SECTIONS:Defender PicksMercrediJune 19thWalter Wolfman Washington d.b.a. (10:00 PM) Fiery blues on Frenchmen - every week
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, plus Brynn Marie House of Blues (8:00PM) Legendary rock icon and four-time Grammy winner
Bassik Underground feat. Baths + Houses + D33J Hi Ho Lounge (9:00PM) Feel the bass drop
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.
Little Gem Saloon (5:00PM) Traditional Blues, Gospel, and R&B in the CBD
Snug Harbor (8:00PM) Delfeayo Marsalis’ award-winning orchestra JeudiJune 20thMaison (10:00PM) Come see the in-demand bassist perform with his own band tonight
Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers
Soul Rebels Les Bon Temps Roule (10:00 PM) Brass Uptown!
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
PubliQ House (9:30PM) Brass with electric guitar and keyboard
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BP Banned From New Government Contracts BP won't be doing any new business with the federal government in the coming months. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the oil giant won't be allowed to sign new contracts with the U.S. government. The temporary suspension comes as a result of a "lack of business integrity" the British company showed in the Big Oozy, according to EPA.
The move stems from the plea agreement BP and the feds reached earlier this month, in which the company agreed to enter guilty pleas to a raft of charges in connection with the Big Oozy.
The ban will keep the company from bidding on new oil leases in the Gulf, which has been big business for the company even in the wake of the new disaster. BP picked up 50 new Gulf leases since 2010, according to the company. The immedate impact was felt by the company this morning, when a new lease sale for oil tracts in the Western Gulf of Mexico was held in the Superdome that they were not allowed to participate.
The British company's main office issued a statement in the wake of the ban saying the move "does not affect any existing contracts the company has with the US government, including those relating to current and ongoing drilling and production operations in the Gulf of Mexico.
The company said the feds are preparing an agreement that would lift the ban, but a draft of the proposal has not yet been sent to their offices. |
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