Defender PicksMERCREDIFebruary 22ndHi-Ho Lounge (9:00PM) Ms. Lee, of Hurray for the Riff Raff, observes lent with Shovels & Rope and Graveyard Jaw.
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.
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.
Hi-Ho Lounge (8:00PM) Weekly Wed Gig- from the street to the stage. Midnight Snax throwdown follows at 10pm.
dba (7:00 PM) Weekly Wed Gig- The world's premiere washboard-sousaphone-guitar trio.
Candlelight Lounge (9:00 PM) Weekly Wed Gig- Pass on by and see Uncle Li.
JEUDIFebruary 23rdOgden 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.
Alamo Underground (6:00PM) Free flick and open mic.
Hi-Ho Lounge (9:00 PM) Weekly Thurs Gig- Brass band of the hour plays their unique mix of hip-hop and jazz.
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.
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. VENDREDIFebruary 24thBig 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.
Three Muses (10:00PM) Big horn magic, with food and drink s'il vous voulez.
Armstrong Park (3:00PM-6:00PM) Weekly Fri Gig- Take advantage of activity at Armstrong.
NOMA (5:30PM-8:00PM) Weekly Fri Gig- music, film, live performance, and more for you and the fam.
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.
Yuki (10:00PM) Weekly Fri Gig- A break from Frenchmen (on Frenchmen).
Republic (10:00PM) Weekly Fri Gig- Dance through the decades. SAMEDIFebruary 25thProkofiev, 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.
UNO (8:00PM) Tucks his napkin in his shirt 'cuz he be mobbin' like that; A$AP Rocky and Kendrick Lamar open.
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.
BJs (10:00PM) Soul/ New Orleans R&B/ Reggae/ AM Gold/ Psychedelic/ Funk/ Disco/ Jazz, on vinyl; Free.
CAC (12:00PM, 2:00PM) Skin Horse Theatre interprets some C.S Lewis nonsense.
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.
5500 St Claude (10:00AM-2:00PM) Weekly Sat Gig- rain or shine: local produce and seafood on the old Good Children strip. DIMANCHEFebruary 26thPrytania (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.
Buffa's (11:00AM) Weekly Sun Gig- Trad Jazz Brunch.
BMC (6:00PM)
Weekly Sun Gig-Take me to the honky tonk. 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. LUNDIFebruary 27th
Hi-Ho Lounge (8:00 PM) Weekly Mon Gig- Red Beans and nice!
dba (10:00 PM) Weekly Mon Gig- GDA lights up DBA.
BJ's Lounge (10:00PM) Weekly Mon Gig- Burgundy in the Bywater for that downtown rhythm and blues.
Snug Harbor (8:00PM, 10:00PM) Weekly Mon Gig- like clockwork.
Spotted Cat (10:00PM) Weekly Mon Gig- JV holdin' it down. MARDIFebruary 28th
Maple Leaf Bar (10:00 PM)
3 sets by the best band in the land.
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. MERCREDIFebruary 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.
Hi-Ho Lounge (8:00PM) Weekly Wed Gig- from the street to the stage. Midnight Snax throwdown follows at 10pm.
dba (7:00 PM) Weekly Wed Gig- The world's premiere washboard-sousaphone-guitar trio.
Candlelight Lounge (9:00 PM) Weekly Wed Gig- Pass on by and see Uncle Li. |
Love by CandleLightNoDef Eats at Drinks on the Cheap New Orleans nightlife is a trial of discovery fit for any wayward explorer. Sifting through unruly dives and hoity lounges, walking through upscale neighborhoods and shuttering through seemingly vacant streets just to find that one bar with everything. Music scene? Cheap drinks? Free food? The definition of everything is different for each Christopher Columbus, but my personal Americais the Candlelight Lounge. Tucked away in the now-much-ballyhooed Treme neighborhood near Louis Armstrong Park, the Candlelight lounge is a shack, oozing with people and booming with music. On Wednesday nights, the Treme Brass Band rocks the neighborhood and the bar serves free red beans and rice to all guests. Inside, the bar resembles a lounge, with a number of tables and chairs set and service while you sit, except the tables are covered with a plastic tablecloth and the food is served free (except for the tip, of course). The red beans and rice may be warmed in a microwave and served in a plastic bowl, but its flavor is far richer than the meager serving utensils. Multiple servings are allowed and encouraged. Bands play to the left of the entrance, on a lifted stage set for the musicians to sit while performing. The Treme Brass Band has been playing their gig at the Candlelight Lounge for 7 years. Led by Benny Jones, Uncle Lionel and the boys usually perform during second lines and parades that dot the New Orleans area, but don’t mind the Wednesday night gig when they get to sit and play some classic brass songs. During some sets, the crowd may be seated, nodding heads to the smooth brass, but others bring the crowd to its feet. In true New Orleans style, any late-comer must walk through the crowd of people bumping to the music in order to get in and to the bar. The bar consists of two wooden shelves with mini bottles of liquor. Order a gin and pineapple and the bartender will empty a tiny bottle of pineapple juice into a glass after emptying half the contents of a flask sized bottle. The wooden walls are covered with posters and pictures of New Orleans greats. Just waiting to use the restroom, I learned a lot about Brass Brand history from the walls. The band begins at 9 ish. Come around 10 and you will find a slew of sweaty people, streaming out the door for some cooler air in between sets. The crowd covers the street, sharing stories of past nights at the Candlelight Lounge, or giving advice on how to enjoy New Orleans for newcomers. Some nights there is a tent serving food outside as well if you cannot partake in red beans on a day other than Monday, but this food is not free. The mural on the outside of the Lounge is the only thing setting the large, long room apart from the shotgun homes surrounding it. The only light coming from the quiet neighborhood is from this lounge, and the only people spilling from inside. The Treme has become better known and more trafficed since the premier of the HBO show, and the Candlelight Lounge has taken advantage of that. A few scenes were filmed in the lounge and the band is featured on and off screen. The crowd has changed a bit, and there is now a $5 cover charge for the evening, but it is still a unique New Orleans experience for any explorer looking for something new.  ’)
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