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Last Updated September 2, 3:46 PM :: This list is an events calendar of [loosely] DIY activities in New Orleans. This calendar includes music shows, independent theater, activist and other types of meetings, etc. You will not find a listing for the House of Blues. The only way we can keep this list accurate and up-to-date is if you keep us informed. We can't spend every waking hour searching the internet and looking for flyers. Tell us what's going on! Submit your show to get it listed.
Thursday, September 2
Hurray for the Riff Raff | Sam Doores and the Tumbleweeds Thursday, September 2. Allways Lounge (Cowpokes). 10PM.
Rally to save Charity Hospital Thursday, September 2. Charity Hospital. 5PM. FREE. As we've said all along, reopening Charity Hospital is the fastest, most sensible and sustainable way
to restore healthcare, jobs, a state-of-the-art teaching hospital, and economic development in New Orleans.
Charity Hospital Charity Hospital
And we can build it without further borrowing--with money already in hand. Current plans lack funding and will cause unknown delays.
Reopening Charity Hospital also protects a historic neighborhood by providing an alternate, less destructive, opportunity for the VA Medical Center to build next to Claiborne Avenue--closer to the heart of the medical district.
But we need your help.
White Boss | Son Skull | Kicktease | Sparrow Hawk Thursday, September 2. Nowe Miasto. 7PM. $5. Look Ma No Bra! White Boss and Son Skull are from Olympia.
The Strange Boys | Gentleman Jesse and His Men | Bellys Thursday, September 2. Saturn Bar. 10PM. $7. 86'd Productions Strange Boys are garage from Austin, TX. Gentleman Jesse is Atlanta powerpop (on Douchmaster Records). Bellys are from here... garage.
Happy Jack Frequency | Shamarr Allen | The Underdawgs Thursday, September 2. Tipitina's. 10PM. $8. Funk/rock.
Friday, September 3
DJ Matic Friday, September 3. Desperado Pizza (801 Frenchman - the old Santa Fe by Washington Square). 11PM. FREE. Every Friday night, no cover, free pool table. Dj Matic mixing Old School Hip Hop, Indie Rock, Bounce, Reggae, Dancehall, 80's and a bunch of other random stuff. Pizza by the slice, bad ass meat pies and other food till 2am. Cheap cocktails and beer. Best new spot on Frenchmen. Upstairs at Desperado Pizza.
G-Eazy Friday, September 3. Republic. 10PM. $5. Booking DIY hip hop from one of the freshest dudes out of the west coast's answer to New Orleans: Oakland, California.
Dadfag | Fargo | Firebrand Friday, September 3. Saturn Bar. 8PM (early show). $5. Look Ma No Bra! Early show! Dadfag is no-wavey post-punk from San Francisco. Fargo is post-hXc from Mobile (ex-members of XBXRX). And Firebrand is a NOLA art-punk duo (ex-Necro Hippies).
E.O.E | Gov't Majik Friday, September 3. Tipitina's. 10PM. FREE. Funk / hip hop.
Saturday, September 4
Pasadena Napalm Division | Face First | Nemesis Destroyer Saturday, September 4. Bar, The. 10PM. $8. Pasadena Napalm Division is Kurt Brecht from D.R.I. with ex-members of Dead Horse! Face First is NOLA hardcore. Nemesis Destroyer is Hattiesburg, MS thrash with Hollise from F.S.U.P. on vocals.
Mouth Environment Art Show Saturday, September 4. Coup d'oiel Art Consortium. 6PM-9PM. FREE. Booking Rachel David's metal work, Jayme Kalal's photos, Bad Idea Factory's booze: really good combination!
Tom McDermott | Blind Texas Marlin | Happy Talk Band | Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns | Susan Cowsill Band featuring Brian Henneman of the Bottle Rockets | Guitar Lightnin’ Lee Saturday, September 4. Euclid Records (3401 Chartres Street in the Bywater). 1PM. FREE. Planarian Productions Grand Opening of Euclid New Orleans! All kindsa music. Lots of vinyl. We plan to have tons of instores. It's James Weber, Jr. - Brian Bromberg - Joe Schwab is St. Louis Euclid owner. The Euclid STL does a great 45 series of instore performances, proceeds benefit New Orleans Musicians' Relief Fund. All day show, with beer supplied by PBR!
Soul Rebels Brass Band | Flow Tribe Saturday, September 4. Tipitina's. 10PM. $10. Brass / funk.
Sunday, September 5
Easy Rider screening Sunday, September 5. Alamo Underground. 7:30PM. Donation. Do you ride a motorcycle or scooter?!? Come bring it to the GRAND RE-OPENING of the Alamo Underground Sunday, September 5th for a Labor Day Party. We will be screening the movie: EASY RIDER as fonda and hopper set out for Mardi Gras in NEW Orleans MOVIE STARTS AT 8:00 PM SHARP. Mostly Floor (cushion) seating. Some chair/couch seating. Hang out afterwards and chill out. Doors Open at 7:00 PM.
Susan Cowsill Band featuring Brian Henneman of the Bottle Rockets | Kindest Lines | Felix | R. Scully & the Rough Seven | Mountain of Wizard | MC Trachiotomy | Helen Cheller Sunday, September 5. Euclid Records (3401 Chartres Street in the Bywater). 1PM. FREE. Planarian Productions Grand Opening Day 2! Tons of vinyl! Big party ...Free beer. What else do you want?
Harlem | Indian Givers | S.S. Boombox Sunday, September 5. Saturn Bar. 10PM. Harlem are Matador Records indie-garage-noise-pop. Indian Givers are the current Secret Assholes (nice guys actually) -- members of Superdestroyers, Split Lips, etc. Scarecrow Sonic Boombox is a new local rock'n'roll/noise/drone/punk band.
The Blue Party | The Dirty Bourbon River Show | Sun Hotel | Booty Trove Brass Band | DJ Yrs Truly Sunday, September 5. The Mid-City Crib. 5PM. $10. Booking From the folks that brought you the biggest 4th of July Bash this side of the Mississippi, OpenHouse Music in association with Chicken&Egg presents the next installment in our party series, the LaborDayThrowdown.
Featuring fantastic food from the Sunday Guys, beer provided by Magic Hat, and a liquor bar. Arrive at 5, food around 6, music from 7 til 11:30. DJ YRS TRULY in between sets. Requested Attire: All white or linen or searsucker.
Monday, September 6
Jayna Morgan & the Sazerac Sunrise Jazz Band Monday, September 6. Maison Musique.
Super Jam with Rue Fiya Monday, September 6. Maison Musique. Musicians welcome.
Tuesday, September 7
The Big Busk: A Night of Burlesque and Live Music Tuesday, September 7. Howlin Wolf. 10PM. Howlin Wolf Booking In the Den.
Caroline Fourmy Jazz Band Tuesday, September 7. Maison Musique. 6PM.
Cat's Pajamas Tuesday, September 7. Maison Musique. 9PM.
Golden Boys | Followed by Static | Bare Wires | The Dives Tuesday, September 7. Saturn Bar. 10PM. $6. 86'd Productions Golden Boys and Static are from Austin. Bare Wires are from San Fran. GARAGE!
Wednesday, September 8
Jerry Jumonville & the Jump City Band Wednesday, September 8. Maison Musique. 6PM.
No Name Group Wednesday, September 8. Maison Musique. 9PM.
Thursday, September 9
Influencia de Jazz Thursday, September 9. Maison Musique. 7PM.
Jeremy Phipps & the Outsiders Thursday, September 9. Maison Musique. 10PM.
The Screaming Females | Small Bones | Baby Boy Thursday, September 9. Zeitgeist. 7PM. $5. An Idea Like No Other The Screaming Females are back again! 60s garage rock meets female tremolo shrieks meets wailing guitars meets punk rock. Small Bones is Plan It X screamy, sing-a-long punk rock from New Orleans; ex-members of Sorority and Path of Daggers. Baby Boy is three-fifths of Thou doing more of a 90s emo screamo / Shotmaker thing.
Friday, September 10
Sha'on and the Girls of Success Friday, September 10. City Park's Pavilion of the Two Sisters. 7PM-11PM. $100/person. Boys Hope Girls Hope of Greater New Orleans is celebrating its 30th anniversary at its 2010 Fall Gala! As a guest you will enjoy delicious food from local restaurants and dancing to live music. The Gala’s silent auction runs throughout the evening. The proceeds of our Gala are necessary to continue to provide a stable and loving home to the children of BHGH. Visit our website for details: http://new.boyshopegirlshope.org/nola/FallGala2010.aspx
Some Like It Hot Friday, September 10. Maison Musique. 7PM.
Earphunk | Gris Gris Friday, September 10. Maison Musique. 10PM.
The Revivalists Friday, September 10. Republic. 10PM. $5. Booking The Revivalists have become a staple to the ever-evolving New Orleans music scene. Seamlessly crossing back and forth between the indie rock bands and vibrant funk and jazz genres, the Revivalists have taken the city by storm and now they are ready to take their music even further.
DJ Yamin | DJ Brice Nice | DJ Bees Knees Friday, September 10. The Penthouse (upstairs in Maison @ 508 Frenchmen). 10PM. Shakedown Dance Party.
Jake Smith | The Scorseses | Cortland Burke Band Friday, September 10. Tipitina's. $15. Rock.
Saturday, September 11
Fire Faithful | Gritter | Omean Saturday, September 11. Bar, The. 10PM. Noxious Noize
Fatter Than Albert | Maddie Ruthless & the Secret Affair | Safety | Rabbit Saturday, September 11. Big Top. 7PM. $10. Community Records EUROPE TOUR KICK OFF! . FTA & MADDIE are headed to europe. The show is $10 to help us raise cash before we go. If you don't have $10, we will let you in no matter what. + it is the VINYL RELEASE for Maddie. SAFETY is a 3 piece punk band from Florida. This is their first show since Nov. 2009 and they totally rule. RABBIT is local instrumental /experimental awsomeness.
Elizabeth Acevedo | Jessica Goldfinch | Dan Tague | Alex Podesta | Chris Jahnke | Maxx Sizeler | Srdjan Loncar | Laura Gipson | Rachel Jones | Monica Zeringue | Aaron McNamee | Jules Buck Jones | Matt Rebholz | Julie Doucet Saturday, September 11. Front. 6PM-10PM. FREE. Elizabeth Acevedo shows self-portraits, a group exhibition of UNO graduates travels from Innsbruck, Austria, collage from Jules Buck Jones, Matt Rebholz, and Julie Doucet this month at The Front. September 11-October 3.
Never Forget! Alley Cat Race Saturday, September 11. Jackson Square. 1PM. $5. Alley cat race, open to anyone and everyone with a bike and a bloodthirsty desire for victory! Also open to anyone without a bloodthirsty desire for victory, but a lackluster desire to ride a bike around and have some fun! Of course there will be an after party with prizes, contests, goldsprints and a bike polo demonstration. Bring a friend or ten!
Russell Batiste Saturday, September 11. Maison Musique. 10PM. FREE.
Gravity A | The Trio | Tim Green Saturday, September 11. Tipitina's. 10PM. $10 / $ 8 with student ID. Winter Circle Productions and Gravity-All-Nonsense presents: Gravity A's Back2school Bacchanal. The Trio is Vidacovich, Porter, and Yamagishi.
Sunday, September 12
The Rhythm Jesters Sunday, September 12. Maison Musique. 7PM. FREE.
Casey Robinson Band Sunday, September 12. Maison Musique. 10PM. FREE.
The Devil Makes Three | My Graveyard Jaw Monday, September 20. One Eyed Jack's. 10PM. Aquarium Drunkard My Graveyard Jaw now with members of the Zydepunks.
Tuesday, September 21
The Big Busk: A Night of Burlesque and Live Music Tuesday, September 21. Howlin Wolf. 10PM. Howlin Wolf Booking In the Den.
DatsiK | DJ Quickie Mart | Shanook Thursday, September 23. Republic. 10PM. $10 ($8 in advance). Booking Winter Circle Productions and the Low Country Bass Union is proud to present a new monthly series, BASSIK, that will feature the best local, national and international bass driven music on the planet. Pulling from the worlds of hip-hop, dubstep, electro, drum and bass and bounce, BASSIK delivers an eclectic mix of bass heavy beats and mind blowing visuals to keep the crowd moving throughout the night. The September edition of BASSIK features headliner, Datsik, a Canadian DJ self-ascribed as "Grimey industrial devious future ninja techbots wrapped in tinfoil and thrown down the stairs, only to be ran over by a steamroller and hung out to dry."
The Hold Steady | Wintersleep Friday, September 24. Republic. 8PM. $18 ($15 in advance). Booking "Our new record, Heaven is Whenever, is about struggle and reward. It's about accepting suffering as a necessary part of a joyous life. It's about how love can help us rise above these struggles. It's about faith. It's about how bad it hurts to settle for less. It's about not being scared to try. It's about four guys who still believe in the power and glory of rock and roll. Because even after a thousand sound-checks, a thousand load-in and load-outs, fifty missed birthdays, and a few hundred electrical shocks, our reward still vastly outweighs the struggle. In fact, the reward would not exist without the struggle. Thus, this struggle is inherently part of the reward. And in this way, the fantasy of playing rock and roll for a living is a lot like real life."
Saturday, September 25
Kowloon Walled City | Batillus | Thou Saturday, September 25. Koenji House (2608 Magazine at 3rd Street). 7PM. $5. An Idea Like No Other KWC is an amazing stoner / sludge band from the Bay Area California. They're something like Torche but brutal instead of pretty; imagine Noothgrush crossed with Jesuit crossed with old Neurosis. Batillus is from New York and has folks from A Storm of Light. Thou is from Baton Rouge and shares members with a Prince cover band.
Tyvek | S.S. Boombox Saturday, September 25. Saturn Bar. 10PM. Noisy, tuneful, punk-rock'n'roll from Detroit meets up with noisy, tuneful, punk-rock'n'roll from New Orleans. Fun to be had by all.
John Scofield | Piety St. Band Saturday, September 25. Tipitina's. 10PM. $20.
Roy Loney and Cyril Jordan | The A-Bones | Jim Jones Revue Sunday, September 26. One Eyed Jack's. 10PM. Aquarium Drunkard Ponderosa Stomp presents.
Monday, September 27
Carol Cleveland Sings | ROAR Monday, September 27. Circle Bar. 10PM. Booking
CocoRosie Monday, September 27. Republic. 8:30PM. $18 ($15 in advance). Booking CocoRosie is a lo-fi indie folk-tronic duo comprised of half-cherokee sisters Bianca "Coco" and Sierra "Rosie" Casady in Paris, France. Anybody unfamiliar with CocoRosie would instantly be able to tell that they are one of the quirkier packages in modern independent music, from their unconventional songwriting to their distinctive look. Often taking the stage in costume dresses and copious amounts of Cabaret-style rouge, they are known for their theatrically engaging live performances. More importantly, they write wistful songs of their European travels that include everything from xylophone and harp to screetching cat samples. They perform at Republic on September 27th in support of their new record, Grey Oceans.
Tuesday, September 28
NOLAFoodCoop Tuesday, September 28. 517 S. Telemachus Street. 6PM. FREE. NOFC Board of Directors Meeting
Ige*Timer | Rick Trolsen | Chris Alford Tuesday, September 28. Blue Nile. 10PM. Scatterjazz Ige*Timer is an original experimental music duo from Zurich, Switzerland and Milano, Italy. Both seasoned jazz and rock players as well as film-composers, this is their beautifully wacky project. Percussionist SImon Berz (zurich) uses in this group a rig of completely homemade circuit bending, low-fi-electronic gadgets, some of which are light sensitive (kind of a must see to believe set-up). Janek Klaus (Milano) plays upright bass through a laptop and multiple effects and loop structures. Every set of theirs is quite unique, as evidenced by their brief visit last autumn. Joining them this night are master trombonist Rick Trolsen and emerging titanic guitarist Chris Alford, for a one-time only heavyweight local-improv sound sculpture. There will be two duo sets followed by a spontaneous quartet collaboration. do come! this particular evening will be a release party for the cd they made documenting last fall's US tour, part of which was recorded at the Blue Nile.
NOLAFoodCoop Tuesday, September 28. Holy Angels Convent (3500 St. Claude St.). 6PM. FREE. NOFC BAnnual All-Member Meeting
The Big Busk: A Night of Burlesque and Live Music Tuesday, September 28. Howlin Wolf. 10PM. Howlin Wolf Booking In the Den.
Wednesday, September 29
Tera Melos | Smiley WIth a Knife | Caddywhompus Wednesday, September 29. Big Top. 7PM. $7. Speak No Evil Tera Melos' US tour.
Ige*Timer | Simon Lott | Aurora Nealand. Wednesday, September 29. Zeitgeist. 8PM. Scatterjazz Ige*Timer is an original experimental music duo from Zurich, Switzerland and Milano, Italy. Both seasoned jazz and rock players as well as film-composers, this is their beautifully wacky project. Percussionist SImon Berz (Zurich) uses in this group a rig of completely homemade circuit bending, low-fi-electronic gadgets, some of which are light sensitive (kind of a must see to believe set-up). Janek Klaus (Milano) plays upright bass through a laptop and multiple effects and loop structures. Every set of theirs is quite unique, as evidenced by their brief visit last autumn. Joining them this night are tireless local percussion wunderkind Simon Lott and Bywater cross-genre favorite Aurora Nealand on saxophones, clarinets, and accordion., for a one-time only heavyweight local-improv sound sculpture. There will be two duo sets followed by a spontaneous quartet collaboration. do come!
Thursday, September 30
Ige*Timer | David Torkanowsky | Rex Gregory Thursday, September 30. Allways Lounge (Cowpokes). 10PM. Scatterjazz Ige*Timer is an original experimental music duo from Zurich, Switzerland and Milano, Italy. Both seasoned jazz and rock players as well as film-composers, this is their beautifully wacky project. Percussionist SImon Berz (Zurich) uses in this group a rig of completely homemade circuit bending, low-fi-electronic gadgets, some of which are light sensitive (kind of a must see to believe set-up). Janek Klaus (Milano) plays upright bass through a laptop and multiple effects and loop structures. Every set of theirs is quite unique, as evidenced by their brief visit last autumn. Joining them this night are longtime New Orleans piano guru David Torkanowsky on keys and misbehavior, paired with new generation master Rex Gregory on saxophones and clarinets, for a one-time only heavyweight local-improv sound sculpture. There will be two duo sets followed by a spontaneous quartet collaboration. do come!
Walk for Farm Animals Saturday, October 2. Hey Cafe. 10AM. Registration is $15 and includes a t-shirt and refreshments. Every fall these walks are held across the country to help spread the word about the treatment of animals on factory farms and to raise vital funds for the nonprofit organization Farm Sanctuary's rescue, education, and advocacy work.
Please pre-register and www.walkforfarmanimals.org - Registration onsite will be available but it will be $20 and we cannot guarantee a shirt.
Beats Antique | Yard Dogs Road Show | Lynx Wednesday, October 6. Republic. 8PM. $18 ($16 in advance). Booking Beats Antique's music incorporates Middle Eastern grooves, Balkan wedding music, flamenco, French Gypsy jazz, hip-hop, dub reggae, and other Eastern tonalities, all pulled together with electronica that won't put off club kids, but will appeal to world music lovers as well. The Yard Dogs Road Show is a hobo cabaret, a living patchwork of vaudeville and rock and roll. In the enchanting land of stage show entertainment theirs is both pleasant and formidable terrain. They require a sensitivity to the subtle and the absurd. They lead the modern hobohemian on a visual and sonic journey through part of history that may or may not have existed followed by an ambitious return to the emotional challenges of our punch-drunk contemporary world.
Thursday, October 7
Esben and the Witch | Kindest Lines | Twin Killers Thursday, October 7. Big Top. 7PM. $5. An Idea Like No Other Dark, female fronted, dream pop from Brighton, England. Think Cocteau Twins meets new PJ Harvey.
Friday, October 8
Delay | New Creases | Vacation | Fast Boyfriends Friday, October 8. Hey Cafe. 7PM. $5. Booking Pop punk presented by James Lovey Dovies and Nathan Small Bones in a bacchanal celebration of Lauren Goldstein and Melissa Giuon's birthdays.
Gogol Bordello Friday, October 8. Republic. 9PM. $28 ($25 in advance). Booking Gogol Bordello combines elements of punk, Gypsy music, and Brecht-ian cabaret delivered through debauchery, humor, surreal costumes, and a frantic stage presence, to say the least. Adventures while touring worldwide, as well as the band members' own immigrant histories, fuel the subversively upbeat story-songs; Front-man and lyricist Eugene Hutz spins out scenarios that are, by turns, hilarious and heartbreaking -- from the outsider experience of gypsies in his native Ukraine to the story of New York's immigrant diaspora. Gogol Bordello is arguably the hardest rocking group of our discordant new century, maintaining a touring schedule and an onstage energy level that would send the average combo running for the emergency room. Catch them live at Republic on October 8th!
Star Fucking Hipsters | Molotov Compromise Wednesday, October 13. Nowe Miasto. 6PM. $5. Booking NYC punk featuring members of Choking Victim, the infamous Leftover Crack, The Slackers, and Ensign. This show will be over by 9, so come on time, and please respect our neighbors and space. More info: nowemiastonola.wordpress.com
Star Fucking Hipsters | Molotov Compromise | Vapo Rats Wednesday, October 13. Nowe Miasto. 6PM. $5. Booking Star Fucking Hipsters is some NYC gutter punks hailing from the legions of the infamous Leftover Crack, Choking Victim, The Slackers, and Ensign. Sorcerers and sorceresses of anticapitalist agitation and punk rock magick. Molotov Compromise is a ska punk band from Houston. And the Vapo Rats are local troublemakers. This show will end by 9:30pm, so come on time! Bring a five spot. Leave your dog at home.
10x10=11 Friday, October 15. Zeitgeist. Booking Internationally renowned Swiss artists and musicians Simon Berz and Kaspar Koenig along with filmmaker Michelle Ettlin will have a 10 day/night residency at Zeitgeist. Each day they will search the streets for trash accompanied by area musicians. They will bring it back to Zeitgeist and build instruments from trash. Each evening they will perform a concert with the new instruments, inviting local musicians to join them. The entire residency will be filmed for a feature-length documentary. Artists interested in participating should contact Rene @ 504 352-1150 or rene@zeitgeistinc.net
Saturday, October 16
Railroad Earth | Honey Island Swamp Band Saturday, October 16. Tipitina's. 10PM. $20. Bluegrass/rock.
10x10=11 Saturday, October 16. Zeitgeist. Booking Internationally renowned Swiss artists and musicians Simon Berz and Kaspar Koenig along with filmmaker Michelle Ettlin will have a 10 day/night residency at Zeitgeist. Each day they will search the streets for trash accompanied by area musicians. They will bring it back to Zeitgeist and build instruments from trash. Each evening they will perform a concert with the new instruments, inviting local musicians to join them. The entire residency will be filmed for a feature-length documentary. Artists interested in participating should contact Rene @ 504 352-1150 or rene@zeitgeistinc.net
Sunday, October 17
10x10=11 Sunday, October 17. Zeitgeist. Booking Internationally renowned Swiss artists and musicians Simon Berz and Kaspar Koenig along with filmmaker Michelle Ettlin will have a 10 day/night residency at Zeitgeist. Each day they will search the streets for trash accompanied by area musicians. They will bring it back to Zeitgeist and build instruments from trash. Each evening they will perform a concert with the new instruments, inviting local musicians to join them. The entire residency will be filmed for a feature-length documentary. Artists interested in participating should contact Rene @ 504 352-1150 or rene@zeitgeistinc.net
Monday, October 18
10x10=11 Monday, October 18. Zeitgeist. Booking Internationally renowned Swiss artists and musicians Simon Berz and Kaspar Koenig along with filmmaker Michelle Ettlin will have a 10 day/night residency at Zeitgeist. Each day they will search the streets for trash accompanied by area musicians. They will bring it back to Zeitgeist and build instruments from trash. Each evening they will perform a concert with the new instruments, inviting local musicians to join them. The entire residency will be filmed for a feature-length documentary. Artists interested in participating should contact Rene @ 504 352-1150 or rene@zeitgeistinc.net
Tuesday, October 19
NOLAFoodCoop Tuesday, October 19. Holy Angels Convent (3500 St. Claude Street). 6PM. FREE. Booking NOFC Annual All-Member meeting.
10x10=11 Tuesday, October 19. Zeitgeist. Booking Internationally renowned Swiss artists and musicians Simon Berz and Kaspar Koenig along with filmmaker Michelle Ettlin will have a 10 day/night residency at Zeitgeist. Each day they will search the streets for trash accompanied by area musicians. They will bring it back to Zeitgeist and build instruments from trash. Each evening they will perform a concert with the new instruments, inviting local musicians to join them. The entire residency will be filmed for a feature-length documentary. Artists interested in participating should contact Rene @ 504 352-1150 or rene@zeitgeistinc.net
The Gracious Few | American Bang Wednesday, October 20. Tipitina's. 9PM. $20. Rock. Members from Live and Candlebox.
10x10=11 Wednesday, October 20. Zeitgeist. Booking Internationally renowned Swiss artists and musicians Simon Berz and Kaspar Koenig along with filmmaker Michelle Ettlin will have a 10 day/night residency at Zeitgeist. Each day they will search the streets for trash accompanied by area musicians. They will bring it back to Zeitgeist and build instruments from trash. Each evening they will perform a concert with the new instruments, inviting local musicians to join them. The entire residency will be filmed for a feature-length documentary. Artists interested in participating should contact Rene @ 504 352-1150 or rene@zeitgeistinc.net
Thursday, October 21
10x10=11 Thursday, October 21. Zeitgeist. Booking Internationally renowned Swiss artists and musicians Simon Berz and Kaspar Koenig along with filmmaker Michelle Ettlin will have a 10 day/night residency at Zeitgeist. Each day they will search the streets for trash accompanied by area musicians. They will bring it back to Zeitgeist and build instruments from trash. Each evening they will perform a concert with the new instruments, inviting local musicians to join them. The entire residency will be filmed for a feature-length documentary. Artists interested in participating should contact Rene @ 504 352-1150 or rene@zeitgeistinc.net
Friday, October 22
Big Sam's Funky Nation Friday, October 22. Maple Leaf. 10:30pm. $10.
Frightened Rabbit | Plants & Animals Friday, October 22. Tipitina's. 10PM. $16 ($15 advance). Alternative / rock.
10x10=11 Friday, October 22. Zeitgeist. Booking Internationally renowned Swiss artists and musicians Simon Berz and Kaspar Koenig along with filmmaker Michelle Ettlin will have a 10 day/night residency at Zeitgeist. Each day they will search the streets for trash accompanied by area musicians. They will bring it back to Zeitgeist and build instruments from trash. Each evening they will perform a concert with the new instruments, inviting local musicians to join them. The entire residency will be filmed for a feature-length documentary. Artists interested in participating should contact Rene @ 504 352-1150 or rene@zeitgeistinc.net
Saturday, October 23
10x10=11 Saturday, October 23. Zeitgeist. Booking Internationally renowned Swiss artists and musicians Simon Berz and Kaspar Koenig along with filmmaker Michelle Ettlin will have a 10 day/night residency at Zeitgeist. Each day they will search the streets for trash accompanied by area musicians. They will bring it back to Zeitgeist and build instruments from trash. Each evening they will perform a concert with the new instruments, inviting local musicians to join them. The entire residency will be filmed for a feature-length documentary. Artists interested in participating should contact Rene @ 504 352-1150 or rene@zeitgeistinc.net
Sunday, October 24
10x10=11 Sunday, October 24. Zeitgeist. Booking Internationally renowned Swiss artists and musicians Simon Berz and Kaspar Koenig along with filmmaker Michelle Ettlin will have a 10 day/night residency at Zeitgeist. Each day they will search the streets for trash accompanied by area musicians. They will bring it back to Zeitgeist and build instruments from trash. Each evening they will perform a concert with the new instruments, inviting local musicians to join them. The entire residency will be filmed for a feature-length documentary. Artists interested in participating should contact Rene @ 504 352-1150 or rene@zeitgeistinc.net
Ghastly City Sleep | Caddywhompus | Aiúa Wednesday, October 27. Big Top. 7PM. $5. An Idea Like No Other One of our favorite ex-Page Ninety Nine / -City of Caterpillar bands. GCS does more of the Sigur Ros / Radiohead style epic indie rock.
Monday, November 1
The Stumblebums Monday, November 1. DBA. 1AM. NYC punk brass.
Friday, November 5
Mumford & Sons | Cadillac Sky | King Charles Friday, November 5. Republic. 8PM. $20 ($17 in advance). Booking Since they formed in December 2007, the members of Mumford & Sons have shared a common purpose: to make music that matters, without taking themselves too seriously. Four young men from West London in their early twenties, they have fire in their bellies, romance in their hearts, and rapture in their masterful, melancholy voices. They create a gutsy, old-time sound that marries the magic of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young with the might of Kings Of Leon, and their incredible energy draws us in quickly to their circle of songs, to the warmth of their stories, and to their magical community of misty-eyed men. Presented by Republic and Winter Circle Productions.
OK Go Saturday, November 6. Tipitina's. 10PM. $17 ($15 in advance). OK Go combines off-kilter guitars, Pixies/Cars fetishism, and straightforward power pop sensibilities to produce catchy songs. Although the music is both eccentric and tuneful, the band didn't find a wide audience until 2005, when the homemade video for "A Million Ways" became the most downloaded music video in history. OK Go later won a Grammy Award for a subsequent video -- this one featuring the bandmates dancing on treadmills -- but the band continued to focus on touring and recording as well, with Of the Blue Colour of the Sky marking their third release in 2010.
Tuesday, November 9
Robert Randolph Tuesday, November 9. Tipitina's. 10PM. $25. Funk / soul.
Wednesday, November 10
Trap Them Wednesday, November 10. NOLA venue TBA. $5. An Idea Like No Other Southern Lord / Deathwish / Prosthetic.
Friday, November 12
Kakka Hata 77 | Acid Reflux Friday, November 12. TBA. Look Ma No Bra! Kakka Hata 77 (Finland), Acid Reflux (Albany, Ny)
Tuesday, November 16
Black Mountain | Black Angels Tuesday, November 16. Tipitina's. 10PM. $15 ($30 ticket + album download). Psychedelic / rock.
Bonobo | Tokimonsta Wednesday, November 17. Republic. 9PM. $15. Booking With the experimental warmth of '60s French films and the pizzicato flavor of horizontal hip-hop, Simon Green's Bonobo project established the welcome niche of a pretension-free, post-party intellectual chillout. An almost silent figure among Ibizian romanticists, Green began in Brighton, debuting in 1999 and recently releasing the buzzworthy Black Sands featuring the single "The Keeper." Presented by Republic and Winter Circle Productions.
Friday, November 19
Doomtree Friday, November 19. Tipitina's. 10PM. $15 ($13.50 advance). Hip Hop / indie. Doomtree: Wings and Teeth Tour. Over the past five years Doomtree has become one of the most highly regarded hip-hop collectives in the Midwest, thanks to our innovative recordings, explosive live shows, and tireless work ethic. By combining the blueprint of hip hop with the DIY ethos of punk and a slew of disparate artistic and musical influences, Doomtree has won the favor of a broad range of audiences. The members of Doomtree come from a wide variety of backgrounds and musical interests, but join together to create some of the most forward-thinking beats and rhymes this side of 1987.
Sunday, November 21
Stars Sunday, November 21. Republic. 9PM. $15. Booking New York born and Montreal based, Stars are soft-revolutionaries and music is their rallying cry. Their indie dance pop rallies to save us from our mundane and complacent fears. When at a loss for words, one music writer said the only way to describe Stars was "beautiful hope". Their music has been described as "breath-takingly effervescent" and they have been called the kind of band that "blue lights and fog machines are made for". The new album, The Five Ghosts, which was released June 22nd, has already been lauded by SPIN for its "flowing, synth-backed melodies" and THE NEW YORK TIMES said that "The music brims with optimism, full of major chords, sparkling synthetic sounds and tireless electronic beats". FILTER congratulated its "perfectly placed synthesizers" and "haunting vocals," going on to say that The Five Ghosts "packs the same profundity, rhapsodic charm and orchestration of previous records, but Stars takes it one step further, intensifying their indie-pop wizardry."
Monday, November 22
Diet Cokeheads Monday, November 22. NOLA venue TBA. $5. An Idea Like No Other Noisey, Florida punk. For fans of all that stuff on Deranged, some of that stuff on Raw Sugar, and Candice Metrailer's musical tastes.