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CONTENTS Features 6 Allen Toussaint 10 Jazz Fest Picks 18 Jazz Fest Cubes 26 Jazz Fest Night Shows 36 20 Years of NOLA Hip Hop 40 Armstrong Park

Events & Nightlife 28 Lakeside 2 Riverside 30 Music Calendar 57 Bar Guide

Dining 42 Mother's Day Brunch Spots 46 $20 and Under 48 Food News 52 Restaurant Guide 56 Probably Baking

Extras 58 Film Reviews

May 2016 Vol. 19 No. 11 Publisher/Editor-in-Chief: Josh Danzig Creative Director: Michael Fulkerson Assistant Editor: Kathy Bradshaw Movie Editor: David Vicari Copy Editor: Burke Bischoff Contributing Writers: Kathy Bradshaw, Beau Ciolino, Cassandra Damascus, Fritz Esker, Emily Hingle, Telle Ink, Phil LaMancusa, Debbie Lindsey, Kim Ranjbar, Chris Romaguera, Greg Roques, Celeste Turner, David Vicari, Leigh Wright, John Wirt, Hart Pisani Director of Sales: Stephen Romero Allen Toussaint Cover Painting by Frenchy Photographers: Kathy Bradshaw, Scott Chernis, Gus Escanelle, Jason Hall, Steve Hatley, Gary LoVerde, Romney, Jorge Menes Interns: Paul Bentley, Andrew Callaghan, Loren Cecil, Julia Engel, Tyniski Evans, Anna Currey, Ashlee Hill, Bess Turner, Asdrubal Quintero Subscribe: Receive 1 year (14 issues) for $30 and get a FREE Where Y’at CD. Subscribe today at WhereYat.com.

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66 Where Y'at Chat If you missed the first weekend of Jazz Fest, fear not, as weekend two is here! This issue previews the best of the last weekend and includes an in-depth remembrance of Allen Toussaint. Are you more of a night owl?

Then our Night Show Picks will lead the way to your club-hopping around the Crescent City.

Margaritas are the name of the game for Cinco de Mayo, and Beau Ciolino provides an excellent margarita recipe for you to throw your own little fiesta. Speaking of margaritas, be sure to visit WhereYat. com to check out our Jose Cuervo Margarita Mix-Off contest. Visit each contestant at his/her establishment to see who makes New Orleans’ best margarita and then cast your vote online.

If you haven’t made your Mother’s Day brunch reservations, book today! This issue offers a rundown of some great brunch spots that you might not have considered that are perfect for treating mom like a queen.

There are lots of other great events taking place in May, including Derby on Fulton, Bayou Boogaloo, and the New Orleans Food & Wine Experience. Our Lakeside-Riverside section has all that you need to enjoy this incredible month! -Josh Danzig, Publisher

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A Tribute To Allen Toussaint

By Dean M. Shapiro

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f it's true what they say about a person's life being measured by the volume of their body of work, then Allen Toussaint's place in that pantheon is assured.

Most songwriters measure the length of their compositions in minutes and seconds. Toussaint's works can be measured in hours, days and weeks. Possibly even months and years. That's how long it might take to play everything he wrote, composed or produced if you played them all, one after another.

Toussaint, a world-renowned pianist, lyricist and composer who passed away at the age of 77 on November 10, 2015, left behind a legacy of songs that are known to millions of people worldwide spanning at least three generations. Many of his songs were covered by some of the biggest names in the popular music industry. His canon of original work is estimated to be in the upper hundreds.

From the mid to late 1950s right up to the night of his passing he was either writing songs, performing them, producing them, arranging them or singing them. Very often it would be all or any combination of the above.

On the short list of familiar hit songs he wrote and/or performed in the early 1960s when he led the house band for Joe Banashak’s New Orleans-based Minit and Instant record labels are “Motherin-Law” (Ernie K-Doe), “I Like It Like That” (Chris Kenner), “Fortune Teller” (Benny Spellman) and “Ooh Poo Pah Doo” (Jessie Hill), plus some of the first records of Irma Thomas and Aaron Neville.

Between 1961 and 1970 he wrote and produced a string of hits for Lee Dorsey, including “Ya-Ya”, “Ride Your Pony”, “Get Out of My Life Woman”, “Working in the Coal Mine” and “Yes We Can” which was later covered by The Pointer Sisters and turned into their biggest hit.

As a producer, Toussaint’s credits included Dr. John’s “Right Place, Wrong Time” and Labelle's monster hit, “Lady Marmalade.” Some of his compositions even crossed over into other genres, like Glen Campbell’s country/western version of “Southern Nights” and Al Hirt’s first commercial jazz chart-topper, “Java.”

Toussaint’s success continued to resonate throughout the music industry even after his residency with the Minit/ Instant labels ended. His 1965 instrumental composition “Whipped Cream,” was a hit for Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass and it became the theme song for the TV show, The Dating Game. And even though some of his compositions failed to chart when they were first produced, amazingly, they found a better life decades later. “Here Come the Girls”, a song he wrote for Ernie K-Doe’s unsuccessful comeback attempt in 1970, was resurrected in 2007 for a commercial by the Boots Pharmacy chain in England and it became a Top 40 record in the British Isles.

Other musical icons Toussaint worked with over his long career include Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, John Mayall, B.J. Thomas, Etta James, Elvis Costello, Leo Nocentelli, Dave Bartholomew, Solomon Burke and groups like The Meters, The Neville Brothers, Three Dog Night, The Band, and many more. His credits even extended to the Big Apple where his musical production, Stagger Lee, ran for 150 performances in an off-Broadway theatre.

For his accomplishments, Toussaint was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame 11 years later. In 2013, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama.

A low-key, modest, easygoing personality, Toussaint has been described as a “humble and gracious gentleman” by nearly all who knew him.

This spring, there will be two major shows paying tribute to Toussaint and his extensive and varied repertoire. The man that New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Producer Quint Davis called “a one-man Motown” will be feted at this year’s JazzFest with a lineup of stellar performers yet to be announced. In recent years, Toussaint had become a Jazz Fest fixture once he began performing and singing his own original compositions.

Not far from the Jazz Fest site, also in the Gentilly neighborhood, the Anthony Bean Community Theater will also host a Toussaint tribute with a lineup that will be announced as the May 20 opening date gets closer. Toussaint was originally scheduled to perform his songs in person when the show was announced at the beginning of the season, but, since his passing, Bean has confirmed that the show will go on with other performers showcasing Toussaint’s works.

Bean, who worked with Toussaint on several original productions in the 1980s and 90s, including an Irma Thomas tribute show that reprised last fall, called Toussaint “New Orleans’ Berry Gordy,” drawing a parallel between him and the legendary Motown Records producer from Detroit.

The show, Bean said, will include about 20 of Toussaint’s most familiar songs. He also noted, “It’s going to be filled with singing and dancing, and in between there’ll be tidbits about how the song was created. It’s going to be a fun evening. We’ve got dancers and actors in it. It’s a musical revue and it’s called ‘Southern Knight,’ which is a tune you’ll hear throughout the play.”

Describing his experiences working with Toussaint, Bean said, “Allen was a very quiet man. Very pleasant to work with. Everybody knows he was smooth and cool. I’d never seen him get excited. I would tell him, ‘Allen, I think we

“There’s not going to be a replacement for him.

They just don’t make them that way anymore.”

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should move in this direction with this. I think the songs should be bigger than life.’ And he’d say, ‘Oh, yeah, that will work’ and that was the most excited I’d ever seen him.”

Continuing, Bean said, “The way he would work, particularly at the piano, was that we would read the scene over together and I would have to feed him the emotions.

And he’s playing the piano as I’m talking. And then it would come to him. He wrote a piece titled ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ for the play we were working on together. Even now it has to be the most beautiful song I’ve ever heard.

Allen was very different. He was so contained, yet exactly what he wanted and what you wanted came out in his writing."

“He was so gifted,” Bean continued. “Like the Cher song says, ‘He was a complicated man.’ Allen was very complicated, but his music speaks for itself.”

Mike Shepherd, Executive Director of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame, had his own memorable observations of Toussaint to share. One of the most memorable of those experiences was the night of Toussaint’s induction into the LMHOF in 2009. It was at the Mother in Law Lounge which was being managed at the time by Betty Fox, the daughter of Ernie K-Doe’s deceased wife, Antoinette. Toussaint was inducted on the same night as K-Doe (posthumously), along with Benny Spellman who sang bass on “Mother in Law” and was still living in a Pensacola, Florida, nursing home at the time.

“The lounge wasn’t doing well after Miss Antoinette’s death and Betty asked for my help to keep it open,” Shepherd explained. “She needed a special event to draw people in.

“I needed to put Ernie in the Hall of Fame and he, Allen, and Benny were joined at the hip with their songs. So I reached out to Allen and told him, ‘You are the factor that glued them together. Could I talk you into being there and allow me to induct you into the Hall of Fame also?’ And

Allen, as per his normal, gracious self, said, ‘It would be my honor, not only to be there for those two great singers, but also to become a part of something from my home.’”

As he was being inducted, Toussaint told the large crowd, “This means more to me than all my other awards because it’s from home.” After receiving his induction plaque, Toussaint performed some of his biggest hits, which were greeted by enthusiastic applause and media coverage from all of New Orleans’ network-affiliated TV stations.

“Allen taught me something that night- how well-loved he was and how far his influence stretched,” Shepherd said.

After the Associated Press reported on the induction, which went into hundreds of publications worldwide, Shepherd said he received between 4,000 and 5,000 hits on the LMHOF website over the next three or four days. “They came from nearly every state and Canadian province, plus from the U.K., Spain, Ireland, and France. We’ve never had that much of a response to the induction of an artist before or since."

“Allen was a virtuoso who could play damn near anything he attempted and do it great,” Shepherd continued. “He could play good guitar. He had a career that many people don’t have a clue about,” noting that Toussaint played piano incognito on many of Fats Domino’s records when Domino couldn’t be in the studio himself for those recording sessions.

“Allen was the consummate dapper gentleman,” Shepherd said. “I never saw him in distress or rude or raising his voice.” When asked how Toussaint compared with Gordy, Shepherd opined, “He was better than that. To me, Berry Gordy was just a businessman with a good ear.

Allen was one of the greatest musicians of our time. And one of the greatest writers of our time."

“There’s not going to be a replacement for him,” Shepherd concluded. “They just don’t make them that way anymore.”

Meet The Cover Artist R A NDY " F R ENCH Y " F R ENCHE T T E

When I first moved to Nola in January of 1997, I was painting a gig at the Funky Butt, Earl Turpiton was there, and after the show he came up to me and asked what I thought I was doing? I got nervous and answered "Paintin the room" laughing and said, Boy! You doing it and don't even know!?! I said doin what? He said Acoustioptics, the relationship between the invisible sound and light waves and how we perceive them both with our soul and brain.

I knew exactly what Earl was handing down, so what does dat have to do with dis?!! Willie T (Earl T's) big brother and Allen Toussaint wrote all the songs for Bo Dollis & the Wild Magnolia’s first CD, and when I like everyone else first hurd dat "they call us wild" album my life was forever changed for the funkier.

Then let's add on that I was blessed to be selected to paint the 2015 Official Jazz Fess poster honoring Big Chief Bo Dollis, and in doing so it required a tremendous amount of hard work, and a big part of that work, was painting over 300 c-marque canvas prints, which required a ton of yellow/reds/blues etc.

The painting of Allen came together in phases. Draped in a drop cloth, I was using his gallery piano as a work bench through the last 6 months at the old Oak Street studio location.

Once I completed last year's Jazz Fest studio work I removed the drop cloth from the piano and found it captured the outline of my piano top.

A year after Allen's passing, I decided to fuse his portrait into the pre-existing abstract that was unintentionally created with my piano using the excess paint from the Bo Dollis Jazz Fest Cmarks.

This piece was created straight from the heart, just like Allen's beautiful music and life!!

-Randy "Frenchy" Frenchette

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music club was instrumental in the careers of Stevie Ray and Jimmy Vaughan, Clark has shared the stage with the likes of Eric Clapton, B. B. King, Dave Matthews, the Rolling Stones, John Mayer, and more. His blues-heavy sets are sure to show how the influential genre has shaped the history of music.

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10 Picks for Thursday, April 28

Gracious Bakery and Café Food Heritage Stage, 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

Gracious Bakery and Café promises no mixes, bases or shortcuts, ever. The made-from-scratch baked goods will be available for your enjoyment at Jazz Fest. Not only do they have typical bakery fare like French toast, muffins and coffee, but also their own specialties, including pepper jelly king cake! Make sure to check out their food truck at Jazz Fest.

Gary Clark Jr. Acura Stage, 3:00 - 4:20 p.m.

Gary Clark Jr. is an American guitarist and actor from Austin, Texas. His trademark distorted guitar sound and smooth vocals are influenced by a wide variety of genres—including blues, jazz, soul, country, and hiphop. Rocketed to fame by promoter Clifford Antone, whose

Brandi Carlile Gentilly Stage, 3:40 - 4:55 p.m.

Brandi Carlile’s alternative country vibe hits the spot. At 16 she began her career as a backup singer for an Elvis impersonator, and after being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder, dropped out of school to pursue music full-time.

Carlile has experimented in pop, rock, folk, R&B and blues, but claims that no matter where her music takes her, she can never get the country and western out of her voice.

The Suffers Congo Square Stage, 4:10 - 5:10 p.m.

The Suffers is an American soul band from Houston, Texas. Their environment is their biggest influence, as the many genres of the area filter into

Elvis Costello & The Imposters Gentilly Stage, 5:30 p.m.

their own self-branded genre of Gulf Coast Soul. The large group packs an even larger sound; they have everything from rhythm sections to horns, all a perfect setup for the immense voice of founding member Kam Franklin. This up-and-coming band is a perfect addition to your Jazz Fest lineup.

Snarky Puppy Zatarain’s/WWOZ Jazz Tent, 5:25 - 6:45 p.m.

Snarky Puppy is a Brooklyn-based instrumental fusion band from Denton, Texas. In addition to a constantly rotating touring band—some members are busy touring with the likes of Erykah Badu, Snoop Dogg, Justin Timberlake, Ari Hoenig and others—the group is dedicated to music education. Across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, and Mexico, the group has hosted over a hundred clinics, workshops, and master classes.

Elvis Costello & The Imposters Gentilly Stage, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Elvis Costello has been making music since the 1970’s as a part of the British punk and new-wave scene. He began touring with backing band The Imposters in 2002. Costello has an impressive resume; in addition to his 40-plus years of work and 24 albums, he boasts more than 20 roles as an actor, a strong political stance on vegetarianism, his own orchestra work, and a position on the Advisory Board of the Board of Directors of the Jazz Foundation of America.

Within the organization, Costello dedicates his time to saving the homes and lives of elderly American jazz and blues musicians, including those who survived Hurricane Katrina.

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Mr. Okra

Near Jazz & Heritage Stage

Native American Pow Wow, 11:55 a.m., 2:35 & 3:55 p.m.

Red Boys Production Native American Dance Troupe is a drum group that travels the country educating people about the culture and heritage in their traditional song and dance. Tribes represented include Cree, Dakota, Lakota, Mohawk, Choctaw, and others, each with their own style and culture to represent.

Mr. Okra Near Jazz & Heritage Stage, 12:05, 1:00, 2:05, 3:20, 4:40, 5:40 p.m.

Mr. Okra is sometimes known as the last singing vegetable vendor of New Orleans. His brightly painted truck is an icon, brimming with apples, bananas, pineapples, garlic, onions, avocadoes and of course okra. It’s a family business—his father did it before him and Mr. Okra, also known as Arthur Robinson, picked it up at 15. Don’t miss out on this fresh produce to rejuvenate you during those hot afternoons.

Tarace Boulba of France Parades, 5:30 p.m.

Tarace Boulba is a French band whose objective is accessibility to the practice of free music for all. the group now has over a thousand members in France and around the world, all united in the spirit of an open collective. It offers workshops for anyone who joins and the fee is only 15 euros for life. The collective vibe encompasses a world of genres and provides a great show.

La Divina Gelateria on Wheels' Old Fashioned Hand Made Ice Cream Sandwiches Heritage Square, All Day While living in Florence, Italy, Katrina and Carmelo fell in love with the Italian passion for the value of life’s simple pleasures.

La passeggiata,, or leisurely evening stroll, is the hallmark of the Italian way of life; and with that, comes —the sweetness dolce di far niente—the of doing nothing. And what better edibles than gelato and sorbet to represent this? These sweet treats are the usual Italian night-cap after an incredible evening spent over wine, laughter and delicious food that lasts well into the wee hours of the night. The Turillos sought to bring this experience to New Orleans and studied gelato practices all over Italy, so as to bring the authenticity home.

Brandi Carlile

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won her first Grammy Award in 2007 for her album After The Rain.

The Revivalists Gentilly Stage, 3:40-4:45 p.m.

10 Picks for Friday, April 29 Inspired by their New Orleans music roots, The Revivalists have been creating quality rock music since the groups Irvin Mayfield & The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra inception in 2007. As a Congo Square Stage, 2:45-3:45 p.m. seven piece ensemble, Irvin Mayfield, a New Orleans jazz the band has only just celebrity with 25 studio albums under begun to gain traction his belt and numerous Grammys and Congo Square Stage, 5:45 p.m. in the early years of the Billboard Awards to show for it, founded past decade. Their most the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra in 2002 popular of three albums, as a means of maintaining and promoting 2014’s City of Sound, the spirit of New Orleans jazz. Mayfield made it to the Billboard and NOJO played an influential role in charts after its re-release revitalizing the city’s jazz scene in 2005 on Wind-Up Records. But directly after Hurricane Katrina. Mayfield with a new album named is one of the most passionate players in Men Amongst Mountains the field when it comes to the music and having been released last culture of New Orleans, and is sure to year, the band is sure to give a memorable performance at this keep Gentilly Stage-goers year’s Jazz and Heritage Festival. pumped up for later musical act My Morning Irma Thomas Jacket with a plethora of Acura Stage, 3:20-4:30 p.m. rock-filled guitar riffs and Irma Thomas has been dubbed the drumlines.

“Soul Queen of New Orleans” and has been performing for 50 some-odd years.

Paul Simon Unarguably on the same level of skill and Acura Stage, 5:15-6:55 finesse as Etta James and Aretha Franklin, p.m. but unfairly not having achieved the same Paul Simon is one of the amount of commercial success, Thomas most ubiquitous icons in

Ms. Lauryn Hill

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the history of American music. As both a member of the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel and as a renowned solo artist, Paul Simon has managed to win 12 Grammy Awards including Lifetime Achievement Award, among many other prestigious titles. The singer-songwriter has been performing since Simon & Garfunkel’s founding in 1964 and has continued to awe audiences to this day. He is set to release his thirteenth studio album Stranger To Stranger in the near future.

My Morning Jacket Gentilly Stage, 5:30-7:00 p.m.

16-year-old My Morning Jacket hails from Stinson Beach, North Carolina. Creating their latest album in their hometown in a studio overlooking the ocean, the band’s inspiration has come in floods from the nature that surrounds them. The album, Waterfall, received a 2015 Grammy nomination, and has put the band back on the music radar after a bit of a hiatus. Inspiring many local bands in the New Orleans area, such as underground funk-rock band Yard Dogs, My Morning Jacket is expected to have quite the cult following at its hour-and-a-half long performance. Its expansion from the genres of rock and country into reggae, neo-psychedelia and funk will make for an unforgettable evening.

Ms. Lauryn Hill Congo Square Stage, 5:45-7:00 p.m.

Hailing from Essex County, New Jersey, where the artist still resides in her hometown, Ms. Lauryn Hill has been entrenched in music since her formative years.

With childhood influences such as The Supremes, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin and Santana, to name just a few, the artist made quite a bang on the

The Revivalists

Gentilly Stage, 3:40 p.m.

R&B scene in the 1990s, as part of the group the Fugees and with her iconic album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. After her decade-plus-long hiatus, Lauryn Hill has only recently begun to reemerge in the public eye. Her performance is not one to be missed.

TJ Gourmet’s Shrimp Remoulade Po-Boy Food Area II, All Day TJ Gourmet is featuring their Shrimp Remoulade Po-Boy and Cajun Chicken & Tasso with Creole Rice this festival season. Both delicious options are sure to be popular choices for lunch, so make sure to get yours before they’re gone.

Café du Monde’s Beignets & Café au Lait Heritage Square, All Day Café du Monde will be serving up their famous beignets doused in powdered sugar, along with some sweet coffee treats. The New Orleans staple will be taking their classic café au lait and serving it up iced and frozen in addition to the original hot coffee drink. To us, that sounds like a sure-fire way to beat the heat and keep your festival spirit strong.

J&M Seafood’s Oysters on the Half Shell The Grandstand, All Day J&M’s is your stop for freshly shucked oysters on the half shell. J&M will also be offering a Louisiana Crawfish Salad Roll—a new take on the classic lobster roll one would find up north during the summer months. Can you say delicious?

Louisiana Marketplace will provide an array of uniquely New Orleans craft items.

Stop by to purchase jewelry, clothing, traditional Acadian and Creole furniture, and art and photography representing the beauty of the city. The Marketplace will be home to some of the best artisans in the state for the duration of the Festival.

Of the numerous artists showing the second festival weekend, our top picks include David & Emily Wortman’s beautiful pottery embellished with motifs of local cuisine (Tent F), Karen Ocker’s original paintings which encapsulate local New Orleans culture (Tent F), and Suzanne Juneau’s exquisite Louisianainspired jewelry (Tent E).

Paul Simon

Acura Stage, 5:15 p.m.

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10 Picks for Saturday, April 30

BBQ Louisiana Crawfish by Red Fish Grill Food Heritage Stage, 12:30–1:20 p.m.

The award-winning casual seafood restaurant, Red Fish Grill, is bringing their Bourbon Street flavor to Jazz Fest this year. The restaurant is known for being a tourist hotspot that is conveniently placed in the French Quarter to welcome all Downtown visitors. Chef Austin Kirzner will demostrate how he makes the restaurant's signature BBQ Louisiana Crawfish for all festival-goers to enjoy.

Big Freedia Congo Square Stage, 2:20-3:20 p.m.

The Queen of Bounce will be gracing the Jazz Fest stage again this year and promises not to disappoint. The bounce artist pioneer made a name for herself throughout the years with the hit TV show “Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce” and with tours all over the world. Though Big Freedia recently got into some illegal

trouble in New Orleans, she is not hiding her face from anyone and still will let the ultimate twerk fest go on.

Red Boys Production Dance Troupe Native American Village, 2:30-2:50 p.m.

The indigenous family dance troupe performs selections of Native American culture all over North America. The tribe is named after the family’s oldest son AshkiiChee, which is a Navajo translation of “Red Boy.” The troupe has origins from the Cree, Dakota, Lakota, Mohawk, Choctaw and others. The traditional dances of Red Boys Production are something friends and family will enjoy.

Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. and the Wild Magnolias Jazz & Heritage Stage 2:55-3:55 p.m.

After the passing of Big Chief Bo Dollis last year, his son Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. is now being passed the torch to lead the Wild Magnolias.

Unlike other tribes, the Wild Magnolias incorporate funk music into their chants and dances. This combination makes for a different kind of catchy sound Big Freedia and beat that Congo Square Stage, 2:20 p.m. the audience

can grow to love.

Wagerirale Drummers of Belize Kids Tent, 4:10-4:55 p.m. n 2006, Emery Gill formed the Wageriale Drummers group. Gill is a student of notable Garifuna drummer Isabel Flores and he created the band to raise money for grassroots musicians in Dangriga, Belize. The band is composed of two primera and two segunda drums, two pairs of sisira (gourd rattles), turtle shells, lead vocals, guitar, and saxophone. All of the musicians play an instrument as well as double as back-up singers.

Stevie Wonder Acura Stage, 5:007:00 p.m.

Born Steveland Hardaway Judkins, the R&B superstar recorded his first album when he was only 12 years old and then grew up to win multiple Grammy Awards. The multi-talented artist, who can sing while playing harmonica, drums and keyboard, won a total of 15 Grammys in the 1970s. Hits “My Cherie Amour”, “Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday”, “Uptight (Everything’s Snoop Dogg Congo Square Stage, 5:35 p.m.

Alright)”and “I Was

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Made To Love Her” made the world fall in love with the smooth sounds of Stevie Wonder. “For Once In Your Life" come out to see Stevie Wonder at Jazz Fest.

Snoop Dogg Congo Square Stage, 5:35-7:00 p.m.

Since 1993, the west coast hip-hop icon, Snoop Dogg, hyped up crowds all over the world with his Grammy-nominated hits and groundbreaking albums. The artist/actor topped the Billboard 200 charts with hits "Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang”, “Next Episode”, “Beautiful”, “Drop It Like It’s Hot”, “Signs”, “Sensual Seduction” and more. Get your gin and juice ready for this performance because it will be one for the books.

Buddy Guy Blues Tent, 5:40-7:00 p.m.

Since the 1960s, legendary artist Buddy Guy has received six Grammy Awards, 28 Blues Music Awards (the most any artist has received), the Billboard Magazine Century Award for Distinguished Artistic Achievement and the Presidential National Medal of Arts. Rolling Stone also ranked him in the top 25 of their "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." The Lousiana native also helped open up the doors for other well-known artists such as B.B. King. and Lightnin’ Hopkins.

Robin Daning Painted Tiles on Board Canvas Louisiana Market Place, Tent F New Orleans native Robin Daning earned her art degree at Syracuse University and is noted for masterpieces that praise Louisiana music and architecture. Daning will be displaying her tile art that features paintings of New Orleans culture and human expressions.

Carl Crawford Collage of Magazine Paper on Glass Congo Square African Art Market Tent P The South Carolina artist, Carl M. Crawford is a self-taught freelance artist who developed his own style that he calls “Collage Illusion”. Rather than using paint, Crawford creates his pieces by cutting out colors from magazine articles and assembling them onto glass, giving audiences the illusion of an oil painting.

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percussion, guitar and keyboard lines. Miles Davis, Chuck Brown, Louis Armstrong, Kanye West and Nirvana are just a few of the wide range of influences to be heard in this band’s innovative music on Sunday.

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The Rayo Brothers Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do Stage, 11:0011:40 a.m.

With their roots deep in the waters of Louisiana bayous, The Rayo Brothers may be up-andcoming, but they have a familial lineage that’s pushing them to the top of the pack. With the Grammy-nominated Lost Bayou Ramblers in the family tree and a lineage of traditional Cajun family bands to live up to, siblings Jesse and Daniel Reaux are gearing up to make one of their first major debuts this Jazz Fest. Their mix of gospel, folk and their Cajun roots with new-wave rock elements are sure to be ground-breaking.

Brass-A-Holics Congo Square Stage, 11:15-11:50 a.m.

Brass-A-Holics have been putting a new spin on the brass sound that has been a key aspect of New Orleans music since their formation in 2010. Born and bred in New Orleans, Brass-A-Holics uses key elements of traditional trombone, saxophone and trumpet sounds in combination with adventurous drum,

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Arlo Guthrie Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage, 2:00-2:45 p.m.

Arlo Davie Guthrie has been known to many generations as a ground-breaking singersongwriter, social activist, actor and spiritual storyteller with a career spanning over 50 years. Arlo is the son of the famed Woody Guthrie, also a singersongwriter and a great influence to Arlo. His performance at this year’s festival will be a tribute to the 50th Anniversary of “Alice’s Restaurant”, the iconic 18-minute ballad that won him national attention at age 19. The song came about after the young Guthrie was arrested for littering in public and thus was labeled morally unfit to join the ranks of the American army in the height of the Vietnam war in 1969. The song is one of the best examples of his work pertaining to social injustice, as it critiques the morals of the war itself and the corruption of American authority figures. A live rendition is sure to be one of the highlights of the day.

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The Isley Brothers Featuring Ronald and Ernie Isley Congo Square Stage, 3:25-4:45

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Like many of the artists performing at this year’s Jazz Fest, The Isley Brothers have a career spanning close to half a century, and with that a diverse range of sound that has changed and melded throughout the decades. The Isley Brothers have been influential in the worlds of R&B, Motown and funk, setting new standards in each genre and charting hit records for five consecutive decades. Get ready to scream and shout the day away with two of the most iconic brothers around.

Mavis Staples Blues Tent, 3:35-4:45 p.m.

Originally a member of her successful family band The Staples, Mavis Staples has been a performing solo artist since 1969. Known as the voice of America’s conscience, Staples has been a transient influence creating highly innovative music across the decades. Yet Staples has only begun to receive true recognition for her role in American music in recent years. Among a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and many, many other honors, Staples was the 2015 recipient of the Woody Guthrie Award for Artists Producing work for social change. The combination of Arlo Guthrie and Staples is sure to be a historic event, then.

Bonnie Raitt Gentilly Stage, 4:00-5:15 p.m.

With her 2012 album Slipstream landing in the Top-10 chart and taking home a Grammy, Bonnie Raitt has been picking up speed in recent years. Her 20th album Dig in Deep,which was released this year, is the second studio album to be released on her personal label Redwig Records and has been stirring up quite the excitement in the Country Rock community. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer will be bringing these new additions to her 45 year career to the stage

this weekend. Don’t miss this incredible red-headed risktaker performing the show of a lifetime!

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Maze featuring Frankie Beverly Congo Square Stage , 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Maze and Frankie Beverly have been creating music together for 30-some-odd years. The group has described its music as being raw, honest, original and powerful—an assessment that any fan who has attended a concert can confirm. With Frankie Beverly, Maze has been churning out consistently lively jams, penetrating the hearts and souls of fans worldwide. This funkadelic group is sure to be a hit with the soulful New Orleans crowd.

Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue Acura Stage, 5:45-7:00 p.m.

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews is a critically-acclaimed New Orleans celebrity who has been setting the bar high for modern jazz for years. He is the bandleader of Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue- a hard-edged funk band that mixes hip hop, rock dynamics and traditional jazz. Often compared to James Brown, Shorty is a 2011 Grammy Award nominee whose high energy and musical skill have drawn worldwide recognition. In 2015, Shorty performed alongside Usher and Queen Latifah at the White House to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the National Endowment for the Arts. He also supports the New Orleans musical culture through his own Trombone Shorty Foundation. As such a strong proponent for the maintenance and development of New Orleans jazz, Trombone Shorty is a must-see at this year’s Jazz and Heritage Festival.

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Baquet’s Li’l Dizzy’s Café Crawfish Bisque, Creole Filé Gumbo & Trout Baquet Heritage Square, All Day The spring of 1947 was a great moment in American history: Jackie Robinson had taken the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first African American to play in the major leagues and paving the way for countless minority athletes after him to make their way to the top. And yet, while these figures were making history, the hurricane of 1947 flooded Jefferson Parish and caused $100 million of damage in New Orleans. Faubourg Treme, one of the oldest African American neighborhoods in America, was home to a large, prosperous, and artistically flourishing community of slaves and free people of color. The Baquet family has been in the restaurant business since the 1940's, and opened their Li'l Drizzy's Café in the Tremé in 2005. Today, they are bringing their Creole Filé Gumbo and Trout Baquet to Jazz Fest. Try some for a taste of history and a little flavor of the Tremé.

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Free Jazz in the Park: New Orleans Jazz Orchestra feat. Irvin Mayfield Armstrong Park, 4:00 p.m.

701 N Rampart St., FREE neworleansonline.com/ jazzinthepark Anyone interested in seeing more of the city while also getting that much needed dose of jazz should check this out. Armstrong Park will be hosting a series of free Jazz in the Park performances: today features the premiere Jazz Orchestra along with Grammy Award-winning Irvin Mayfield.

FRIDAY, APRIL 29TH Kamasi Washington One-Eyed Jacks, 8:00 p.m./1:00 a.m.

615 Toulouse St., $35 oneeyedjacks.net If you haven’t heard of Kamasi Washington yet, I urge you to take the time to listen to the glory that is The Epic and then head out to one of his shows. Kamasi is not only an adept jazz musician, but along with Flying Lotus and Thundercat, he’s another musician changing the face of neo-soul.

St. Paul & The Broken Bones and Chad Fisher Tipitina’s Uptown, 9:00 p.m.

501 Napoleon Ave., $30 tipitinas.com This revolutionary soul band hails from Alabama and brings together the sounds of the South in exhilarating ways. Lead singer Paul Janeway’s voice is incomparable: soulful, grand and evocative. The band’s debut Half the City picked up rave reviews from various news outlets; an affirmation of their grandiose talent.

The 14th Annual Bayou Rendezvous Howlin’ Wolf, 9:00 p.m.

907 S Peters St., $35 thehowlinwolf.com An entire event is going down alongside JazzFest at the Howlin’ Wolf.

It starts at 9 pm with a tribute to Allen Toussaint and lasts all the way to 6 a.m. with the Breakfast Jam. Bayou Rendezvous will be absolutely packed with local faves including John Gros, Polyrhythmics, New Orleans Suspects, Sophistafunk and 4 Piece Puzzle.

Alejandro Escovedo Chickie Wah Wah, 10:30 p.m.

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Stanton Moore Trio with Stanton Moore, Robert Walter, Scott Metzger featuring members of Galactic, GreyBoy AllStars with DJ Kevvy Kev

St. Paul & The Broken Bones April 28 Maison, 9:00 p.m.

508 Frenchmen St., $20 maisonfrenchmen.com Metairie-raised Stanton Moore is one of the city’s most prolific musicians. He’s collaborated with a variety of musicians from Tom Morello to DJ Shadow. With the Trio, as opposed to Galactic (another one of his projects), Moore can scale back on his sound to evoke NOLA’s jazz heritage while also pushing boundaries.

Blending a variety of genres, Moore’s technique recalls blues, funk and modern jazz. Catch his show to get a taste of how NOLA musicians continue to innovate.

Marcia Ball Le Petit Theatre, 9:00 p.m.

616 S Peter St., $38-$44 lepetittheatre.com Blues singer Marcia Ball is making her way back to the city to deliver some of her signature boogie, soul and blues.

She’s a five-time Grammy nominee with a spectacular penchant for musical storytelling. Her latest album, The Tattooed Lady and The Alligator Man, blends together her best genres with zydeco and Tex Mex tossed in.

10th Annual James Brown Birthday Tribute Maple Leaf Bar, 11:00 p.m.

8316 Oak St., $30 mapleleafbar.com It’s all in the title: the Maple Leaf will be hosting its 10th Annual Tribute to James Brown. Members of James Brown's band will be playing along with Dumpstaphunk and more, so it’s definitely going to be the perfect party to close out the Fest.

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Galactic plus J.J. Grey & Mofro with special guests Moon Hooch Orpheum Theater, 8:00 p.m.

129 Roosevelt Way, $38-$58 orpheumnola.com Galactic is a New Orleans staple that

never fails to provide an evening of funky jams and fun. With a little help from J.J. Grey & Mofro, plus special guests Moon Hooch, this show is sure to be a good time for all and the perfect way to cap off a great day at Jazz Fest.

Big Freedia and Soul Rebels with special guests Tank & the Bangas Republic, 9:00 p.m.

828 S Peters St., $28.50 republicnola.com Bounce, jam and soul come together for a show that promises nonstop fun and upbeat musical bliss. These three artists with unique and distinct styles offer something for everyone to enjoy whether you want to dance, sway, or just relax and soak in the music.

The Last Waltz New Orleans Saenger Theater, 9:00 p.m.

1111 Canal St., $69.50-$199.50 saengernola.com This all-star collaboration of rockers unites to pay tribute to the 40th anniversary of the 1976 farewell concert by the renowned roots rock group The Band. The lineup of this second show added after the first sold out includes Gov’t Mule guitar master Warren Hayes, Grammy-winning producer and bassist Don Was, George Porter Jr. of the Meters, Radiators guitarist, and singer Dave Malone and many more.

AXIAL TILT – A Grateful Dead Celebration Café Istanbul, 10:00 p.m.

2372 St. Claude Ave., $40 cafeinstanbulnola.com The Grateful Dead blends both rock and jazz in a unique and beloved way that provides the perfect soundtrack for a special Jazz Fest tribute show.

Featuring Stu Allen, Rob Eaton, Mitch Stein, Robin Sylvester and Jay Lane, this concert celebrates the infamous music of the Grateful Dead for a second night of jams with no repeated songs.

SUNDAY, MAY 1ST 16th Annual Jazz Fest Crawfish Bash Outside Fair Grounds, 3:00 p.m.

3207 Derby Pl., $35 crawfishking.com NOLA Crawfish King presents this convenient Jazz Fest after-party with live music by The Nigel Hall Band and Sonic Boom. The outdoor event offers the perfect conclusion to your festival fun with 1000 pounds of hot boiled crawfish and beer included with your ticket.

Dumpstaphunk + Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen + DJ Soul Sister Tipitina’s Uptown, 8:00 p.m.

501 Napoleon Ave., $25 tipitinas.com Three renowned New Orleans artists combine for a show full of funk, jams and classic old school hits that will have you dancing all night long.

Finish up the last weekend of Jazz Fest with this diverse musical mix and a true taste of NOLA provided by fun local performers.

Michael Jackson vs. Stevie Wonder The Howlin’ Wolf, 10:00 p.m.

907 S Peters St., $30 thehowlinwolf.com Nigel Hall, Eric “Benny” Bloom, Cory Henry, Adam Deitch, Wil Blades and Adam Smirnoff perform an exciting funk feud featuring the music of legendary performers Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder. Whichever artist you prefer, this show is sure to be a groovy blast from the past.

Midnight Preserves Preservation Hall, 11:30 pm 726 St. Peter St., $100 preservationhall.com The 12th Annual Midnight Preserves series during Jazz Fest welcomes prominent artists from a variety of genres to join the Preservation Hall Jazz Band for intimate midnight concerts.

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An event created by the Humane Society of Louisiana, this festival is a celebration of all things veggie and vegan, and will be bringing the best of these eco-conscious food lifestyles straight to you. As a means of promoting the health, environmental, and humane concerns of the meat and food product industries, Veggie Fest will be providing goers with an astounding array of alternative food items to munch on. With speakers, music, and a range of vendors including Bayou Vegan Café, Girls Gone Vegan, Seed, and Naturally Naw’Lins Vegan Cuisine, this family-friendly event is sure to open your eyes to all things veggie!

BLOCK PARTIES Free For All Music Festival Wednesday, April 27 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Oak Street The Oak Street Merchants present a free music festival block party on April 27. Nine bands will perform on multiples stages including the likes of the New Orleans Suspects, the Honey Island Swamp Band, Fre Dave Jordan, Wren, and eF others. In addition, many or of the merchants on Oak Street will be offering drink and food specials, including Mellow Mushroom featuring discounted slices of pizza. You can’t beat free!

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Bayou Boogaloo Friday, May 20 - Sunday, May 22 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. daily 500 N. Jefferson Davis Parkway thebayouboogaloo.com The Mothership Foundation and Positive Vibrations Foundation are presenting one of the best bashes of the spring season. The Wailers, Irma Thomas, and the Lowrider Band are headlining this year’s Boogaloo, with a multitude of brass bands playing (Red Hot Brass Band, Billy IUSD & Restless Natives Brass Band), appearances from Lost Bayou Ramblers and Buckwheat Zydeco, and many, many more acts. But music is just the beginning of offerings for this festival. With recreational events like paddle board races and a bicycle pub crawl, a kids music stage, art, food and a marketplace selling fare from local businesses, this weekend-long extravaganza on the bayou is an unmissable event.

MUSIC The Roots at the Orpheum Theater Friday, April 29 11:00 p.m.

129 Roosevelt Way orpheumnola.com

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Bayou Cajun Fest Friday, May 6 – Sunday, May 8 Times Vary Larose Civic Center, 307 E 5th Street, Larose bayoucivicclub.org Get your festival fixins at the Bayou Cajun Fest in Larose. A hodgepodge of bands will keep the music going including Drunk Punch Ponies, Waylon Thibodeaux and Clustafunk. Kids and families will have plenty to enjoy between the carnival rides, craft markets and the Seafood Boil Off. Finally, the event will cap off with the One of a Kind Sunday Brunch featuring Chef Randy Cheramie; mimosas, fried chicken and gumbo are on the menu.

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Zurich Classic PGA Golf Tournament April 25 - May 1

One of the most formative groups for neo-soul and hip hop, The Roots is playing the Orpheum Theatre. Formed by multitalented musicians Questlove and Black Thought, the group has been performing some of their greatest conscious hip hop and alternative hip hop hits. Their last album …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin picked up positive reviews from XXL, Slant Magazine and The Guardian

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Propeller Pop 2016 Wednesday, April 27 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Propeller Incubator, 4035 Washington Avenue propellerpop 2016.eventbrite.com Propeller Pop 2016 gives visitors the chance to experience, sponsor and take part in some of the city’s most innovative social ventures. Visitors will have the opportunity to sample food from a variety of vendor in NOLA’s pop-up scene including Milkfish, Sparklehorse and Local Acres. There will be pop-up video art installations

by Brennan Steele and Christopher Jacob along with music by DJ Otto. The event will also host a raffle with prizes from the Old No. 77, NOMA and more.

SPORTS Zurich Classic PGA Golf Tournament Monday, April 25 – Sunday, May 1 Times Vary TPC of Louisiana, 110001 Lapalco Blvd, Avondale zurichgolfclassic.com A big stop in the Professional Golfers Association Tournament Circuit, the Zurich Golf Classic comes back to Avondale this year. The first round kicks off on Thursday, April 28. All four days will be broadcasted live on the Golf Channel and you can also catch the last two days on CBS. Following the final two days of the tournament, live music will be played at the 19th Hole with proceeds benefitting Fore!Kids Foundation.

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WELL-TO-DO AFFAIRS Whitney Zoo-To-Do Friday, May 6 7:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine Street audubonnatureinstitute.org/ztd Including a multitude of evening events, the 39th Annual Whitney Zoo-To-Do will be a beautiful night to remember. With separate sponsor and patron parties, the Zoo-To-Do Gala going on throughout the zoo grounds, and a Lexus Luxury Vehicle Raffle, this ZooTo-Do is sure to bring the most well-to-do of New Orleans. With food from 70 of the best New Orleans restaurants and 30 of the greatest cocktail bars in the city, if the chance to win a snazzy new car isn’t enough, the eats sure will be.

Alzheimer’s Association – Literary Luncheon Thursday, May 19 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

The Cannery, 3803 Toulouse St. alz.org/louisiana

This year marks the 5th Annual Literary Luncheon hosted by the Alzheimer’s Association of Louisiana. The MC this year will be Tom Fitzmorris, New Orleans food critic, radio host and author. Special guests include John Folse, Cynthia LeJeaune Nobles, Ti Martin and Poppy Tooker. Make it down to The Cannery for a reception, book signing, lunch and presentation by the guest authors. To purchase tickets call (504) 613–6505 ext. 8039 or email charrell@alz.org.

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The Roots with Hot 8 Brass Band

The Hot 8 Brass Band, an iconic local group, will join The Roots, famed Philadelphian hip hop/ soul band led by hip hop legends, Questlove and Black Thought, to funk it up at the Orpheum for a 21+ show. Fri., April 29. $97-$197, 11:00 p.m. The Orpheum Theater, orpheumnola.com Tuesday, April 26 30/90 – Bayou Saints, Ed Willis and Blues4Sale, Frenchwoman Street Starletse Ace Hotels – Preservation Hall Hot 4 with CMradio Banks Street Bar – Nicole Ockman Band Blue Nile – The Creator Ensemble, Adam Dietch, Birthday Bash featuring Adam Deitch Quartet, Open Ears Music Series featuring Diesel Combustion Orchestra Fest Party Bombay – Matt Lemmler Buffa’s – Steve DeTroy, Catie Rodgers ChickeWahWah – Anders Osborne, John Fohl, and Johnny Sansone D.b.a – Tin Men, Palmetto Bugs Stompers, Treme Brass Band, Luther Dickinson and Lightnin Malcolm Funky Pirate – Blues eMasters featuring Big al GasaGasa- Elliot Smith Ensemble with NOlatet& Hildegard Hi-Ho Lounge – Marshland, Fela Kuti vs James Brown Howlin’ Wolf – Amy Winehouse Tribute, Turkuaz, Jazz is Hish, Comedy Beast Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse – Adonis Rose Kerry Irish Pub – Jason Bishop Maison – Swinging Gypsies, Gregory Agid, Street Legends Maple Leaf – Rebirth Brass Band Old Ironworks – ThreadheadPatry featuring Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns, Royal Fingerbowl, Roddie Romero and the Hub City Allstars, Johnny Snasone, Cha Wa, Iron Funk All-Stars One Eyed Jacks – Dragon Smoke, the Whip Orpheum Theater – Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr Preservation Hall – Preservation Hall-Stars featuring Shannon Powell Rock ‘n’ Bowl – Creole Stringbeans Snug Harbor – Henry Butler Quartet Southport Hall – Marc Broussard, Nigel Hall Spotted Cat – Andy J Forest, Meschiya Lake and the Little big Horns, Smoking Time Jazz Club Tipitina’s – Bunny Wallter, Dj T-Roy Tropical Isle Bayou Club – Cajungrass Duo, Cajun Drifters Tropical Isle Bourbon – Jay B Elston Band, Jezebels

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Wednesday, April 27 30/90 – Justin Donovan Trio, Adam Crochet, Khris Royal and Dark Matter, Eric McFadden, Doug Wimbish, Joey Peebles and Guest Banks Street Bar – Major Bacon Blue Nile – Ivan Neville Piano Sessions, Rope-A-Dope Live in Nola Bombay Club – Kris Tokarski Buffa’s – Open Mic Night with Nattie Sanchez Ciba – Brint Anderson ChickeWahWah- Vermillionaries featuring Andre Michot, Louie Michot, Luther Dickerson and Alvin Youngblood Hart, Lost Bayou Ramblers with Luther Dickerson and Spider Stacy D.b.a. – Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk revue, The Iguanas, Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters, Bayou Gypsies featuring Luther Dickinson Dragon’s Den – Raggae Night Eiffel Society – Society Salsa Funky Pirate – Blues Masters featuring Big Al GasaGasa – Boogarins Hi-Ho Lounge – Shamarr Allen, DJ Chicken Howlin’ Wolf – Megalomaniac’s Ball featuring Dean Ween Group, Mike Dillon’s New Orleans Punk Rock Percussion Consortium, Stanton Moore Trio, the Illuminaughty Trio, Scott Amendola & Will Blades Irvin’ Mayfields Jazz Playhouse Dana Abbott – Danan Abbott, Irvin Mayfield and the NOJO Jam Kerry Irish Pub – Tim Robertson Lafayette Square – Wednesday at the Square featuring Kermit Ruffins, Trumpet Mafia Little Tropical Isle – Jay b Elston, reed Lightfood Maison – Loose marbles, sJazz Vipers, Derek Freeman’s Pirates Choice and SOUL Brass Band Maple Leaf – Johnny Vidacovich, George Porter Jr, June Yamagishi and Ivan Neville Mardi Gras World – Fiya Fest Morning Call – Valerie Sassyfrass, Krewe Du Two Palm Court Jazz Club – Lars Edegran and Topsy Chapman with Palm Court Jazz Band Preservation Hall – Preservation Hall All-Stars featuring

Wendell Brunious Rock ‘n’ Bowl – Rockin’ DopsieJr and the Zydeco twisters Sandbar at UNO – Maurice Brown Snug Harbor – Piano Summit featuring Marcia Ball, Tom McDermott and Joe Krown Spotted Cat – Chris Christy, Shotgun Jazz Band, Antoine Diel and the New Orleans Power Misfits Three Muses – Leslie Martin, Sarah McCoy Tipitinas – St. Paul and the Broken Bone, King James and The Special Men Tropical Isle Bayou Club – La Maniere des Cadiens, Brandon Moreau and Cajungrass Tropical Isle Original – Debi and the Deacons, Late as Usual WWII Museum’s Stage Door Canteen – Victory Belles present Songs that Won the War, USAF Aimen of Note Concert

Thursday, April 28 30/90 – Andy J Forest, Kettle Black, Naughty Professor, Smoke n Bones Ace Hotel – Luther Dickinson and Cody Dickinson, Vtiver Armstrong Park – Jazz in the Park featuring Irvin Mayfield and the NOJO, N’awlinsJohnnys Banks Street Bar – Valerie Sassyfras, Dave Jordan and the NIA Blue Nile – Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes Bombay Club – Rex Gregory and the Oscar Rossignoli Buffa’s – Alexandra Scott and Josh Paxton, Tom McDermott and Aurora Nealand, Dayna Kurtz Carrolton Station – Jumpin’ Johnny Sansone Chiba – Tom Worrell ChickeWahWah – Austin de Lone and Bill Kirchen, Alejandro Escovedo Crazy Lobster – the Spanish Plaza D.b.a – John Cleary, New Breed Brass Band, Cedric Burnside Project Dragon’s Den – the Ill Vibe with DJ Matt Scott, Sasha Masakowski and Brian J Cosmic Dance Jubilee Funky Pirate – Marc Stone Duo, Blues Masters featuring Big Al GasaGasa – Delicate Steve + Shmu House of Blues – Trombone Shorty Foundation’s Shorty Fest Howlin’ Wolf – Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, the Motet, Comedy Gumbeaux, The Heavy Pets Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse – Ashlin Parker Trio, The James Rivers Movement Joy Theater – Rage Fest featuring Lettuce, OteilBurbridge, Cyril Neville, Break Science, Nigel Hall Band

LilUziVert Philadelphia’s breakout rap superstar Lil Uzi Vert, who has gained a cult following thanks to Soundcloud, will be performing Uptown at the Willow on April 30, an event that is described as to be “the biggest rager of the Spring.”.

Sat., April 30. $15 Adv, $20 Door, 9:00 p.m. The Willow, thewillowuptown.com

Kerry Irish Pub – Paintbox with Dave James and Tim Robertson Le Bon Temps Roule – Soul Rebels Little Tropical Isle – Allen Herbert, Mike Berger Maison – Jon Roniger, Roamin’ Jasmine, Dysfunktional Bone, FiyaPowafeatutingMaceo Parker, George Parker Jr, Ivan Neville, Stanton Moore and Other Maple Leaf – Johnny Vidacovich, George Porter Jr, and Sonny Landreth, Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters Odgen Museum of Southern Art – After Hours featuring Aurora Nealand and NADAMA One Eyed Jacks – M&Ms featuring John Medeski, Stanton Moore, Papa Mali and Robert Mercurio, Fast Times 80’s and 90’s night, Earth, Wind, and Power: The Music of Earth, Wind, and Fire Palm Court Jazz Club – Tim Laughlin and Connie Jones with Crescent City Joymakers Rock ‘n’ Bowl – CJ Chenier, Nathan and Zydeco Cha Chas, Lil Nathan and the Big Tymers Saint Hotel – The Yat Pack Saturn Bar – Alex McMurray and Glen Hartman Seahorse Saloon – Po Boyz Organ Group with Simon Lott Snug Harbor – Ellis Marsalis Quintet Southport Hall – Marc Stone performs Layla featuring Brint Anderson, Camille Baudoin, Joe Krown, Roosevelt Collier, Benny Turner Spotted Cat- Monty Banks presents Fats $inatr, Miss Sophie Lee, Jumbo Shrimp Three Muses – Tom McDermott,Luke Winslow King Tipitinas – St Paul and the Broken Bones, Chad Fisher, Black Joe Lewis Tropical Isle Bayou Club – Cajun Drifters, Brandon Boreau and Cajungrass

Friday, April 29 30/90 – Pink Magnolias, Jamie Lynn Vessels, the Business, "I Can Play the Drum" Weedie Braimah's Birthday Bash Ace Hotel – Third Man Records Presents, Roosevelt Collier’s Frenchmen Street Get Down, Freeman and Weedie present I Can Play Drum Banks Street Bar – Dirty Bourbon River Show Blue Nile – Kermit Ruffins, Big Sam’s Funky Nation Bombay Club – Leroy Jones Quartet Buffa’s – Sherman Bernard and the Ole Man River Band, The Asylum Chorus, Marc Stone Carrolton Station – John Mooney and Bluesiana ChickeWahWah – Evan Christopher and Tom McDermott, Jon Clearly and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen D.b.a – Tuba Skinny, Soul Rebels, Lost Bayou Ramblers Dragon’s Den – Loose Marbles, Warheads, Brass Lightning, Upstairs: Comedy Fuck yeah, Latin Night Frenchy’s Gallery – Josh Paxton Tribute to James Booker Funky Pirate – Marc Stone Duo, Mark and the Pentones, Blues Masters featuring Big Al GasaGasa- Communion New Orleans featuring My Jerusalem + Purple + Los Coast + Luxley House of Blues – Lucinda Williams, Buick 6 Howlin’ Wolf (The Den) – Good Enough for Good Times, Magic Gravy, Moon Hooch, Sophisafunk, Disco DJ E D and DJ Rippin’ Riff, Sunrise Breakfast Ja, Sophistafunk Howlin’ Wolf – Bayou Rendezvous feauring Dr. Klaw, Night People Tribute to Allen Toussaint, Polyrhythmics featuring Dead Beat Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse – Piano Professor Series: Tribute to James Booker featuring Joe Krown, Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown, Burlesque Ballroom featuring Trixie Minx with Romy Kaye and the Mercy Buckets Joy Theater – Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, the New Mastersounds Kerry Irish Pub – Patrick Cooper, Lynn Drury Le Bon Temps Roule – Jeff “Snake” Greenberg, Joe Krown Presents Live Piano Live Piano with Free Oysters, The Business & Gravy Flavored Kisses Maison – Broadmoor Jazz Band, Shotgun Jazz Band,

Brass-A-Holics, Worship my Organ II featuring John Medeski, Skerik, Robert Walter, AdamaDeitch and DJ Logic Maple Leaf – 10th Annual James Brown Birthday Tribute featuring Members of the James Brown band, DumpstaphunkanadOthers Maple Leaf – Jennifer Hartswick Band Mimi’s in the Marigny – Sarah Quintana and Mark Bingham Orpehum Theater – Soul Slaughter: In Memory of Clarence Slaughter featuring the Roots and guests Palm Court Jazz Club – Lucien Barbarin and Palm Court Jazz Band with Tim Paco Preservation hall – Preservation Hall Brass Band featuring Daniel Farrow, Midnight Preserves Republic – Los Lobos, Tab Benoit Rock ‘n’ Bowl – Sonny Landreth, Bonerama, Terrance Simienanad Zydeco Experience Saint Hotel – Creole Sweet Tease Burlesque Show Seahorse Saloon – Po Boyz Organ Group with Simon Lott Snug Harbor – Davell Crawford Spotted Cat – Andy J Forest, Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, New Orleans Cottonmouth Kings Tipitinas – Funky Meters, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe Tropical Isle Bayou Club – Brandon Miller and Louisiana Inferno, T’Canaille Tropical Isle Bourbon – Way too Early , Jay B. Elston Band, Debi and the Deacons featuring Maggie Havens WWII Museum’s Stage Door Canteen – My Way: a Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra

Saturday, April 30 30/90 – Swinging Gypsies, The Asylum Chorus, Margie Perez, Russel Batiste and friends, Tony Hall, Brandon “Taz” Niederauer, Eric McFadden and Pete Levin Ace Hotel – Hurray for the Riff Raff Banks Street Bar – N’awlinsJohnnys Blue Nile – Break Science, Robert Walter’s 20th Congress Bombay Club – Tim Laughlin Quartet with Jon-Erik Kellso

Buffa’s – Red Hot Jazz Band, Jenna Guidry, David Rogan, the Royal Rounders Carrolton Station – Debauche, the Underhill Family Orchestra ChickieWahWah – Paul “Springsteen” Sandchez, Susan Cowsill presents Bruce Springsteen’s Darkness at the Edge of Town, Erica Falls and the Heard Civic Theater – Jon Batiste and Stay Human D.b.a – Dirty Dozen Brass Ban, S&M Squares featuiring John Medeski, Stanton Moore, Sherik and James Singleton Dragon’s Den - Swinging Gypsies, Kompression, Upstairs: Talk Nerdy to Me Funky Pirate - Marc Stone Duo, Mark and the Pentones, Blues Masters feat Big Al GasaGasa- Zoogma with Special Guest Gravy Hi-Ho Lounge - Hustle featuring DJ Soul Sister House of Blues (The Parish) - The California Honeydrops House of Blues - the Arcs, Mariachi Flor de Toloache Howlin’ Wolf - Anders Osborne, New Orleans Suspects, Soulive, Mike Dillon Band Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse - Irvin Mayfield Joy Theater - Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, the New Mastersounds Kerry Irish Pub - Speed the Mule, Invisible Cowboy Band Live Oak Cafe - Aaron Walker Trio Le Bon Temps Roule - SansoneFohl&Krown Trio Maison - Chance Bushman and the Ibervillainaires, Leah Rucker, Smoking Time Jazz Club, Rebirth Brass Band Maple Leaf - Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Lil Baby Jesus Peasent Party Mimi’s in the Marigny – Sawyer & Steele Morning Call City Park - Billy D Chapman Orpheum Theater - Galactic, JJ Grey and Mofro, Moon Hooch Palm Court Jazz Club - Brain O’Connell and Palm Court Jazz Band with Lester Caliste Preservation Hall - Preservation Hall All-Stars featuring Will Smith, Midnight Preserves Republic - Big Freedia, Soul Rebels, Tank and the Bangs, Voodoo Dead 2 Rock ’n’ Bowl - Tab Benoit, the Iguanas

Rising Appalachia & Lost Bayou Ramblers Come check out this rockin’ event showcasing famed Louisiana Artists. Rising Appalachia is a multiinstrumental group founded by two sisters and Lost Bayou Ramblers are a homegrown Cajun band from Lafayette. Sun., May 1. $20, 8 p.m. House of Blues, houseofblues.com/neworleans Seahorse Saloon - Po Boyz Organ Group with Simon Lott Siberia - Alexandra Scott, Darrin Bradbury, Esther Rose, Feufollet, King James and the Special Men, the Revelers Snug Harbor - Chris Thomas King and his Blues Orchestra Spotted Cat - Jazz Band Ballers, Panorama Jazz Band, Jumbo Shrimp Three Muses - Chris Christy, Debbie Davis, Shotgun Jazz Band Tipitinas - The Motet, Pimps of Joytime, Earphone Tropical Isle Original - Down River, the Hangovers, Late as Usual Twelve Mile Limit - Full Orangutan WWII Museum’s Stage Door Canteen - My Way: A Musical tribute to Frank Sinatra

The Willow - Lil Uzi Vert Sunday, May 1 30/90- Revival, Ted Hefko& The Thousandaires, Marc Stone, Corey Henery& The TremeFunktet, Keng AllWays Lounge- AlbanieFalletta& her Southern Gentlemen Bacchanal FIne Wine & Spirits- THe Tangiers Combo Backroom at Buffa's- Some Like It Hot, Ben Fox Trio, Alexandra Scott & Her Magical Band Bamboula's- New Orleans Ragweeds, Gentilly Stompers, Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale Blue Nile- Funky But Better + Boulba Blue Nile Balcony Room- Mia Borders & Colin Lake Buffa’s – Jazz Brunch with Some Like it Hot, Ben Fox Trio, Alexandra Scott and her Magical Band, Danya

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Kurtz ChickieWahWah- Jon Cleary, Charlie Wooten Project Circle Bar- Micah McKee & Little Maker + Bline Texas Marlin, The Rayo Brothers + DJ Pasta Columns Hotel- Chip Wilson d.b.a.- Ike Stubblefield Trio featuring Grant Green Jr. & Terrance Higgins, Stanton Moore Trio, FrequiNOT featuring Stanton Moore, Robert Walter, Robert Mercurio, & more Dmacs – Simple Sound Retreat, Blues Brunch with Francisco Camacho Dos Jefes- Burke Ingraffia GasaGasa- the Werks with Backup Planet Houston's Restaurant- David Hansen's Garden District Trio Howlin' Wolf- Michael Jackson & Stevie Wonder Tribute ft Nigel Hall + Eric "Benny" Bloom + Cory Henry & more, Hot 8 Brass Band Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse- Germaine Bazzle Julius Kimbrough's "The Prime Example"- Sidemen +1 Jazz Quintet Kerry Irish Pub- Crossing Canal featuring Ruby Ross & Patrick Cooper The Lounge at Annunciation- Matthew Shilling Trio Marigny Brasserie- Jimmy Sweetwater's Bon Voyage Show Mid-City Lanes Rock 'n' Bowl- Sonny Landreth + Tab Benoit The Old Arabi Bar- Brint Anderson & Friends One Eyed Jacks- The Brian Jonestown Massacre Palm Court Jazz Cafe- Sunday Night Swingsters featuring Lucien Barbarin Preservation Hall- The Preservation Hall All Stars featuring Wendell Brunious, THe Preservation Hall Jazz Band RFs – Will Kennedy, Tony Seville and the Cadillacs Siberia- La Luz + NOTS + Massenger& More Snug Harbor- Ellis Marsalis Quintet Southport Hall- Prong + Endall + System Red Tipitina's- Dumpstaphunk + Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen + DJ Soul Sister

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Monday, May 2 30/90- Perdido Jazz Band, The New Orleans Super Jam Backroom at Buffa's- Arsene Delay, Antoine Diel Blue Nile- Nth Power ChickieWahWah- Ed Volker's Quintet Narcosis Columns Hotel- David Doucet d.b.a.- Luke Winslow King, Glen Davis Andrews Dmacs – Danny Alexander Monday Night Blues Jam Session Dos Jefes- John Fohl Dragon's Den- The Rhythm Regulators GasaGasa- King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizards + The Murlocs Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse- Gerald French & The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band Kerry Irish Pub – Kim Carson Lucky's Bar and Grill- Lucky Nail The Maison- Aurora Nealand and The Royal Roses, Chicken and Waffles Maple Leaf- Monk & Funk featuring John "Papa" Grows & Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Joe Krown Trio, Papa Grows Monk Preservation Hall- The Preservation Hall Jazz Masters featuring Leroy Jones Republic New Orleans- VooDoo Dead RF’s – David Bach, Monty Banks

YoungThug Controversial Atlanta-based Southern rap mogul, Young Thug, is famous for his wild performances and his hyped-up, auto-tuned vocal style. Mon., May 9. $32.50-$75, 8 p.m., Republic NOLA, republicnola.com

Tuesday, May 3 Casa Borrega- Geovane Santos ChickieWahWah- Rising Appalachia Circle Bar- Brian Dolzani Columns Hotel- Paul Sanchez and John Rankin d.b.a.- Treme Brass Band Dmacs – The Last Honky Tonk Music Series Hosted by Bridgette London Dos Jefes- Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious GasaGasa- Bear Mountain + Young Empires Howlin' Wolf - Comedy Beast Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse- Adonis Rose Kerry Irish Pub – Jason Bishop The Maison- Gregory Agid Quartet, New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, Papa Grows Monk

Maple Leaf Bar- Rebirth Brass Band The Old Arabi Bar- Open Mic featuring Nervous Duane Old Opera House Cocktail Lounge- Chicken on the Bone The Orpheum Theater- Lamb of God, Clutch, Corrosion of Conformity Republic New Orleans- VooDoo Dead RFs – Lucas Davenport Siberia- The Saboteurs + One Love Brass Band Spitfire- Dick Deluxe & The Wheel of Misfortune Tropical Isle- Donna Slater Zeitgeist Theatre- Caribbean Garden Concerts feat.

Ambush Wednesday, May 4 Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits – Jesse Morrow Trio Buffa’s – Worlds Most Open Mic Night with Nattie Sanchez Candlelight Lounge – Treme Brass Band Circle Bar – The Iguanas Columns Hotel – Andy Rogers D.b.a. – Tin Men, Walter Wolfman Washington & the Roadmasters Dos Jefes – The George French Trio Dmac – Holly Rock Houston’s Restaurant – David Hansen’s Garden District Trio Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse – Lady Sings the Blues featuring Dana Abbott, Irvin Mayfield & the NOJO Jam Kerry Irish Pub – Vincent Marini Lafayette Square – The Soul Rebels + Tank & the Bangas Little Gem Saloon – Lauren Strum, Lillie Lewis, Mikayla Braun & more The Old Arabi Bar – Sam Price One Eyed Jacks – Old 97s + Heartless Bastards RFs – Open Mic Happy Hour, Tony Seville & The Cadillacs Thursday, May 5 Amstrong Park – Davell Crawford + Stephanie Jordan Café Negril – Soul Project Casa Borrega – Aaron Lopez – Barrantes, Fredy Omar con Su Banda

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Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse – Ashlin Parker & Trumpet Mafia: The Music of Outkast Kerry Irish Pub – Speed the Mule, Hurricane Refugees Mag’s 940 – Mikayla’s Quartet + The No Counts Little Gem Saloon – Dr. Michael White Oak Wine Bar – Tom Leggett RJs – Lucas Davenport, Hyperphlly Twist of Lime – Virdian + Oracle & More University of New Orleans – the Cove – Rockin’ Dopsie Jr., Big Samy’s Funky Nation & more

TheCure Legendary English Rock band, The Cure, is embarking on a North American tour, and will be coasting into the Crescent City to performing alongside Scottish Indie Rock band, The Twilight Sad, at UNO’s Lakefront Arena. Wed., May 11. $53-$68, 7:30 p.m., UNO Lakefront Arena, arena.uno.edu Circle Bar – the Fortifiers Cocktails International – Raymond & Friends Columns Hotel – NaydjaCojoe Dos Jefes – The Todd Duke Trio Dmacs – Outlaw Country Jam Jason Bishop Houston’s Restaurant – David Hansen’s Garden District Trio Howlin Wolf – Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, Comedy Gumbeaux Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse – Ashlin Parker Trio, The James Rivers Movement Kerry Irish Pub – Paintbox w/ Dave James & Tim Robertson Little Gem Saloon – Lynn Drury Palm Court Jazz Café – Crescent City Joymakers featuring Leroy Jones &Katja Toivola RJs – Dirtyface, James Martin Band Spitfire – James Jordan & The Bo Slims Friday, May 6 8 Block Kitchen & Bar at the Hyatt – The Stephanie Jordan Ensemble Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits – The Tangiers Combo Circle Bar – Rik Slave’s Country Persuasion Columns Hotel – Ted Long Dos Jefes – Panorama Jazz Band Dmacs – Vincent Marini, DJ Fireworks Houston’s Restaurant – David Hansen’s Garden District Trio Howlin’ Wolf – The Lilli Lewis Project Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse – Piano Professor Series ft Joe Krown, Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown, Burlesque Ballroom feat. Trixie Minx and Romy Kaye & The Mercy Buckets Juju Bag Café – The Key Sound Kerry Irish Pub – Mark Appleford, Rubin/Wilson FolkBlues Explosion Little Gem Saloon – Monty Banks Happy Hour, Detroit Broroks Oak Wine Bar – Jenn Howard Glass Old U.S. Mint – Sweet Jones RJs – John Marcey and Steve Mignano, Glen David Andrews The Texas Club – Aaron Lewis and Travis Martin Twist of Lime – No Room for Saints + Electric Age + Fifth Switch Ugly Dog Saloon & BBQ – Texas Pete + Patrick Cooper Saturday, May 7 8 Block Kitchen & Bar at the Hyatt – the Stephanie Jordan Ensemble Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits – The Tangiers Combo BMC – The Key Sound Buffa’s – Jazz Brunch w/ Red Hot Jazz Band, Andre Bohren, The Royal Rounders, Michael Liuzza Casa Borrega – JonothanFreilich Trio Circle Bar – No Scrupules, Wreckless Eric Dew Drop Social & Benevolent Society Hall – Kenny Neal Dos Jefes – The Wayne Maureau Trio Dmacs – Zac Maras, Chris Zonada Hi Ho Lounge – Hustle with DJ Soul Sister Houston’s Restaurant – David Hansen’s Garden District Trio Howlin’ Wolf – Reggae Night

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Sunday, May 8 Bacchanal Fine Wine and Spirits – The Tangiers Combo Buffa’s – Jazz Brunch with Some Like it Hot, Jazz Youth Showcase, Melanie Gardner Trio Carrolton Station – Red Elvises + Debauche Circle Bar – Country Night featuring DJ Pasta Dmacs – Lauren Sturm, Blues Brunch w/ Francisco Camacho, Kathrun Rose Houston’s Restaurant – David Hansen’s Garden District Trio

Howlin Wolf “The Den” – Hot 8 Brass Band Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse – Germaine Bazzle Kerry Irish Pub – Chip Wilson Little Gem Saloon – Cecil Savage Jazz Brunch RJs – Will Kennedy, Tony Seville & The Cadillacs, David Bach The Lounge at Annunciation – Matthew Shilling Trio The Tingermen Den – T’Canaille Ugly Dog Saloon – Simple Sound Retreat Monday, May 9 Blue Nile – Brass-A-Holics Buffa’s – Arsene Delay, Antoine Diel Dmacs – Nawlin’s Johnnys, Danny Alexander Monday Night Blues Jam Session Dos Jefes – John Fohl Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse – The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band Kerry Irish Pub – Claire Cannon & Kenna Mae Republic New Orleans – Young Thug RJs – David Bach, Monty Banks

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CARLOS MIGUEL PRIETO, MUSIC DIRECTOR

New Orleans native Kermit Ruffins lives it, plays it and sings about it, and nowhere is it more evident than when he discusses his craft the swinging, good-time jazz that lured him in as a teenager. Sat., May 14. $15 Adv, $20 Door, 9 p.m. Little Gem Saloon, littlegemsaloon.com

Tuesday, May 10 Dos Jefes – Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious Little Gem Saloon – Britney Chauntae Howlin’ Wolf – The Hot 8 Brass Band Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse – Adonis Rose Quintet Kerry Irish Pub – Patrick Cooper Republic New Orleans – Freddie Gibbs RJs – Lauren Sturm, Lucas Davenport Rosa F Keller Library &Community Center – Shotgun Double Spitfire – Dick Deluxe & The Wheel of Misfortune UNO Lakefront Arena – The Cure & The Twilight Sad Wednesday, May 11 Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits – Jesse Morrow Trio Candlelight Lounge – Treme Brass Band Circle Bar – Dark & Shiny featuring DJ Lingerie & C-Boy Dmacs Bar and Grill –Frenchie Moe, The Last Honky Tonk Music Series Hosted by Bridgette London Dos Jefes – The George French Trio Houston’s Restaurant – David Hansen’s Garden District Trio Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse – Lady Sings the Blues featuring Dana Abbott, Irvin Mayfield & the NOJO Jam Kerry Irish Pub – Tim Robertson Lafayette Squate – Marcia Ball + Mia Borders Little Gem Saloon – Listening Room – Keisha Slaughter, Yisrael RJs – Open Mic Happy Hour, Tony Seville & The Cadillacs Thursday, May 12 Armstrong Park – Bag of Donuts + Preservation Hall Brass Band Buffa’s- Alexandra Scott & Josh Paxton, Tom McDermott and Aurora Nealand Café Negril – Soul Project Circle Bar – If There is a Hell Below, Were all Gonna Go Dmacs- Outlaw Country Jam Jason Bishop Dos Jefes – Meghan Stewart First Baptist Church (Covington) – Beethovens Fifth Symphony by Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Houston’s Restaurant – David Hansen’s Garden District Trio Howlin’ Wolf – Comedy Gumbeaux, Young Greatness Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse – Ashlin Parker Trio, The James Rivers Movement Kerry Irish Pub – Mark Parsons Little Gem Saloon – From Betty to Betsie Orpheum Theater - Beethoven's Fifth Symphony RJs – Dirtyface, James Martin Band Spitfire – James Jordan & the Bo Slims Friday, May 13 Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits – The Tangiers Combo Buffa’s – Lucas Davenport, Margie Perez, Rebecca Leigh Circle Bar – Rik Slave’s Country Persuasion Dmacs – Notel Motel, DJ Fireworks Dos Jefes – Vivaz

Houston’s Restaurant – David Hansen’s Garden District Trio Howin’ Wolf – The Den” – Kinky Rhino + Fifth Switch and My Imaginary Friend Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse – Piano Professor Series featuring Joe Krown Kerry Irish Pub – Paul Ferguson, One Tailed Three Little Gem Saloon – Monty Banks Happy Hour , Glen David Andrews Magis 940 – Tank & the Bangas + Maggie Belle Band Oak Wine Bar – Jon Roniger Orpheum Theater - Beethoven's Fifth Symphony RJs – John Marcey and Steve Mignano, Meghan Stewart Twist of Lime – Slack Adjustor + Typical Stereo Ugly Dog Saloon – Gal Holiday Saturday, May 14 Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits – The Tangiers Combo Buffa’s – Jazz Brunch w/ Red Hot Jazz Band, Suzy Malone, Casa Borrega – Jonathan Freilich Trio Circle Bar – American Death Ray Dmacs – The Perscriptions Dos Jefes – Sunpie & the L.A. Sunspots Houston’s Restaurant – David Hen Howlin Wolf’ The Den – Mad Love + Tha Nieghbors + T-Ray & more Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse – Irvin Mayfield Quintet Little Gem Saloon – Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers Kerry Irish Pub – Van Hudson, Beth Patterson Mandeville Trailhead – Patrick Cooper Oak Wine Bar – Jenn Howard Glass Orpheum Theater –The Music of Abba by Lousiana Philharmonic Orchestra RJs – Lucas Davenport, Hyperphlly The Orpheum Theater – Music of ABBA Twist of Lime – Aura of Darkness + Attack The Mind + Odious Ab Intra Sunday, May 15 Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits – The Tangiers Combo Buffa’s – Jazz Brunch w/ Some Like it Hot, Jazz Youth Showcase, Gerald French Trio Circle Bar – Country Night featuring DJ Pasta Dos Jefes – Armand St. Martin’s Dedication to Allen Toussaint First Baptist Church (Covington) – Beethovens Fifth Symphony by Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Houston’s Restaurant – David Hansen’s Garden District Trio Howlin Wolf – “The Den” – Hot 8 Brass Band Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse – Germaine Bazzle Kerry Irish Pub – Claire Cannon & Kenna Mae Little Gem Saloon – Cecile Savage Jazz Brunch Orpheum Theater - Beethoven's Fifth Symphony RJs – Will Kennedy, Tony Seville & the Cadillacs The Lounge at Annunciation – Matthew Shilling Trio Ugly Dog Saloon – Crescent Kings

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Sunday, May 15 • 2:30 p.m.

Orpheum Theater, New Orleans

Friday, May 13 • 7:30 p.m.

First Baptist Church, Covington, LA Sponsored by:

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Program:

YOTAM HABER: A Wine-Dark Sea FRANK MARTIN: Concerto for Seven Winds and Timpani BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5

Tickets and Info: LPOMUSIC.COM • 504.523.6530

A R R I VA L FROM SWEDEN

THE MUSIC OF ABBA Saturday, May 14 • 7:30 p.m.

Orpheum Theater, New Orleans

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Arrival From Sweden, tribute band Robert Bernhardt, conductor

Flash back to the ‘70s with Arrival from Sweden performing all of your favorite ABBA hits with the LPO, including “Knowing Me, Knowing You,” “Mamma Mia,” “Dancing Queen,” and more!

Sponsored by:

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20 YEARS LATER:

Would the digital wave change the way the world views NOLA Hip Hop?

By Telle Ink

Header Photo By Justin Leibow

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ince I was a teen I was a twerk queen, but bounce and local rap music were much more hardcore than they are today. Over the past 20 years, local rap and bounce culture shifted from mainly hardcore “represent your hood” songs to a lot more feelgood “shake your ass songs”, and I would say it’s partly because of the world’s intense reaction. The obvious shift in local bounce and hip hop music, I feel, is also due to the music community becoming more conscious of how much local music influences the younger culture’s attitude towards violence in our own backyards. New Orleans has an indigenous sound loved by the world and continues to have a huge influence as we see with the current “twerk phenomenon”. Native New Orleanian artists today have an unlimited supply of avenues to distribute their music without a major label backing them. Thanks to the internet’s world-wide reach and the birth of internet radio, independent artists can release their mixtapes through Datpiff and Rhapsody or break new music on Dash Radio and Sirius. Which leads me to ask the question… Would more New Orleans rappers have “made it” if the digital age and social media were available to them?

I am a die-hard local hip-hop fan, but let’s face the facts. Most of the talent came out of our New Orleans projects, which means limited funds to put towards going mainstream.

Distribution methods were limited with a lack of funds, and most of us could only watch artists’ videos such as Mystikal’s “Man Right Chea” on the local music TV station, The Box. I recorded my first diss record on cassette tape when Wild Wayne spun U.N.L.V’s “Drag Em in the River” on Q93, the only local rap station at the time. It was either dub it off the radio or buy it at Peaches, Tower Records, or from your local bootleg man at the gas station.

Block parties were stages for local artists to grab the mic and perform for neighbors and get the support of the ward you lived in. For this particular topic, I had to find my old playlist, conveniently burned to CD. Remember CDs? It brought me back to Sweet 16 parties at the Riverboat Halleluiah, flexing dance troupes competing in high school talent shows, and what local hip hop enthusiasts would consider “original bounce music”. I even remember getting punished for having local legends' Partners-N-Crime (PNC3) cassette tape because of the vulgarity. Who really knew what they were saying at the time? But that beat was hypnotizing.

We had more than enough good music coming out of New Orleans to fill a few playlists. My musician friend from Alabama asked me to play my favorite New Orleans rap and I was

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floored when he didn’t know L.O.G.’s "Gs and Soldiers." How didn’t he know that? That’s when I realized how rich our hip hop culture is and yet it only existed in our small bubble of New Orleans.

As far as translation to the rest of the world, credit is due to No Limit Records and Cash Money Records for successfully influencing hip hop culture with that distinctive New Orleans sound. Mr. “Make ‘Em Say Uhh” himself along with his brothers Silkk The Shocker and C Murder, Mia X a.k.a. Momma Mia First Lady of No Limit Records, Mo B Dick, Mr. Serve On, Fiend “International” Jones, Kane & Abel, and the rest of the No Limit Soldiers gave the world its first introduction to authentic New Orleans hip hop. KLC and Beats By the Pound were responsible for that raw "No Limit" sound, which I feel majorly influenced production today and was our first taste of trap music. Thank you KL for your contribution to trap beats.

Formed in 1991 by CEOs Bryan "Birdman" Williams and Ronald "Slim" Williams, Cash Money Records started with the first wave of artists: U.N.L.V. (Uptown Niggas Living Violently), Pimp Daddy, Kilo G, Lil Slim, and PMW, who didn’t gain much national recognition, but were hot locally and I still know Pimp Daddy’s "Gots To Be Real" lyrics verbatim. In 1996, Baby and then in-house producer Mannie Fresh formed the stuntastic Big Tymers, and released their debut album How You Love That in 1997, one of the most nostalgic and yet hilarious records in NOLA hip hop history. It wasn’t until 1998 when the growing star power of the group Hots Boys, comprised of young rappers Lil Wayne, B.G., Juvenile and Turk, that the CMR camp graduated to the big leagues inking a $30 million deal with Universal Records.

Then B.G. blessed the world in 1999 with his Chopper City In The Ghetto album including hit songs "Cash Money Is An Army" which is hands down the most noteworthy song in hip hop history, originating the slang term Bling, Bling. The Hot Boys, Big Tymers, and the solo album releases of Lil Wayne, B.G., and Juvenile dominated the radio waves and Billboard charts from the late 90s through the 2000s (Takin’ over for da 99 and 2000s). It’s amazing how Juvenile’s most infamous song "Back That Ass Up" has the longest lead-in I can tolerate and yet gets the same “twerk preparation stance” response across the world. Talk about the power of music!

The two biggest record labels Cash Money Records and No Limit Records both relocated from New Orleans to larger markets. Do artists need to leave New Orleans to succeed? New Orleans breeds

No Limit Records

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amazing talent and the New Orleans struggle gives us an engaging story to tell, but the same streets that give our music so much heart has ended a lot of stories prematurely. Rappers such as Tre 8 and Mr. Magic, who met their tragedy too soon in car accidents, both reached the Billboard Hip Hop Album charts in the late 90s. On the local scene, New Orleans rappers were as authentic as they come because they had to be in order to survive everyday life. The Infamous Soulja Slim and the renowned female rapper Magnolia Shorty, who rocked NOLA clubs with “That’s My Juvie”, both were talented artists who fell victim to the streets.

Do you think these artists would have been more successful during their lifetime if social media and the digital distribution process were available? Commercial artists have stolen our sound, mimicked our dances, and even contributed their style to our artists, but there are still only a few out of tons of talented hip hop artists from New Orleans who stay home AND grow to mainstream success. Lady Red’s “Smoking Dat Weed” and Cheeky Black’s “Twerk Something” were local classics that would have easily been mainstream rap hits if they had social media and the digital age at their fingertips.

Besides the popular record labels CMR and No Limit, artists could either sign to Big Boy Records, Take Fo Records, or Mobo Records on the Westbank. Big Boy Records was home to Mystical, who was one of the first rap artists signed to a major label, Partners-In-Crime and female rap duo Ghetto Twins. Take Fo Records artists included DJ Jubilee, Choppa, Willie Pucket

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and Da’Sha’Ra’, who all received local recognition with songs similar to the ones we hear today. New Orleans Westbank label Mobo Records signed local artists Ruthless Juveniles, Ricky B, Everlasting Hitman, Cheeky Black, and Tim Smooth. Most of these artists are unknown outside of the city limits with their music never heard, unrightfully so.

Furthermore, it's nearly impossible to find their music on the internet today. Where do we find New Orleans hip hop music released

Curren$y's Canal Street Confidential before the digital age?

Jet Life Records is the newest kid on the block residing on the eastside of New Orleans, officially founded in 2011 by managing partners Mousa Hamdan of SC Management and Atlantic recording artist

Curren$y a.k.a. Spitta. JLR signed artists include TY, son of rapper B.G., Corner Boy P, Fiend “International” Jones and LE$. I spoke with Mousa recently about the success of the Jet Life movement and their continued presence in New Orleans. He acknowledged how crucial the digital screen was to the growth of the Jet Life cult following and the success of Spitta’s career. “The movement from physical to digital media and the internet takeover was very important to the independent artists and labels. It allowed you to be able to promote, sell, as well as have direct consumer contact on a very small budget. It costs nothing to upload music and send it all over the world in places you never knew you could reach. It allowed consumers to really pick what they like rather than music being pushed on to them thru the power of the dollar.” Curren$y’s relentless work ethic managed by Mousa, a veteran in the music business, proves that it’s possible to stay home and gain international recognition given the proper utilization of all the existing platforms. “It was very important to Jet Life as a label to stay rooted to our city of New Orleans because we would want to help the growth of the music of our city as well as staying true to our lifestyle. People all over are intrigued by the aura of the Crescent City and we have been able to bring this to the world. We show the city love and they show the love back.” For those of you who want to revisit this great era of music, please enjoy the playlist I created entitled “Top 20 in 20” of NOLA Hip Hop. Until then, it’s “Jet Life ‘Till the Next Life”!

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Juvenile - Solja Rag Hot Boys - I Need a Hot Girl Master P - Mr. Ice Cream Man U.N.L.V - Drag Em in the River Soulja Slim - Ride With Me Partners In Crime - Ms Lilly Young Bleed feat. Master P - How Ya Do Dat Partners-In-Crime - New Orleans Block Party Ricky B - Shake It Fa Ya Hood Ghetto Twins - Responsibility Juvenile - Bounce for Da Juvenile Big Tymers - Woah Kimsobe BG feat. Lil Wayne and Juvenile Niggas In Trouble Pimp Daddy - Gots To Be Real Juvenile feat Lil Wayne, Paparue, Turk - Rich Niggas L.O.G. - Gs and Soldiers Kane & Abel - Time After Time Mac feat. Mystical - Murder, Murder, Kill, Kill Fiend “Mr. International” Jones feat Mr. Serve On and Big Ed - Whomp, Whomp Lady Red - Smoking Dat Weed

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Louis Armstrong Park: Gem of the Treme

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By Ashlee Hill

ocated right on North Rampart Sreet lies Louis Armstrong Park, which is more than just another venue that holds music festivals. As soon as you set foot in the park, you have engulfed yourself in African American history that dates back to the 18th century.

From Congo Square to the Mahalia Jackson Theater, every inch of the park’s grounds contains history that has become a vital part of New Orleans’ culture. The park’s history involves slave culture, music, dance and entertainers that have all made an impact on the Treme area.

The History: The entrance and center of the park is focused on Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong. The famed jazz performer was born in New Orleans on August 4, 1901. Armstrong started out as just another street performer in the city but then rose to fame in the 1920’s. His famous songs such as “What a Wonderful World” and “When the Saints Go Marching In” influenced jazz musicians all over the world. It took a while for his own city to give him the respect that he received nationally.

“Louis Armstrong once said that I am a king everywhere else but in my city. In New Orleans I’m just Louis. By this, he meant that everyone in New Orleans treated him like every other African American in that time period. He would still have to use the 'For Colored' entrances and was treated with little to no respect,” said Armstrong Park tour guide Justin Wood.

After he died in 1971, the city was indebted to him and decided to commemorate his memory by building Louis Armstrong Park. Under Mayor Moon Landrieu’s leadership in 1980, the park was created and opened to the public.

But the history of the park began long before that- in the 18th century when the Spanish brought slaves to New Orleans. The Spanish believed that Sunday was the day of rest and allowed even the slaves a day off to socialize. Slaves in the city would gather in Congo Square and bring their African roots back to life with their music, dancing, selling of goods, socializing and speaking in their native tongues. The entertainment featured in Congo Square attracted locals and visitors in the city to see something they didn’t often see: African culture. The foreign musical instruments and African customs became a live cultural immersion for the Europeans. Though some of the entertainment displayed practices of African spirituality, New Orleans’ religious beliefs found nothing wrong with people practicing another religion.

According to the African American ancestry, “Catholicism’s acceptance of a variety of saints and spirits was a major factor in the religion’s ability to both embrace and assimilate African spirituality.” Congo Square’s influence on the city inspired signature dances and music that originated in New Orleans.

On the opposite end of Congo Square lies the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts. The theater was once called the Municipal Auditorium and Theater for

Performing Arts, but as a part of the park’s grand opening, it was renamed the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts to pay tribute to the New Orleans gospel singer.

Mahalia Jackson is known as “the world’s greatest gospel singer” and is one of the many famous entertainers who came from New Orleans. Jackson started singing as a child at Mount Moriah Baptist Church and then gained more fame when she moved to Chicago as a teenager. There, in 1947, she created her hit song “Move On Up a Little Higher”. The song sold millions and became the highest-selling gospel single in history. From then on Jackson was known internationally and praised in New Orleans. Jackson was also a part of the Civil Rights movement, singing alongside Dr. Martin Luther King at the March on Washington.

She was later invited to sing at King’s funeral.

Park Events & Culture: The early beginnings of Jazz Fest started at Armstrong Park when it was held in Congo Square starting in the 1970’s. Though the festival has since moved to bigger grounds, a variety of New Orleans events are still held in the park.

Annual events that occur in Armstrong Park are Jazz in the Park (a free live music event held every Thursday during certain months of the year), Halloween Costume Ball in Armstrong Park, Treme Creole Gumbo Fest, Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival, and Congo Square New World Rhythms Festival. The Mahalia Jackson Theater holds plays put on by the New Orleans Theater Association and East Jefferson General Hospital Broadway in New Orleans. Each event features music from local jazz artists, churches and even child jazz performers.

The events hosted in the park stay true to the jazz roots that started in the early 18th century and keep swinging the city into jazz-filled culture.

The Scenery: The 32-acre park captures your attention as soon as you see the famous white arch.

After passing beneath the arch and the gates below it to enter the park, greenery and historical sculptures surround the area and a simple visit becomes a historically-filled adventure. Some of the sculptures featured in the park are “Congo Square” by Adewale S. Adenle, Mardi Gras Indian “Chief Tootie Montana” by Sheleen Jones-Adenle, and “Louis Armstrong” and “Mahalia Jackson” both created by Elizabeth Catlett. Under each sculpture is a historical tidbit that will leave readers with more knowledge.

The landscape surrounding the park includes gardens, large trees, lagoons and ponds.

The park features benches underneath the trees and near the water which offer a nice quiet spot to sit with a pleasant view. There are also bridges over the lagoons that visitors can walk across to get a complete overview of the park.

The park is now a place where tourists and the people of New Orleans can enjoy festivities, a bit of nature or a nice walk.

“I often come here during my lunch break to drink coffee and walk around the park.

I enjoy looking at the scenery especially when the weather is nice,” New Orleans native Nicholas Elliott said.

If you have never been to Louis Armstrong Park, you should mark it on your weekend calendar as soon as possible. The park is open daily, free to the public and closes at night except during special events. In general, it’s best to visit during daylight anyway so that you can read the history behind the sculptures.

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1) Meauxbar Under Executive Chef Jon Bell, Sous Chef Ruby Bloch heads the brunch program for Meauxbar, a bistro located on North Rampart Street in the French Quarter. Bell says the Mother’s Day brunch menu will be a pre-fixed three-course meal and cost $40, with the option of adding on bottomless mimosas. Pro tip: don’t pass up on the mimosas. You’ll get a full bottle delivered to your table with a whole selection of add ins such as aperol and bitters. A whole bottle.

Top 5 Mother's Day Brunch Spots in New Orleans

By Beau Ciolino

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runch and Mother’s Day go together like sparkling wine and fresh squeezed orange juice, and this year New Orleans has a whole crop of new places to bring Mom! Whether you’d like to enjoy the day with a wide selection of fine whiskeys or have brunchtime cocktails in a centuries old mansion, we’ve got you covered. Check out the following list for our top five recommended places to bring mom this Mother’s Day.

2) Coquette A true gem of the Lower Garden District, Coquette offers a brunch menu dreamed up by Executive Chef Michael Stoltzfus. Start off with a glass of sparkling rosé at the downstairs bar for a classy and cool beginning to your day.

Treat Mom to a Unique Dining Experience May 8th Mother’s Day Brunch Cruise

11:30am or 2:30pm Cruises Brunch, River Cruise, Jazz Trio and flowing Mimosas

Japanese Restaurant, Sushi & Such Mon – Thur 11:30 am – 10 pm Fri & Sat 11:30 am – 11 pm Sun 5 – 9 pm SushiNOLA.com | @NolaSushi 899-6532| 5130 Freret St.

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In the French Quarter behind JAX Brewery Reservations required ~ 504.569.1401 or SteamboatNatchez.com

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4) Kenton's New to the Uptown restaurant scene, Kenton’s is a classy yet comfortable restaurant and whiskey bar that will get mom adequately boozed up this Mother's Day. The gorgeous bar and extensive whiskey and cocktail list complements the hearty brunch menu, making for a day mom won't forget... unless she enjoys a bit too much of their fantastic bourbon selection.

3) Compère Lapin Executive Chef Nina Compton runs this Warehouse District favorite, where you can expect to find a Caribbean and European-inspired food menu complimented by a strikingly talented bar staff.

The website says that “meals are about moments, memories and those who surround you at your table,” which sounds like the perfect place to bring mom this Mother’s Day. Can't wait for the holiday to get a taste of Compère Lapin? Check out their beautiful Instagram feed @comperelapin.

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5) Cavan Located on Magazine Street in the Garden District, Cavan has quickly become a city-wide favorite with its promise of delicious coastal-inspired cuisine by new Executive Chef Ben Thibodeaux. The restaurant is housed in a 19th-century mansion offering two main dining rooms (each with its own bar), one private dining room that can seat up to eight, and a breezy and relaxed front patio. Slated to begin brunch service in April, check out Cavan for a taste of what is sure to be New Orleans’ hottest new weekend morning brunch spot.

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By Kim Ranjbar

azz Fest is over and you're still hanging around the Fair Grounds, feeling kind of lost after the music is all said and done. The bands have left, the stages are being dismantled and all that remains of the food court is smashed, checkered trays covered in a swarm of ants or empty go-cups rolling around with the wind. You're not ready to leave and you're hungry for more … so very hungry. Is there anything nearby that could possibly sate you? Fear not! This is New Orleans after all, a city brimming with some of the finest cuisine in the entire country, and there are fantastic places to eat quite close to the emptied Fair Grounds.

This piece would be remiss if it didn't at least mention old favorites like Liuzza's by the Track, which is literally only a couple of blocks from the Fair Grounds offering dishes like their signature, overflowing BBQ shrimp po-boy or Creole gumbo that are so good you'll “slap your mama”. There's also Lola's on Espalande with their amazing paella and grilled pork loin. But in the past few years, there have been some new additions to the neighborhood that are well-worth a visit.

Located on Esplanade Avenue, The Half Shell Oyster Bar & Grill is a fairly new gem added to the area less than two years ago. Housed in the building that once was the Creole Cottage, this neighborhood grill

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offers all kinds of New Orleans favorites like seafood platters, po-boys and gumbo, but you really need to dive into their chargrilled oysters, most especially the “Voodoo Bleu” featuring plump Gulf oysters wrapped in bacon and topped with bleu cheese. Order a half dozen Voodoo Bleu and a side of their spicy onion rings and you'll be good to go.

Although the fare at 1000 Figs is a million miles away from typical New Orleans cuisine, it doesn't make it any less fabulous. Theresa Galli and Gavin Cady, the fearless duo behind The Fat Falafel food truck, now also have permanent digs on Ponce de Leon Street, less than a block from Liuzza's by the Track.

Featuring Mediterranean-inspired cuisine,

Mopho's Pho 1000 Figs's menu offers hand-cut French fries with creamy toum for dipping, crispyon-the-outside and fluff y-on-the-inside falafel, and possibly one of the best chicken salad sandwiches you'll ever eat served on Leo's semolina bread with rosemary aioli.

To make it even more incredible, you can get all that and still not go over budget. How hungry are you exactly?

Owned and operated by Chef Micheal

Gulotta, formerly of Besh's Restaurant August, Mopho is a delightfully creative blend of Vietnamese and New Orleans cuisine. Score a po-boy (or banh-mi) with fried shrimp and local Chisesi ham, a sloppy pulled pork with crispy cracklin or cast iron roast tofu with black bean mayo ‌ all served on Dong Phuong bread of course. Mopho also offers a parade of different types of pho, the ingredients of which you're free

1000 Figs' Chicken Sandwich to mix and match, and some pretty stellar specials like Spiced Coconut Milk Braised Sweet Potatoes or a Roasted Covey Rise Farm Eggplant Bowl with curried field peas and Ms. Tole's tofu.

Located on N. Dorgenois Street just off Bayou Road, there's a tiny outdoor spot dubbed the Pagoda Cafe. If you're seeking a java fix or an easily portable breakfast or lunch, this little spot definitely fits the

bill. You can't go wrong with their specialty espresso drinks brewed from local roaster French Truck, nor would their breakfast tacos or toasts (made with a Bellegarde country loaf) be amiss. In fact, you could opt for two breakfast tacos with roasted potatoes, refried beans, scrambled eggs and cheese, plus toast smeared with ricotta, poached figs, and walnuts and still have enough for a large iced mocha.

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Food News

By Kim Ranjbar

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very dog has its day … The highly anticipated Catahoula Hotel opened recently to much ado.

Originally built almost two centuries ago, this Downtown boutique hotel was once a couple of private, Creole townhouses restored by local developers Keely Williams and A.J. Brooks. Along with 35 elegant rooms featuring modern and classic New Orleans decor, the Catahoula Hotel off ers a coff ee shop (serving PJ's Coff ee), a Pisco Bar, a rooftop terrace and a Peruvian-inspired cafe open all day, every day. Try their Polenta Peruana, a baked polenta cake topped with breakfast sausage, eggs and salsa verde; Causa Limena with golden potatoes blended with aji amarillo and topped with Gulf seafood; or a Butifarra or country ham sandwich with salsa criolla on pan roseta, a type of Peruvian roll.

914 Union St., (504) 603-2442, http://www. catahoulahotel.com/

Catahoula Hotel's Ceviche

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In the market for Hatian food? … According to NOLA. com, recent transplants Charly Pierre and Eva Chereches from Boston recently launched Fritai, the new Haitian food vendor at St. Roch Market. Taking their place in the constant roll call of new tastes at St. Roch, Fritai off ers dishes like fried Plantains with a citrus relish, spicy wings

with mango and scotch bonnet peppers, pork shoulder with carrots and mirliton, and red rice in a pork broth with kidney beans. What a way to spice up a visit to the Bywater!

2381 St. Claude Ave., (504) 609-3813, https://www. facebook.com/fritainola/ Cocktails and cake … Set your sweet tooth loose at the newly-opened Bakery Bar in the Lower Garden District.

Located in the building that formerly housed the old Italian favorite Eleven 79, the Bakery Bar is the creation of Charlotte McGehee and Charles Mary, better known as Debbie Does Doberge. The new restaurant and bar off ers a full cocktail menu created by Jeff Schwartz, which will obviously pair well with those dazzling doberge cakes and “dobites”, plus a cafe-style menu of savory items like a special sandwich menu created with help from talented chef Mason Hereford formerly of Coquette.

1179 Annunciation St., (504) 616-2330, http://www. bakery.bar/ Because there can never be enough … It should be an absolute breeze to get your java fi x in New Orleans these days, what with a multitude of new coff ee shops opening. It seems the city won't sleep till there's one on every corner. But there are no complaints from the peanut

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gallery as Portland, Oregon's own Stumptown Coff ee opens up inside Ace Hotel in the Warehouse District. Due to the oppressive heat in New Orleans, Stumptown is wisely focusing on cold brew coff ee featuring several taps pouring nitrogen-charged cold brew and small batch coff ees.

The new restaurants next door, Josephine Estelle and Port City Pantry, will provide pastries and sweets to accompany your cold cuppa joe.

610 Carondolet St., (504) 799-0548, https://www. stumptowncoff ee.com/ Hollygrove BBQ … LA Smokehouse opened softly recently, a brand new 'cue joint located in the building that briefl y housed the Maple Street Patisserie et Bistro. Owners Aubin and Daniel Wender are off ering a menu of the usual suspects – brisket, pulled pork, ribs and chicken – along with some interesting BBQ combos. Try their “Grits & Grillades” bowls that off er a choice of BBQ (ie. sausage, brisket, pulled pork, etc.) atop a bowl of buttery grits smothered in one of four sauces from traditional to Southwestern. LA Smokehouse also off ers a variety of sides like Burnt End Black Eyed Peas, Maque Choux Mac & Cheese and Pickled Pepper Cole Slaw.

8300 Earhart Blvd., (504) 265-8905, http://www.lasmokehouse.com/index. html

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Ramping up the ramen … The tiny, Gert Town gem, Kin, has changed up their menu and hours, switching it up from their previous fi ne dining menu. Now the neighborhood restaurant is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. off ering several diff erent types of ramen along with a few stunning small plates for the fusion afi cionados. It seems the fi nedining format was just too much for such a small place, but according to NOLA.com, owner Hieu Than is seeking a spot for a second location where his incredible former menu can fl ourish.

4600 Washington Ave., (504) 304-8557, https://www.facebook.com/kinfordindin/ What what whaaat? … Not long after the Magazine Street tavern Cavan opened, Executive Chef Kristen Essig selected to step down from both Meauxbar and Cavan at LeBlanc + Smith. Little Bird, the pop-up at Barrel Proof, will continue to operate under Essig and her partner Chef Michael Stoltzfus of Coquette. In a statement released by the restaurant group, Essig admits, “While

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I may not know exactly what I’m leaving to do or explore, I am most confi dent in the people that will continue our hospitality vision. While I’ve been the executive chef of Meauxbar and Cavan, I have only strengthened my personal visions for what true hospitality is.” We off er Essig all of our support and look forward to her next culinary adventure. Meanwhile, Meauxbar will be left in the capable hands of of sous chef John Bel and Cavan will continue to thrive under the gastronomical creativity of chef de cuisine Ben Thibodeaux. http://www.leblancandsmith.com/ Say it ain't so! … Though it seemed to be going so swimmingly, James Cullen has stepped down as executive chef of Bywater restaurant Press Street Station. According to the chef's personal Facebook page, he announced his resignation last month on April 7th. “Today I resigned as chef of Press Street Station. I want to thank all the people who worked hard for me and put up with my madness. I was proud to be your chef.” No specifi cs were given as to the reason for his departure other than his duty to “protect an employee.” You and your excellent will be missed Mr. Cullen, but we look forward to your future endeavors!

5 Press St., (504) 249-5622, http:// pressstreetstation.com/

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RestaurantGuide African Bennachin is a small, but delicious restaurant with origins from Gambia and Cameroon. Each dish packs a punch of West African flavors with vegan-friendly options. 1212 Royal St., 522-1230, bennachinrestaurant.com

American Cheesecake Bistro by Copeland’s offers everything from New Orleans signature dishes like jambalaya pasta and BBQ shrimp linguine to sandwiches, salads, burgers and cheesecakes! 2001 St. Charles Ave., 593-9955, copelandscheesecakebistro.com

Multiple Locations, datdognola.com Gattuso’s Neighborhood Restaurant in the beautiful Gretna Historical District has provided great food and friendly service to the Westbank for over a decade. 435 Huey P Long Ave., Gretna, 3681114, gattusos.net Gordon Biersch knows a thing or two about good beer. The pub-style restaurant brews their own award-winning beers to complement gourmet bar snacks, seafood and more. 200 Poydras St., 522-2739, gordonbiersch.com Lakeview Burgers & Seafood is a family-owned and operated restaurant offering a wide variety of New Orleans specialties from seafood to burgers late into the night. 872 Harrison Ave., 289-1032

Copeland’s of New Orleans combines New Orleans flavor and comfort in a casual dining atmosphere, featuring from-scratch cuisine made with fresh premium ingredients. Multiple Locations, copelandsofneworleans.com Daisy Dukes has a variety of fundamental New Orleans dishes 24/7. Enjoy their awardwinning bottomless Cajun Bloody Marys and fried delicacies at any hour. French Quarter, CBD, Metairie daisydukesrestaurant.com Dat Dog features a variety of gourmet hot dogs and sausages, a full bar with quality draft beers, and hard milkshakes to complement any dog.

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Spudly’s Super Spuds lives up to their slogan, “A meal in a baked potato,” but they also offer potato alternatives including gourmet burgers, soups and salads. 2609 Harvard Ave., 455-3250, spudlys.com Sun Ray Grill provides coastal cuisine infused with global flavors. Expect seasonal variation since Chef Tom Hinyup only uses the freshest seafood available. 2600 Belle Chasse Hwy, Gretna, 3910053, sunraygrill.com Warehouse Grille delivers fantastic food in a relaxed setting. They add a Cajun twist to brunch favorites paired with house-made beer syrup and bottomless mimosas. 869 Magazine St., 322-2188, warehousegrille.com Willie Mae’s Scotch House has been serving legendary fried chicken in New Orleans since 1957. This Tremé institution, now taken Uptown, does southern fare the right way. Multiple Locations, williemaesnola.com

City Diner is a 24-hour landmark. Their giant pancakes, casual atmosphere and friendly service make it a great late night and early morning spot. 3116 S. I-10 Service Road East, 831-1030, citydiner.biz The Columns Hotel is all about location. This New Orleans hotel sits right off the St. Charles streetcar line providing food with a view. 3811 St. Charles Ave., 899-9308, thecolumns.com

Y’at readers. Order the “Adult Shake” to perfectly complement any burger. Multiple Locations, philsgrill.com

Phil's Grill Ma Momma’s House of Cornbread, Chicken and Waffles is southern hospitality at its finest.

Their special cornbread recipe always brings customers coming back for more. 5741 Crowder Blvd., 244-0021, mamommashouse.com Orleans Grapevine offers a casual fine-dining experience with a romantic courtyard and extensive wine list. Enjoy free bacon with drinks during their Bacon Happy Hour! 720 Orleans Ave., 523-1930, orleansgrapevine.com Phil’s Grill is a family-owned burger joint voted Best Burger seven consecutive years by Where

Wow Cafe Tulane Avenue takes pride in their fantastic wings and cold beer, with a great new Mid-City location to watch games and enjoy top-notch burgers. 2220 Tulane Ave. 309-9015, wowcafego.com

Asian Five Happiness has been a New Orleans staple for 30 years, voted “Best Chinese” by Where Y’at readers for their delicious and affordable food.

3605 S Carrollton Ave., 482-3935, fivehappiness.com Kyoto boasts creative takes on sushi rolls, like the Funky Margarita Roll and barbeque squid. Their fresh sushi and expert chefs never fail to delight.

4920 Prytania St., 891-3644, kyotonola.com Kyoto 2 is tucked behind the AMC Movie Theater in Elmwood. Though the restaurant is relatively small, its big-enough-to-split sushi rolls make up

for it. 5608 Citrus Blvd., Harahan, 818-0228 Miyako offers a cooking show right at your table with hibachi dining and specialty meals that provide enough food for a large group. 1403 St. Charles Ave., 410-9997, japanesebistro.com Origami’s knowledgeable sushi chefs whip up quality sushi and delicious cooked dishes, in addition to lunch specials, patio dining and an extensive sake list. 5130 Freret St., 899-6532, sushinola.com Viet Orleans Bistro offers delicious Vietnamese dishes and fresh sushi. Their many varieties of pho and large portions make it a CBD staple. 300 Baronne St., 333-6917

Bars with Great Food Backspace Bar & Kitchen is a trend spot for late night cocktails and snacks. The drinks pay tribute to famous New Orleanian literary figures and its décor references the 1920s. 139 Chartres St., 322-2245, backspacenola.com Bombay Club has fantastic martinis in a romantic setting with nightly live music. Chef Nathan Richard’s menu is influenced by both British and Cajun cuisine. 830 Conti St., 577-2237, bombayclubneworleans.com Bruno’s Tavern is an Uptown college sports bar serving delicious pub fare. Their great student specials include half off food on Wednesdays and $2 Tuesdays. 7538 Maple St., 861-7615, brunostavern.com Buffa’s Bar and Restaurant has been outside the Quarter since 1939. Open 24/7, the backroom is great for brunch on Sunday and nightly live music. 1001 Esplanade Ave., 949-0038, buffasbar. com Ernst Café has been locally owned and operated for over 100 years. Don’t miss the delicious New Orleans-inspired bar food and great specialty drinks. 600 S Peters St., 525-8544, ernstcafe.net

The Jimani has been the late-night haunt for food, cocktails and sports since 1971. This relaxed atmosphere brings together locals and tourists.

141 Chartres St., 524-0493, thejimani.com

sandwiches. 2802 Belle Chasse Hwy., 510-5544, tapspatiobar.com

of Monaco Courtyard and Carriage House on Royal Street. 912 Royal St., 412-8965, cafeamelie.com

Tchoupitoulas Beer Garden has all the essentials of a German-style brewery: great beer, delicious food and community tables plus games and a large projection screen. 840 Tchoupitoulas St. #103, 224-2889, tbgnola.com

Café Degas is the oldest Gallic restaurant in NOLA, inspired by bistros found along the French Marne River. Its authentic French cuisine has quite a cult following. 3127 Esplanade Ave., 945-5635, cafedegas.com

Mimi’s in the Marigny is a locals’ bar with a self-proclaimed “house party vibe,” cocktails at any hour and classy dishes with affordable prices.

2601 Royal St., 872-9868, mimismarigny.com

Tracey’s Irish Bar and Restaurant was the original Irish Channel Bar, home to great roast beef po-boys, raw oysters and many other tasty items. 2604 Magazine St., 897-5413, traceysnola. com

Parasol’s is a long-time Irish Channel casual hangout with stiff drinks, sports on TV, po-boys and other Cajun eats. Stop by for St. Patrick’s Day fun. 2533 Constance St., 302-1543

Wit’s Inn is a Mid-City bar with 15 flat screens and gourmet pizzas served till 2 a.m. On Thursdays, those pizzas are just $5! 141 N Carrollton Ave., 486-1600, witsinn.com

Café Reconcile is a non-profit restaurant that offers workforce development and training for at-risk New Orleans youth, serving soul food respective of the city’s culinary tradition.

1631 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 568-1157, cafereconcile.org

Poppy’s Time Out Sports Bar is the ultimate spot for watching sports with 21 televisions, 20 beers on tap, frozen daiquiris and great food. 500 Port of New Orleans Pl., 247-9265, poppystimeoutsportsbar.com

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Café Carmo takes inspiration from the Caribbean, West Africa, South and Central America. Certified by local and national conservation organizations, it takes pride in being environmentally conscious.

527 Julia St., 875-4132, cafecarmo.com

Another Broken Egg Café offers some of the freshest breakfast and brunch in the city. Stop by their locations on Magazine and in Lake View.

Uptown, Lakeview, 301-2771, anotherbrokenegg. com

Jimmy J’s Café is a funky breakfast and lunch spot with a colorful, lively atmosphere. Breakfast is served all day, including their delicious Bacon Bloody Mary. 115 Charters St., 309-9360, jimmyjscafe.com

Biscuits & Buns on Banks is a darling spot for breakfast and lunch in Mid-City. Their BlueberryBrie Waffle has been named Louisiana’s most delicious waffle. 4337 Banks St., 273-4600, biscuitsandbunsonbanks.com

Lakeview Brew is a cozy neighborhood café serving homemade pastries, desserts and breakfast alongside gourmet coffee and tea. They also offer lunch and dinner menus. 5606 Canal Blvd., 483-7001, lakeviewbrew.com

Café Amelie is a rare gem of superb Louisiana fare, nestled in the historic 150-year-old Princess

Maple Street Patisserie taps into the simplicity of European baking. Now with two locations on Magazine and Maple, Chef Ziggy offers up delicious pastries, breads and sandwiches.

Multiple Locations, maplestreetpatisserie.com

Mid-City Yacht Club boasts one of the best Bloody Marys in town and has crawfish boils every Friday starting at 4 p.m. 440 S St. Patrick St., 4832517, midcityyachtclub.com

Rebellion Bar and Urban Kitchen is a gastropub with emphasis on Asian, Latin and southern flavors. The bar focuses on craft beer and Japanese whisky. 748 Camp St., 298-7317, rebellionbarurbankitchen.com Rivershack Tavern is known as New Orleans’ most unusual bar: home of the tacky ashtray and handmade barstools with live music and biweekly crawfish boils. 3449 River Road, 834-4938, therivershacktavern.com Shamrock Bar and Grill is the largest neighborhood bar in the city with a great menu and activities like pool, bowling and beer pong.

4133 S Carrollton Ave., 301-0938, shamrockparty. com Taps Patio Bar and Grill complements their extensive drink menu with delicious pub grub from Taps’ wings and bar snacks to burgers and

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Riccibono’s Panola Street Café is the quintessential neighborhood brunch spot.

From Crab Cakes Benedict to grits, they do New Orleans food right. 7801 Panola St., 314-1810, panolastreetcafe.com

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Dolce Vita Pizzeria is famous for its wood-fired pizzas named after different Italian cities and their handmade pasta, presented in a family-friendly, casual atmosphere. 1205 Saint Charles Ave., 3247674, dvpizzeria.com Mandina’s Restaurant opened in 1932

by Italian immigrant Sebastian Mandina. The menu features delicious home-style cooking, including Italian-Creole specialties like the crab fingers in wine sauce. Multiple Locations, mandinasrestaurant.com Mellow Mushroom is rumored to bake up some of the best pizza in the South. The small chain offers specialty pies, calzones, hoagies and a bar.

8227 Oak St., 345-8229, mellowmushroom.com/ store/oak-street-nola Pascal’s Manale is a 100 year-old Creole-Italian tradition with the best oyster bar around. Pascal’s created the original barbecue shrimp, simmered in-shell in a blend of Creole seasonings. 1838 Napoleon Ave., 895-4877, pascalsmanale.com Red Gravy was ranked in Open Table’s Top 100 Brunch Restaurant in America; and no wonder, with fare like cannoli pancakes and Sicilian egg pies. 125 Camp St., 561-8844, redgravycafe.com Venezia has cooked delightful Italian cuisine in Mid-City since 1957. You can’t go wrong with their classic and praised pizzas or expertly cooked veal. 134 N Carrollton Ave., 488-7991, venezianeworleans.com Wood Pizza features handmade, thin-crusted wood-fired pizzas. They also have over 40 beers on tap, many from local breweries, and a great backyard patio. 404 Andrew Higgins Drive, 2814893, woodpizzaneworleans.com

Mexican Caretta’s Grill serves up Tex-Mex in locations all over Nola. Their margaritas and très leches cake

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landmark, serving New Orleans Cajun and Creole classics since 1971. Check out their $1 strawberry daiquiris and enormous muffalettas. 601 Decatur St., 523-6250, cafemaspero.com

a cocktail restaurant/gourmet kitchen that has an elegant atmosphere and Cajun favorites.

Both their seafood and their beer are local. 337 Chartres St., 598-5005, kingfishneworleans.com

Crescent City Brewhouse, the city’s first brewpub, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. It’s located on a historical French Quarter property included in the earliest known city plan. 527 Decatur St., 522-0571, crescentcitybrewhouse.com

Langlois Is a supper club with a Creole twist, named after the mother of Creole cuisine Madame Langlois. They even offer interactive dining demonstrations. 1710 Pauger St., 934-1010 langloisnola.com

Middle Eastern

Cornet has steaks, seafood & Cajun fare in an iconic Bourbon Street building with big wroughtiron balconies and picturesque French Quarter views. 700 Bourbon St., 523-1485, cornetnola.com

Monty’s on the Square creates modern French-Creole food on the corner of historic Jackson Square. Enjoy your meal while admiring a picturesque view. 801 Decatur St., 525-4478

Lebanon’s Café has earned a solid reputation in New Orleans. It’s BYOB, so bring your favorite drink to pair with their phenomenal kabobs and hummus. 1500 S Carrollton Ave. 862-6200, lebanonscafe.com

EAT cooks traditional Southern dishes with local seafood and seasonal produce. They also stay loyal to the local economy by displaying artwork of NOLA artists. 900 Dumaine St., 522-7222, eatnola. com

New Orleans Cooking Experience offers everything from weekend cooking getaways to half-day classes, with expert chefs sharing the secrets of classic Creole cuisine. 1519 Carondelet St., 430 5274, thenoce.com

Mona’s Café boasts traditional Middle Eastern cuisine. The Banks Street location has an international market inside. Mona’s also goes for a BYOB attitude, so take advantage. Multiple Locations, monascafeanddeli.com

Frankie and Johnny’s has been a New Orleans tradition since 1942. Today the restaurant retains its friendly spirit and commitment to fresh and delicious seafood. 321 Arabella St., 243-1234, frankieandjohnnys.net

New Orleans Creole Cookery boasts traditional Louisiana dishes, including Shrimp Creole and gumbo three different ways. It’s even haunted by a ghost named Mary. 508 Toulouse St., 524-9632, neworleanscreolecookery.com

are to die for. Multiple Locations, tacosandbeer. org Izzo’s Illegal Burrito makes burritos so tasty, they’re almost criminal. The menu is inspired by co-founder Ozzie Fernandez’s memories of his mother’s traditional Mexican cooking Elda.

Multiple Locations, izzos.com Tacos and Beer serves up authentic Mexican food and outdoor dining on 'The Avenue' and other locations within the city. Multiple Locations, carretasgrillrestaurant.com

Pyramids Café is great for students on a budget.

Pyramids has affordable and flavorful options for under $10 and is located just behind Tulane and Loyola’s campuses. 3149 Calhoun St., 861-9602, pyramidscafeneworleans.com

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New Orleans Cuisine Antoine’s Restaurant has been a French Quarter fixture for 175 years and is worldrenowned for creating Oysters Rockefeller. Head over for their 25 cent martinis during lunch. 713 Saint Louis St., 581-4422, antoines.com

Praline Connection serves authentic CajunCreole cuisine at affordable prices. Their famous traditionally made pralines are also a smash-hit, making them a French Quarter destination. 542 Frenchman St., 943-3934, pralineconnection.com Short Stop Poboys has the best po-boys in Metairie. You can choose from three sizes of sandwich and everything from tuna salad to fried oysters. 119 Transcontinental Dr., Metairie, 8854572, shortstoppoboysno.com

Café 615 Home of Da Wabbit is a taste to be reckoned with. This Westbank favorite offers classics and their namesake Da Wabbit burgers.

615 Kepler St., Gretna, 465-1225, dawabbit.net

House of Blues surprisingly serves superb New Orleans cuisine in addition to its live music. For a five-star meal, book a reservation in the exclusive Foundation Room. 225 Decatur Street, 310-4999, houseofblues.com

Café Maspero is a historic French Quarter

Kingfish, which is named for Huey P. Long, is

Vacherie is the home of authentic Cajun food.

Choose from their elegant restaurant, bar or for a more casual dining experience, the adjacent Vacherie Cafe. 827 Toulouse St., 207-4532, vacherierestaurant.com

Seafood

Acme Oyster House has been a New Orleans staple since its opening in 1910. Their fresh, handshucked oysters are delicious whether chargrilled, fried or on the half shell. Multiple Locations, acmeoyster.com

Crazy Lobster

Crazy Lobster Bar and Grill out on the banks of the Mississippi combines live music, fresh seafood buckets and great views of the city. 500 Port of New Orleans Place, 569-3380, thecrazylobster.com Desire combines Old World French Quarter charm with modern design elements. Desire’s award-winning gumbo and the new crawfish cheesecake are worth braving Bourbon Street for.

300 Bourbon St., 586-0300, sonesta.com Poseidon has everything from Creole-style oysters to fresh sushi. They also cook sustainably by donating proceeds to ocean conservancy and advocacy programs. 2100 Saint Charles Ave., 5096675, poseidonnola.com Royal House Oyster Bar is one of New Orleans’ most exemplary oyster spots. Sit on the balcony and enjoy the bustle of the French Quarter. 441 Royal St. 528-2601 royalhouserestaurant.com

Vegan Seed is a vegan oasis in a city oversaturated with rich Southern cuisine. The menu is garden-based with a New Orleans taste and uses environmentfriendly ingredients. 1330 Prytania St., 302-2599, seedyourhealth.com

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moky mezcal, sweet fresh strawberries, and a little lime juice make this margarita the perfect boozy way to beat the heat this spring and summer. If you’re not familiar with mezcal, it’s made from distilled agave and tastes similar to tequila but with a subtle smoky flavor. Mezcal purists prefer to sip it straight, like a nice scotch, though its sultry smokiness works extremely well in a cocktail. I’d recommend you find yourself some plump Louisiana strawberries and mix up these margaritas for a delicious Cinco de Mayo holiday. The recipe can be doubled or tripled, ensuring you don’t run out, as hard as you may try.

Strawberry Mezcal Margarita

Strawberry Syrup

Makes one cocktail

Makes enough syrup for about four cocktails.

What: • • • •

2 oz mezcal ¾ oz strawberry syrup (recipe to the right) ¼ oz Cointreau ¾ oz fresh lime juice

How: •

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In a cocktail shaker full of ice, add the mezcal, strawberry syrup, Cointreau and lime juice. Place the shaker top securely and shake vigorously for about 30 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with a strawberry.

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1 lb fresh strawberries, chopped 1/3 cup granulated sugar

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Add the strawberries and sugar to a saucepan over medium heat, gently smashing the strawberries with a spoon on occasion, and let simmer for about 10 minutes until the strawberries have turned a dark purple color and a thick syrup has formed. Remove from heat and strain out syrup, reserve the cooked strawberries for topping waffles or biscuits!

BarGuide Backspace Bar & Kitchen 139 Chartres St. 322-2281

This literary-themed restaurant has unique cocktails and late-night comfort food. Where else can you get milk and cookies for dessert?

Bar Tonique 820 N Rampart St. 324-6045

Known for its eclectic beer and wine selection, this neighborhood bar is the perfect spot for cocktail hipsters.

Bruno's Tavern 7538 Maple St. 861-7615

A favorite for Uptowners, this is the place to be for an LSU or Saints game. Come in on Thursdays nights for $3 imports!

Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant 1001 Esplanade Ave. 949-0038

Highlighted in Esquire as one of the “Best Bars in America,” comfort foods and signature drinks will keep you coming back.

Cosimo's 1201 Burgundy St. 522-9715

A homey neighborhood hangout off the French Quarter's beaten path serving up a signature twist on the Bloody Mary—the Bloody Ugly.

Coyote Ugly 225 N Peters St. 561-0003

Their Daily Drink Specials from 9 p.m. to close will remind you why this is the most famous bar on the planet.

Evangeline 329 Decatur St. 373-4852

A full menu of local food and microbrews makes this the perfect place for people looking for some homegrown fare.

Gattuso’s 435 Huey P Long Ave. 368-1114

Head to the Best Bank, the Westbank, for live music, casual lunches and delicious dinner and Happy Hour specials.

Hermes Bar at Antoine's 725 St. Louis St. 581-4422

Experience that classic-style New Orleans flair alongside some delicious eats and classic cocktails at one of the city’s best restaurants.

Kajun's Pub 2256 St. Claude Ave. 947-3735

Karaoke and Saints games are highlights at this 24hour bar. Jello shots are free every time the Saints score a touchdown!

Kerry Irish Pub 331 Decatur St. 527-5954

Get all your live Irish music needs covered here.

Enjoy an Irish coffee alongside their folk, jazz or blues acts.

The Metropolitan 310 Andrew Higgins Dr. 568-1702

A warehouse-turned-nightclub that has the best DJs around. Features all types of music from house to hip-hop to rock.

Mid-City Yacht Club 440 S St. Patrick St. 483-2517

Repeatedly ranked as Mid-City’s best bar, their fantastic beer selection starts at $2 and the food is out of this world.

Pal's Lounge 949 N Rendon St. 488-7257

This hidden gem in Mid-City is filled with great drinks and lively locals. Come for Sunday Funday or try the Bacon Bloody Mary.

Parlay's 870 Harrison Ave. 304-6338

This Lakeview favorite is known for their great nightly drink specials. Meet up with some friends there tonight.

Pat O’Briens 718 St. Peter St. 525-4823

Visit the birthplace of New Orleans’ most famous drink, the Hurricane. A local favorite since 1933, this historic pub is renowned for its piano bar.

Rick’s Cabaret 315 Bourbon St. 524-4222

Enjoy a cocktail on the Bourbon Street balcony or on one of their three floors...or enjoy the sights indoors.

The epitome of New Orleans’ nightlife.

Rivershack Tavern 3449 River Rd. 834-4938

One of the city’s quirkiest bars, come on by for some great live music and tasty eats. Bring in a tacky ashtray for a free drink!

Shamrock Bar & Grille 4133 S Carrollton Ave. 307-4350

Schedule your next party here or watch some crazy wrestling matches. Between live music and pool tables, there’s plenty to do.

Shots!

315 Bourbon St. 524-4222

Shots! is a beautiful bar that features specialty infussions by the shot...a must try the next time you are down on Bourbon Street.

Taps Patio Bar & Grill 2802 Belle Chase Hwy. 504-510-5544

Taps is your Westbank go-to with 24 beers on tap and $2 weekly draft specials. Enjoy a happy hour Tuesday through Friday featuring half-off appetizers.

Tracey’s 2604 Magazine St. 897-5413

The original Irish Channel bar, offers beers and food in a low-key setting. Happy Hour on weekdays from 4 to 7 p.m.!

Tropical Isle Original 721 Bourbon St. 529-4109

Home of the Hand Grenade, this bar rocks a weekday Happy Hour from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Come to this or any of their five locations for great live music.

Warehouse Grille 869 Magazine St. 322-2188

A perfect centerpiece for the Warehouse District’s funky atmosphere. With over 40 beers on tap, there’s something for everyone here!

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The Jungle Book By Fritz Esker On a visual level, director Jon Favreau’s (Iron Man, Chef ) adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book is a marvel. Mowgli (Neel Sethi) seamlessly interacts with a cast of CGI animals in a way that feels believable and real, even though you know you’re watching special eff ects.

It’s a rich, immersive environment.

But on a story level, the main beats will seem awfully familiar to anyone who has seen The Lion King. Mowgli is raised by wolves (the mother’s voiced by Lupita Nyong’o) and a protective panther (voiced by Ben Kinglsey). But, he has to fend for himself after the tiger Shere Khan (Idris Elba) threatens his life (and the lives of any animal seen with him). During his exile, he befriends Baloo (voiced by Bill Murray) and a few other misfi t animals before realizing he must return to defend his home and those he loves.

Kids will likely enjoy this, and despite a few scary scenes, it should be fun for children. For parents, it’ll be painless, but it’s not the all-ages triumph Disney scored with Zootopia last month. There’s no relationship here that’s as compelling and aff ecting as that of Nick and Judy in Zootopia. A duet of Mowgli and Baloo singing “Bare Necessities” is fun, but a second musical number late in the fi lm feels out of place.

Movie trivia: This is not the fi rst live-action remake of The Jungle Book. In 1994, director Stephen Sommers (The Mummy) made a fi lm featuring Mowgli as a young man fi ghting Shere Khan and dastardly British colonialists. The ’94 fi lm is entertaining enough, but while the ’16 fi lm owes debts to The Lion King, the ’94 version borrows from Tarzan and Raiders of the Lost Ark. The two remakes are completely diff erent.

The Huntsman: Winter's War By David Vicari

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The Huntsman: Winter's War is a prequel...no, a sequel... well, sort of both a prequel and a sequel to 2012's Snow White and the Huntsman. The new film starts off with an extended back story on how Eric the Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) becomes Eric the Huntsman and how he finds his true love, Sara ( Jessica Chastain). We also see how the nasty Queen, Ravenna (Charlize Theron), turns her sister, Freya (Emily Blunt), into an evil snow queen. Then, we jump to seven years later – and after the events of Snow White and the Huntsman – to see Eric on a quest to retrieve Snow White's magic mirror.

This action-oriented fantasy really is a mess, with an absolutely dull first half. Featured throughout, however, are lousy attempts at Scottish accents by both Hemsworth and Chastain. Yes, it pains me to admit that my sweet, sweet Jessica Chastain isn't very good here. In fact, Eric and Sara are just the dullest characters.

But then the second hour improves thanks in part to Nick Frost and Rob Brydon as a couple of bumbling dwarfs, and it's very funny when they meet their sarcastic female counterparts (Sheridan Smith and Alexandra Roach). A solid performance by Blunt and a genuinely exciting finale also add spark.

Snow White, herself, is nowhere to be found. I guess it was too expensive to get Kristen Stewart to do a cameo (?), and recasting would not have allowed the filmmakers to use footage from the first film. The way it is- with only talk of Snow White and the character never making an actual appearance outside of clips from the previous movie- it feels just sloppy.

The Huntsman is not terrible but also not that great. It's the kind of movie you watch when nothing else is on.

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By Debbie Lindsay

Feasting at the Fringes of Jazz Fest

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he last issue of "Tales from the Quarter," we left you dangling outside of Liuzza’s By the Track. You should have been quite satisfied and sated with the culture, character and cuisine of this quarter of my city. Yet we know that if a little bit of Jazz Fest, a taste of New Orleans, is good- then more is better! So if our cliff hanger last issue has you ready to resume, then let’s trek down Esplanade in search of more music, munchies and the milk of human kindness (we’ll even throw in a beer or two).

Not to worry if you didn’t get enough of the fine food between City Park and Liuzza’s; you will have time to back track before and after this week’s partaking of Jazz Fest.

And I didn’t even point out the wonderful pop-up brass bands playing the neighborhoods surrounding the Fair Grounds. However, for more things to do and folks to meet in this neighborhood, check out Phil’s column (PoBoy Views). Now let’s meander onto Esplanade again and head towards Broad Street. At this intersection to your right are some points of interest you’ll find necessary and fun. Less than a mile (walkable) is Whole Foods and Liberty Kitchen (I prefer this Whole Foods to the other WFs as it is smaller and friendlier). Also check out Eat Well for Vietnamese vegetarian options HOLIDAY AD.pdf 1 11/17/2015 4:19:49 PM back down (carry-out)WDSU at Broad and Canal.

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Broad (river side) to Esplanade, you will note we now have a new movie theater, The Broad. Across the street is B&B (Broads on Broad), a lovely art (plus more) gallery.

Keep walking and you’ll find, by aroma, the Whoo Doo BBQ while passing, to your left, Crescent City Steaks (venerable old-school restaurant for an evening dinner).

Across from CCS is Seasoned-Experienced Cookware (absolutely a must-go to shop with a great selection from used to vintage, from cookware to cocktail), then our newest neighbor, Dashing for bike rentals and repairs, yes repairs, and more.

Now cross the intersection at Esplanade (back where we began)and stay on Broad (riverside) and you have Tastee doughnuts, a pharmacy—just in case, and Lava convenience grocery with adult beverages served in paper bags (YES!), lottery tickets—the usual. But wait there is much more in the back—a full-fledged kitchen with Elroy cooking up fresh fried shrimp, oysters and catfish replete with homemade potato salad and bread pudding, or try his steak and eggs. The price is more than right (again, carry-out). Now you step outside again and the Bayou Road/Broad Street triangle begins!

Kitchen Witch Cook Book Shop has re-located to this block of North Broad (or you enter at the Bayou Road backdoor entrance). They are known for new, used and rare culinary books, their own spice blends, art, and music. Next food on the walk is McHardy’s Fried Chicken—yum! You need some boiled crawfish to take back to your house, hotel or hostel? Look down the sidewalk and there’s Broadview Seafood. Ready for a cocktail? Yep, that is a new corner bar, Pirogues, right there at Broad and Bayou Road, and it is a delightful neighborhood spot. Albert, owner and chef, puts out some very good food and the libations are priced well with an even better deal during happy hour. Go in and claim yourself a barstool or table before they become

too popular—but hey, nothing wrong with standing room only!

You are now going to walk down Bayou Road. Plenty of places around here for hair and nails—a girl’s gotta look good for those after-fest parties and music clubs. For shopping, there’s Junk Masters a couple of doors down from Pirogues and up a flight of steps. Then Domino Sound Record Shack, an absolute must for vinyl—Matt has been serving music lovers for years and this place is the real deal. Now pause and pay your respects to the historic St. Rose of Lima church (take time to read the plaque out front)—this beautiful space has been chosen to become the future home of the Southern Rep Theater.

Next door, you’ll be awed by a magnificent mural on the side of Community Book Store, an African Americancentric bookshop (plus much more)with a warmth and sense of community (hence the name) that is rare these days. Make sure you meet Jennifer.

Hungry again or plotting your next meal for tomorrow?

The Coco Hut. Serving Caribbean food for the past 16 years. When I first walked in, I was transported to another country. I could almost hear the surf, I could certainly smell the fragrance and spice of Caribbean food—the ambiance was such a departure from my world to another, yet nothing about it felt contrived.

While known for its jerk chicken, this is a safe haven for vegans—(vegans with taste appreciation)—hot and spicy.

Next head to the corner, Pagoda awaits your perusal if you're plotting your breakfast for tomorrow (or a rumsoaked cake for now). Be sure to note the Caribbean Club at one corner for evenings and certainly check out the man who cuts up and serves fresh fruit on the spot outside the King and Queen Emporium (oils and soaps and so much more).

This is my world that serves me well all year long—and during Jazz Fest it shines even brighter.

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make my home not two blocks from the gate of and, for me and mine, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is the finest of festivities, on and off the track. On the way to and certainly après, literally hundreds of thousands of wide-eyed innocents are subjected to more than the price of their ticket, as if the only reason that New Orleans is here is to exceed their expectations. From Broad Street to the Bayou, Grand Route to Gentilly and beyond, the occasion and the celebration radiates from the epicenter in joyous shockwaves to the far reaches of the galaxy. Photos taken from satellites circling the globe see the pulsating tempo of the beat coming from the heart of the Fair Grounds; before, during and after the gates have opened into the best show on Earth; Terra firma is replete and complimented with melody-adoring masses, devoted music disciples, and wide-eyed wandering wonderers (wondering wanderers?). And don’t try to tell me any different.

Certainly, Liuzza’s By the Track on the lake side and The Seahorse on the river side of the Fair Grounds are epicenters in themselves and cast and crew of both places are in high spirits in anticipation of the mud, sweat and beers.

It’s as simple as going to the Fest and also the Fest coming to you. Outside of the gates, there are spirits and libations to be had from spring water to sangria and

Schlitz. There is sustenance from Krishna consciousness to vegan tamales, pork chop po-boys, pecan pies, bread pudding, and pralines ready to fill the stomach and the soul. Even food truck and truck bed treats can be found.

To officiate my experience, I always look for the effervescent and adorable wrapped batik skirt purveyor, the woman with the artistic marionette painting pictures, garage bands and our kids in uniform selling slices of pizza from Nonna Mia. Brass bands occupy corners for dancers and PDA lovers who have yet to have enough of the day’s celebration; Jell-O shots, jugglers, gypsy girls and Ms. Kelly in her cowboy boots. WWOZ has been live broadcasting and folk are porch-sitting with coolers and grills seeing plenty of action while listening. Kids, canines, carriages and canes, folks are on parade; outdoor barbecues and crawfish boils add smoke and olfactory sensations to the air and friends separated are reunited with hugs and "hawah-yas", "where y’at’s", "bring it in!"s and "how’re (or whe’re) ya been?"s.

I pause in my benevolence and repeat the words of the great Otis B. Driftwood, “Let joy be unconfined; let there be dancing in the streets, drinking in the saloons and necking in the parlor!” and so it is. The Fest has turned itself out as a carnival. There’s kayaking on the bayou, girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes and all of my favorite things.

The age-old story where adults with ordinances have prevailed to curtail the festivities with code enforcement and parking restrictions, licensing and the insensitivities to the freedoms that us veteran Festers abhor attempts to take its toll on the entrepreneurs that use this season to get a little ahead. Most all of the folks that I know have no problems with little non-commercial enterprises. What neighbors do object to is inconsiderate traffic, street and driveway encumbrances, which are plain rude; but, little Sally selling seashells or lemonade? C’mon man! Or, why would you penalize a six piece violin concerto by eight year olds for not having a license when they’re trying to raise

money for their musical education? So, what I do is carry a gang of money and distribute it to all that I come across.

Take that.

My friend Russell, who hasn’t attended the Festival for years, still opens his home and porch annually for friends and family. Beverages flow and snacks are laid out; and every year, for sure, a gang of us drop by after Festing or some unFesters will just drop by (with kids) to meet and mingle. His grandnephew from an early age marked the spot with his electric piano, knocking out Professor Longhair’s "Tipatina" to the world. We look forward to going to his house as much as anything else; it has become part of the whole experience of both weekends.

We live and hang on the river side of the track in a neighborhood that boasts six restaurants, two coffee shops, two small supermarkets, a wine shop, and a kick ass "washateria"; all in a three block radius and, believe me, the whole neighborhood turns out for Jazz Fest! For us, it’s the finest time of year and without reservation, we proclaim that "Festers" are the one segment of the visitor population that really “GET” New Orleans.

Even waiting for our dysfunctional public transportation system—you would think that they would know about the crowds who need rides every year— to kick in, is done with good cheer. As the block-long lines shuffle patiently to fast-packing buses, strangers become friends and the conversation orbits around the day’s entertainment: “Who’d you see, what did you eat, what did you buy and when’s the next f**king bus?”

Of course you know that all over the city during this time of year, there is music and happiness to be found at the five corners of New Orleans: upriver, downriver, lake side, river side and certainly in the middle. Follow your nose and open your mind; it will find you. Bless those hearts that can spend all two weeks, bless them that come in for a weekend (or two), and especially bless me to be able to be here all the time; before, during and after.

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The Tap Inn Bar and Casino in Billings, Montana, was targeted with an armed robbery earlier this month. However, that's not why security footage from the robbery is going viral. A couple in the bar can be seen kissing and smiling throughout the heist, not even noticing when one of the robbers walked by them.

TheFast&Slumberous Uber driver Corey Robinson, 43, decided to let his passenger Juan Carlos, 20, drive his car early that morning because he was too tired to drive. What's the worse that could happen, right? Well the worse did indeed happen when Robinson woke up and realized he was now in the middle of a police chase with Carlos at the wheel.

RIPPrince On the morning of April 21, police said they were investigating a death at Prince’s Paisley Park residence. It was later confirmed that it was, in fact, the legendary singer who was found dead at the age of 57. No more details have been released regarding the cause of his death.

@brentalicious: He was a #NOLA legend. That voice made us comfortable being saints fans in the best & worst of times. #GodspeedHokie @BBKingsNola: What another successful #FQF ! We are so thrilled that you all came and partied with us! We can't wait till next year! #THANKYOU @TOELETSGO: Come on everyone let’s not go to work and let’s go back to the riverfront for an extra day of #FQF @MsKachita: Tuned in just in time to catch my absolute favorite, @therevivalists on @TODAYshow!! Great start to my day! #NOLA #jamband #iwishiknewyou @MayorLandrieu: Why would anyone want to live anywhere else. Happy French Quarter Fest. @FQFestNOLA #NOLA

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