programs. Tickets start at $150. 7 p.m.
Gardening workshop. ReFresh Project, 300 N. Broad St.; www. broadcommunityconnections. org — Gardeners from the ReFresh Project community garden lead a workshop on straw bale gardens. 10 a.m.
Zoo-To-Do for Kids. Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St., (504) 581-4629; www. auduboninstitute.org — The fundraising party for kids features food, live music, crafts, games, face painting and inflatables. Admission $25 for non-members; early admission $40. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Jazz Bike Night. New Orleans Harley-Davidson, 6015 Airline Drive, (504) 7369600 — Motorcycle enthusiast enjoy beer, food from Cocoa and Cream and music by Danny Alexander. 5 p.m.
SATURDAY 25 Arts Market of New Orleans. Palmer Park, South Claiborne and Carrollton avenues; www. artsneworleans.org — The Arts Council of New Orleans’ market features local and handmade goods, food, kids’ activities and live music. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Beyond the Battle of Lake Borgne”. Chalmette Battlefield of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, 8606 W. St. Bernard Hwy., Chalmette, (504) 589-3882; www.nps.gov/ jela — A park ranger discusses the naval battles leading up to the Battle of New Orleans. 11 a.m. Bienville Saturday Market. Swap Meet NOLA, 3525 Bienville St., (504) 813-5370; www. swapmeetnola.com — The pet-friendly weekly market features arts, crafts, a flea market and food. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Diamonds Are Forever. Northshore Harbor Center, 100 Harbor Center Blvd., Slidell, (985) 781-3650; www.northshoreharborcenter.com — The Harbor Center’s anniversary gala includes dinner, raffles and music by The Wise Guys. Tickets $75. 8 p.m.
Jazz Yoga. Jazz National Historical Park, 916 N. Peters St., (504) 589-4841; www.nps.gov/ jazz — Susan Landry leads a free class featuring meditational jazz piano. 10 a.m. Kids’ costume dance party. Xavier University (Administration Building Auditorium), 1 Drexel Drive, (504) 520-7525; www.xula.edu — Lindsey Papion and DJ Puppy Love host an all-ages soul and funk dance party for babies, kids and adults. Admission $10, costumed adults free. 3 p.m. Let’s Grow. Growing Local NOLA, 1750 Carondelet St., (504) 507-0357; www.growinglocalnola.org — The urban farm hosts a free weekly class on home gardening. Visit website to RSVP. Noon. March for Babies. City Park Botanical Garden, 1 Palm Drive, (504) 483-9386; www. neworleanscitypark.com/botanical-garden — The March of Dimes’ charity walk supports premature infants. Registration at 7:30 a.m., walk at 9 a.m. Pilates. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, (504) 456-5000; www.noma.org — The museum hosts Pilates classes in the sculpture garden. Non-members $5. 8 a.m. PAGE 82
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SUNDAY 26 Coinival. St. Jerome Knights of Columbus, 3310 Florida Ave., Kenner — Collectors offer coins, medals and other items for sale at the Crescent City Coin Club’s show. There are prizes, raffles and food. Kids receive a free coin. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Kayaking the Bayou. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature.org — David Woodard of Massey’s Professional Outfitters provides gear and leads kayak trips down Bayou Castine. Non-members $5. Call or email Rue@northlakenature. org for reservations. 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. & 4 p.m. Unified Indian practice. Handa Wanda’s, 2425 Dryades St., (504) 813-3496 — Mardi Gras Indians gather for a weekly open practice to rehearse music and routines. 8:30 p.m.
MONDAY 27 Instruments A Comin’. Tipitina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-8477; www.tipitinas.com — The block party benefit for Tipitina’s instrument donation program features a Battle of the Marching Bands, a silent auction and an awards ceremony starting at 6 p.m. At 8 p.m., Galactic with Anders Osborne, The New Orleans Suspects, Honey Island Swamp Band, Rory Danger & The Danger Dangers, The Wild Magnolias, Cha Wa and others perform. 6 p.m.
Naked in Wonderland. Bywater Wonderland, 3405 Royal St.; www.soundobservatory.com — Sound Observatory New Orleans hosts a crawfish boil with drinks, oysters and music by The Naked Orchestra, Zoe Bookbinder, Brian Coogan and MC Tracheotomy. Tickets $20. 4:30 p.m. New Orleans Navy Week lectures. Williams Research Center, The Historic New Orleans Collection, 410 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc. org — William H. Forman discusses “The 1814 Battle of Lake Borgne: Prelude to Victory” and Jason Wiese discusses “United States v. Andrew Jackson: The Fight over Martial Law in New Orleans.” 9:30 a.m. Tai Chi/Chi Kung. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 456-5000; www.noma.org — Terry Rappold leads the class in the museum’s art galleries. Non-members $5. 6 p.m.
WORDS Alys Arden. Robert E. Smith Library, 6301 Canal Blvd., (504) 596-2638; www.nutrias.org — The author discusses and signs The Casquette Girls. 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Cokie Roberts. Benjamin Franklin High School, 2001 Leon C. Simon Drive, (504) 286-2600; www. bfhsla.org — The author and political commentator discusses and signs her new book, Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868. 10 a.m. Friday. David Baldacci. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop. com — The author celebrates the release of Memory Man with refreshments and music by Matt Rhody and Matt Johnson. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Esoterotica. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 7585590; www.esoterotica.com — Local writers read erotic stories, poetry and other pieces. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Frederick Barton. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop. com — The author discusses and signs his satirical novel In the Wake of the Flagship. 6 p.m. Thursday. Friends of the New Orleans Public Library book sale. Latter Library, 5120 St. Charles Ave., (504) 596-2625; www. nutrias.org — The group hosts twice-weekly sales of books, DVDs, books on tape, LPs and more. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday.
Gary Stewart. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib. la.us — The author discusses and signs The Most Dangerous Animal of All. 7 p.m. Thursday. Gay Leonhardt. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www.octaviabooks. com — The author signs Shaking Up Prohibition in New Orleans, a classic cocktail book. 6 p.m. Wednesday. Joel Dailey and Bill Lavender. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib. la.us — The poets read their work. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Kimberly Willis Holt. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www.octaviabooks. com — The author signs her young adult novel, Dear Hank Williams. 4:30 p.m. Thursday. Momma Atlas. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www.cafeistanbulnola.com — Alysia Harris and Jasmine Mans perform poetry. 9:30 p.m. Thursday. New Orleans Jane Austen Society Launch Party. Beauregard-Keyes House, 1113 Chartres St., (504) 523-7257; www.bkhouse.org — The inaugural society meeting includes hors d’oeurves, drinks, a popup shop and a performance by Arynne Fannin and the Louisiane Vintage Dancers. 6 p.m. Thursday. Story Time with Miss Maureen. Maple Street Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., (504) 866-4916; www. maplestreetbookshop.com — Miss Maureen reads A Doll for Marie by Roger Duvoisin. 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Zine Club Kick-Off Party. Alvar Library, 913 Alvar St., (504) 5962667; www.nutrias.org — New Orleans Comics and Zines Fest co-hosts a party with readings, a comic-making table and a DJ. 4 p.m. Wednesday.
SPORTS Pelicans. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Girod St., (504) 5873663; www.neworleansarena. com — The New Orleans Pelicans play the Golden State Warriors at 8:30 p.m. Thursday and 7 p.m. Saturday. VooDoo. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Girod St., (504) 5873663; www.neworleansarena. com — The New Orleans VooDoo play the Philadelphia Soul. 3 p.m. Sunday. Zephyrs. Zephyr Field, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie, (504) 7345155; www.zephyrsbaseball.
EVENT LISTINGS The 7th Annual Tickfaw com — The New Orleans Zephyrs play the Nashville Sounds at 6 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday and 6 p.m. Monday. Zurich Classic of New Orleans. TPC Louisiana, 11001 Lapalco Blvd., Avondale, 436-8721; www.zurichgolfclassic.com — PGA professionals compete at the golf tournament Admission starts at $25. Tuesday-Sunday.
FARMERS MARKETS Covington Farmers Market. www.covingtonfarmersmarket.org — The Northshore market offers local produce, meat, seafood, breads, prepared foods, plants and live music twice a week: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Covington Trailhead, 419 N. Hampshire St., Covington; 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Covington City Hall, 609 N. Columbia St., Covington. Crescent City Farmers Market. www. crescentcityfarmersmarket.org — The market offers produce, meat, seafood, dairy, flowers and prepared foods at four weekly events. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Tulane University Square, 200 Broadway St.; 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the French Market, corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place; 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at American Can Apartments, 3700 Orleans Ave.; 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Magazine Street Market, corner of Magazine and Girod streets. CRISP Farms Market. CRISP Farms Market, 1330 France St.; www.facebook.com/ crispfarms — The urban farm offers greens, produce, herbs and seedlings. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday.
German Coast Farmers Market. Ormond Plantation, 13786 River Road, Destrehan; www.germancoastfarmersmarket. org — The market features vegetables, fruits, flowers and other items. 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Gretna Farmers Market. Huey P. Long Avenue at Second Street, Gretna; www. gretnafarmersmarket.com — The weekly rain-or-shine market features more than 30 vendors offering fruits, vegetables, meats and flowers. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Grow Dat Farm Stand. Grow Dat Youth Farm, 150 Zachary Taylor Drive, (504) 377-8395; www.growdatyouthfarm.org — Grow Dat Youth Farm sells its produce. 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Hollygrove Market. Hollygrove Market & Farm, 8301 Olive St., (504) 483-7037; www. hollygrovemarket.com — The urban farm operates a daily fresh market. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market. Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market, 922 Teche St., Algiers, (504) 362-0708; www. oldalgiersharvestfreshmarket.com — Produce and seafood are available for purchase. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday. PAGE 84
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Rivertown Farmers Market. 400 block of Williams Boulevard, Kenner, (504) 468-7231; www.kenner.la.us — The market features fruits, vegetables, dairy products, homemade jams and jellies and cooking demonstrations. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Sankofa Mobile Market. www.sankofanola.org — The Sankofa market truck offers seasonal produce from the Sankofa Garden at several weekly stops. 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the Lower 9th Ward Community Center, 5234 N. Claiborne Ave.; 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday at New Israel Baptist Church, 6322 St. Claude Ave. St. Bernard Seafood & Farmers Market. Aycock Barn, 409 Aycock St., Arabi, (504) 3554442; www.visitstbernard.com — The market offers seafood, produce, preserves, baked goods, crafts, live entertainment and children’s activities. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Vietnamese Farmers Market. 14401 Alcee Fortier Blvd. — Fresh produce, baked goods and live poultry are available at this early market catering to New Orleans East’s Vietnamese population. 5 a.m. Saturday.
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American Cancer Society. The society seeks volunteers for upcoming events and to facilitate patient service programs. Visit www.cancer.org or call (504) 219-2200. Another Life Foundation. The foundation seeks volunteers recovering from mental illness to help mentor others battling depression and suicidal behaviors. Training is provided. Contact Stephanie Green at (888) 543-3480, email anotherlifefoundation@ hotmail.com or visit www. anotherlifefoundation.org. Bayou Rebirth Wetlands Education. Bayou Rebirth seeks volunteers for wetlands planting projects, nursery maintenance and other duties. Visit www.bayourebirth.org. CASA New Orleans. The organization seeks volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates to represent abused and neglected children in New Orleans. The time commitment is a minimum of 10 hours per month. Training and support are provided. Call (504) 5221962 or email info@casaneworleans.org. Dress for Success New Orleans. The program for women entering the workplace seeks
volunteers to help clients, manage inventory and share their expertise. Call (504) 8914337 or email neworleans@ dressforsuccess.org. Edgar Degas Foundation. The nonprofit seeks volunteers to contribute to foundation development. Call (504) 821-5009 or email info@degashouse.com. Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center. The center seeks part-time civil rights investigators with excellent writing skills, reliable transportation and no criminal convictions to help expose housing discrimination in the New Orleans metro area. Call (504) 717-4257 or email mmorgan@gnofairhousing.org. Green Light New Orleans. The group seeks volunteers to help install free energyefficient lightbulbs in homes. Visit www.greenlightneworleans.org, call (504) 324-2429 or email green@greenlightneworleans.org. HandsOn New Orleans. The volunteer center for the New Orleans area invites prospective volunteers to learn about the opportunities available and how to be a good volunteer. Call (504) 304-2275, email volunteer@handsonneworleans. org or visit www.handsonneworleans.org. Lakeview Civic Improvement Association. The association’s green space committee needs volunteers to pick up trash or trim trees for the adopt-ablock program. Sign up with Russ Barranco at (504) 4829598 or rpbarranco@cox.net. Louisiana SPCA. The LA/SPCA seeks volunteers to work with the animals and help with special events, education and more. Volunteers must be at least 12 years old and complete an orientation. Visit www.la-spca.org/volunteer. Lowernine.org. Lowernine.org seeks volunteers to help renovate homes in the Lower 9th Ward. Visit www.lowernine.org or email lauren@lowernine.org. Meal Delivery Volunteers. The Jefferson Council on Aging seeks volunteers to deliver meals to homebound adults. Gas and mileage expenses are reimbursed. Call Gail at (504) 888-5880. NOLA Wise. The partnership of Global Green, the City of New Orleans and the Department of Energy helps homeowners make their homes more energy efficient. It seeks volunteers, who must attend a 30-minute orientation. Email mrowand@globalgreen.org. Parkway Partners. The greenspace and community garden
organization seeks volunteers for building, gardening and other projects. Email info@ parkwaypartnersnola.org, call (504) 620-2224 or visit www. parkwaypartnersnola.org. Senior Companion Volunteers. The New Orleans Council on Aging seeks volunteers to assist with personal and daily tasks to help seniors live independently. Visit www.nocoa. org or call (504) 821-4121. St. Thomas Hospitality House. The Catholic charity seeks individuals and groups of volunteers to serve people experiencing homelessness. Contact Daniel Thelen at nolacw@gmail.com or (517) 290-8533. Teen Life Counts. The Jewish Family Service program seeks volunteers to teach suicide prevention to middle and high school students. Call (504) 831-8475. Veterans Housing Outreach Ministries. The charity seeks volunteers to help disabled, wounded and senior veterans with food and clothing distribution, home improvement, beautification, social media and web design. Call (504) 3403429 or visit www.veteranshousingoutreach.webs.com. Wednesdays at the Square volunteers. The Young Leadership Council seeks volunteers for its spring concert series in Lafayette Square. Visit www. ylcnola.org.
CALL FOR WRITERS Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. The Baton Rouge Area Foundation seeks outstanding fiction by rising African-American authors for the award, which includes a $10,000 cash prize. Deadline Aug. 15. Visit www.ernestjgainesaward.org for details.
REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS Foundation for Entertainment, Development & Education Grants. The Foundation accepts applications for funding for local educational projects in the performing arts. Visit www.bestofneworleans.com/fede for application. Deadline May 11. Rising Tide Programming Committee. The committee seeks programming proposals such as panel discussions, presentations, readings or debate for the August conference on activism, media and the future of New Orleans. Visit www. risingtideblog.blogspot.com for details. Deadline May 1.
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CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA
NO: 12-5224 DIVISION: E-7 SUCCESSION OF LUCILLE MILDRED TOLBERT BLAND NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE
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Lot 9, Square 29, Pontchartrain Park Subdivision, Third Municipal District, City of New Orleans, LA, being the same property acquired by Decedent by act recorded at Instrument No. 138954. UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO-WIT: No less than One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand ($125,000.00) Dollars net selling price before customary selling expenses to seller. Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent herein, and of this estate, that they are ordered to make any opposition which they may have or may have to such application at any time, prior to the issuance of the order or judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application, and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law. BY ORDER OF THE COURT Dale Atkins, Clerk, Civil District Court Attorney: Steven J. Koehler Address: 3350 Ridgelake Dr., Ste 200 Metairie, LA 70002 Telephone: (504) 309-0812 Gambit: 3/31/15 & 4/21/15 Any person having an interest in the estate of Ernest Johnson, Jr. please contact Robert A. Pearson at (504) 483-9050
CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS
CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS
CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS
CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS
CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS
NO: 2013-4923 DIVISION: “A”
NO. 2010-12904 DIVISION “D” SECTION 16
NO. 2011-10770 DIVISION “C” SECTION 10
NO. 2015-3268 DIVISION “F” SECTION: 7
SUCCESSION OF ALVIN ALEXIS HEBERT
SUCCESSION OF RUTH MARY PETERSON HEBERT
SUCCESSION OF VICTORIA GRANT GREEN
PROBATE NO. 98-14956 DIVISION “G” SECTION 11 DOCKET NO. 1
NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE
NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE
NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE
STATE OF LOUISIANA
SUCCESSION OF RHONDA KAREN STARKS NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE Whereas Pamelyn Starks Leban, administratrix of the succession of Rhonda Karen Starks, has made application to the Court for the private sale of the immovable property hereinafter described, to-wit: A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, in the THIRD MUNICIPAL DISTRICT of the City of New Orleans, in SECTION 20 of the LaKratt Tract, being located in that potion of ground formerly designated as Lot NO. 4, as delineated on a plan of survey by J. J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., C.E. & S., dated November 9, 1974, which said portion of ground has been resubdivided and is now known as WESTLAKE SUBDIVISION, all as shown in accordance with plan of resubdivision by J. J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., dated April 23, 1979, revised June 25, 1979, and further resubdivded in accordance with plan of Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie’, Inc., Surveying & Engineering, dated November 4, 1980, approved October 14, 1981, duly registered in COB 777, folio 199, Orleans Parish on October 23, 1981, and according to which said lot of ground is located in SQUARE NO. 2, which said square is bounded by COVEVIEW COURT, BASINVIEW DRIVE, HARBORVIEW DRIVE and WESTLAKE DRIVE and is designated as LOT NO. 28-B and is more particularly described as follows, to-wit: LOT NO. 28-B (composed of portions of former Lots 28 and 29) commences at a distance of 177.7.5 feet from the intersection of Coveview Court and Basinview Drive and measures thence a distance of 27.6.01’ front on Coveview Court, same width in the rear by a depth of 100’ between equal and parallel lines. All as more fully shown on current survey by Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie’, Inc. dated February 4, 1987. Improvements thereon bear Municipal No. 6557 Coveview Court, New Orleans, Louisiana. UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO-WIT: All cash to seller in accordance with the Agreement attached as Exhibit B to the Petition for Authority to Sell Immovable Property filed in the record of these proceedings. Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedents herein, and of this estate, be ordered to make any opposition which they may have or may have to such application at any time, prior to the issuance of the order or judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application, and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, Clerk Attorney: Robert Weimer, IV Address: 2215 Pelopidas Street New Orleans, LA 70122 Telephone:(504) 282-3705 Gambit: 3/31/15 & 4/21/15
STATE OF LOUISIANA
STATE OF LOUISIANA
STATE OF LOUISIANA
WHEREAS, the Dative Executor of the Succession of Alvin Alexis Hebert has made application to the Court for the private sale of the immovable property herein described, to-wit:
WHEREAS, the Administrator of the Succession of Ruth Mary Peterson Hebert has made application to the Court for the private sale of the immovable property herein described, to-wit:
Whereas the Administrator of the above Estate, has made application to the Court for the private sale of the immovable property hereinafter described, to-wit:
A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, etc., situated in the Third District of the City of New Orleans, in the Square designated by the Number 909, bounded by Johnson, St. Anthony, Annette and Prieur Streets, forming part of the lot designated by the Letter “J,” and commencing at a distance of one hundred twelve feet (112’) from the corner of St. Anthony Street, it measures sixteen feet (16’) front on Johnson Street on the side nearest Annette Street, by a depth of one hundred twenty-seven feet, eleven inches and three and one-half lines (127’11”3-1/2”’) deep between parallel lines and being composed of the extreme rear of original Lots 7, 8, 9 and 10; which said Lot “J” is to be taken at a distance of 96 feet from the corner of St. Anthony and Johnson Streets, the whole as per sketch made by D. E. Seghers, Surveyor, dated March 25, 1895, and annexed to an act passed before H. J. Barnett, Notary Public, on April 22, 1895.
A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, etc., situated in the Third District of the City of New Orleans, in the Square designated by the Number 909, bounded by Johnson, St. Anthony, Annette and Prieur Streets, forming part of the lot designated by the Letter “J,” and commencing at a distance of one hundred twelve feet (112’) from the corner of St. Anthony Street, it measures sixteen feet (16’) front on Johnson Street on the side nearest Annette Street, by a depth of one hundred twenty-seven feet, eleven inches and three and one-half lines (127’11”3-1/2”’) deep between parallel lines and being composed of the extreme rear of original Lots 7, 8, 9 and 10; which said Lot “J” is to be taken at a distance of 96 feet from the corner of St. Anthony and Johnson Streets, the whole as per sketch made by D. E. Seghers, Surveyor, dated March 25, 1895, and annexed to an act passed before H. J. Barnett, Notary Public, on April 22, 1895.
All undivided interest held by the estate in:
Improvements thereon bear Municipal No. 1926 N. Johnson Street, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Improvements thereon bear Municipal No. 1926 N. Johnson Street, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Being the same property acquired by Alvin A. Hebert from Mrs. Mary O. Joseph, widow of Denis Hebert, by Act dated December 26, 1973, passed before Stanley McDermott, Jr., and duly recorded in COB____, folio____ of the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana.
Being the same property acquired by Alvin A. Hebert from Mrs. Mary O. Joseph, widow of Denis Hebert, by Act dated December 26, 1973, passed before Stanley McDermott, Jr., and duly recorded in COB____ , folio____ of the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana.
Upon the following terms and conditions: Thirty-Three Thousand and No/100 ($33,000.00) Dollars, cash at closing.
Upon the following terms and conditions: Thirty-Three Thousand and No/100 ($33,000.00) Dollars, cash at closing.
Notice is hereby given to all parties to whom it may concern, including the heirs, legatees, and creditors of the decedent herein, and of this estate, to make any opposition which they have or may have to such application, at any time prior to the issuance of the Order or Judgment authorizing, approving, and homologating such application, and that such Order or Judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.
Notice is hereby given to all parties to whom it may concern, including the heirs, legatees, and creditors of the decedent herein, and of this estate, to make any opposition which they have or may have to such application, at any time prior to the issuance of the Order or Judgment authorizing, approving, and homologating such application, and that such Order or Judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.
Dale N. Atkins, Clerk of Court Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans
Dale N. Atkins, Clerk of Court Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans
Attorneys: RAYMOND P. LADOUCEUR and JANE C. ALVAREZ Address: 22398 Highway 435 P. O. Box 1929 Abita Springs, Louisiana 70420 Telephone: (985) 898-2131 Facsimile: (985) 898-2880
Attorneys: RAYMOND P. LADOUCEUR and JANE C. ALVAREZ 22398 Highway 435 P. O. Box 1929 Abita Springs, Louisiana 70420 Telephone: (985) 898-2131 Facsimile: (985) 898-2880
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A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the SIXTH DISTRICT of the City of New Orleans, in SQUARE NO. 546, BOULIGNY, bounded by S. LIBERTY STREET, GEN. PERSHING STREET, LOYOLA AVENUE (late S. Franklin) and MILAN STREET, designated as LOT NO. 12 on the survey made by Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie, Inc., Surveying & Engineering, dated August 2, 1975, a copy of which is annexed to an act passed before Manuel I. Fisher, N.P., dated August 11, 1975; and, according to said survey, said Lot 12 commences at a distance of 120 feet from the corner of S. Liberty and Gen. Pershing Streets, and measures thence 30 feet front on S. Liberty Street, same width in the rear, by a depth of 150 feet, between equal and parallel lines. The improvements thereon bear the Municipal Nos. 4220-22 South Liberty Street. UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO-WIT: $150,000 less all existing claims, liens, privileges, judgments, mortgages and encumbrances but with full reservation of all rights to challenge and/or dispute the validity of any such claims or encumbrances prior to the sale. Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent herein, and of this estate, be ordered to make any opposition which they have or may have to such application, at any time, prior to the issuance of the order or judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law. DALE N. ATKINS, CLERK Attorney: Wesley M. Plaisance Address: 909 Poydras Street Suite 1500 New Orleans, LA 70112 Telephone: (504) 584-5471 Gambit: 4/21/15 & 5/12/15 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of a lost promissory note payable to Luckmore Finance Corporation dated August 22, 2014 in the amount of $1,158.12 and signed by a S. Goffner please contact Jules Fontana, Attorney @ 504-581-9545. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of a lost promissory note payable to Preferred Teachers Association dated May 24, 2012 in the amount of $2,500.00 and signed by a L. Fleming please contact Jules Fontana, Attorney @ 504-581-9545. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Akeem I. Khalif contact Dianne T. Alexander, Attorney, at (504) 450-0987
STATE OF LOUISIANA
SUCCESSION OF ELINOR BRIGHT RICHARDSON NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO RATIFY ASSIGNMENT OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY NOTICE IS GIVEN that MARION E. BRIGHT, Executor of this Succession has petitioned this Court for authority to ratify an Assignment dated June 7, 1999, whereby Marion E. Bright and Edgar A.G. Bright, as Co-Executors of the Succession, transferred to Bright Partners, L.L.C., 1994 White Family Intervivos Class Trust and Bright Properties, Inc., L.L.C., for the price of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY TWO THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY AND 50/100 DOLLARS ($122,870.50) in cash, all of the Succession’s interest comprising 3.23750% of the Oil, Gas and Mineral Royalty Rights acquired by the Deceased from the Acadia Vermilion Rice Irrigating Company, Inc. pursuant to that certain assignment dated September 30, 1970, recorded in the conveyance records of Acadia Parish, under Entry No. 389419; Calcasieu Parish, under Entry No. 1189397; Cameron Parish, under Entry No. 123900; Jefferson Davis Parish, under Entry No. 346399; Lafayette Parish, under Entry No. 561206; and Vermilion Parish, under Entry No. 202932. NOW THEREFORE, in accordance with law, notice is hereby given that MARION E. BRIGHT, Executor, proposes to ratify the assignment of the aforesaid immovable property for the price and upon the terms aforesaid, and any heir, legatee, or creditor who opposes the proposed ratification of assignment must file his opposition to the ratification of assignment within seven (7) days, including Sundays and holidays, from the date on which the last publication of this notice appears. Dale N. Atkins, CLERK OF COURT Attorneys: Marguerite L. Adams and Keriann P. Langley Liskow & Lewis Address: 701 Poydras St., Suite 5000 New Orleans, LA 70139 Telephone: (504) 556-4012 Gambit: 3/31/15 & 4/21/15 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Amanda Theriot please contact J. Benjamin Avin Atty, 2216 Magazine St. New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Amy Boykins, please contact the Law Offices of Rudy Gorrell (504) 553-9588 1215 Prytania St., Ste. 223, New Orleans, LA 70130 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Andrel Michelle Jackson a/k/a Andrel M. Jackson a/k/a Andrel Jackson and/ or Beverly Jackson Buckner a/k/a Beverly J. Buckner a/k/a Beverly Buckner, please contact Atty. Jonique Hall at (504)383-5294 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Edward James Lazerini, please contact the Law Offices of Rudy Gorrell (504) 553-9588 1215 Prytania St., Ste. 223, New Orleans, LA 70130 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Evelyn M. Curren a.k.a. Evelyn Mortensen Curren, please contact Paul C. Fleming, Jr. attorney at (504) 888-3394. Cheryl Steel Lipovsky or anyone knowing her whereabouts please contact Peter Russell at 504-451-4070 PAGE 91
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Conveniently located condo with living room and dining room. Side hall design with two independent bedrooms. Kitchen includes all appliances, washer and dryer in unit. This unit also has a screened porch perfect for cooking out or relaxing. Includes off street parking and on-demand hot water. Near universities and convenient for a downtown commute. Low condo fees include insurance.
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New Orleans: Very pretty. 4bd/ 3.5ba, 2200 sq. ft. Chef ’s kitch, beau baths, wood flrs. 1st class renovation. Lots of space. great room. Class! New Price! $349K
3338 FRENCHMAN ST. NEW
Glenn Allen
Licensed in Louisiana
Direct: (504) 864-2289 Cell: (504) 874-8585 glennallen@remax.com
1900 - 1906 St. Ann Street 4,000 Sq Ft $175,000 Development opportunity in historic Treme. Property consists of 2 buildings, one corner building and one Creole Cottage double with large garage extending from N Roman side. Close to the French Quarter, Lafitte Greenway, new biomedical complex, Interstate, CBD. Zoned B-1 commercial, corner building was a bar for many years with apartment above. Possible use of state & federal historic restoration tax credits- exciting possibilities await!
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504 232-0362
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$33.5K
Well situated, updated, & attractive comm. property ready for your occupancy. Lower unit has 15+ rooms/5 bathrooms, and is @5,000 sf. Upper unit is @2,000 sf., and ready for build out. 8 – 16 off street parking spaces. Currently used as a spa, ideal for multi uses. Stones throw to medical district.
$1,150/mo
2625 Pine St., A
$3,575 mo
$25K
UNDER CONTRACT
1215 N. Broad St. (COMM)
$750K
2234 – 6 Delachaise Street
$89K
4 Alice Ct. (VLD) $10K U/C 809 31st St. $80K U/C 2529 Jena St. (VLD) $125K U/C 1922 Marengo St. $860K U/C 2349 Maryland Av. $75K U/C 2625 Pine St., A $3,575/mo U/C 1210–12N.GalvezStreet $480KSOLD 4001Gen.PershingSt.(VLD)$110KSOLD 6000 Eads St. $1,075/mo LEASED 1269 & 71 Milton St. $800/mo LEASED 2028 Pauger St., B $900/mo LEASED 3607St.FerdinandSt.$975/moLEASED
$120K
4123–5DownmanBlvd.(COMM)$500K
1215 N. BROAD ST. • $675K
2028 Pauger St., A
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7537 Devine Av.
Todd Taylor, Realtor
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OTHER LISTINGS 4912 LOUISA DR. - 5BR/3BA • $250K 4715 DONNA DR. - 4BR/2BA • $180K
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CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS
TWENTY-FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA
STATE OF LOUISIANA
NO.746-157 DIVISION: “B”
NO. 2015-3107 DIVISION “J” SECTION 5
SUCCESSION OF OSKAR MARTINEZ
SUCCESSION OF MURPHY D. DEROCHE, JR.
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL MOVABLE PROPERTY
NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE Whereas the Administrator of the above Estate, has made application to the Court for the private sale of the immovable property hereinafter described, to-wit: All undivided interest held by the estate (believed to be 50%) in: A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Third District of the City of New Orleans, Square No. 182, bounded by Dauphine, Royal, Lesseps and France Streets, designated as Lot No. 6-A on the survey made by Gilbert & Kelly, Surveyors, dated June 17, 1961, a copy of which is annexed to act of John H. Hammel, Jr., Notary Public, dated June 26, 1961, and according to which said Lot No. 6-A commences at a distance of 156’4” from the corner of Dauphine and Lesseps Streets and measures thence 29’1” front on Dauphine Street, the same width in the rear, by a depth of 127’, between equal and parallel lines, and being composed of the greater portion of original Lot No. 6. The buildings and improvements thereon bear the Municipal No. 4214 Dauphine Street. UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO-WIT: $1,100 subject to all existing claims, liens, privileges, judgments, mortgages and encumbrances but with full reservation of all rights to challenge and/or dispute the validity of any such claims or encumbrances.
DALE N. ATKINS, CLERK Attorney: Wesley M. Plaisance Address: 909 Poydras Street Suite 1500 New Orleans, LA 70112 Telephone: (504) 584-5471 Gambit: 4/21/15 & 5/12/15 Heirs of LARRY HENO, SR., l/k/a 8110 Aberdeen Road, New Orleans, LA 70126 or anyone knowing their whereabouts, please contact Atty Erica Andrews, 504.534.5560. If you know the whereabouts of Sidney E. Buniff III, please contact the Law Office of Mark D. Spears, Jr., LLC at 504-347-5056. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of CYI Investments, LLC and Joseph Robinson, Sr., please contact attorney Tony Dooley, 3701 Canal St. 4th Floor, Suite U, NOLA 70119 or (504) 298-0854. The heirs of Cora Mae Coney Brooks, or anyone knowing their whereabouts, please contact Peter Russell at 504451-4070.
Also, NOTICE is hereby given that Tanea Martinez duly qualified Administratrix of the Succession of Oskar Martinez has made application to the Court for authority to sell the following movable properties at private sale, to-wit: One (1) 2006 GMC Pickup, One (1) 2002 Suburban and One (1) 2011 Chevy 1500. Any creditors of the deceased who oppose the sale must do so within seven (7) days of the last date of publication issued. After seven (7) days from the last publication the Court may issue an order authorizing the sale of the property for fair market value. Attorney: Ryan S. McBride Bar No. 29332 Address: 1000 Veterans Blvd #204 Metairie, LA 70005 Telephone: (504)265-1705 Gambit: 4/21/15
CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA
NO. 2014-9721 DIVISION “C” DOCKET NO. 1 SUCCESSION OF ANGELA MARIE BERNARD NOTICE OF FILING FINAL TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION NOTICE IS GIVEN that Glen Bernard Sr., the independent executor of the succession of Angela Marie Bernard, has filed a petition for authority to pay estate debts in accordance with a Tableau of Distribution attached to the petition. The petition can be homologated after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of this publication, and any opposition must be filed prior to the homologation. By Order of the Civil District Court Attorney: A. Patrick Dehon, Jr. Address: 1539 Jackson Ave., Suite 600 New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 Telephone: (504) 587-1500 Gambit: 4/21/15 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of GERARD C. JONES AND THADDEUS S. BOUCREE AND/OR ANY OF THEIR HEIRS, please contact Carlos Ramirez Atty., 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of RALPH BLAKMON, DEBRA CALICE BLACKMON AND/OR THEIR HEIRS, please contact Carlos Ramirez Atty., 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500.
All comments should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice referencing project ATT02E15114 and sent to the attention of Ms. Anne Gilbert, Environmental, Inc., 1345 Blair Farms Road, Odenville, AL 35120. Ms. Gilbert may also be reached via email at towerinfo@ envciv.com, via telephone at (205) 629-3868, or via facsimile at (877) 847-3060.
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COMMERCIAL RENTALS *COMMERCIAL FOR LEASE* 2 Units, 1375 sq. ft. each, adjacent to each other, can be combined (2750 sq ft. total) or stand lone 1995 GENTILLY BLVD @DESAIX CIRCLE (504) 583-5969.
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3BR/2BA 1,750 sq.ft Fresh! Laundry room, gardner furnished, gas stove, dble oven, built-in micro, dishwasher, floored attc. Outside storage, covered prkng, fenced bkyrd, screened front porch, alarm system. 1 patio off MBR, 2nd patio off den, vaulted ceiling in large den w/ wbfp & gas starter. All on quiet street w/ only 8 houses. $1400/mo. Avail June 1. Call to see (504) 228-8883
OLD METAIRIE OLD METAIRIE 1&2 BDRM. APTS SPARKLING POOL & BIKE PATH
New granite in kit & bath. 12 x 24ft lr, King Master w/wall of closets. Furn Kit. Laundry on premises. Offst pkg. NO PETS. O/A, $724-$848/mo. 504236-5776.
ALGIERS POINT HISTORIC ALGIERS POINT
High end 1-4BR. Near ferry, clean, many x-tras, hrdwd flrs, cen a/h, no dogs, no sec 8, some O/S prkng $750$1200/mo. 504-362-7487
ESPLANADE RIDGE LRG 2 BR, 1.5 BA
Recently remodeled, kit, c-a/h, hi ceils, hdwd/crpt flrs, fncd bkyd. w/d hookups, off st pkg. $1150/mo. 1563 N. Galvez. Call 1-888-239-6566 or mballier@yahoo.com
919 DAUPHINE ST. MINT FRENCH QUARTER
1 BR, 1 BA. New Appliances. New Furniture & W/D. Private Patio. UTILITIES INCLUDED, $2,300/MO. Lane Lacoy, Realtor 504-95751165/504-948-3011. Latter & Blum, 840 Elysian Fields, NOLA 70117.
LAKEVIEW/LAKESHORE 1BR, 1 BA CONDO
Secure bldg. Newly remodeled. Granite, tile, lots of closets. Refrig, stove, w&d. Centrally located near Metairie, UNO & Downtown., off st pkg, $800/ mo. + $800 dep. Call 504-228-2282.
UPTOWN/GARDEN DISTRICT 1508 CARONDELET ST
Studio Apt with cent a/h, laundry facility avail 24 hrs. Walk 1 blk to St. Charles Street Car. Easy access to I-10, CBD & FQ. No pets/No smokers. All utilities included. $900/mo. 1-888239-6566 or mballier@yahoo.com
LOWER GARDEN DISTRICT IRISH CHANNEL 1/2 BLOCK TO MAGAZINE
ROOMS BY WEEK. Private bath. All utilities included. $175/week. 2 BR avail. Call (504) 202-0381 or (504) 738-2492.
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Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent herein, and of this estate, be ordered to make any opposition which they have or may have to such application, at any time, prior to the issuance of the order or judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.
NOTICE is hereby given that Tanea Martinez duly qualified Administratrix of the Succession of Oskar Martinez has made application to the Court for authority to sell the following movable property at private sale, to-wit: American General HVAC, LLC. Any creditors of the deceased who oppose the sale must do so within seven (7) days of the last date of publication issued. After seven (7) days from the last publication the Court may issue an order authorizing the sale of the property for the price and sum of Fifteen Thousand and No/100 ($15,000.00) all cash to seller, at private sale.
Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Gloria Tate, a/k/a Gloria Tate Boone, a/k/a Gloria Tate Boone Magee contact Carl V Williams, Esq, at 504.586.9177. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of John W. Leavell, please contact attorney Tony Dooley, 3701 Canal St. 4th Floor, Suite U, NOLA 70119 or (504) 298-0854. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Leonard Martin Chamberlin, III, A/K/A Leonard M. Chamberlin, III, A/K/A Leonard Chamberlin,III, please contact Attorney Ashley B. Schepens at (504) 301-0708.” Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Mavi, LLC, L&J Management, Inc., Bhanumati Nanji or Laxmi Jagani, call attorney Paul C. Fleming, Jr. at 504-888-3394. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of NATIONS CREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION, please contact Carlos Ramirez Atty., 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Rodney J. Williams please contact Attorney Ashley B. Schepens at (504) 301-0708. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Sandra Brooke Elledge Boudreaux contact Theresa Piglia, Atty, 233 Metairie Lawn Drive, Met. LA 70001, (504) 831-5272 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of a certain Promissory Note payable to THE CIT GROUP/CONSUMER FINANCE, INC., executed by Sheila Landry and dated November 18, 2000, in the principal sum of $63,831.65, bearing interest at the rate of 11.250% from date until paid, and providing reasonable attorney fees, and all charges associated with the collection of same. Please contact Herschel C. Adcock, Jr., Attorney at Law, at P.O. Box 87379, Baton Rouge, LA 70879-8379, (225) 756-0373. If you know the whereabouts of Thomas C. Nicholls, please contact the Law Office of Mark D. Spears, Jr., LLC at 504-347-5056. Tamika Edwards or anyone knowing her whereabouts please contact Peter Russell at 504-451-4070. AT&T Mobility, in accordance with requirements of Section V.B. of the March 2005 Nationwide Programmatic Agreement (NPA) for Review of Effects on Historic Properties for Certain Undertakings Approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), is requesting comment regarding potential impacts to historical or archaeological properties listed on, or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), by installation of telecommunications equipment and antennas on the building located at 601 Tchoupitoula Street in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA 70130 at latitude 29° 56’ 50.7” north and longitude 90° 4’ 3.2” west.
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Available for 6 MONTH Lease. 200 Yards from the sugar and sand Beaches of Gulf and the Harbor. 2 Bedroom/1 Bath FURNISHED with everything you will need! Enjoy the front veranda or the back screened porch. Walk steps to the library or City Hall. Lawn Service Provided. Call (504) 231-2445 or susan@propertybaycoast.com
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Michael L. Baker, ABR/M, CRB, HHS President Realty Resources, Inc. 504-523-5555 • cell 504-606-6226 Licensed by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission for more than 32 years with offices in New Orleans, LA 70130
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