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JEUDI

May 17th

 

Circle Bar (10:00 PM)
Our resident country starlet returns
 
NOMA Sculpture Garden (7:00 PM)
Theatre: Shakespeare under the oaks!
 
Mid-City Theatre (8:00 PM)
Theatre: Camp meets Freud in this tale of deviant sexual awakening
 
JPAS (8:00 PM)
Theatre: 80s kitsch rollerskating musical. Need we say more?
 
CAC (8:00 PM)
Theatre: Ricky Graham takes the stage for a one-woman show
 
 
Tip's (10:00 PM)
Alt-rock of radio fame, with the Rocket Summer
 
Rock 'n Bowl (8:30 PM)
Zydeco Night!
 
Green Project (7:00 PM)
This doc puts the spotlight on metal scavengers Q&A with filmmaker follows.
 

Gold Mine Saloon (8:00 PM)

Weekly reading series, this time with poets Clark Coolidge and Joel Dailey read.

 

 

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.

 

 

Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers

Vaughn's (7:00 PM)
Weekly Thurs Gig- Would be Satchmo gets the crowd moving with trumpet standards, and then keeps em full with his home cooked red beans.
 

 

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.

 

 

I Club (8:30 PM)
Big D Perkins and Cornell Williams team up!

VENDREDI

May 18th

Bayou Boogaloo

Bayou St. John (5:00 PM)
Don't rest, just Fest! Today's music features Kelcy Mae, Papa Grows Funk and more!

 

Bite the Tail Off Homelessness Crawfish Boil

Lakeview Presbyterian Church (5:30 PM)
Berl for the homeless. Music from hil Melancon, Steve and Sasha Masakowski, John Rankin, Johnny Angel. $10
 
The Shops at Canal Place (6:00 PM)
The annual Ogden fundraiser and celebration of the South's summer suit of choice.
 
Howlin' Wolf (9:00 PM)
Hollywood Babylon, featuring NoDef's own Moxie Sazerac
 
Museum of the American Cocktail (6:00 PM)
The museum's annual fundraiser features great drinks and Meschiya Lake
 
Historic New Orleans Collection (6:00 PM)
Concerts in the Courtyard goes Cajun!
 
Tip's (10:00 PM)
featuring Big Daddy O, Waylon Thibodeaux, Ruby Moon, Bart Ramsey, & Lindsey Mendez
 
d.b.a (10:00 PM)
The one and only roots rock legends, live on Frenchmen
 
Circle Bar (10:00 PM)
NOLA Indie on Lee Circle
 
One Eyed Jack's (10:00 PM)
Metal returns to the Quarter
 
Blue Nile (10:00 PM)
NOLA rock 'n roll on Frenchmen
 
NOMA Sculpture Garden (7:00 PM)
Theatre: Shakespeare under the oaks!
 
Mid-City Theatre (8:00 PM)
Theatre: Camp meets Freud in this tale of deviant sexual awakening
 
JPAS (8:00 PM)
Theatre: 80s kitsch rollerskating musical. Need we say more?
 
CAC (8:00 PM)
Theatre: Ricky Graham takes the stage for a one-woman show
 
Allways Lounge (8:00 PM)
Theatre: Cripple Creek's take on this Greek drama about women who denied their warmongering husbands the business.
 
Greater Tuna
Shadowbox Theatre (8:00 PM)
Theatre: A comedy about Texas' third smallest town

SAMEDI

May 19th

Bayou Boogaloo

Bayou St. John (All Day)
Don't rest, just Fest! Today's music features Renard Poche Band, Meschiya Lake and Jam-ALL
 
Audubon Zoo (10:30 AM)
Food, music, fun from the East!
 
Mahalia Jackson Theatre (8:00 PM)
LPO teams with Symphony Chorus of New Orleans for Gustav Mahler's thrilling career capper!
 
The New Movement Theatre (8:30 & 10:30 PM)
One of the country's premier funnyman comes to the Marigny!
 
Octavia Books (2:00 PM)
A booksigning and presentation with photographer West Freeman
 
Siberia (10:00 PM)
Wear red, don't forget to shake it.
 
Circle Bar (10:00 PM)
New Orleans' best raspy voice in a very fitting venue
 
NOMA Sculpture Garden (7:00 PM)
Theatre: Shakespeare under the oaks!
 
Mid-City Theatre (8:00 PM)
Theatre: Camp meets Freud in this tale of deviant sexual awakening
 
JPAS (8:00 PM)
Theatre: 80s kitsch rollerskating musical. Need we say more?
 
CAC (8:00 PM)
Theatre: Ricky Graham takes the stage for a one-woman show
 
Allways Lounge (8:00 PM)
Theatre: Cripple Creek's take on this Greek drama about women who denied their warmongering husbands the business.
 
Shadowbox Theatre (8:00 PM)
Theatre: A comedy about Texas' third smallest town

DIMANCHE

May 20th

Bayou Boogaloo

Bayou St. John (All Day)
Don't rest, just Fest! Today's music features Russell Batiste and Uptown Indians, Feufollet, a tribute to Coco Robicheaux. Plus, the Rubber Duck Derby!
 
Mahalia Jackson Theatre (7:00 PM)
Stairway to Heaven returns, thanks to the Louisiana Philharmonic
 
House of Blues (9:00 PM)
Composer and keyboardist extraordinaire comes to the Quarter. Remember the theme from Amelie? That was him.
 
Dragon's Den (10:00 PM)
The originator of dubstep, live in New Orleans!
 
One Eyed Jack's (10:00 PM)
Noise and bounce unite
 
Los Po-Boy-Citos
d.b.a. (10:00 PM)
LatiNOLA 
 
 
NOMA Sculpture Garden (7:00 PM)
Theatre: Shakespeare under the oaks!
 
 
Tom McDermott and Kevin Clark
Mojito's (9:00 AM)
Jazz brunch at one of the finest Quarter courtyards
 
Buffa's (10:00 AM)
Jazz Brunch, local style!
 
 
Mid-City Theatre (8:00 PM)
Theatre: Camp meets Freud in this tale of deviant sexual awakening
 
JPAS (8:00 PM)
Theatre: 80s kitsch rollerskating musical. Need we say more?
 
CAC (8:00 PM)
Theatre: Ricky Graham takes the stage for a one-woman show
 
Allways Lounge (8:00 PM)
Theatre: Cripple Creek's take on this Greek drama about women who denied their warmongering husbands the business.
 

Hot 8 Brass Band

Howlin' Wolf Den (9:00 PM)

Keep the weekend feet movin' to that brass band beat.


Bubbling Over



Sometimes, writers are called into harm's way for the sake of their art; Hemingway went to war, and Ida Tarbell took on Big Oil. At NoDef, we would never shirk such a storied history.

So, this weekend, your intrepid reporter compiled his personals items, said a prayer, and ventured forth into the fray. The jourey was long and arduous, and we were forced to dodge streetcars and tourists alike before arriving at the Internation al Champagne and Sparkling Wine Invitiational (ICSWI.)

Within the Convention Center, we found hundreds of bottles of bubbly awaiting our tasting. One last prayer, please Lord, deliver my liver from harm, and then we opened our mouth we a sense of trepidation, yet fixed in our purpose.

The ensuing tasting was nothing if not transcedent. The event was no simple swishing of swill. To the contrary, the room probably held the greatest selection of fine champagne ever assembled in one place. In addition, undeterred by volcanic ash, most of the world's top winemakers made it to New Orleans to describe their product. While this may sound snobby, the result was far from elitist. In fact, we received a reminder that those who make wine are rarely the stiffs that we sometimes associate with ordering wine; the makers tend to be simple farmers with an immense pride in their work. The producers worked hard to explain in English not jsut the varieties of grapes inolved, but the generations of tradition in their family creating the juice.

And, most of all, they shared.

The sharing and the heritage reminded us all of the underlying base of wine loving... and, to be frank, it was quite New Orleans. When speaking to culinary superstar, Rudolph Peters, about his family's work on Pierre Peters vineyard, I might as well have been speaking to a Marsalis about music.

Throughout this all, we had to keep drinking... oh, the horror! Fortunately, we are New Orleanians, and our innards were well conditioned.

Also in attendance were a host of sommelliers from across the nation, and some local flavor. Chuck Subra of La Cote Brasserie offered some very tasty Cajun food prepared with gourmet flair in the form of tasso & greens spoonbread, with a classic gumbo, and Mark Quitney of the Marriot offered pulled pork sandwiches so good that our yankee guests probably think that Creole cuisine tastes like North Carolina BBQ. Local celebrity, Poppy Tooker educated us all about endangered NOLA dishes like Creole Cottage Cheese, and rice calas.

Yes, dear reader, it was hard work! However, somehow we rose tothe occasion, and even picked some favorites: Billiot and Pierre Peters. We're off to eat something starchy to soak it all up, and then we'll be back to offer some full reviews. Stay tuned!

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