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Mardi

June 18th

101 Drummers

Maple Leaf (8:00PM)

Feel the Mardi Gras Indian beat with Big Chief Monk Boudreaux

 

Christian Bradford and Jamison Ross

Gasa Gasa (9:00PM)

More live music on Freret, with Ross on the drums

 

Cody Blaine, Jayson Wayne Knox

Siberia (9:00PM)

Singer/Songwriter showcase also features Sneaky Pete, Nervous Dwayne, and Gardenia Moon, followed by open mic 

 

Rebirth Brass Band
Maple Leaf Bar (10:00 PM)
2 sets by the Grammy-winning brass band

 

Crescent City Farmers Market
Broadway St Market (9:00AM-1:00PM)
Weekly Tues Gig- Uptown edition of the city's prime local market

 

Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns
Spotted Cat (10:00PM)
Weekly Tues Gig- Booming swing and a voice that will make you melt. A lindy hoppers' delight.

 

Albinas Prizgintas

Trinity Episcopal Church (6:00PM)

Free organ every Tuesday night from one of the city’s premiere classical musicians

 

Charlie Miller

Little Gem Saloon (5:00PM)

Happy hour with a New Orleans trumpeter, no cover charge

Mercredi

June 19th

Walter Wolfman Washington

d.b.a. (10:00 PM)

Fiery blues on Frenchmen - every week

 

Wednesdays at the Point

Algiers Ferry Landing (6:00PM)

Today, Vivaz Latin Band and Paky Saavadra 

 

Curren$y's Jet Lounge

Blue Nile (10:00 PM)

The NOLA rapper's weekly party

 

 

Major Bacon

Banks Street Bar (10:00 PM)

Blues rock and BLTs!

 

SIN Night

Country Club (All Day)

Weekly Wed Gig- $3 martinis and free admission for the service industry folks.

 

 

Tom McDermott and Meschiya Lake

Chickie Wah Wah (8:00PM)

Weekly Wed Gig- Piano man meets a golden voice.

 

 

Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses

Mimi's (10:00PM)

Weekly Wed Gig- Gypsy jazz upstairs in the Marigny

 

Busker's Ballroom

Hi-Ho Lounge (8:00PM)

Weekly Wed Gig- from the street to the stage. Midnight Snax throwdown follows at 10pm.

 

Tin Men

dba (7:00 PM)

Weekly Wed Gig- The world's premiere washboard-sousaphone-guitar trio.

 

Treme Brass Band

Candlelight Lounge (9:00 PM)

Weekly Wed Gig- Pass on by and see the 6th Ward’s home band.

 

Marc Stone

Little Gem Saloon (5:00PM)

Traditional Blues, Gospel, and R&B in the CBD

 

Uptown Jazz Orchestra

Snug Harbor (8:00PM)

Delfeayo Marsalis’ award-winning orchestra

Jeudi

June 20th

Barry Stephenson's Pocket

Maison (10:00PM)

Come see the in-demand bassist perform with his own band tonight

 

Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers
Vaughn's (7:00 PM)
Red beans, rice, Kermit, and you'll get to bed early

 

Soul Rebels

Les Bon Temps Roule (10:00 PM)

Brass Uptown!

 

Hot 8 Brass Band

Candlelight Lounge (8:00PM)

Shake your brass in the Treme with a blend of hip hop, R&B, and pop

 

The Trio feat. Johnny Vidacovich & Guests

Maple Leaf (8:00PM)

One of New Orleans’ best percussionist invites his friends to the stage

 

Brass-A-Holics

PubliQ House (9:30PM)

Brass with electric guitar and keyboard

 

Cop Convictions Overturned in Henry Glover Case


Updated 12 p.m.

The grisly post-K chapter involving the killing of Henry Glover isn't over. Two former NOPD officers convicted for the Algiers resident's death saw some of their convictions overturned by a federal appeals court ruling handed down late last week. David Warren, who shot Henry Glover, will get a new trial. Gregory McRae saw his conviction on one count reversed by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and will be resentenced in U.S. District Court.


Sunday Reading: August 28, 2011


Like you, our Midsummer Mardi Gras costumes took our noses out of the headlines. Here's a couple snippets we missed:

MSNBC producers seem to believe Ray Nagin is a disaster consultant

Report provides new insight into Henry Glover saga 

Bridge jumper dialed often


New Trial for Convicted Cop


One of the officers who was convicted in the post-Katrina shooting death of Henry Glover and subsequent police cover-up will get a new trial, a federal judge ruled today. Travis McCabe, who was convicted of writing a false police report in the case, presented new evidence that he was not guilty, and it is "grave" enough to deserve a retrial, Judge Lance Africk ruled today. McCabe presented a second version of the police report that proves it wasn't changed. The trial is scheduled for August.


NoDef Nods

Ten Events That Defined '10



In a place where the collective experience of parades, boomer musician curtain calls, and Cape Verdean storm systems already occupy a huge portion of private life, the events of the past year caused all New Orleanians to speak with a single guttural noise. From Causeway to Gulf, there rang out a booming “Who Dat” as the little football team that a few people pay attention to gave us deliverance.


Split Decision


Updated 8:40 p.m.

A jury handed down a split decision tonight in the trial of Henry Gover, an Algiers man who was killed and had his body burned in a car in the days following Hurricane Katrina. The jury convicted three cops, and acquitted two others.


Cross-Pond Context


This morning, as boiling water reminded us of the ridiculous pace of lunacy here in the City of Dreams, we stumbled upon a Guardian story about the ongoing, maddening trial of five cops in the post-K death of Henry Glover. With headlines grisly virtually everyday in this town, it helps to get some perspective from someone looking at this place with plain old glasses, and not a microscope. Turns out, zooming out helps zoom in on the reasons the incident, and the others like it, might have happened in the first place.


5 NOPD Indicted


Some stories are too sad for snark. The fallout from the post Katrina chaos continues today as five New Orleans police officers (two retired) were indicted in the death of Henry Glover. Glover was shot by the police days after Katriina, and then placing his body in a car, and burning it. Thanks to TP for story.


DragNetWork


Eli at The Lens continues their generally badass reporting by bringing us a look at fundraisers for the Police Association of New Orleans' (PANO) Legal Defense Fund. Well, the fundraiser itself might be boring,.. So, The Lens investigated the Facebook page for their last event. The content is fascinating, if not a little offensive. Read the writeup.


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