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KellyLoveJones surrenders to themomentonnew album
by Jake Clapp |
LAST YEAR,NEW ORLEANSMUSICIAN
KELLYLOVEJONES GOTACALL from producer Darius “Deezle” Harrison. Thetwo hadknown each other as kids andhad stayed in touchasthey both pursuedcareers in music: Jones as an eclectic singer-songwriterand Harrison as aproducerwho would go on to work with Birdman, Drake andJenniferLopez.His work on Lil Wayne’s“ThaCarterIII”alsolanded himtwo Grammy Awards
Harrisonasked Jonesifshe wasat her home in Treme, andshe was. “He said,‘What areyou doingin aboutan hour?’ andIsaid, ‘Comeon,’” Jones recounts.“Iopenedmyfront door, andhehad this huge,black,plastic crate, andinsideofitisanentire recordingstudio. He sets it up in the middle of my living room,and he waslike, ‘Let’s go.Whatdoyou want to record?’ ”
Thoserecording sessions were a practice in giving into themoment, Jonessays. As Jonesand Harrison beganworking on atrack,theywould pausetoask,“What does this track need?” andcallupguest musicians, like pianistYahel Yisrael, drummer JamalBatiste,guitarist raja Kassis and vocalistsraion ramsey andCassie Watson Francillon.
Seventracksfromthose sessions make up Jones’ recently released new album, “Surrender.” It’s availablenow throughJones’website,and sheis workingwithNew orleansAmericana artist LilliLewis on plansfor wider distribution in thefuture.
“Deezleshowedmethe importance of really surrendering to themoment,” Jonessays. “Tobepresent as allofthe things you’ve askedfor finallycatching up with you.”
Joneswillper form songsfrom “Surrender”along with other material from her past albums at 12:30p.m Saturday,Nov.9,atthe Treme Creole GumboFestivalinLouis ArmstrongPark.
Produced by theNew orleansJazz &HeritageFoundation, thefree, two-dayfestivalcelebratesthe cultural historyofthe Tremeneighborhoodand will featureperformancesbyBrass-AHolics,The Soul rebels,Tonya BoydCannon,Treme BrassBand, DJ raj Smoove,Charmaine Neville, Jonesand more.Therealsowillbefoodvendors servinggumbo andCreoledishesand an arts market.Gates open 11 a.m. to 8p.m.onbothdays.
eightalbumsinto apercussivere-interpretation or dig into astory Usuallyseenlive with an acoustic guitar andcajon andoftentimes backed by aband, Jonesplays arich mix of rhythm andblues,soul, folk,hip-hop and reggae.It’sapop soundthatunderlines upliftingmessagesabout loving yourself andothers, constantly growing andusing thetime you’re given. Jones’ work also oftenseeks a deeper connection with theaudience. Afew yearsago, Jonesturnedaroom in theunfinished side of herdouble shotgunintoa pitch-blacklistening space, whereshe wouldinviteinsmall groups of friendsfor intimate concerts in totaldarknessasanapproachto having listenersconnect with hermusic in newways, shesays.
BonnieRaitt
BluesrocksingerBonnieRaitt hitthe topofthe charts with albums including “NickofTime” and“Luck of theDraw” in thelate1980s andearly 1990s. She’safan of Neworleans’influence on musicand makesfrequentappearancesatJazzFest. SheHer most recent releasewas 2022’s “JustLikeThat…,” anditfeaturesanappearance by her longtime pianist JonCleary. British soul singer JamesHunteropens forher at 8p.m.Friday, Nov. 8, at Saenger Theatre. Tickets$54-$124.75 viasaengernola.com.
TheAvett Brothers
Folk rock band TheAvett Brothers releasedtheir self-titled 11th studio albumearlierthisyear andare nowon anationaltour. They return to New orleansfor ashowat8p.m.Thursday, Nov. 7, at theSaenger Theatre. Tickets startat$69.50via saengernola.com.
ThreeRiversArt Festival
Deacon John Moore&The Ivories also will play akick-of fconcert at 8p.m.Friday, Nov. 8, at theGeorge andJoyce Wein Jazz &Heritage Center.Tickets are$10 viajazzandheritage.org.
In recent years, theTreme Creole GumboFestivalwas combined with theCongo Square rhythmsFestival as aspringtimeevent.But thetwo were againseparated in 2024,and theCongo Square rhythmsFesttook placeinMarch
Jonesgrewup in Neworleans east andfinishedhighschoolinAtlanta, whereher aunt gave Jonesher first guitar andmadeher promisetokeep practicing.She studiedsound engineeringand videoproductionincollege andlived in Houstonbeforereturning to Neworleans.She hasnow been in Tremefor more than 20 years. Jonesisno stranger to surrenderingto themomentonstage,where she’ll turn oneofthe songsfromher
Thoselistening sessions ledto“Pitch Dark,” aseriesofconcertsindarkness at MusicBox villagethatalsoincorporateddance,spokenwordand food “Through that Ilearned so much aboutthe humanexperience,” Jonessays.
Jonesfollowed“PitchDark” with anothermulti-disciplinaryshow, “Trust,” in fall 2021 at theNew orleans Museum of Art. Builtaroundher 2022 albumofthe same name,“Trust” included dance, visual art, theaterand improvisationalmusic —again with the notion of surrendering to themoment.
“Keeping that traditionof[improv] in Neworleans musicalive is vitalto theexistence of it andtothe continuationofit,”Jones says.“We’reabout improv.Weimprovevery dayhere. If thestorm comes, we improvise.”
Find “Surrender”and more about Jonesatkellylovejonesmusic.com.For more aboutthe TremeCreoleGumbo Festival,gotojazzandheritage.org.
Thefestivalfeaturesmorethan200 regional andvisitingartists and vendorsonthe downtown blocks (200-600 blocks)ofColumbiaStreet in Covington. Artist booths feature painting,photography,sculpture, found-object assemblages, woodwork, ceramics,glass work,jewelry,textiles, leather goods, baskets, craftedkitchen andbar ware,and more.There also are artdemonstrations, kids’activitiesand entertainment, food trucks andmore. Thefestivalisfrom10a.m.to7p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, andSunday, Nov. 10 visitcovingtonthreeriversartfestival comfor details.
‘Samson& Delilah, in Concert’
French composer CamilleSaint-Saens wrotethe libretto forthisversion of Samson andDelilah’s classictaleoflove andbetrayal. TheNew orleansopera Associationpresentsaconcert version
KellyLoveJones plays theTreme Creole Gumbo Festival on Nov. 9. PR OV
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MaybeMayor Cantrell cantakeDennis Allenonher next trip andleave himoverseas
Ne’KiyaJackson andCalcea Johnson, twoformerSt. Mary’s Academystudents, continue to shakeupthe math world. Thenow collegefreshmenlastyearproved thePythagorean theoremusing trigonometry,something mathematicians thoughtimpossible, andrecentlyrevealedtheyhad discovered nine more proofs to thetheorem.Their findings were publishedlastweekinthe journal American MathematicalMonthly
Gov. Jeff Landry used Louisiana StatePoliceand theDepartmentof Wildlife andFisheries to breakup an encampment of unhoused peopleatCalliopeand Loyola streets aheadofTaylorSwift’s three-night runatthe CaesarsSuperdome It wasanunexpectedsweep that broughtobjectionsfromcityofficialsand advocatesworking with thecity’sunhousedcitizens.
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IN OCTOBER, THENEW ORLEANS CITY COUNCILVOTED TO REQUIRE short-term rental platforms, like Airbnb andvrbo, to verify through an electronic system that properties arelegally licensed as STrS before lettingpeoplebookthem.
LouisianaAttorneyGeneral Liz Murrill hasjoinedattorneys general from 16 other states in alawsuit againstthe U.S. Department of Healthand HumanServices, arguingthatSection 504, acrucial part of therehabilitationAct of 1973,shouldberuled unconstitutional —because itsprotections nowcover transgenderpeople, TheLensreported. Section504 protects people with disabilities from discrimination,and theBiden administration hassaid gender dysphoriacan be covered. If Section504 is invalidated, it could putatriskpeoplelivingwitha rangeofdisabilities.
This week,the councilwillvoteon aproposeddeadline— Feb. 1—for theCantrell administration’s Chief Administrative office andthe office of InformationTechnologyand Innovation to create sucha system.
Having thesystem“completed andavailablefor use” by STr companies by then givesthe city a monthtoworkout anykinks before platformsmuststart checking for STrlicensescomeMarch
CouncilMemberJoe Giarrusso said at aGovernmentalAffairs Committeemeeting Wednesday that themoney to payfor creating theverificationsystemwould come from city profitsfromSTrs. The committeedid notvoteonthe proposal,schedulinga vote forthe full councilinstead.
CouncilvicePresident JP Morrell spearheadedthe ef fort,which he hopeswill ultimately help keep illegallistingsoff platformsfor good
originally,Morrell wanted the counciltosignoff on theproposal before theend of thesummer, but even writingittooklongerthan he’d thought. Thedelay is thelatest difficulty thecouncil hasfaced in gettingthe STrindustryunder control. MayorLaToyaCantrell actually putanSTr executivein charge of enforcementagainst the industry,and sincecominginto of fice sheand heradministration have resisted ef fortstoenforce even therelativelylax laws that were on thebooks
TheMarch ef fectivedatewill come af terNew orleanshosts the SuperBowlonFeb.9 andafter most,thoughnot all, of Carnival season.Botheventstypically draw hundreds of thousandsoftourists. Morrellpredicted to Gambit in July that we’d seea “completeexplosion”ofillegal STrs during those events withouthis measures to hold platformsaccountable forlistings unlicensed properties
Thecouncil is scheduledto vote on Morrell’sproposalatits regularmeeting on Nov. 7.
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THENUMBEROFLOUISIANA RESIDENTSWHO CAST BALLOTS DURING THEEARLY VOTING PERIOD THIS YEAR, SETTINGA NEWRECORD.
Thesecretary of staterepor tedanadditional 110,777 residentscastabsentee ballots, bringing thetotal number of early voters to 960,561. That’s roughly 84,000 more votesthanwerecastearly during the earlyvotingperiodin2020. election Dayis Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Governor Nicholls street homes with short-term rental licenses in Tremein2023.
Thankyou,TaylorSwift –andthankstoall theSwifties
EVEN IN ACITYLIKENEW ORLEANS, LONG ACCUSTOMED TO HOSTINGTHRONGS OF TOURISTS,TaylorSwift’s three-nightstand at theCaesars Superdomewas historic,and it holdsvaluable lessonsfor future major events in ourcity.
Askany of thecity’smanyhospitality andservice industry workersabout Swift’simpactand you’ll hear thesamesweet tune:Swiftieswereanuncommonly happyand joyous crowd that treatedservers well, tipped generouslyand respectedthe city.
Swifties transformedBourbon Street into an all-night, open-air karaokebar.Acrossmuchofthe city,they visitedrestaurants, bars,shops,art marketsand attractions, spending loadsofmoney on smallbusinesses, artistsand musicians.
Swift’simpactonthe city’s economywas breathtaking. AccordingtoNew orleansand Co., most hotels in theCBD,FrenchQuarter,Warehouse District and other downtown areassoldout weeksinadvance LouisArmstrong Neworleans InternationalAirport, meanwhile, brokeits record forpassengersonoct.27. AccordingtoGNo Inc.,preliminaryestimates indicate theerasTourpumpedmorethan$500million into the localeconomy.
In many ways,that allbegan with Swif t herself. AccordingtoJay Marciano,the chairmanand Ceooferas Tour promotor AeG Presents,Swift refused to useso-called “dynamic pricing” —aperniciousway of gougingconsumers for in-demanditems like concer ttickets
Afterher showshere, Swiftdonated enough money to theSecondHarvest Food Bank of GreaterNew orleansand Acadiana to providemorethan75,000 mealstoneedy families
Swiftalsodidn’trequire Neworleans to enacta so-called“cleanzone” ordinance, as theNFL does with SuperBowlhostcities. Thelocal cleanzoneordinanceallowsorganizersofalarge eventtoeffectively take controlofa bigswath of Neworleans,typically extendingfromthe WarehouseDistricttothe Marigny andbeyond.
More aptlydescribed as exclusionary zones, theseordinances create strict limits on what events andpromotions localbusinessescan host,who canvendmerchandise on
Taylor Swiftfansweregood vibesonlyduringher New OrleansErasTourstop.
thestreets andother “brand management”efforts. They aredesignedto prevent“guerillamarketing” by competitorsofSuper Bowl sponsors,but in practice they oftenprevent smallbusinesses, pop-up owners, street vendors, buskersand othersfromearning an honest income.
We’renot knocking theSuper Bowl,byany means. In fact,wewelcome thegamecomingtoNew orleans forarecord-tying11thtime. We just find it worthnoting that Swiftscheduled her tour stop herewithout asking thecitytopourmillionsofadditionaldollars into the downtown area whilechronically underservedareas like Neworleans east andGentillywaityears forpothole andtraffic lightrepairs.Frankly,itshouldn’t take the SuperBowltospruceupPoydras Street.And gettingit done foramajor eventshouldn’t mean short-changing otherparts of town
TheerasTourisa happyreminderthatNew orleans canbea world-classdestination site formajor events in away that spreadseconomicbenefitstoall parts of town
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JefLandry’stax plan could create $742 million budget hole in 2026
GOV. JEFF LANDRY CL AIMS HIS PROPOSED TA XREFORMPLAN will be revenueneutral,but skeptics saythe plan could create a$742millionbudget hole in less than twoyears Andthatholecould grow in future years.
Whysucha bigdisparity?
Mostly,it’sbecause Landry hasfocused on thebenefits of hisproposedtax cuts while glossing over howtopay for them.revenue neutrality hinges on lawmakersand voters approvingLandry’splan withoutchanges,but even then, criticssay therewillbegaping budget holes.
Thegovernorhas summoned lawmakersintoa20-day specialsession star ting this/ next Wednesday—the day af terthe presidential election —toconsiderhis proposals. A week before thesession wasset to begin, lawmakershad only received privatecopies of “draft”legislation andunofficialestimates of theplan’s fiscal impact.
Taxpayershad received even less information.
Here’s what’scertain:Taxpayers will payfor anyrevenue shortfalls in theformofdraconian cuts to higher educationand public healthcare —the same cuts that made BobbyJindalthe most unpopulargovernorinmodern Louisianahistory.And lawmakers will have to answer to voters if that happensagain.
Keepinghis plansunder wraps as long as possible hasbecomeThe Clownfish’sdefininglegislativetactic. He didthatprior to hisfirst twospecial sessions with some success—but that ploy tanked hisattemptstocalla quickieconstitutionalconvention.
Lawmakersdon’t like beingput in apolitical pressure cooker that forces them to make hurried, underinformed decisionsthatcould anger theirconstituents.
As theclock ticksdowntothe special session, lawmakersand taxpayersare gettingantsy aboutthe numbers.
Apreliminaryestimatebythe LegislativeFiscalofficeshowedthe neteffectofLandry’splanwould be a loss of $742 millioninstate revenues less than twoyears from now.
Landry’steamsayslawmakers could coverthatgap if voters approvehis proposed constitutional amendment that would, amongother changes, remove constraintsondedicated reservefunds that voters approved yearsago as fiscal safeguards.
In effect,Landrywants to raid the fundstocover generous corporatetax breaks that wouldgomainly to big, out-of-state companies that have no choice buttodobusinessinLouisiana
At thesametime, Landry wantsto levy salestaxes on dozens of currently untaxedservices, products and activities —fromBibles, landscaping andtampons to carwashes, cableTv, Netflixand allmanner of digitalia.
Worseyet,the potentialbudgethole couldmushroominfutureyears earlierthisyear,atLandry’sbehest, lawmakersapprovededucationsavings accounts (eSAs) anda passel of “anticrime” legislation. As pressure builds to fullyfundeSAs(whichcover private school tuition, amongother items),and as prisonsoverflowwithpeoplenolongereligiblefor parole,those changes alonewillcosttaxpayers hundreds of millions of dollarsmorea year
Landry’s pitchtobroaden thetax base makessense on paper. But, as always,the devilisinthe details.
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Hey Blake, Near thecornerof Second Street and Loyola Avenue in CentralCityisalight blue building that lookslikeitmusthave been achurchatone time.Whatcan you tell me aboutit?
Dear reader,
THEBUILDINGINTHE 2200 BLOCKOF SECOND STREET wasinfacta church formuchofits history. St.Francis de SalesCatholicChurchopenedits doors in 1875
AccordingtoGeorgeGurtner’s book “HistoricChurchesofold New orleans,”the church andparish were createdbythen-Archbishop Jean odin to servethe largenumberofGermans andIrish settling in that neighborhood at thetime.
In 1867,St. FrancisDeSales parish wascarvedout of nearby St.John theBaptist parish,and construction beganonthe newchurch. Although it features asimplewoodenexterior, the inside features aGothicrevival styleof architecture with tworowsofwooden Gothic columnsand avaulted ceiling. Thechurchalsooperatedaschool on thepropertyfor many years. As thepopulationofthe neighborhood
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LivaudaisHalllocated at 2205 Second St., theformer home of St.Francis de Sales Catholic Church.
changed, St.Francis De Salesbecame oneofthe firstCatholicchurchesinthe countrytocreateliturgy andworship services that were more consistent with BlackCatholicculture,including a jazz Mass
It is also importantasthe first home of theDashiki ProjectTheatre Foundedin1968, thewell-known Blacktheater groupstagedits firstperformancesinthe church’s auditorium
Thechurchwas closed in 2008, deconsecratedbythe archdiocese andthe building sold.In2017, developer PeterGardner purchasedthe proper ty,renovated it andreopened it as aprivate eventspace called LivaudaisHall.
THIS WEEK’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CALLSTOMIND twoLouisiana governorswho campaigned forthe WhiteHouse —Bobby Jindal andBuddyroemer—and athird, Huey P. Long,whose presidential ambitionswerecut shortwhen he wasassassinatedin1935.
TheKingfish, as Long wasknown,servedasLouisiana’s 40th governor from 1928 until1932, when he took hisoathasLouisiana’s newest U.S. senator. Long wonthe Senate seat in 1930 butleftitvacantuntil he couldinstall aloyal successor forgovernorvia thestatewide electionsof1931.
Long’s “Share ourWealth” philosophy earned suppor tacrossthe nation, positioninghim as alikelychallengertoPresident Franklin D. rooseveltinthe election of 1936
Long respondedtothe speculationinhis typicalbrash style, writinga fanciful book called “MyFirst Days in theWhite House.”In it,heholds imaginaryconversationswithWashington, D.C.,powerbrokers, nameshis Cabinetappointeesand provides thetextofthe U.S. SupremeCourt decision that he said wouldupholdthe constitutionalityofhis “Share ourWealth” plan
He begins by describing thescene of hisinauguration.
“…Standing thereonthe flag-drapedplatformerected abovethe east porticoof theCapitol,deliveringmyinaugural address, it allseemedunreal. IfeltthatI was dreaming,” Long wrote. “The greatcampaignwhich wasdestinedtosaveAmerica from Communismand Fascismwas history. otherpoliticians hadpromisedto re-makeAmerica;Ihad promised to sustainit.”
Thebookwas publishedposthumouslyafter Long’s deathonSept. 10,1935. Aforeworddescribes it as “asprophecybyits author”published “ingoodfaith, withoutmalice, butwithadesiretopresent to itsreaders afutureAmerica under theguidanceofits author.”
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Anitra’s stuffed bellpeppers with baked Macand veggies
BBQshrimpand grits
Lamb chops with newpotatoesand collardgreens
Stuffed shrimp over Alfredopasta
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ART WO L D CREOLIZED OF THE
The Prospect.6 international art triennial brings 51 artists to 22 venues across New Orleans
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“WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.
Taste our cultural fantasy!” is emblazoned on a bright orange poster beckoning viewers to visit a bright Caribbean spot In another poster, a woman smiles slyly, her eyes slightly lifted toward a pale blue sky with the inset words, “I love you / Only in our imagination.”
The faux promotional materials are some of the artworks by Ewan Atkinson filling a room at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. A native of Barbados, he’s created an elaborate and imaginary Caribbean place he calls “the Neighbourhood,” and in his art practice, he documents its happenings with posters, fake newspaper front pages and more. At Ogden, there’s a vinyl record of the theme song for a Great Exposition, “plus ten swinging tropical gems,” a box of the official sugary cereal of the Great Exposition and more artifacts.
“He is the curator and archivist of the history of the Neighbourhood,” says Prospect.6 co-artistic director Miranda Lash. “His project is: The Neighborhood tried to mount a Great Exhibition, but it is so ambitious and complicated that it fails. It never happens.”
Atkinson calls his own collection of works “pieces of a secondhand puzzle,” which he hopes will offer some insight into the mishap and what went wrong in
Miranda Lash (left) and Ebony G. Patterson are co-artistic directors of Prospect.6.
Brian Jungen’s colonial wood table shot with arrows is at Ogden Museum.
‘Three Whistles and a Howl’ by Shannon Alonzo
theNeighbourhood.One fake news ar ticleonyellowednewsprint reports theevent was“QuicklyCancelled and QuicklyForgotten”following accidents like afireatthe ferrydock. Another wall features scientific panels with paintingsofviruses that af flictedthe Neighbourhoodand disruptedplans forthe expo
“It’sa satiricaltakeonwhat’sinvolved with an endeavor like this,” Lash says “It’sdelightfullysmall,withcollages, fabricated newspaperarticles, fabricatedboard games. It’s ashowwithina show.It’sverysmall scale, buthebuilt a worldinthere.”
TheGreat Exhibition is in part inspired by World’sFairs,but it is an amusinglyironicand engaging inclusion in themassive expo that broughtitto NewOrleans: Prospect.6,the international arttriennial.
Prospect.6 is nowopenonagrand scale, spread among22venues, from WarehouseDistrictmuseums and HarmonyCircletothe Batturealong the rivernearAudubon Park andthe massive former Ford MotorPlant in Arabi. Theofficialvisitor center is at Merchant Houseinthe LowerGardenDistrict, wherethereare paintingsbyRonald Cyrille, akaB.Bird, from Guadeloupe Theexpofeatures51artists from across theglobe,fromMalaysian weaver YeeI-Lanntosynthetic hair worksbyDanishmulti-media artistJeanetteEhlerstoSurinamese artist Marcel Pinas’ work relating to themarooncommunitiesofescaped slaves.Prospect.6officiallyrunsNov.2
throughFeb.2,2025, andisbracketed by openingand closingweekendsfullof performances andcurated experiences.
Therange of contemporary artspans traditionalpaintingand sculptureto multi-mediawork, video, large-scale, site-specificinstallations andmore. Some work directly addressesNew Orleans, butmuchofitwas selected by co-artisticdirectors Lash and EbonyG.Patterson forthe ways the artists’ practicesresonated with the triennial’sthemes.
Prospect.6’s titleis“TheFutureis Present, theHarbinger is Home,” and some of itscommonthreads areexploringwhathomemeans andlooking at change notaslooming in thedistance, butasalready here.Climate change is oneareawhere theeffects arealready having an impact,but thereare many focusesinwhich change is alreadypart of historyand repeatingitself, especially in theeffects of colonialismand migration,whether it’s voluntaryor forced migration.
WhileNew Orleanians celebratetheir home with asense of exceptionalism, Lash notes, Prospect looksbothat itsuniquenessand themanywaysit resemblesother places in theworld “New OrleansisaCreolized space,” says Patterson, anativeofKingston, Jamaica. “It’sfairtosay that most places in this hemisphere areCreolized Many groups of people have passed throughthemand left imprints on thoseculturesand social behaviors, and thereforemakinga unique pot.”
Prospect.6 is thesixth full iteration of Prospect NewOrleans.The art expo wasfounded by DanCameron in response to thedestruction of HurricaneKatrina andthe levee failures,and it featured many installationsinareas destroyedbyflooding, like wipedout blocks of Lower9th Ward neighborhoods.
Though it debutedin2008, Prospect NewOrleans is alreadythe oldest multivenueart biennial or triennialinthe U.S. Thereare oldersingle-venueshows, like theWhitney Biennial in NewYork, butthere areveryfew largeexpos that aimtofillacitywithart andinstallationsunder onebanner.Prospect.6 hasabudgetofroughly $5.5 million, says Prospect NewOrleans Executive Director Nick Stillman. Lash wasthe curatorofcontemporary artatthe NewOrleans Museum of Art when CameronlaunchedProspect.1.
“Hesaidyou have to dreambig,” Lash says.“Youhavetothink on an internationalscale.It’saninternational conversation.One of theonlyprompts abiennialoffersisthatitshould be ambitious.”
With Prospect.6,Lashand Patterson have embraced that vision,selectingartists from across theglobe and spreadingshows andinstallations across NewOrleansneighborhoods
Theyinclude ahandful of longestablishedartists,likeMel Chin, whohad aretrospective organizedby Lash at NOMA,and Trinidadianartist Christopher Cozier.But many areartists earlyintheir career.Noneofthe artists have shownworkinpreviousProspects, andtoemphasizenew work,42ofthe artistsare presenting pieces commissioned forProspect.6.
Priortothe official openingday of Nov. 2, therewereaseriesofperformances.Mostconspicuously,there’s theinstallationofagiant heartwith agoldencrown atop thepedestalat HarmonyCircle. MexicanartistRaulde Nieves also installedfourfigures in the gianturnsatthe foot of thecolumn. On Halloween, theperformance “Love Burst” featured thedragwrestling show ChokeHole, theEdnaKarrHighSchool marching band andmoreactivatingthe newmonumentatthe site
Performancepiecesalsoincluded “Magic Maids” at theNew Marigny Theatre. Filipino dancer Eisa Jocson and SriLankanperformance artist Venuri Perera’s pieceexploresthe accusations of witchcraft aimedatwomen brought to Westerncountries as domestic laborers.Avideo of that work will be part of theirinstallationatthe Ford MotorPlant
Some of thevisitingartists aredig ging into localhistory.StephanieSyjuco, a native of thePhilippines whonow lives
Jeanette Ehlers installedmulti-media worksusing synthetichairatthe Ford MotorPlant andCAC
The opening event ‘Love Burst’ at Harmony Circle featured Choke Hole, Antonio Garza (center) as Love Bird and the Edna Karr High School Marching Band.
in Oakland, California, focused on the early Filipino link to New Orleans, the fishing village at St Malo The village was established by Filipino sailors in the mid-1700s, and it was wiped out by a hurricane in 1915
Syjuco created billboard-sized murals depicting the village. One image is inside the CAC, and others are outdoors along St Claude Avenue and at Xavier University Since the paper works are exposed to the elements, they are impermanent, like the village itself.
Based out of treaty territory in Canada, First Nations artist Brian Jungen has both Swiss and Dane-Zaa Nation ancestry His piece at the Ogden features hundreds of blonde-wood arrows stuck into a dark wood table from colonial-era Louisiana.
The shafts of the arrows aren’t stuck in perfectly parallel, in part because Jungen shot them into the table with a bow. The feathers are from all sorts of birds, many of them off limits to hunters, except where Indigenous people have permission to continue their traditional ways of life
The piece is both beautiful for its natural materials and delivers a sharp critique of the legacy of colonialism.
“It’s such a poignant and poetic work, but at the same time, incredibly complex,” Patterson says “It doesn’t shy away from the violence.”
At the CAC, Meleko Mokgosi re-evaluates South African director Jamie Uys’ 1980 comedy “The Gods Must Be Crazy,” which became the nation’s best-selling film of all time following its release. In the movie, a tribe of San
Most conspicuously, there’s the installation of a giant heart with a golden crown atop the pedestal at Harmony Circle. Mexican artist Raul de Nieves also installed four figures in the giant urns at the foot of the column.
Bushmen discover a Coke bottle that has fallen from an airplane and decide it is a gift from the gods Their attempt to return the bottle to the gods becomes an odyssey that takes them far from home
Mokgosi is a native of Botswana who now teaches at Yale University In his work, he often explores depictions of Africans in painting and film. At CAC, he evaluates the “The Gods Must Be Crazy” in a frame-by-frame look at its images and narrative.
At the Ford Motor Plant, the form of the Millennium Falcon spaceship is immediately recognizable, hovering just above the floor in the cavernous warehouse space. The round, flat body of the ship has the two unmistakable mandible-like extensions in front and the side-mounted cockpit.
But this vessel is made of adobe, the red brick building material used
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throughout Mexico andthe American Southwest. Thetop of theshipis marked by therough-hewnimprinted runesofthe Aztecs.It’sa fusion of the 16th-century Aztecsunstone, detailing theircosmology,and thesci-fiworld of theStarWarsfranchise’s stars andgalaxies.
“MexicaFalconafter DeweyTafoya,”is by LosAngeles artist rafa esparza, andis inspiredbyanimage createdbyTafoya, aprintmakerand also aProspect.6 artist.Esparza oftenchooses materials to focushis works’ themes aboutpower structures andcolonialism
There’sanother link to theCaribbean in theatriumatthe CAC. Shannon Alonzo unfurled an abstracted vision of Carnival in hernativeTrinidadand Tobago.Revelersfromthe Paramin area colortheir skin abrightcobalt blue (traditionally with atypeoflaundry agentinstead of paint) anddress as devils andparadeinthe streets. At theCAC,there is acentral body with many extended limbs, andblue streamersdrape throughtwo levels of heav ywoodenbeams abovethe galleryentrances
Thereare nine artistsrepresenting NewOrleans,including therelatively recent transplant,BlasIsasi,a native of Peru whomoved here to study. His sculptureisatthe Ford MotorPlant
Some more familiar work includes L. Kasimu Harris,who is knownfor photos of Black-ownedbarsinNew Orleans. His work is beingshown at SweetLorraine’s Jazz Club andthe OgdenMuseum. Vietnamese artist Tuan Mami’s work hasevolved from traditionalobjects and
site-specificinstallations to more performative experiences. In an earlyprecursortohis projectatXavierUniversity’s ArtGallery,hemet amigrant community of Vietnamese womeninSouth Korea. He wasinterestedinwomen whohad movedtoKorea as brides in brokered marriages
What he learned wasthatmanyof thewomen’s mothersfollowedthem to help raisechildrenand suppor ttheir daughters, buttheywerenot allowed to live with thefamilies. They ended up averyisolatedcommunity of older women, whosupported theirdaughters butalsohad to suppor tthemselves, of tenthrough farm work.Mamicreated ashowthatfocused on plants,par ticularlythe native Vietnamese plants that broughtthose womensomesense of connection to home
When thepandemicstarted,Mami wasstuck in Taiwan foranextended period,and he createdthe firstofhis Vietnamese ImmigrationGardens.He laterdid asimilar projectinGermany. It made hima ripe candidatefor Prospect.6 andreachingout to New Orleans’ Vietnamese community. Many migrants arrivedinNew Orleans afterfleeing theVietnam War. Mami learnedthatmanyolder Vietnamese people in NewOrleans East hadinfact fled twice, he says.WhenVietnam wassplit into northand south, many Vietnamese Catholicswho livedin coastalareas in thenorth fled to the southasthe communistparty rose to power. Some of thosesamepeoplethen fled thecountry asecondtimewhen SouthVietnam fell in 1975.
Butdespite originally coming from a region near hisnativeHanoi,theywere suspicious of him, he says “I hadmanyquestions in thebeginning,” Mami says.“‘Are youcommunist?’ ‘Are youworking forcommunists?’Many (Vietnameseresidents in NewOrleans) have neverbeenback.”
Starting on hisfirst visittoNew Orleansinspring, Mami startedmeeting people in thecommunity in NewOrleans East andbuildingtrust.Hefound many olderpeoplesuffering from formsof isolation, includinglanguagebarriersin readingstreetsigns,and beingseparated from younggenerations that don’tspeak Vietnamese as fluently Hurricane Katrinawas anothersetback andcausedmanyyounger people to be displacedormoveelsewhere. Butmanyofthe olderresidents stayed. Andtheymaintainedfullgardens, Mami says.There wasnoneedtobuild anotherVietnameseImmigration Garden project.
Instead,heasked forseeds and collectedabout 50 typesofplants. For hisproject at Xavier,heissharing the seeds. Visitors cantakeseeds androll them in smallclayballs andcreatetheir ownseedbowltotakehomeand plant. Theinstallationfeaturesmuralsby Mami,aswellasthree roomsofvideos featuringinterviewswiththe local Vietnamese community.
EveryWednesday afternoonthrough Prospect.6,members of theVietnamese communitywillbeonhandtohelp visitors make seed bowlsand to share storiesorchat.
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“The performative element is hidden, it’s something you cannot see,” Mami says With “all the activity, all the stories behind the plants, I want to highlight the invisible thing. Can we see the performance without actual performing? I want to highlight a lot of hidden parts of the stories.”
Prospect.6 is a sort of homecoming for Lash, and Patterson also has built connections with New Orleans.
Lash was the founding curator of contemporary and modern art at NOMA From 2008 to 2014, she curated large shows like the Mel Chin retrospective, and ushered in performances and residencies and large installations, like the massive sea goddess hung in the museum’s grand entrance hall by the artist Swoon.
Lash left New Orleans for Louisville, Kentucky’s Speed Art Museum, which was then opening a new wing for contemporary art. While there, she collaborated with Trevor Schoonmaker on the group show “Southern Accent: Seeking the American South in Contemporary Art.” That show examining mythologies of the South included work by Patterson, who taught and worked at the University of Kentucky in Lexington for 12 years.
Both Patterson and Lash served on Schoonmaker’s curatorial advisory council when he directed Prospect.4, “The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp.”
Prospect.6 is Patterson’s first foray into curatorial work. Her practice has focused on tapestries, drawing, mixed-media work and more She
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presented a series of large-scale works at Newcomb Art Museum in Prospect.3 Her exhibition “…while the dew is still on the roses…” opened at the Perez Art Museum Miami, and then went to the Speed Museum and Duke University’s Nasher Museum of Art, where Schoonmaker is the curator.
More recently Patterson had a major show at the New York Botanical Garden and was included in the 2023 Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art. This summer, she spent six weeks in a residency at New Orleans’ satellite campus of the Joan Mitchell Foundation, though that residency had been delayed by issues with the pandemic In early October, she was named a MacArthur Fellow, previously known as MacArthur “Genius Grants.”
They started working on Prospect.6 in Kingston. As they began generating their lists of artists to consider, they talked about New Orleans. The Prospect.6 title uses the words harbinger and home In harbinger, Lash turned to the etymology of the word. Its contemporary meaning suggests foreboding and warning, but the root comes from harbor, and the notion of a safe space.
Home also is complicated. Patterson wanted to meet in Kingston for them to consider how to view New Orleans.
“I felt one couldn’t be objective looking at a place inside that place,” Patterson says. “We have to step outside a place to look at the place.”
They also started the planning process as the world was easing out of the pandemic, which also focused their look at New Orleans.
Most of Prospect.6 is free to the public. Some venues charge regular admission
Prospect.6 Venues
• 5523 St Claude Ave.
• Algiers Point
• Alone Time Gallery
• The Batture
• CAC
• Ford Motor Plant, Arabi
• Harmony Circle
• The Historic New Orleans Collection
• Lemann Park & Playground (628 N. Claiborne Ave.)
• Merchant House (1150 Magazine St.)
• NOCCA and Press Street Railroad Yards
• New Orleans African American Museum
• New Orleans Museum of Art
• Newcomb Art Museum
• Ogden Museum
• Peristyle, City Park
• Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club
• UNO St Claude Gallery
• Xavier University Art Gallery & Art Village
Vietnamese artist Tuan Mami’s seed bowl project is at Xavier University Art Gallery.
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Visitors can take seeds and roll them in small clay balls and create their own seed bowl to take home and plant. The installation features murals by Mami, as well as three rooms of videos featuring interviews with the local Vietnamese community.
“We had a world without community gatherings, without festivals, without joy,” Lash says “New Orleans has always been a lesson in why those things are important as far as having a vibrant life. Covid gave everybody a taste of what life would be like without these things
“New Orleans has known things that the rest of the world is learning The fact that it consistently carves a space for joy, even during times of duress, is something the world had to learn during Covid,” Lash continues. “Ebony and I have talked about New Orleans as a gift, the New Orleans that has lessons for other places. Prospect is shining a light on the gifts New Orleans has to offer.”
One of Stephanie Syjuco’s wheat-paste murals of the fishing village of St. Malo is at 5523 St. Claude Ave.
Thepo-boys areback
CHEF TODD PULSINELLI,THE CULINARY DIRECTOR FORTHE GROWING LeBlanc +Smith portfolioofhotels, bars andrestaurants,insists on making Mississippipot roastthe wayitwas meanttobemade.
Traditionally, thetender, slowcooked potroast is flavored with a handfulofpepperoncinipeppers,a half astick of butter andanenvelope each of Hidden valley ranchdressing mix andaujus gravymix
“Mywifemademethe classicrecipe thefirst time Itastedit, andIwas blownaway,”hesays.
That is exactlyhow it’s made at Mahony’s,which serves itsMississippi potroast debris po-boy with grav y on ahalforwhole 12-inchDong Phuong roll.
That’s just oneofthe comfor t classicsandwichesonthe menu, whichisamix of favoritesfromthe past ownersand newtakes on the iconic sandwich Mahony’s originally opened in a shotgunhouse at 3454 Magazine St.in 2008.ItclosedinJulyand reopened in octoberwithnew owners robert LeBlanc, TristanFerchland chef Josh Williams.Ferchland Williamsalso arepartnersinthe whiskeybar Barrel Proofand TheWill&The Waygastropubinthe French Quarter.
LeBlancseesthe acquisitionasa waytocontinuetooffer growth and ownership to team membersand resuscitateafavoriteneighborhood po-boy spot.Pulsinelli, whoworked with Williams on themenu, says there wasnointention of reinventingthe wheelfromthe start.
“Wekeptsomeofthe Mahony classics,” he says,likethe Barq’s root beer-glazedChisesi ham, thePatton’s hotsausage pattysandwichand the Peacemaker,withfried shrimp and oystersstudded with candiedbacon on thecoldside, there’sthe Chisesi hamwithAmericanand Swisscheeses andthe turkey club
“A perfectsandwichisall about balance,”Pulsinellisays. “every bite needstobeastasty as thefirst,with allthe flavorsworking together.”
Someofthe combinations were inspired by dishes that have worked in variousother Smith+ LeBlanckitchensand seemed to translateperfectly to asandwich.
TheZapp’s-crustedfried fish has acrunchy crustformedbythe New orleanspotatochipbrand andis dressedwitha dill-tarragon tartar sauce. “ThatcamefromchefBen (Triola) at TheChloe,” Pulsinelli says. Thecrispychicken Buffalopimiento featuresafriedmarinatedchicken thighwithanupgrade of pimiento cheese blendedwiththe popular chickenwinghot sauce.
TheCochondeLait Cubano is thebestof both worlds,combiningslicesofslowcooked braisedpork butt with ham, Swiss cheese,pickles and atoasted pineapple wholegrain mustard. It’s like acousinto an al pastor taco, made with marinated pork dressed with pineapple.
The“Notpo-boys” sectionofthe menu readslikea lineupof thebestkindofparty food.egg rollsare filled with thefixings foramuffulettaand served with sesame seed pesto. Mushroom rounds offeravegetable alternative to aboudinball. Chef Williams’red beans, rich with smokyham hocksand sausage, are always on themenu. There’salsoablackened Caesar served with crispy chicken skin,and friesoronion ringscan be loaded with debris gravy from that Mississippipot roastand melted cheddar.
Diners cankeepitlocal by selectinga bagofZapp’sorhot andspicy CheeWees with theirsandwichorder. Fordessert,there areHubig’s Pies and house-made chocolatechipcookies
Ferchl designed afun boozemenu too, includinga riff on an Arnold Palmer,dubbedthe John Daly,ontap Beer is availableondraft andinthe can, andthere is acompact wine list anda dailyhappy hour
Themenustatesthe Mahony’s mission this way: “Webelieve that great po-boy joints area crucialpartoftheir community.”Withits reopening, the neighborhood is back in business.
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FLAVORS forsome. Butfor many New orleanians,one old-timesymbolof theseasonwas theannualreturnofa particular flavor of Hubig’sPies, though it’s been outofcirculation.
Nowthough, forthe firsttimeina dozenyears,sweet potato is back in production by therevived Hubig’sPies. Thefirst batchofthese belovedglazed hand pies were slated to appear in local stores beginningoct.25.
It’s thelateststepinthe long road back foraNew orleansbrand that many feared wasgonefor good not toolongago.
In business since1921, Hubig’sPies became more than just afamiliarconvenience food in Neworleans.The graband-go treats,which couldbefound at grocerystores, hardware stores andgas stations,wereinexpensive products
that became part of Neworleans’daily routine, andthusbecameingrained in theheartsofacitythatloves itsrituals.
Afirein2012destroyed thecompany’s facility in theMarigny andput the future of thelocal piemaker in jeopardy,spurringlongingsasthe Hubig’s hiatus drag gedonyearafter year.
Hubig’smarkedits return in 2022 with twoflavors —apple andlemon andgradually broughtbackthe other staple flavorsthatHubig’s previously made year-round,reintroducingone flavor at atime. Seasonal flavors, like sweetpotato, have been slowly joining thelineuptoo
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Companyowner Drew ramsey has maintained that hisaim is notjust to revive thebrand butgivepeople thesamepie they remember from thepast. So capacity,recipetesting andquality controlhavedictateda patientapproach.
With theseasonalreturnofsweet potato,Hubig’s nowhas eight varietiesinproduction, including apple, blueberry, chocolate, coconut, lemon, peachand pineapple.
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Brutto debut
WHEN THEFORMERACE HOTELIN THECBD became aHyatt-branded property last spring,itbrought ahost of name changes, starting with the hotelitself, nowcalledThe Barnett. Itsrestaurant, originally called Josephineestelle,becamethe rather blandlyrebranded Trattoria Barnett. Butitturns outthatwas just aplaceholder.
American,” andBurns called it atongue-in-cheek riff on blending traditions
“Itstartswithrespect fortraditional Italiantechnique with a broaderlardertoworkwith,”Burns says of hisforthcoming menu
Therestaurantspace is astunner, mirroringthe ArtDecodesignofthe hotel’shistoricbuilding, with high ceilings,thick columnsand curving banquettes of dark wood.
That look will remain forBrutto Americano, though De ranieri says it will be awhole newrestaurant, drawn up in thestyle andstandards they’ve establishedattheir Uptown spots.
TrattoriaBarnett will continue to operateuntil closetothe changeover to Brutto Americano.
By spring,the Brutto Americano team also will handle food anddrink forthe hotel’srooftop bar, once called Alto,and nownamed the rooftopatThe Barnett.
Americanowillopen in theformerJosephine Estellespace.
Thepartnersbehinda pair of popularUptownrestaurants areexpandingagain andtakingoverthe former Josephineestelle space.
Chef BrianBurns andbusiness partnerrenoDeranieri operatethe SpanishrestaurantCostera andthe Italianrestaurantosteria Lupo Nowtheyplantoopena new restaurant in TheBarnett called Brutto Americano. It’s slated to open in earlyJanuary 2025.
ThechangefromAce to Hyattmanagementalsobrought newidentities forthe hotel’scoffeeshop, previously Lovage,now Café at TheBarnett Thereare similarnamechanges at theadjacentsisterproperty, theboutiquehotel previously called Maison de la Luz, nowcalled Maison Métier,and itsupscale lounge, originally Bar Marilou, nowcalled BarMétier. Josephineestelle firstopenedalong with thedebut of theAce in 2016 andwas created by MemphisbasedchefsAndy Ticerand Michael Hudman. The kitchen wasinitially ledbyPhillip Mariano, nowchef forPizza Domenica,while thefirst pastry chef wasBreanne Kostyk,who hassince opened thewildlypopular FlourMoonBagels.
Brutto Americanowillbethe third actfor Burnsand De ranieri, who previously worked together at Link restaurant Group, oneofthe city’s best incubators of hospitalitytalent. They left to open Costerain2019 andbuilt afollowing with dishes that areheavily evocativeofSpain and tapasdishes, whileavoiding cliché and drawingheavily on localingredients osteriaLupofollowedin2023 with amodern, regional approach to Italiancooking,withmanypastas, awood-firedovenand ahopping barscene. —Ian McNulty/ TheTimes-Picayune
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Justin Trosclair
oyster farmer
by Will Coviello
JUSTIN TROSCLAIRISONE OF AHANDFULOFOYSTERFARMERS usinga new system of cultivationoff GrandIsle. He grew up in Marreroand couldn’t wait to getintothe culinary world, which ledtoastint as acheesemaker and then alongtenureatSt. JamesCheese Company. More recently,hestarted Lady Nellie oyster Farm,named forhis grandmother andhis uncle’sshrimping boat.Heoffershis oystersfor delivery, wholesaletorestaurants andatpopups. He serves rawand char-broiled oystersand more at more at 1-6p.m. SundaysatParleaux Beer Laband 4-8p.m.Fridays at Kingpin. Formore informationortoorderoysters,see @ladynellieoysterfarmonInstagram
Howdid youget into thecheeseworld?
JUSTIN TROSCLAIR: Igot into the culinary worldthrough WholeFoods andcheese.
Iwas thinking aboutgoing to culinary school,but Ididn’twanttodo that sinceIalready haddebtfromcollege They were openingthatWhole Foods on veterans Boulevard. Iwenttoan open houseand said,“Putmeanywhere, Ijustwanttobeinvolvedwith food in some kind of way.”Theywere like,you soundlikeyou’d be good in thecheesedepartment
Then threemonthslater,Katrina hit, andthatstore gotknocked out. I went to Colorado,because they were offering free rent to Katrinarefugees. Ilandedthisjob at this cheese-making place, Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy. That’s whereI fell in love.Wewere doingraw milk washed rind cheeses andreallyfun stuff. We also did straight in thepaint chèvre andgoat cheesesand marinatedgoatcheeses ButIwas missingNew orleansand I hadnever plannedtoleave,soIcame back.IwentbacktoWhole Foods andwas acheesebuyer fora year Then IlandedatSt. James(Cheese Company).That’swhereitall came together formeasacareer. Ispent 10 yearsthereand worked my wayupto GM.Peoplethink it’s asleepycheese shop,but we woulddo200 covers on a weekend, with alineout thedoor. Idid wholesalefor awhile.And Icompetedincheeseand wonthe Cheesemonger Invitational in 2013.It’s like beingasommelier.Thereisatest,
ablind identification portion, cutting accurately,wrappingand some stage stuff. Youhavetodoeverythingin frontofpeople.
Howdid you switch to oysters?
T: AfterSt. James, therewas some yearsdoing this andthat. Istarted talkingtoryan(Anderson)fromLittle Moon (oysters). We were fishingbuddies,and he startedtelling me allabout it.Itsounded awesome.
Afterayear, Idecided to do it.SoI took allmy moneyand threwitinthe waterinGrand Isle.Wedooff-bottom cultivation, notwildreefcultivation We arenot outthere drag ging the reefs. We aregrowing them in floating cagesliketheydoonthe east andWest Coast. It’s newfor this little collective of farmers. We operateseparately. oyster farmingisnot complicated. Butit’shourheavy.You buyseeds from hatcheriesand puttheminthe water. Yougo outevery week They’reconstantlygrowing,so youare constantly splittingoff your cages. Youspreadthemout.You keep pruningthem
This off-bottom thinghas changed themarket. This didn’t existfive or sevenyears ago. Chefshad this perception of Gulf oysters. ours are notthat. ours arethese tiny manicured things.We’re competingwiththe east andWestcoastsbasically
Theoneswegrow in thecages getmore nutrients. If they didn’t,wecouldn’tbe in business,because we have to charge a little more.Thisfirst oneIate,theytold me it wasaGulfoyster. Isaidthat’scrazy becausethattastes so good
At theend of summer,weseed newoysters.Thisis my second season of oysters. Ihave 120,000inthe water rightnow.That’snot much.(Alabamaoystercompany)Murder Pointmusthave millions in thewater at anygiven point. It’s really good to diversifyyourself. I don’thavewholesale accounts that are well worn,soI want to have multiple streams: pop-ups, home delivery, direct salesand wholesaling.
What do you serveatthe pop-up?
T: Iamdoing char-broiled oystersand raw, anda cheese platefor people who don’tlikeoysters.I have done ashrimp ceviche. ButIboughta high-powered portable pizzaoventodothe charbroileds.SoI hadtoget ridofstuff becausethe oystersare enough forone person to handle
My char-broiledshavebutter, garlic andchili.I’lluse Tabascoand cayenne andsrirachaorgochujang.Ilikeoysters plumpand brothy.Idon’t like the shrivedonescaked in cheese.The pizza oven is greatbecause in twominutes youhavecharontop,but your oyster is notovercooked. Ialsogivea lotofbread so people cansoakupall thejuice. Ilikestill beinginvolvedincheese. Ikeepmycheeseplate simple.Iuse cheeseswithnames people don’trecognize, butpeoplehavetotrust you. You have acoupleofseconds to make that impression.I also keep it simple since Iamfocusingonoysters.I’llput on a soft creamy thingand ahardthing anda meat,likesalamiorsomething like that Iamgoing to star tdoing events with theoysters,and Ican stilldo cheese spreadsifpeoplewant a good-looking spread.
Thefocus of my effortsisthe farm.I need to be talkingabout my business If there’stoo much otherstuff,people don’tget that Iamanoysterfarmer.
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Felipe Esparza
Felipe Esparzaworkedodd jobs like selling concessions at LosAngeles Dodgersgames before he finallybroke through, winningNBC’s “LastComic Standing”in2010. Sincethen, he’s released comedy specials in english andSpanish,and he hoststhe podcast What’s Up Fool.Hereturns to New orleansfor ashowat7p.m.Thursday, Nov. 7, at orpheumTheater.Find ticketsvia orpheumnola.net.
Daniel Tosh
On hislong-running Comedy Central show “Tosh.0,” Daniel Tosh showed offhis flippant andoften dark sense of humorwhile commenting on internet happenings,and hada Web redemptionsfeature in whichhe interviewedpeoplewho went viralfor thewrong reasons. He also released severalcomedyspecials. He performs standupat9p.m.Saturday, Nov. 9, at SaengerTheatre.Findtickets viasaengernola.com.
‘Systeme K’
FilmmakerRenaudBarret’sdocumentary “Systeme K” captures theeclecticstreetart community of Kinshasa,the capitalofthe Democraticrepublicofthe Congo. MusicBox villagescreens thedoc as part of itsfallmonthly film series. “Systeme K” starts at 8p.m., and ticketsare $18for adults,$9for children viamusicboxvillage.com.
Javier Olondo &AsheSon
Cuban-born guitaristJavierOlondo andhis Latinjazzgroup AsheSon closeout theNew orleansJazz Museum’s HispanicHeritageMonth Celebrationwithaperformance at 2p.m.Friday, Nov. 8. olondo has performedaroundthe world, and he’s aprofessor at Tulane University andthe artistic director of theNew orleansInternational Guitar Festival Friday’s concertatthe Jazz Museum is free,and it will be live-streamedat facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum.
TippingPoint:
EmmylouHarris, GracePotterand more TheTulaneUniversityscholarship fundraiser features abig lineup of emmylou Harris,Grace Potter,
Christone“Kingfish”Ingram, George Porter Jr., Anders osborne, JonCleary, Ivan Neville, Tony Hall andthe Dumpstaphunk horns. At 9p.m.Friday, Nov. 8, at orpheum Theater. Ticketsstart at $150. Find ticketsand informationat tippingpoint.tulane.edu.
Papa
PlaysThe Nite Tripper
NewOrleans vocalist andkeys player John “Papa” Gros hosts hisannualtribute to Dr.Johnat9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at Tipitina’s Gros will be joined by guitaristJohn Fohl,bassist George Porter Jr., and vocalistsKikiChapman andYolanda robinson to celebratethe musicof TheNiteTripper.Tickets are$30 viatipitinas.com
Brad Williams
Comedian Brad Williams played two packed shows last summer at the JeffersonPerformingArtsCenterand returnsfor twomoreonSaturday, Nov. 9. Williams hasappearedon “The TonightShow” and“Jimmy Kimmel Live”and hastwo one-hour specials:“FunSize” and“Daddy Issues.” Showsare at 7p.m.and 10:15 p.m. at JPAC.Tickets startat$29.50 viajeffersonpac.com.
MikhalaIversen and theGeraldFrenchBand
TheDew Drop Innhosts ajazz matineeseriesevery Saturday in November featuringvocalistMikhala Iversenand theGeraldFrenchBand performing atribute to BillieHoliday andLesterYoung.Iversen,who runs AllBoutDat Tours, also will lead toursofthe historic DewDrop. Showsare at 1:30 p.m. and3p.m everySaturday, andtickets are$50 viadewdropinnnola.com.
CrystalWaters
Vocalist CrystalWatersfirst became astapleinthe house music scene in the’90swithher hits “Gypsy Woman” and“100% Pure Love” andinthe 2000swith“Destination Calabria.” Shehelps theBourbon Pub& Parade celebrateits 50th anniversarywithashowat9p.m. Saturday,Nov.9.Tickets are$10-15. other events celebratingthe LGBTQ barthisweekend includea Her Haus partyon Friday anda Ladies of Lipstixx show on Sunday.Findmore info at bourbonpub.com
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MONKEY HILL BAR— “Heart&Soul: Songs of HoagyCarmichael”,7pm
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Bonnie Raittplays theSaenger TheatreNov.8 at 8pm.
Quiet dreams
by JakeClapp
THEMEMBERS OF NEW ORLEANSDREAM POP
BAND WhisperParty!like to joke that vocalist and keyboardistJean Preston is the“whisper,”while drummerChris Hayes, guitarist MichaelSelser andbassist rexMarshall bringthe “Party!” —exclamation pointincludedfor good measure.
Butit’sanapt description forthe alluring band: Preston’svoice typically meltsintothe music andremainsethereal, untilthe song callsfor theclassically trainedvocalisttoreach forthe rafters. Meanwhilethe Party! digs into engaging, reverb-heavy dreampop,withalovefor Blonde redheadand CocteauTwins put throughheavier twists andturns
Theresultturns “Waveland,”the second full-length albumbyWhisper Party!,intoa hazy,blue-washed dancefullofemotion andmystery. Thebandreleases“Waveland”on Friday,Nov.8,withashowatSaturn Bar. TheKissing Diseaseand Delores Galore also perform. on stage, WhisperParty!completes thedream,often wearing monochromaticoutfits.Whisper Party! sets are introduced by poet andwriterAleck Woogmaster,and once themusic is going, thebanddoesn’t speak “For us,it’simportant to create an experience, notjustsonically but visually,”Preston says.She describes theWhisper Party! aestheticlikea noir movie, wheremysteriouscharactersare sauntering around WhisperParty!formedinspring 2021.For years, Marshall andPreston hadplayedinthe groupSimpleSound retreatand wanted to trya newproject Preston’s“voicealwayssounded really nice with reverb,” Marshall says “Wethought we should star ta dream popbandand endedupgoing alittle bitheavier.”
Hayesand Selser joined Whisper Party! that year.The band quickly startedtowrite,recordand perform consistently around Neworleans— oftenjoinedbyanASL interpreterto help make theirshows more inclusive forthe deaf andhard-of-hearing community.Theyalsohaveventuredout on some smalltours around theregion, includingafew dateswithsurfpunk maniacsDaikaiju
WhisperParty!releasedits self-titled firstalbum in spring 2023 andhad
alreadystarted workingonsongs for theirfollow-up.The title“Waveland” is anod to thehouse in Waveland, Mississippi, wherethe band recorded the“meat andpotatoes” of theirnew album, Marshall says
“Waveland” openswithapoemby Woogmaster,which he readsover growingsoundsofwaves.The shor t pieceabout thepush-and-pull of gravityand itseffects sets up theebband-flow of emotions explored on the album, like loss andlove, despairand hope.The track“Torn Pages” is about reflecting on personal failures but knowingwe’re stillinchargeofwriting ourown storiesfor thefuture.
“There’ssomedespair anddarkness, butthere’salsoalot of hope found within that,too,” Prestonsays. “It’salwayskindofhiddeninthis meditative,reverb-filled sound, but thereisalot of hope youcan find on thealbum.”
WhisperPar ty!likes to create a specific atmosphere anda mood with theirliveshows andmusic,but it’s an ef fort to createaworld wherelisteners canexplore whatever emotionitis they need at that time,Preston and Marshall say.
“Someofour songshavethese uncomfortablefeelingsoflossbut in the same song youcan hear love andhope. So it’s whatever thelistenerneeds in that moment is what Ihopefor them,” Prestonsays. “I hope they experience somethingdifferent everytime.”
WhisperParty!performsat9 p.m. Friday,Nov.8,atSaturnBar.Admission is $10. An ASLinterpreter also will be on stage. Find more info at whisperpartymusic.com.
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Whisper Party! releases ‘Waveland’ on Nov. 8.
Killing it
by Will Coviello
“I WASALWAYSGOING TO DO THEFUNER AL,” says comedian Zak Toscani.“As astand-up comic, you’re like, ‘Damn! This fell in my lap. This is goingtobe astory.’ ”
It wasn’t supposed to be afuneral gig. Toscani hadbeenbookedto performata Tv show premiere celebration. That wasmoreinline with histourofhouse shows, whichnow make up thebulkof histouring schedule (thoughhe’ll breakthat routinethisweekend with club showson Friday andSaturdayat Spor ts Drink)
Most of hisshows are privatelybooked, by individuals or groups of friends, andmostthenhappeninthose people’s homes. Thereare published accounts of ashowinabackyard wherea doginterrupted theset with thecarcass of arabbititjustcaught. onehostdecided to move ashowfrom theirhouse to alocal restaurant,where most customershad no idea whya comicwas performing,largely forone tableofguests.
“Itwas agoodset,” he continues. “Carl Bernsteinsaid, ‘Thatwas perfect.’ Iwas like,that’senoughfor me.The guy whobrought down NixontoldmeIhad agoodset.”
Butthe funeralwas abit different.
Af teracouplehad booked himto play theirpremierepar ty,hegot a phonecall.
“The week before theshow, the womancalledmeand said,‘Hey, my partner’sdad died unexpectedly,’” Toscanisays. “‘Thefuneral wasactually setonthe dayweweregoing to have youcomeand do ourshow, so would youliketoperform at afuneral?’ ” Afterafew questions, Toscaniagreed.
As it turned out, thedeceasedwas ahardact to follow.There were guests likerepor terCarlBernstein Guests shared storiesofthe deceased, includingthatfor awhile he owned andrentedNew York proper ties butessentially livedout of avan.He rented ayacht fora firstdateand told thewoman he ownedit. Shelater marriedhim
When it wastimefor theset,Toscani gotupinfront of thecasket, whichwas actually aplain pine wood box. Butthe eventwentwell.
“I felt kind of honoredtobepartofit,” he says.“Iwas theone whospoke the longestatthe funeral.”
WhileToscani hasplentyofstories from that event, most of theshows have houseparty vibes. He says thereis less heckling or disturbances,because even if audience membersare drinking, they’reamong friends.
He starteddoing thehouse showsas pandemic restrictions were easing.He waslivinginPortland, oregon,and tryingtoget back in frontofcrowdsafter ayearand half of shutdowns. Butmask mandates andlimitsonthe number of people whocould gather in aroomwere changing constantly,makingithardto book gigs.Soheskipped comedy clubs in favorofprivate shows.
It wasn’t hard to getoverhis initialapprehensions.
“I don’tknowwhy Ithought it might ruin themystique,”hesays. “The mystique of what?I am on stagetalking aboutsandwichesand my dick.Idon’t need to pretendIamsomefamous painterorsomething.”
Nothanging outinaclubgreen room with other comics also meanshemeets allsorts of people.He’smadefriends, includingthe couple whobookedhim forthe funeral, he says.
ZakToscani performs at 7and 9p.m Friday,Nov.8,and Saturday,Nov.9, at Sports Drink. Ticketsare $25via sportsdrink.eventbrite.com
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