seven things to do in seven days From Chocolate City to the Enchilada Village Tue. Aug. 28 | Marking the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, performance artist Jose Torres-Tama reprises parts of his show about the affects of the storm, The Cone of Uncertainty, and Aliens, Immigrants and Other Evildoers, about immigration issues and postKatrina New Orleans. Parts of the latter show include accounts of Latino laborers who came to work in the rebuilding city. At Shadowbox Theatre. PAGE 124. Southern Decadence Wed. Aug. 29-Mon. Sept. 3 | The annual festival draws gay, lesbian, transgendered and other revelers to the French Quarter and surrounding neighborhoods for a long Labor Day weekend of parties and events. The drag queen-heavy Decadence parade starts at 2 p.m. Sunday on the 1200 block of Royal Street. PAGE 109.
Naked.Sordid.Reality Fri. Aug. 31 | Two weeks after California compatriot Leslie Jordan performed at AllWays Lounge, Del Shores presents his one-man show of behind-the-scene tales from Hollywood. Shores created the play-turned-filmturned-series Sordid Lives, which starred Jordan. Shores will share accounts of his feuds with anti-gay activists including Kirk Cameron. At AllWays Lounge and Theatre.
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Ana Popovic | Belgrade’s Ana Popovic is proof even Serbian girls get the blues. The singer/guitarist debuted in 2000, at age 24, with Hush!, named for her first band. Last year’s Unconditional (recorded in New Orleans) hit No. 1 on the Billboard blues chart with instrumental chops and twangy attitude in spades. At Chickie Wah Wah. PAGE 111.
Virgin Queens Sat. Sept. 1 | Drag queens won’t be difficult to find during Southern Decadence, but the Virgin Queens pageant tries to put some of the edginess back in drag by challenging men to try drag on stage for the first time. There are three elimination rounds of singing and dancing before a new virgin diva is crowned. At AllWays Lounge and Theatre. PAGE 124. Dylan LeBlanc with Victor Olston and Lackadaisies Sat. Sept. 1 | Singer/songwriter Dylan LeBlanc headlines a showcase of Shreveportbased bands that meld softer rock, folk, Americana and blues. His latest release, Cast the Same Old Shadow, wrestles with heartbreak as he channels Neil Young and Chris Issak. At One Eyed Jacks. PAGE 113.
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Covenant Thu. Aug. 30 | Ritual noisemaker Covenant returned from a five-year absence in 2011 to release Modern Ruin, the Swedish group’s seventh platter of fjord fusion: ice-bathed electro body rock and new-wave vocoder vocals. The Breakup opens at The Howlin’ Wolf. PAGE 111.
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