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MERCREDI

February 22nd

Alynda Lee

Hi-Ho Lounge (9:00PM)

Ms. Lee, of Hurray for the Riff Raff, observes lent with Shovels & Rope and Graveyard Jaw.

 

My Fair Lady

Prytania (12:00PM)

No day like Ash Wednesday for a classic flick (post Church).

 

Friends of the New Orleans Public Library Book Sale

Latter Library Carriage House (10:00AM-2:00PM)

Weekly Wed Gig- bi-weekly sale on St. Charles.

 

Weswego Farmers & Fisheries Market

484 Sala Ave (8:00AM-2:00PM)

Weekly Wed Gig- produce, baked goods, pony rides (!) seafood, live tunes, and more.

 

 

Hump Day/SIN Night

Country Club (All Day)

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

 

Tom McDermott and Meschiya Lake

Chickie Wah Wah (8:00PM)

Weekly Wed Gig-Smoke free in Mid-City.

 

Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses 

Mimi's (10:00PM)

Weekly Wed Gig- Upstairs.

 

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 Uncle Li.

 

 

JEUDI

February 23rd

Ogden After Hours

Ogden Museum (6:00PM-8:00PM)

This week: 'Rock n Reading: Words of Musicians', plus a reading with Michael Patrick Welch from his 'Underground Guide' supplemented with Photographs by Zach Smith.

 

Harold and Maude

Alamo Underground (6:00PM)

Free flick and open mic. 

 

Stooges Brass Band

Hi-Ho Lounge (9:00 PM)

Weekly Thurs Gig- Brass band of the hour plays their unique mix of hip-hop and jazz.

 

Soul Rebels Brass Band

Les Bon Temps Roule (11:00 PM)

Weekly Thurs Gig- Who dat call da police?

 

Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers

Vaughn's (8:30 PM)

Weekly Thurs Gig- Would be Satchmo gets the crowd moving trumpet standards, and then keeps em full with his home cooked red beans.

 

Tom McDermott

Three Muses (4:30PM)

Happy hour with Tom McD; leave the office early...if there's an office in the first place.

 

 

Tom McDermott and Aurora Nealand

Buffa's (8:00PM)

Weekly Thurs Gig- A dynamic pairing of jazz accordion and eclectic piano for the smoke free backend.

VENDREDI

February 24th

Big Freedia, Katey Red, Nicky Da B, Magnolia Rhome, DJ Shay, JC Styles

Siberia (10:00PM)

Fundraiser to get Bounce to Austin's SXSW. A$$ out to help out!

 

Kermit Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers

Blue Nile (7:00PM)

Kermit gives Frenchmen some love. 

 

Glen David Andrews

Three Muses (10:00PM)

Big horn magic, with food and drink s'il vous voulez.

 

Marketplace at Armstrong Park

Armstrong Park (3:00PM-6:00PM)

Weekly Fri Gig- Take advantage of activity at Armstrong.

 

Where Y'art

NOMA (5:30PM-8:00PM)

Weekly Fri Gig- music, film, live performance, and more for you and the fam.

 

Burlesque Ballroom

Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (11:50PM)

Weekly Fri Gig- Get your Trixie Minx!

 

Free Food Funk n Crunk Friday feat. DJ Justin

Handsome Willy's (5:00PM)

Weekly Fri Gig- outdoor bites and beats.

 

DJ Montegut

Yuki (10:00PM)

Weekly Fri Gig- A break from Frenchmen (on Frenchmen).

 

Throwback Fridays

Republic (10:00PM)

Weekly Fri Gig- Dance through the decades. 

SAMEDI

February 25th

Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich

Mahalia Jackson (8:00PM)

Miguel Prieto conducts the LPO with pianist Alexander Korsantia through two symphonies and a concerto.

 

Lightnin' Malcolm with Cameron Kimbrough

d.b.a (2:00AM)

Late night gig for a guitarist known to regularly visit town, with a friend on drums.

 

Drake

UNO (8:00PM)

Tucks his napkin in his shirt 'cuz he be mobbin' like that; A$AP Rocky and Kendrick Lamar open.

 

Truth Universal

Blue Nile (9:00PM)

Local lyricist performs songs from his new 'Invent the Future'. Show's free if you follow @TruthUniversal (otherwise $5); DJ EF Cuttin and The Blackstar Bangas join.

 

The Abonimable DJ Phibes

BJs (10:00PM)

Soul/ New Orleans R&B/ Reggae/ AM Gold/ Psychedelic/ Funk/ Disco/ Jazz, on vinyl; Free.

 

The Hunting of the Snark

CAC (12:00PM, 2:00PM)

Skin Horse Theatre interprets some C.S Lewis nonsense. 

 

TNM's Hashtag Comedy

Carrollton Station (9:00PM)

The New Movement stands up with guests Sara Schaefer and Scott Moran; $5.

 

Friends of the New Orleans Public Library Book Sale

Latter Library Carriage House (10:00AM-2:00PM)

Weekly Sat Gig- bi-weekly sale on St. Charles.

 

Weswego Farmers & Fisheries Market

484 Sala Ave (8:30AM-12:30PM)

Weekly Sat Gig- produce, baked goods, pony rides (!) seafood, live tunes, and more.

 

Sankofa Farmers Market

5500 St Claude (10:00AM-2:00PM)

Weekly Sat Gig- rain or shine: local produce and seafood on the old Good Children strip.

DIMANCHE

February 26th

NOFS Oscar Screening Party

Prytania (6:00PM-9:30PM)

84th Academy Awards, on the big screen: food, drink, popcorn, $25 ($25 for NOFS members).

 

Andy Flanagan's Birthday Party

Siberia (10:00PM)

Roast Man o' Flanagans with host Chris Lane and performances by Trixie Minx and others; free.

 

Some Like It Hot!

Buffa's (11:00AM)

Weekly Sun Gig- Trad Jazz Brunch.

 

Gal Holiday

BMC (6:00PM)

Weekly Sun Gig-Take me to the honky tonk.

 

Hot 8 Brass Band

Howlin' Wolf den (9:00PM)

Weekly Sun Gig-The street beat moves yr feet.

 

Joe Krown Trio feat. Russell Batiste & Walter "Wolfman" Washington

Maple Leaf Bar (10:00PM)

Weekly Sun Gig- Wolfman hits the other side of Canal. 

LUNDI

February 27th

 

 

Blue Grass Pickin' Party

Hi-Ho Lounge (8:00 PM)

Weekly Mon Gig- Red Beans and nice!

 

Glen David Andrews

dba (10:00 PM)

Weekly Mon Gig- GDA lights up DBA.

 

King James & the Special Men

BJ's Lounge (10:00PM)

Weekly Mon Gig- Burgundy in the Bywater for that downtown rhythm and blues.

 

Charmaine Neville Band

Snug Harbor (8:00PM, 10:00PM)

Weekly Mon Gig- like clockwork.

 

Jazz Vipers

Spotted Cat (10:00PM)

Weekly Mon Gig- JV holdin' it down.

MARDI

February 28th

 

Maple Leaf Bar (10:00 PM)
3 sets by the best band in the land.
 

New Orleans Cotton Mouth Kings

d.b.a (9:00PM)

Weekly Tues. Gig- NOCMK at d.b.a.

 

Crescent City Farmers Market

Broadway St Market (9:00AM-1:00PM)

Weekly Tues Gig- hola Green Plate specials.

 
Spotted Cat (10:00PM)
Weekly Tues Gig- Celebrity Mixtape and Frenchmen st alumn.
 
Hi-Ho Lounge (8:00PM)
Weekly Tues Gig- Chartres heads to St Claude to test your music trivia chops.
 

NOLA Community Printshop's Screenprint Open Shop

830 Elysian Fields(6:00PM-10:00PM)

Weekly Tues. Gig- drop in night! Bring a Black & White (high contrast) transparency or photocopy.

MERCREDI

February 29th

 

Friends of the New Orleans Public Library Book Sale

Latter Library Carriage House (10:00AM-2:00PM)

Weekly Wed Gig- bi-weekly sale on St. Charles.

 

Weswego Farmers & Fisheries Market

484 Sala Ave (8:00AM-2:00PM)

Weekly Wed Gig- produce, baked goods, pony rides (!) seafood, live tunes, and more.

 

Tom McDermott and Meschiya Lake

Chickie Wah Wah (8:00PM)

Weekly Wed Gig-Smoke free in Mid-City.

 

Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses 

Mimi's (10:00PM)

Weekly Wed Gig- Upstairs.

 

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 Uncle Li.


Judge Overturns Occupy NOLA Eviction

by Shay Sokol (4:46 p.m.)

CBD - After the city's early morning eviction of Occupy NOLA, this afternoon, U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey ruled in favor of the protestors, granting a 7-day temporary restraining order that would allow protesters to remain in Duncan Plaza at all hours of the day until next Tuesday. The ruling came almost five hours after lawyers for the City and the Occupy Wall Street offshoot entered the judge's chambers for a hearing on the matter at 10:30 this morning.

 

Zainey said parties did not reach a compromise on use of the Plaza, so he granted the temporary order. 

 

He laid out several conditions for the protesters: They are prohibited from using open flames, any electrical cords, and they cannot carry weapons or have pets at the site. Two portable toilets also have to be kept at the site, and must be provided by the Occupiers. William Quigley, one of the three lawyers for the protestors has has already footed the bill to provide for the two toilets, allowing the protestors to move back to the park and stay overnight.

 

Duncan Plaza was cleared by NOPD officers this morning after two months of serving as an encampment for the protesters, as well as many homeless people and traveling kids. Following the lead of other cities around the country, Mayor Mitch decided it was "time" for the protesters to go. In a press conference last Friday, Landrieu declared an eviction at an uncertain, but imminent time, because "there is a time and place" to exercise the First Amendment. 

 

Directly after the decision, Lawyer Bill Quigley addressed twenty protestors in the lobby of the Court House. "This is a victory for the First Amendment," he said.

 

One protestor yelled in the lobby, "Who dat say gonna evict Occupy NOLA!"

 

Another lawyer for the protestors, Davida Finger, advised the Occupiers to use this week deciding what to do after the next court hearing in seven days that will decide the permanent state of the park.

 

Zainey set a $5,000 security bond to be paid by the protestors. Lawyer Quigley said he has already secured the donations to pay it.

 

Quigley said this is the only Occupation in the country that had been evicted, then granted by a court a return. But there is no hope for the Occupiers to get their tents and belongings they left behind in the park when NOPD evicted them at 4:30a.m. this morning. By 6:30a.m., tents churned in grinders, spat into dumpsters, and drove off on trucks.

 

"The City is not happy, so you guys should go out of your way to follow the rules," Quigley advised the protestors. 

 

"We respect the Court's decision, but we respectfully disagree," acting City Attorney Richard Coritzas said in a statement.

 

City defenders told the judge the City spent about $50,000 over the past eight weeks on maintenance related to Occupy NOLA. 

 

"Today, we successfully cleaned the park, housed homeless individuals, and reduced the threats to public health and safety," the statement said. "We will comply with the order of the Court, but we remain deeply concerned that allowing the re-encampment of Duncan Plaza poses a threat to the public health, safety, and welfare of those encamped there and to the community at large."

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