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.
Photoset // Foburg, Day 1: 03.11.2011
Luke Winslow-King, Booty Trove, Native America, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Zorch, The Yes Way, High In One Eye, Sun Hotel, Debauche and Flow Tribe performing at the 2011 Foburg Music Festival on March 11, 2011
Preview // Foburg, Day 1: 03.11.2011
Debauche + The Lisps + Hurray For The Riff Raff + Luke Winslow-King – Blue Nile Upstairs
Debauche’s Yegor Romantsov spent his Friday evenings sipping homemade vodka and playing Soviet Union-era prison dirges about criminals, orphans, and other assorted ne’er-do-wells. Within months, his weekly solo gig turned into a series of increasing wild jam sessions as members of cajun-klezmer band the Zydepunks became regular guests.
Live Picks: 03.03.2011 – 03.09.2011
03.07: Quintron and Miss Pussycat + Black Lips + Vockah Redu + Turbo Fruits – One Eyed Jacks
After a semi-legendary run co-headling shows with Surfer Blood at last year’s South by Southwest Festival, Turbo Fruits are joining Georgian loudness veterans the Black Lips for the annual Lundi Gras party at One Eyed Jack’s hosted by electronic noise musicians Quintron and Miss Pussycat.
Photoset // BONUS 02.25.2011 PICS!
February 25, 2011 was pretty epic. In addition to checking out the Cliff Hines Prince Tribute, we also stopped by the TUCP Showcase and caught the tail end of greatest band in the universe Rotary Down’s show at The Saint. Here are some bonus mini-photosets as proof of our heroic exploits.
Live Picks: 02.24.2011 – 03.02.2011
02.25: Cliff Hines Presents: A Tribute to Prince – One Eyed Jacks
For the second installment of Cliff Hines’ “Tribute to” series, a motley crew of talented local musicians will be tacking one of the most celebrated and influential catalogs ever assembled: the collected works of the one-and-only Prince.
Photoset // Marleyfest: 02.19.2011
Caddywhompus + New Grass Country Club + Sun Hotel + Habitat + Native America performing at the Mudlark Theater for “Marleyfest 2011″ on February 19, 2011
Live Picks: 02.17.2011 – 02.23.2011
02.18: Dirty Dozen Brass Band + MyNameIsJohnMichael – Tipitina’s
After prolifically churning out 52 songs in the 52 weeks of 2008 and perpetually gigging in support of 2009′s The People That Come and Go, John Michael Rouchell of the eponymous MyNameIsJohnMichael had a quieter 2010. But by last fall, John Michael Rouchell was back in the studio and cranking out the energetic live shows that had become his calling card.
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 [...]
