News Briefs: Leftover Jazz Fest Booze Edition
Jazz Fest and finals are over. Summer is right around the corner. Local artists are kicking out the jams. G-Eazy’s got a new video, King Louie’s going on tour, and Clint Maedgan and Habitat have new music to share.
News Briefs: Indie Label Takeover Edition
We’re half way into Jazz Fest and our city’s young talent have already outdone themselves. Here are a few quick happenings to be aware of this week in the New Orleans underground. Royal Teeth gets signed, a new song from Country Club, and new albums from Choi Wolf and Astronomical.
Preview // 2012 Community Records Block Party
By the end of April, just as the rest of the country is getting their festival engines started, a triumvirate of consecutive noteworthy weekend events will have already swept through New Orleans, satiating the diverse tastes of locals and flooding the streets with music lovers from all over the world. This past weekend’s record setting [...]
Live Picks: New Year’s Eve Edition, 12.31.2011
Black Lips + Jean-Eric + KG Accidental – One Eyed Jacks
In what will easily be the most inimitable and raucous of all events to ring in the new year (and ironically the most New Orleanian), Aquarium Drunkard has brokered a brilliant redux appearance of Atlanta’s own Black Lips, essentially an encore of their Lundi Gras show this past March – a concert that marked the flashpoint in a year that was ultimately slammed with unforgettable performances. Among a sea of Mardi Gras costumes that saw Jacks as sardine-packed as it’s ever been, the these feral, psychedelic garage punks became hosts to an overwhelming mosh pit of split heads, bruised knuckles, sweaty armpits and runny makeup.
Happy Holidays From Barryfest!
With Chanukah in full swing and Christmas just a few days away, in lieu of our weekly live picks we wanted to take this opportunity to wish you, our dear readers, the very happiest of holidays. We’d also like to thank every one of you for your support during these, our first 11 months of existence. We started Barryfest with a very simple goal – to document the diverse music of New Orleans and beyond – and with every like, share, comment, email, retweet and mention, you have all helped us along the way.
Barryfest v. Wikipedia // Rotary Downs
When taking on the arduous task of editing Wikipedia, one is faced with a draconian and arbitrary editorial process, hyper-specific technological codes and an altogether baffling insider culture. If you haven’t done your research, learned how to tailor citations to meet certain ambiguous yet rigid criteria or developed a neutral voice, you might as well [...]
Preview // Voodoo Music Experience, Day 3: 10.30.2011
There’s undoubtedly too much happening on any given day of Voodoo to talk about everything. Nevertheless, we figured it couldn’t hurt to tell you what performances we’re excited about. Here’s a few thoughts on a national and a local act that we are looking forward to on Sunday. Portugal. The Man: Le Carnival Bingo! Parlor, [...]
Preview // Voodoo Music Experience, Day 2: 10.29.2011
There’s undoubtedly too much happening on any given day of Voodoo to talk about everything. Nevertheless, we figured it couldn’t hurt to tell you what performances we’re excited about. Here’s a few thoughts on a national and a local act that we are looking forward to on Saturday. X: Le Carnival Bingo! Parlor, 7:00PM The [...]
Preview // Voodoo Music Experience, Day 1: 10.28.2011
There’s undoubtedly too much happening on any given day of Voodoo to talk about everything. Nevertheless, we figured it couldn’t hurt to tell you what performances we’re excited about. Here’s a few thoughts on a national and a local act that we are looking forward to on Friday. Major Lazer: Le Plur Red Bulletin, 6:00PM [...]