2011 Hogs For The Cause Adds Music to The Menu
Hogs For The Cause is the brainchild of two local food aficionados who, in the fall of 2008, devised a plan to bring the hallowed tradition of the southern pig roast to New Orleans. Early on, founders Rene Louapre – one of the minds behind quintessential local food blog Blackened Out – and Becker Hall [...]
The Barryfest Guide to New Orleans Bands at SXSW 2011
Though we’d all love to see the Strokes show from Levi’s or the Kanye and Radiohead secret shows, let’s be honest: it’s probably not going to happen. And if you’ve been unlucky enough to miss the RSVP’s for the all-day free food/free booze/free music festivals or failed to procure yourself a killer priority badge, you’re only option is to be prepared. Barryfest is here to help, at least a tiny bit, with your preparation. We’ve put together a handy list of local and semi-local New Orleans acts that are taking the trip with you.
Radiators to Kick Off 2011 Wednesday At The Square Series
I came down to New Orleans a little over three years ago and it didn’t take long for this place to steal my heart. Everyone has a “That’s when I fell for New Orleans” story, and although sharing these anecdotes are similar to describing dreams in the way they are fun for the person talking [...]
Tipitina’s Announces 2011 “Fess Jazztival” Schedule
The beauty of Jazz Fest is the way it gloriously swallows up the city for the better part of a two weeks. Once the Fairgrounds shut down each day, the party moves to every bar, club and restaurant with even a distant approximation of a stage or performance area. Live music institution Tipitina’s gets in [...]
French Quarter Fest Announces Lineup, Adds Extra Day
It’s hard to call something attended by over 500,000 people a “well-kept secret”, but despite its meteoric rise in popularity since its 1984 inception, The French Quarter Festival still feels like just that. Maybe it’s the massive music schedule that features almost exclusively homegrown talent, maybe it is the way way the 18 stages organically [...]
Dr. John to Perform With The Meters at Bonnaroo 2011
In addition to landing all the heavy hitters on the summer festival circuit this year – Arcade Fire, My Morning Jacket, The Black Keys, Mumford & Sons – the guys responsible for Bonnaroo (who founded their production company, Superfly Presents, here in NOLA) put together a special treat for their hometown: As one of the [...]
First Ever Marleyfest to Benefit New Grass Country Club
On a recent tour stop in Shreveport, the New Grass Country Club van was broken into and street thugs made off with cash, personal belonging and most of the band’s instruments. The devastating loss has effectively put the band on a forced hiatus, preventing them from performing live or continuing work on the follow up [...]
Ra Ra Riot and Das Racist to headline 2011 Foburg
Last year, the New Orleans Indie Rock Collective took over Frenchman Street on the weekend before SXSW for their inaugural Foburg Music Festival. The three day event was largely a showcase of local and regional talent, but it also provided national touring acts headed to Austin a good excuse to cool their heels in [...]
The Hangout Music Festival is returning to Gulf Shores
Around this time last year, I started hearing talk about a festival taking place at the public beach around a small Gulf Shores, AL bar/restaurant. “Hangout Fest”, as it was called, seemed like a novel enterprise, and besides, you don’t exactly need a valid excuse to spend a weekend relaxing on the gorgeous white sand [...]
