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Letter from the Publisher NOLA is back, as we celebrate our two biggest festivals on back-toback-to-back weekends!

The Final Four brought thousands to town, but also required the French Quarter Festival to change dates. This issue shares the in’s and out’s of French Quarter Fest and more.

Then, the first weekend of Jazz Fest arrives! Don’t miss our picks for each day along with Sabrina Stone’s interview with the incredible Terence Blanchard. Also, Jeff Boudreaux profiles Saturday headliners, The Who. Meanwhile, Landon Murray shares the “Do’s and Don’ts” of Jazz Fest, while Michelle Nicholson shares spots to hit after the fest… as well the best night shows to catch after the fest is over.

Watch out for the Jazz Fest Weekend II issue, on streets just as Weekend I is ending. Yeah, you right.

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AWARDWINNING MUSICIAN

TERENCE BLANCHARD Ready to Come Back Home for Jazz Fest Terence Blanchard has a Grammy award for every decade he’s been alive, plus an extra nine nominations and endless other accolades.

The man is a legend who collaborates with legends and is constantly breaking ground with new, stunning, experimental projects.

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Clockwise, from top left: Blanchard capturing nine Grammy Awards over his career; conferring over film scores with George Lucas; conducting orchestrations in studio; blowing his own horn at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

Blanchard may live on the West Coast these days, but he will always be a New Orleanian, and it is a thrill to have him home for this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

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Where Y'at (WYA): Do you remember your first Jazz Fest performance?

Terence Blanchard (Blanchard): I was with my high school band at John F. Kennedy. I also played that same year with NOCCA. Back then, they didn’t have ramps. The stages were in the middle of the grass, and I remember I wore my Sunday suit with my shoes, and I had to step in the mud to get to the stage. Ellis Marsalis came in with his broken-in boots on and said, "You gotta know where you’re going." I didn’t know. I didn’t have a clue.

WYA: So, what kind of shoes do you wear to Jazz Fest performances now?

Blanchard: Well, now it doesn’t matter because it’s all on the concrete and there’s no more marching through the mud to get to the stage.

WYA: Does performing there still mean as much to you?

Blanchard: I love Jazz Fest because it always feels like homecoming to me. It’s in my hometown. A lot of friends that come from out-of-town visit. The fans that I see from all over the world, I know I’ll see them in New Orleans at Jazz Fest.

And then, plus, just to have the locals experience what it is that we do all around the world is always a beautiful experience for me.

WYA: Do you have a favorite Jazz Fest performance of yours?

Blanchard: There was one when we did the music for the documentary When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts; that was all Katrina music. We were on at the same time that Stevie Wonder was on, on the Acura stage, and some people told me, when I started playing “Funeral Dirge,” when the trumpet was playing the melody, they say that Stevie stopped his show for a moment and just

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him how much gratitude we have and the best way to do that is not just to play his material but to mix it with our own, to show how he’s influenced us. Often, people will walk away with a certain understanding of where he fits into the whole idea and history of jazz and what he’s done for so many people. We even went to his house before we went into the recording studio just to hang out with him for a day. He kinda blessed the entire session.

WYA: What are your favorite things to do when you go home?

Blanchard: Stay home. I’m on the road so much.

I'm traveling so much. I love being home. For me, it’s the peace and quiet. I love staying still and having nothing moving around me. It’s peaceful.

My backyard is my favorite place. When I first got there, there were coyotes in the yard. I put the fence up and I don’t see them anymore, but I live right near a canyon so I hear them in the distance.

WYA: Will you be mainly performing songs from Absence at your Jazz Fest set?

Blanchard: Absence and the two prior albums, Breathless and Live. [Those are the albums that feature the E-Collective.]

WYA: Do you have a favorite Jazz Fest that you’ve enjoyed as an audience member?

When I was a kid, Jazz Fest put on some concerts on the steamboat and we opened up for Sonny Rollins and McCoy Tyner—both bands. That night was magical to me. It’s probably one of the things that still has inspired me to be a musician to this day.

WYA: You live in Los Angeles now?

1 4/5/22 2:41 PM Blanchard: Yes. I live in Woodland Hills.

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let the trumpet ring out over his set (I’ve known Stevie for a long time, so I was wondering if he knew that it was me that was playing).

WYA: Are there any dream collaborations or artists you’d love to play with?

Blanchard: I’ve been blessed to work with a lot of my heroes: Herbie [Hancock], Wayne Shorter. People that I wish I could have worked with were Miles Davis, but that wasn’t gonna happen. Right now, there’s a lot of young people out there that I get excited about thinking about working with. We’ll see what happens in the future. I’m excited about the guys in my band. I think that they’re the future of music: Charles Altura, on guitar, is amazing; Fabian Almazan, on piano, is phenomenal; Oscar Seaton, on drums, has been a mainstay for a lot of bands and has deep pockets and deep grooves; and David Ginyard, on bass, as you can hear, is really creative with his own composition skills.

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WYA: You work on enviable projects that feel personally important—how long ago did you realize you could be that selective about what you work on?

Blanchard: I don’t know if I have realized it. It’s really about being blessed, when certain things come along, certain opportunities come your way, and I try not to take things for granted. This is an old cliché, "there’s no small lines, just small actors," but I really believe that to be true. It’s really about how you convey an idea, given any opportunity that you have to do that.

That’s one of the things I tell the guys in the band. I say, "Listen, writing tunes for this band and putting them on this album is no small thing," and all the guys, they understand that, and they take it very seriously, as you can hear in the compositions on the album.

WYA: I’m not really sure what my question is here but I found myself weeping while listening to the new album Absence. Your melodies are so emotional.

Blanchard: Oh, thank you. This is a tribute to Wayne Shorter. This is to show

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by Chevron, which also hosts Satchmo’s Summerfest in the summer, French Quarter Fest will showcase over 1,800 musicians, as well as over 265 local musicians.

“This year’s festival will be an opportunity to again support Louisiana musicians and businesses––and celebrate the Crescent City’s special culture, cuisine, and character,” Chevron Public Affairs Manager Leah Brown said.

Music fans will once again enjoy gospel, R&B, soul, jazz, zydeco, country, funk, hip-hop, reggae, and all kinds of genres from across the state. From local legends such as Little Freddie King to Grammy-nominated performers like The Soul Rebels, this year’s music lineup is jam-packed with local musicians that’ll rock your socks off. It’ll feature over 25 debuts from artists including Rickie Lee Jones, Chapel Heart Band, Loose Cattle, Vegas Cola Band, Da Truth Brass Band, Electric Yat Quartet, and Notel Motel. Returning artists will include Tank and the Bangas, John Boutté, Amanda Shaw, Bill Summers & Jazzalsa, the Bayou Swamp Band, and Chubby Carrier. All of these acts will be performing at over 20 stages throughout the French Quarter.

Food vendors will be spread out in Jackson Square, the Old U.S. Mint at the New Orleans Jazz Museum, Woldenberg Riverfront Park, and JAX Brewery parking lot. Sponsored by Broussard’s Restaurant & Courtyard, this year’s culinary lineup will feature mouthwatering dishes from local restaurants including Vaucresson’s Sausage Co., Morrow's, Lasyone’s Meat Pie Restaurant, and the Court of Two Sisters. Culinary debuts include Addis Nola, The Bower, Cocoa & Cream Catering, and Maggie’s Back Porch Café.

Desserts from Plum Street Snoballs, Café Beignet, New Orleans Ice Cream, and Praline Connection will also satisfy guests’ sweet needs.

The festival will feature an extensive drink and cocktail menu. Guests 21 and up will enjoy beverages from Abita, Sonoma-Cutrer, Finlandia Vodka, and Bayou Rum. They’ll also experience the debut of the El Jimador Tequila Trailer and Jack Daniel’s Airstream close to the Jack Daniel’s stage. Plus, an outdoor café and JD 360 Photo Booth will be available.

Guests under 21 can have refreshing

drinks from Pepsi, French Market Cold Brew, and Luzianne Iced Tea, which will be sold at the Riverfront and JAX Brewery parking lot.

There will also be special events and programs throughout the French Quarter. The festival will kick off with a second-line parade on Thursday at 10 p.m. that’ll start at 200 Bourbon St. and make its way to Jackson Square.

Guests and locals of all ages can take dance lessons from the French Market Corporation and view visual art exhibits presented by JAMNOLA. Children will receive STEM lessons at the Chevron STEM Zone on Saturday and Sunday.

Middle and high school students studying at Homer A. Plessy Community School will also have a chance to showcase their musical talents to the community at Ernie’s Schoolhouse Stage.

At dusk, the festival will host French Quarter Fest After Dark, a nighttime program series that features curated performances and pop-up experiences designed to make guests’ festival outings an incomparable inexperience. Nighttime events will be held Thursday at the Double Dealer, Friday at Three Keys at the Ace Hotel, Saturday at the St. Vincent Hotel, and Sunday at Midnight Revival at the Frenchmen Hotel.

French Quarter Fest has entertained locals and visitors with local music and tasty dishes since 1984. As one of the largest music and food festivals in the country, it celebrates everything that makes New Orleans uniquely New Orleans. Time and time again, it’s been voted as a “local favorite.”

While French Quarter Fest sat on the back burner due to COVID restrictions, French Quarter Festivals, Inc. staff worked with Chevron to bring back the beloved festival by raising money for local artists and the gig community.

French Quarter Fest was slated to return last year in the fall but was canceled again due to COVID concerns.

Thanks to their hard work, this year’s French Quarter Fest is on.

“FQFI is proud to kick off the festival season in New Orleans with a truly authentic celebration,” FQFI President and CEO Emily Madero said.

French Quarter Fest will run each day from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and is open to the public at no cost. For a full list of artists, vendors, and scheduled events, visit frenchquarterfest.org.

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FRENCH QUARTER FEST OR BUST

After two years of empty streets, minimal crowds, and little to no music, French Quarter Fest welcomes guests and locals back to the neighborhood from Thursday, April 21 to Sunday, April 24.

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We have all been waiting patiently for festival season to return and it finally has. How fitting for the first massive one, French Quarter Fest, to be one that is so open, welcoming, beloved, and synonymous with the sounds of our city.

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We’re ready for music to come back in a big way, for it to be as much in the air as it has been in our hearts and on our minds. I reached out to several veteran French Quarter Fest performers and, for once, it sounds like the artists are even more excited to attend than the fans are.

“Playing the French Quarter Fest feels like freedom again. I don’t even know if I can put it into words. It’s like New Orleans comfort food. You play it and it’s like, ‘That was so satisfying.’ When you’re out of New Orleans for a while, you come back and eat a beignet and think, ‘Man, I’m back home.’ That’s what it feels like. It feels like I’m back in my community.”

—Lou Hill (Water Seed)

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“I’m really looking forward to playing at French Quarter Fest this year. I’m so happy for the return. It is, just, one of the most special festivals here in New Orleans. I look forward to it every year. I’ve had the privilege of performing for the past 10 years and it’s just so great every single [time]. I love it. Hope to see everybody this year.” — Lena Prima “It’s one of my favorite festivals to do in the entire year. It is home. It reminds me of family, of New Orleans, of the local love. I’ve never had a bad French Quarter Fest set.

It’s almost like everybody comes out, ready to absorb and love everything. You can do any song, any cover, any original. It’s where I started my call and response, ‘Feeling Good?’ ‘Feeling Great!’” —Robin Barnes (Robin Barnes and the Fiya Birds)

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“It’s always a highlight of the year because, to me, French Quarter Fest, it’s where the world comes to you. I swear, every time we’ve played out of town, somebody has said, ‘I saw you perform at French Quarter Fest.’”

—Louis Michot (Lost Bayou Ramblers)

“French Quarter Fest has been wonderful to me, always, over the years. Wonderful to my friends, wonderful to my community, just wonderful all around.” —Sophie Lee “Just to be able to go and play after the past couple years, we feel super lucky. There’s so much acceptance, love of the culture, and appreciation for musicians. It’s like no other festival. We’re really excited to go back, especially with our new music.”

—Babineaux Sisters When I say these artists are veterans, I mean it. Some of them have played so many French Quarter Fest performances that they’ve lost count.

“The first time I played French Quarter Fest was back in ’02­—crazy, 20 years. It’s been really interesting, watching it develop.

My early shows were with Trombone Shorty. The festival and Troy’s career were expanding at a rapid rate. They were some of the largest audiences I had ever performed for, at the time. I remember this moment of blowing my horn and hearing that sound echo from the Mississippi River.

It was a pretty cool experience. I’m really excited to be playing along the river with my own band again this year.”

—James Martin “I’ve been doing it for so many years now, I can’t even tell you. It’s gotta be well over 20, maybe 30 years. It’s just a great festival. My sister, Lillian [Boutté], performed at the first French Quarter Fest ever [in 1984].”

—John Boutté “[Lost Bayou Ramblers] used to do so many gigs. It’d be morning, noon, and night, nonstop throughout the whole French Quarter Fest weekend. I’m pretty sure that one year we did seven gigs in 24 hours around our French Quarter Fest gig.”

—Sophie Lee

A big part of what keeps performers coming back and giving their all to the French Quarter Festival is the feeling of family and community that it promotes.

“What I loved about it was I could bring my mom and my dad. They would come out. My mom came out every year, every year she could. She missed maybe one before she passed but she was there, supporting us ‘til then. It made her so proud to see us. It was a family affair. Two years ago, watching my sister Lillian, I thought, ‘How is she getting better? I’ve been listening to her my entire life. She cannot be getting better.’ Yet she was.” —John Boutté “My favorite memory is of my son, who’s now eight years old, I guess he was five years old then, running around with his little buddies, horsing around. It was just a nice mellow scene. There was crawfish in the back, not this huge level of security. I was able to just drift backstage. It’s definitely my speed.” —Alex McMurray “One year, my family lost my daughter. My oldest was two years old and I was pregnant with my youngest. I was up on stage. My husband was, too. His mother and sister and my best friend were in town, and all three of them were in charge of watching our two-year-old. When my set finished, I got off stage and I’m looking around and I see them and I say, ‘Where’s Eleanora?’

And they all go, ‘I thought she had her. I thought she had her.’ In a full-on panic, I go back up to the stage and say, ‘Stop the music. Stop everything. I am looking for my daughter. She’s two years old. Has anybody seen her?’ All these hands raise up, pointing towards the police station, so I run there in a panic and there she is, on the counter of the NOPD station, giggling her butt off, being entertained by all these officers. I don’t know if it’s my favorite memory, but it’s definitely my most indelible. —Sophie Lee “As a New Orleanian, growing up here, French Quarter Fest was always the special festival I would go to with my family.

Being able to look up and admire all these local artists onstage, wowing the crowd, I thought, ‘I can’t wait to be that one day.’

Now my husband, Pat Casey, plays up there with me too in the Fiyabirds.” —Robin Barnes “Every time we make the trip to New Orleans for the French Quarter Fest, every seat in the car is full and there’s a car behind us with every seat full and then people are coming from all over the state. We have teachers from Covington High that take off of school every year to watch us at the festival. It’s kind of like a family reunion. To see all those familiar faces in the crowd looking at you and smiling and being so proud of you. That’s a great part of it.” —Babineaux Sisters

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“I really have no idea how many times I’ve played. The first time that I remember was ‘02 or so. I’d routinely play out there three or four times a year. So, I guess 50-70 times?

The jazz guys, they’ll do two or three gigs a day, every day. Ask one of them and you’ll get some astounding number.”

—Alex McMurray

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Rockin’ Dopsie Jr & the Zydeco Twisters

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First up is Rockin’ Dopsie Jr & the Zydeco Twisters.

Their music is a mix of zydeco, Cajun, Afro-Caribbean rhythms, and blues. They have performed at Jazz Fest, the House of Blues, the White House, and beyond.

Known for his hit single “Forget You,” CeeLo Green will come to the stage in style, and this year, he’s paying respects to the late James Brown. His soulful voice goes hand in hand with funk and hip-hop genres.

Big Sam’s Funky Nation

Lionel Richie

Having performed at Jazz and Voodoo Fest, Big Sam’s Funky Nation blends jazz, funk, rock, and hip-hop into one big musical gumbo pot. Fans are expecting a highenergy performance from the band this year—it's no wonder they’re one of the city’s favorites.

Lionel Richie returns to Jazz Fest with his cherished love ballads. Blending funk, soul, country, and R&B into a unified whole, the American legend will take his fans down memory lane with his musical talent. You won’t regret seeing him.

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Death Cab for Cutie

5:30 P.M. | SHELL GENTILLY STAGE This Washington rock group set the standard for emo rock in the early 2000s. Fans will fall in love with front man Ben Gibbard’s sweet yet melancholic singing style. If you love Green Day, you’ll love Death Cab for Cutie.

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Ms. Linda Green also known throughout New Orleans as the “Yakamein Lady,” and makes the best ya-ka-mein in the U.S. She cooks her home-style entrees to perfection as her secret recipes bring soul into her food.

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Sweet Crude

2:05 P.M. | SHELL GENTILLY STAGE What makes Sweet Crude different from mainstream bands? They combine Louisiana French with English in their songs, hoping it’ll spread to other parts of the world.

Come out and see what makes Sweet Crude unique.

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Kristin Diable is New Orleans-based singer-songwriter.

Often compared to blues-country singer Lucinda Williams, Diable’s bluesy rock sound is whimsical and distinctly southern.

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Cyril Neville The Soul Rebels

4:05 P.M. | SHELL GENTILLY STAGE This eight-man band usually perform their own shows at live venues, but they have also performed with A-list celebrities like Katy Perry, Metallica, and G-Eazy, toured worldwide, and appeared on live TV. Their music combines funk, soul, hip-hop, jazz, and rock into a brass band ensemble.

Asleep at the Wheel

4:35 P.M. | SHERATON NEW ORLEANS FAIS DO-DO STAGE Asleep at the Wheel has brought country music to the nation for over 50 years. Starting with humble beginnings on a small farm, the band became a key staple of Austin culture. So far, the band has won 10 Grammys.

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Led by Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, the Who was one of the many British bands to have incorporated rock opera and instrument smashing into their works, changing the

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Once part of the Neville Brothers, Cyril is no stranger to Jazz Fest. A local sensation, he’s performed with Tab Benoit, Mike Zito, and Yonrico Scott. Plus, he and the Royal Southern Brotherhood released the album Don’t Look Back in 2015.

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José Feliciano

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Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit

5:40 P.M. | SHELL GENTILLY STAGE This country band returns to Jazz Fest with more hits than ever. Their album The Nashville Sound won a Grammy Award for Best Americana Album in 2018, which includes hits such as “If We Were Vampires” and “Last of My Kind.”

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Akeem Agbelekale / Keemkale Fiber Arts

BATIK WEARABLE ART, METAIRIE, LA | TENT R Akeem Agbelekale creates beautiful clothes that represent African culture and spirit. His crafting techniques show through his designs which make him one of a kind.

Tamar Taylor / Tamart

ARCHITECTURAL PLASTER CASTS, NEW ORLEANS, LA | TENT F Tamar Taylor who is known for her plaster replicas of New Orleans homes is a cherished local artist.

She handcrafts plaster arts that represent the dynamics of New Orleans. Her replicas of “shotgun” homes show how iconic New Orleans is.

White Chocolate Bread Pudding

COTTAGE CATERING, RIVER RIDGE | FOOD AREA 2

Keemkale Fiber Arts by Akeem Agbelekale

Cottage Catering specializes in catering breakfast and lunch along with sides of their delicious sweets, including king cakes. Their white chocolate bread pudding is a rich, iconic New Orleans dessert not to be missed.

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TOP PICKS FOR SUNDAY, MAY 1 travel the world, they never forget to bless us with their fantastic work on stage in the great city of New Orleans. George French is a singing bassist with a vast and impressive background in New Orleans jazz and rhythm and blues.

New Orleans Spiritualettes 11:10 A.M. | GOSPEL TENT

New Orleans Spiritualettes is the oldest continuous active female Gospel singing group in New Orleans. The Spiritualettes preserve the respected commandments of pure religious vocal harmony singing.

Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Review 3:00 P.M. | KIDS TENT

The Fairgrounds infield during Jazz Fest

Called “The Punk Rock Patsy Cline,” singer Vanessa Niemann, and the band bring a fun, energetic vibe to their rockabilly country music. Started in 2004, this band always delivers. Their show is a perfect time to practice your two-step.

CJ Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band 1:40 P.M. | BLUES TENT

CJ Chenier, also known as “The Crown Prince of Zydeco,” provides soulful vocals and accordion-driven Zydeco and Blues. CJ and the Red Hot Louisiana Band are ready to party with deep roots in Americana music. Chenier is a Grammy-nominated, worldrenowned musician and recording artist.

Hot 8 Brass Band

SUNDAY, MAY, 1 12:45 PM | CONGO SQUARE STAGE The Hot 8 Brass Band is a New Orleans band with a huge sound.

Playing their brass and entertaining audiences with high-energy concerts, the Grammy-nominated Hot 8 Brass Band combines hiphop, jazz, and funk in a way that only New Orleans can offer.

George French & the New Orleans Storyville Jazz Band 1:45 P.M. | ECONOMY HALL TENT PRESENTED BY LOUISIANA TRAVEL

As George French and the New Orleans Storyville Jazz Band

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Hot 8 Brass Band

Vivaz!

4:30 P.M. | JAZZ AND HERITAGE STAGE Vivaz! is a New Orleans band playing latin music that includes jazz, Brazilian, and Spanish with a distinctive New Orleans flair. A frequent Jazz Fest act, they offer lively music that’s perfect for salsa dancing.

Leroy Jones & New Orleans’ Finest

4:35 P.M. | ECONOMY HALL TENT PRESENTED BY LOUISIANA TRAVEL Leroy Jones, also known to music lovers as the “keeper of the flame,” is a legendary jazz trumpeter.

He is one of the top musicians for traditional New Orleans jazz music produced in Crescent City. Come check them out.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

SUNDAY, MAY 1, 5:30 P.M. | FESTIVAL STAGE Expect to hear plenty of tributes for the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. And while Foo Fighters fans are sure to be disappointed by their cancellation, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are more than adequate replacements.

The Avett Brothers

SUNDAY, MAY 1, 5:40 P.M. | SHELL GENTILLY STAGE The Avett Brothers are two brothers named Scott and Seth Avett joined by other band members to bring American folk-rock music to life. They have many amazing accomplishments, such as their five-song EP. Now, they travel on tour, playing music that’s a fusion of bluegrass, folk, country, and pop, to name a few

Jose & Cecelia Fernandes

LIMITED EDITION PHOTOGRAPHY , NEW ORLEANS, LA | TENT F Cecelia and Jose are married, native New Orleanians who work out of their home studio in the 7th Ward. Their art explores the social, racial, and economic influences on people and culture.

Gina Castle

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PHOTOS, FROM TOP: GUSTAVO ESCANELLE; GIA CASTLE

Gina Castle does the

Gina Castle unique work of Batik, which is an ancient Javanese art form of design on fabric. She uses her creativity as she applies hot wax to cloth and then dyes it.

Crawfish Monica ®

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Crawfish Monica

Big River Foods cooks delicious dishes with their protected recipes making them famous within the Jazz Fest. They have been doing the Jazz Fest for about 35 years as their food continues to make its mark. The creamy, satisfying signature Crawfish Monica dish is a regular on festival-goers list.

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7:00 pm

Death Cab for Cutie

5:30 pm

4:50 pm

Boyfriend

3:40 pm

3:15 pm

Sweet Crude

2:05 pm

1:40 pm

Royal Teeth

12:40 pm

11:15 am

7:00 pm

Third World

5:35 pm

5:05 pm

PJ Morton

4:05 pm

3:40 pm

Partners -NCrime

2:45 pm

6:55 pm

Arturo Sandoval

5:40 pm

5:15 pm

Quiana Lynell

4:10 pm

3:50 pm

Astral Project

2:50 pm

2:30 pm

Marlon Jordan

Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr. 2:55 pm

1:30 pm

1:10 pm

Brian Blade

featuring

The John Mahoney Big Band

12:20 pm

12:00 pm

1:30 pm

1:10 pm

Dawn Richard

12:20 pm

12:00 pm

Donald Harrison Jr.’s New Orleans Music Interns

11:15 am

Love Your Own Noise

WWOZ Jazz Tent

Congo Square Stage

7:00 pm

The War And Treaty

5:40 pm

5:10 pm

Eric Lindell & the Golden Twilight Orchestra

4:10 pm

3:45 pm

The Johnny Sansone Band

2:45 pm

2:25 pm

(of Niger)

Bombino

1:35 pm

1:15 pm

Little Freddie King Blues Band

12:20 pm

12:05 pm

Michael Juan Nunez

11:20 am

Blues Tent

6:45 pm

Ronnie Lamarque

5:45 pm

5:25 pm

Doreen’s Jazz New Orleans

4:25 pm

4:05 pm

Jamil Sharif

featuring

Tribute to Jabbo Smith

3:05 pm

2:40 pm

Tommy Sancton’s New Orleans Legacy Band

1:40 pm

1:20 pm

Paulin Brothers Brass Band

12:25 pm

12:05 pm

Kid Simmons’ Local International Allstars

11:15 am

Economy Hall Tent Presented by Louisiana Travel

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6:55 pm

6:45 pm

Grupo Sensacion Nola

5:45 pm

5:20 pm

Baby Boyz Brass Band

4:20 pm

4:00 pm

79rs Gang Music Group

3:00 pm

2:40 pm

Renard Poché

featuring

NOLA Reggae

1:40 pm

1:20 pm

The High Steppers Brass Band

12:20 pm

Mardi Gras Indians 12:00 pm

Semolian Warriors

11:20 am

Jazz & Heritage Stage

6:45 pm

6:00 pm

The City of Love Music & Worship Arts Choir

5:50 pm

Akia Nevills

5:05 pm

4:50 pm

Rodney Mills & The Virginia Aires

3:50 pm

3:30 pm

Josh Kagler & Harmonistic Praise Crusade

2:45 pm

2:35 pm

The Jones Sisters

1:50 pm

1:40 pm

Pastor Tyrone Jefferson

12:55 pm

12:45 pm

Betty Winn & One A-Chord

12:05 pm

11:55 am

11:15 am

The Legendary Rocks of Harmony

Gospel Tent

6:30 pm

5:30 pm 5:45 pm

(of Niger)

Bombino

4:45 pm

4:20 pm

The High Steppers Brass Band

3:35 pm

3:10 - 3:25 pm

Mardi Gras Indians

3:00 pm

(of Democratic Republic of Congo and Canada)

Kizaba

2:00 pm

1:35 pm

79rs Gang Music Group

12:45 pm

12:20 pm

Michael Skinkus and Moyuba

11:30 am

Cultural Exchange Pavilion

Artists Subject to Change

5:00 pm

ISL Circus Arts Kids

presents

The Monocle

Aurora Nealand

4:15 pm

3:35 pm

The Jelly Sisters

2:50 pm

2:10 pm

Eric Lindell

1:25 pm

4:40 pm

4:15 pm

3:30 pm

Big Chief Kevin Goodman & the Young Flaming Arrows Mardi Gras Indians

3:05 pm

Donald Lewis, Jr.

2:20 pm

1:55 pm

Burke Riley Cajun Quintet

1:10 pm

12:45 pm

AJ Loria

KID smART Student Showcase 12:45 pm

12:00 pm

AARP Rhythmpourium

12:00 pm

Kids Tent

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2:25 pm - Ancestor honoring George Wein, Festival Founder

ANCESTOR UNVEILING: in Congo Square Field

Jamie Lynn Vessels

5:35 pm

5:10 pm

Lilli Lewis

4:10 pm

3:45 pm

TK Hulin and Johnnie Allan

with guests

Gregg Martinez & the Delta Kings

2:40 pm

2:15 pm

The Betty Shirley Band

1:25 pm

12:30 - 1:05 pm

“Memories of George Wein” with Quint Davis and Keith Spera

12:15 pm

Shake Em’ Up Jazz Band

11:30 am

Lagniappe Stage

FOLKLIFE STAGE in LOUISIANA FOLKLIFE VILLAGE: 12:00, 1:20, and 4:00 pm - Pow Wow

Native Nations Intertribal

Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys

5:55 pm

5:30 pm

Doug Kershaw

4:25 pm

4:00 pm

Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys

3:00 pm

2:40 pm

Leyla McCalla

1:40 pm

1:20 pm

Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys

12:20 pm

12:00 pm

Sweet Cecilia

11:15 am

Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do Stage

PARADES: 12:25 pm in Economy Hall Tent - Uptown Swingers Social Aid & Pleasure Club 1:00 pm - Black Flame Hunters and Wild Mohicans Mardi Gras Indians 2:00 pm - Jazz Funeral for George Wein feat. New Wave Brass Band with We Are One and Keep n it Real Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs 2:45 pm to CEP - Golden Sioux and Wild Apaches Mardi Gras Indians 4:00 pm - Free Spirit Brass Band with Ladies of Unity and Big Nine and Go Getters Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs

6:55 pm

Lionel Richie

5:25 pm

4:40 pm

CeeLo Green As...

“Soul Brotha #100” (A James Brown Tribute)

3:25 pm

2:55 pm

Big Sam’s Funky Nation

1:50 pm

1:25 pm

Rockin’ Dopsie, Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters

12:30 pm

12:10 pm 12:20 pm

11:20 am

11:20 am

Kizaba

Shell Gentilly Stage

Festival Stage

Friday, April 29, 2022

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Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit

5:40 pm

5:05 pm

The Soul Rebels

4:05 pm

3:40 pm

George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners

2:45 pm

2:25 pm

David Shaw

1:35 pm

1:15 pm

John "Papa" Gros

12:25 pm

12:05 pm

J & The Causeways

11:15 am

Shell Gentilly Stage

6:55 pm

Nelly

5:40 pm

5:05 pm

Tank and The Bangas

3:50 pm

3:20 pm

Mia X

2:15 pm

1:50 pm

Water Seed

12:45 pm

12:20 pm

Jason Neville FunkySoul Band

11:20 am

Congo Square Stage

7:00 pm

Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra

5:55 pm

5:30 pm

Billy Harper, Eddie Henderson, Donald Harrison Jr., David Weiss, George Cables, Cecil McBee and Billy Hart

featuring

4:15 pm

7:00 pm

José Feliciano

5:40 pm

5:10 pm

Tab Benoit

4:10 pm

3:50 pm

The Cookers

3:50 pm

Trumpet Mafia

2:50 pm

2:30 pm

Luther Kent and Trickbag

1:40 pm

1:15 pm

Mem Shannon & the Membership

12:25 pm

5:55 pm

6:45 pm

Don Vappie & the Creole Jazz Serenaders

7:00 pm

Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas

6:00 pm

5:40 pm

Asleep at the Wheel

Gregg Stafford’s Jazz Hounds 5:35 pm

4:35 pm

4:10 pm

Martha Redbone Roots Project

3:05 pm

2:40 pm

Lost Bayou Ramblers

1:45 pm

1:20 pm

Mid-City Aces

12:25 pm

12:05 pm

Kim Carson and the Real Deal

11:20 am

Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do Stage

4:35 pm

4:10 pm

Meschiya Lake, Jolynda "Kiki" Chapman, and Barbara Shorts with Lars Edegran

featuring

3:10 pm

Tribute to Bessie Smith

2:45 pm

Tim Laughlin

1:45 pm

1:25 pm

The Palm Court Jazz Band

12:25 pm

12:05 pm

12:05 pm

James Andrews & the Crescent City All-Stars

2:50 pm

2:30 pm

Germaine Bazzle

1:30 pm

1:10 pm

David L. Harris

12:15 pm

12:00 pm

Clive Wilson's New Orleans Serenaders

11:15 am

Economy Hall Tent Presented by Louisiana Travel

Charmaine Neville Band

11:15 am

11:15 am

Tulane BAM Ensemble

Blues Tent

WWOZ Jazz Tent

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PARADES: 12:15 pm - Apache Hunters, Black Hawk Hunters, and Wild Red Flame Mardi Gras Indians 1:25 pm - Jazz Funeral for Dr. John feat. Young Fellaz Brass Band with Nine Times, Single Ladies and Single Men Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs 2:20 pm to CEP - New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian Rhythm Section and Washitaw Nation Mardi Gras Indians 3:00 pm - The Knockaz Brass Band with Sisters of Change, Sisters of Unity, and Devastation Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs 3:55 pm - The Chosen Ones Brass Band with Original Nine Times Ladies, Westbank Steppers, and Valley of Silent Men Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs

7:00 pm

The Who

5:30 pm

4:50 pm

Anjelika 'Jelly' Joseph

featuring

Galactic

3:35 pm

3:10 pm

Cyril Neville

2:05 pm

1:40 pm

Bonerama

12:40 pm

12:20 pm

Johnny Sketch and The Dirty Notes

11:20 am

Festival Stage

Saturday, April 30, 2022

6:30 pm

Billy Iuso

5:30 pm

5:10 pm

Lulu and the Broadsides

4:15 pm

3:55 pm

Kristin Diable & The City

3:00 pm

2:40 pm

1:45 pm

The New Orleans Guitar Masters: John Rankin, Jimmy Robinson, and Cranston Clements

1:25 pm

Higher Heights Reggae

12:40 pm

12:20 pm

Esther Rose

11:30 am

Lagniappe Stage

5:00 pm

5:45 pm

(of Haiti)

Lakou Mizik

4:45 pm

4:20 pm

Walter Wolfman Washington Trio

3:15 pm

Mardi Gras Indians

2:45 - 3:00 pm

2:40 pm

(of Ukraine)

DakhaBrakha

1:40 pm

Queens of the Indian Nation

12:40- 1:15 pm

Big Chief Walter Cook presents

12:15 pm

Young Pinstripe Brass Band

11:30 am

Cultural Exchange Pavilion

Artists Subject to Change

John Rankin

4:15 pm

3:35 pm

Gina Forsyth and Friends

2:50 pm

2:10 pm

Dayna Kurtz and Robert Maché

1:25 pm

12:45 pm

Kristin Diable

12:00 pm

AARP Rhythmpourium

1:50 pm - Ancestor honoring Dr. John

ANCESTOR UNVEILING: in Congo Square Field

5:30 pm

Dancing Grounds Youth Showcase

4:45 pm

4:10 - 4:25 pm

The Chosen Ones Brass Band

Versailles Lion Dance Team

3:45 - 4:00 pm

3:30 pm

The RRAAMS

2:45 pm

Versailles Lion Dance Team

2:10 - 2:25 pm

1:50 pm

Muggivan School of Irish Dance

1:05 pm

12:45 pm

12:00 pm

Young Guardians of the Flame and Congo Kids

Kids Tent

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Native Nations Intertribal

6:45 pm

6:00 pm

Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church Mass Choir

5:50 pm

Pastor Terry Gullage & Kingdom Sound

5:05 pm

4:50 pm

The Gospel Soul of Irma Thomas

3:50 pm

3:35 pm

Jessica Harvey and The Difference

2:50 pm

2:40 pm

Voices of Peter Claver

1:55 pm

1:45 pm

The Showers

1:00 pm

12:50 pm

Leo Jackson & The Melody Clouds

12:05 pm

11:55 am

Otis Wimberly Sr. & the Wimberly Family Gospel Singers

11:15 am

Gospel Tent

FOLKLIFE STAGE in LOUISIANA FOLKLIFE VILLAGE: 12:05, 1:20, and 4:10 pm - Pow Wow

6:45 pm

Mardi Gras Indians

Hardhead Hunters

5:50 pm

5:25 pm

Higher Heights Reggae

4:25 pm

4:00 pm

Young Pinstripe Brass Band

3:00 pm

2:40 pm

(of Haiti)

Lakou Mizik

1:40 pm

1:15 pm

Pocket Aces Brass Band

12:15 pm

11:55 am

Mardi Gras Indians

11:20 am

The Creole Wild West

Jazz & Heritage Stage

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5:40 pm

5:10 pm

Voice of the 4:10 pm Wetlands AllStars Voice of the 5:10 pm Wetlands AllStars

3:45 pm 4:10 pm

Jon Cleary & the Absolute 2:45 pm Monster Gentlemen Jon Cleary & the3:45 Absolute pm Monster Gentlemen

2:20 pm 2:45 pm

5:30 pm

5:30 pm

4:50 pm

Gilberto Santa 4:50 Rosa pm

Gilberto 3:40 pm Santa Rosa

3:40 pm

3:10 pm

3:10 pm Cha Wa

Cha Wa 2:10 pm

1:45 pm 2:10 pm

The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra 5:45 pm ™ by Thedirected Legendary Scotty CountBarnhart Basie featuring Orchestra™ Carmen Bradford directed by 7:00 pm Scotty Barnhart

5:45 pm

5:15 pm

TheTerence E-Collective & Turtle Island Blanchard Quartet featuring The E-Collective 5:15 pm & Turtle Island Quartet

4:00 pm featuring

Terence Blanchard

3:35 pm pm 4:00

David 3:35 Torkanowsky, pm Oscar Rossignoli, Shea Pierre, Jesse McBride and special guest Jason Marsalis

Ellis Marsalis' by the Ellis Marsalis Band 2:30featuring pm David Torkanowsky, 'In Memory of Oscar Rossignoli, Ellis Marsalis' Shea Pierre, Jesse by the Ellis Marsalis McBride and special Band featuring guest Jason Marsalis

2:30 2:10 pm

'In Memory of

2:10 pm

Alexey Marti

1:20 pm

Alexey Marti

1:00 1:20 pm pm

pm Rick1:00 Trolsen's Neslorchestra

Rick Trolsen's Neslorchestra 12:10 pm

5:50 pm

5:25 pm 5:50 pm

Randy Newman 5:25 pm

4:10 pm Randy Newman

3:50 4:10 pm

Jerron 'Blind Boy' 2:55 pm Paxton Jerron 3:50 pm 'Blind Boy' Paxton

2:35 2:55 pm

CJ Chenier & the Red Hot 1:40 pm Louisiana CJ Band Chenier & the2:35 Red pm Hot Louisiana Band

Wanda Rouzan, and Al "Carnival Time" Johnson with Bobby Cure & The Poppa Stoppas 1:40 pm

Clarence "Frogman" 12:20 - 1:20 Henry, The Dixiepm Cups, The New Orleans Wanda and ClassicRouzan, Recording Al "Carnival Time" Revue featuring Johnson with Bobby Cure Clarence "Frogman" & The Poppa Stoppas Henry, The Dixie Cups,

12:00 pmpm 12:20 - 1:20

The New Orleans Classic Recording Revue featuring

12:00 pm

Marc Stone

11:15 am

Marc Stone

11:15 am

Blues Tent

Blues Tent

11:15 am

Gerald French & The Original 5:55 Tuxedo pm Jazz Band Gerald French 6:45 pm & The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band

5:55 pm 5:35

Leroy Jones & New 4:35Orleans' pm Finest Leroy Jones 5:35Orleans' pm & New Finest

4:10 pm 4:35 pm

Sammy Rimington, Tribute to and Dr. Michael George Lewis featuring White 4:10Sancton, pm Tommy Sammy Rimington, and Dr. Michael White

featuring 3:10Sancton, pm Tommy

Tribute to George Lewis

2:45 pm 3:10 pm

George French & the pm New1:45 Orleans Storyville George French Jazz Band & the pm New2:45 Orleans Storyville Jazz Band

1:45 1:25 pm

Treme 1:25 pm Brass Band

Treme 12:25Band pm Brass

12:05 pm pm 12:25

The Louisiana Repertory am Jazz 11:15 Ensemble The 12:05 Louisiana pm Repertory Jazz Ensemble

Economy Hall Tent Presented by Louisiana EconomyTravel Hall Tent Presented by Louisiana Travel

5:35 pm 6:00 pm

Las 5:35 Cafeteras pm

pm Las 4:30 Cafeteras

5:25 pm 5:50 pm

5:25 pm Vivaz!

Vivaz!

4:30 pm

4:05 pm 4:30 pm

SOUL 4:05 pm Brass Band

Pine Leaf 4:05 pm Boys 4:05 pm 4:30 pm

SOUL 3:05 Band pm Brass

2:40 pm 3:05 pm

(of Mexico)

Son Rompe 2:40 pm Pera

(of Mexico)

Son Rompe Pera 1:40 pm

1:15 pm 1:40 pm

Dr. Brice Miller 12:15 pm & Mahogany Brass Band Dr. Brice Miller 1:15 pm & Mahogany Brass Band

12:15 am pm 11:55

Fi Yi Yi & the Mandingo Warriors 11:15 am 11:55 am Fi Yi Yi & the Mandingo Warriors

11:15 am

Jazz & Heritage Stage

Jazz & Heritage Stage

Pine 3:00 Leaf pm Boys

2:35 pm 3:00 pm

Geno Delafose & 1:40 French pm Rockin' Boogie Geno2:35 Delafose pm & French Rockin' Boogie

1:20 1:40 pm

Savoy 1:20Family pm Cajun Band

Savoy Family 12:25Band pm Cajun

12:05 pm pm 12:25

12:05 pm

The Revelers

11:20 am

The Revelers

11:20 am

Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do Stage Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do Stage

5:05 pm 4:50 pm

Nineveh Baptist Church Mass 5:05 Choir pm 5:50 pm Nineveh Baptist Church Mass 6:00 Choir pm

Kathy 4:50Taylor pm

Kathy 3:50Taylor pm

3:30 pm pm 3:50

Tyronne 2:35 pm G. Foster and The pm Arc2:45 Singers Tyronne 3:30 pm G. Foster and The Arc Singers

Val & Love Alive 2:45 pm

2:35 pm

Val & Love Alive 1:50 pm

1:40 pm

1:50 pm

Kim Che're

1:40 pm

12:55 pm

Kim Che're

12:45 pm

12:55 pm

12:45 pm

Electrifying Crown Seekers

11:50 am

Electrifying Crown Seekers 12:00 pm

New Orleans Spiritualettes 12:00 pm

11:10 am 11:50 am

New Orleans Spiritualettes

11:10 am

Gospel Tent

Gospel Tent

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Remembered feat. André Bohren, Dave 4:15 - Malone, 5:20 pm Paul Sanchez, Spencer Bohren Alex McMurray, Remembered JimAndré McCormick, feat.

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Is your lineup a fantasy team or nightmare alley?

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It is an art deciding who you will see, when to schedule food breaks, when to try to get a free ticket versus days you know you don’t want to miss, how drunk you want to be, etc. But you can only do so much. The lineup is the most important factor and dictates everything else. Jazz Fest has done a pretty good job so far, but no one’s perfect and there’s always room for improvement. What haven’t they done that would make an already pretty great thing perfect? What is the perfect Jazz Fest lineup? One perfect lineup doesn’t exist, but we have taken the time to explore some channels new and old to create—a Dream Jazz Fest Lineup.

YOUR MOM: She has so much to say and you never listen to her. Can you imagine how high with joy she would get from having a microphone and a stage all to herself? Also no one would get dehydrated or sunburned because you know she’d have water bottles and sunscreen to pass around. It would be one of those immersive concert experiences with stories about your grandpa, some advice, a few jokes, compliments that kind of make you feel bad, and homemade treats. A Fest for the senses.

STEVIE WONDER: Okay so he already came to the Fest, but you think you’re too good to hear Stevie Wonder a second time?

One of the few artists with multiple hours of number one songs to choose from, he’s made for live shows, and last time he came it rained, so here’s a chance to do it right.

SHREK: First, every kid would be at his stage, leaving the rest of us free to openly do drugs in peace. And secondly, he’s pro-union, so he could teach them the importance of community organizing, falling in love based on merit, and using a slug as body wash. An eco-friendly and sustainable king.

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JON BON JOVI: This one is for the women 40 and above. Haven’t they had enough?

Don’t they deserve a break? I don’t understand the appeal, but I know it’s there, and I want that for them. Living on a prayer, laughing on a prayer, loving on a prayer.

KANYE WEST: Look, he’s in the middle of a mental break. He needs love and support and time and thousands of people screaming “Gold Digger” at him. He has a new album coming out and somehow has not burned through people’s goodwill for him. Taking it back to performing could feel like a healthy release for him, and I know he would make an incredible bounce song if he was here long enough. Let us pray.

SANTA: Presents for everyone and a quick check in about how you’re doing for the year. We need it. The reindeer would have Grateful Dead bandanas. The rest of the year? Santa is a huge deadhead; it just doesn’t go with his Christmas look. But Santa in the spring? A pretty chill dude.

SKRILLEX: This is for the Tulane students?

Or someone? I don’t know, but I don’t want a drunk person in dayglo paint to yell at me or crowd at the stage I’m at, so let’s get him in there. Why not? What could he cost? $95?

200 DOGS: Pure chaos. More than it is about music, I could argue the day is about letting go of control and embracing the inevitability of the universe. Not only do dogs understand that, they are a part of that. It’s time for all of us to “unleash.”

COLDPLAY: They would throw beach balls in the crowd and play “The Scientist,” and that’s nice.

OLIVIA RODRIGO: This is her year.

JANELLE MONAE: Always.

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FA ORITE FESTIVAL & Looking Fondly Forward MEMORIES to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Ask nearly anyone in this city to tell you about their favorite New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival experiences, and you’ll see their eyes light up. Ask a musician, and you might even hear them well up with gratitude, revisit their childhood dreams of performing, and beam with hometown pride. By Sabrina Stone It’s an emotional event, the place where so many of us see our idols perform. It is a season, with its own sound, its own fashion style, its own type of food. You plan your life around it: Who’s performing? Which days?

Which stages? Who’s coming into town? Which old friends are attending? Which new ones will you meet? The best musicians from New Orleans and around the world vie for spots and play their hearts out. The heat, the crowds, the mud, it’s all worth it because the highs are so very high, and the sweet parts are so very sweet.

“I think I was a five-year-old, my first time going with my parents, being classic Jazz Fest parents. By the time I was 14 years old, I had a driving pang in my chest saying, ‘I have to be up there.’ When I was around 20 years old, Sam [Craft] and I performed with Susan Cowsill. That was huge for us. Talk about a muse. She’s my love. She taught me and Sam so much, touring with her. We owe a lot to Susan. Then about a year after that, Sam and I started playing with our own band. It’s just such a magical place.” ­—Alexis Marceaux (Sweet Crude) “As a musician, I perform all the time in town and out of town and different important places, but when you play at one of the most important festivals, not only in the city but in the world, and you get a beautiful reception from the crowd and the people who organized the festival. It’s something where you say, ‘I think everything I did before was to get here.’” — Fermin Ceballos

Missing out on two years of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival was even harder on the musicians than it was for the fans, but the energy of celebration will be massive now that we’re back on track.

“Not performing much during the pandemic was hard.

How to stay sane, how to keep sane, when you can’t do what you love? It took hearing WWOZ when they were doing Festing in Place, they played my set from Jazz Fest from 2019 when I did the Gentilly stage, and I wept hearing it. I think that was my release. It reminded me, ‘This is what you do and you’re not able to do it.’ Everyone had their uncertainties. But for us as musicians—we’re still walking that fine line. Trying to process it is overwhelming but hearing that set was the release I needed.” —Erica Falls Our favorite musicians all have favorite musicians of their own. This is the event of the year where the stars also get to be fans.

“My highlight was seeing Alanis Morisette a few years ago (I do a [star-studded] Alanis Morisette tribute concert every year at Tipitina’s). She was pregnant during her set, and I was just enamored at how she was performing ‘Jagged Little Pill’ and all of her hits—I was side stage, screaming the lyrics with Boyfriend, the rapper, who’s also a huge fan of Alanis. It was the local loves, loving on Alanis. I’m pretty sure people saw us on the jumbo screen just crying our eyes out. I ended up getting her setlist and framing it. It was obviously a huge, memorable moment. She’s my idol.”

—Alexis Marceaux

“John Mayer. I admire him as a player, and he threw an amazing performance. I was like a kid. It was so unreal. Sometimes you see people who are recording artists and, on their record, everything sounds beautiful, well produced, well done, but live it’s not the same vibe. When I saw him live, it was even better. I see live performances like a regular person but I also have my musician’s critical side, and I was impressed how the band was and how he played live.

"Ruben Blades is another person I follow. He’s a musician and an actor from Panama. It was great to see 15 people playing salsa live with him in Louisiana.

He played some maracas and was singing. Also, he would stop the band to tell stories of why he wrote his songs. He was so involved with the people, with the crowd, talking about why he wrote the songs, how they changed lives and people. It’s good to respect the structure of the record, but it’s also good to put something spicy in live.” —Fermin Ceballos “My favorite moment was in 2009, my first time playing the Fais Do-Do stage. When I stepped off stage the lovely Allen Toussaint was right there and he said, ‘Nice job.’” —Sarah Quintana “We watched B.B. King one year and then Stevie Wonder. The crowd was nuts, people everywhere.

There’s so many different favorite memories of performances but those are the ones that pop in my head right now. Jazz Fest to me is like an early Christmas.” —Corey Ledet

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“I have so many favorite Jazz Fest memories: from working the muffuletta stand as a kid with my dad, to attending with family every year and watching the Nevilles close our Sunday evenings on the Acura stage. My first performances with the Moonshiners in Economy Hall and playing with Michael Doucet on the Fais Do-Do stage.” —Sarah Quintana

“There are so many good memories. The year that Prince had just passed away, we played two of his songs in our set. We played one of my favorites (he’s got so many that I like). It’s called ‘I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man,’ and everybody just enjoyed it.

Then we played ‘Purple Rain’ and that did it. Everybody from as far as the eye could see was singing along, waving their hands in the air.” —Corey Ledet

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JAZZ FEST

DO's & DON'Ts

By Landon Murray

After far too long for everyone from vendors to fans, planners to musicians, Jazz Fest is finally returning. With that, we thought it would be a good idea to remind you of some tried and true tips for making the most of an amazing two weekends full of fun.

Be adventurous. No matter what day you go, there will be close to a hundred musical options happening. Do yourself a favor and see bands you wouldn’t normally check out. All in one day, you can catch a zydeco show, hear a church choir, or listen to jazz, along with watching the big acts over at the Acura and Gentilly stages. It’s almost like a music buffet. Help yourself to a little of everything. This is the perfect place for it.

Decide between sets. A festival is the perfect chance to see something old and something new. Jazz Fest is no exception, and the mix of music is exciting and never daunting. Having an idea of what you want to do will help you to maximize your Jazz Fest experience. You never know who you’ll vibe with on any given day. Check out the daily picks on whereyat.com for recommendations on who to see each day.

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DON’Ts Over party. New Orleans is a well-established party city, and with it comes a temptation for going overboard, especially for out-of-town guests. If you’re going to drink alcohol, be sure to chase it with some water. Water is your friend at the fest.

Be sure to factor in the heat, which can be intense—especially if you’re partying all day. Not drinking alcohol is also a smart move, and there are lots of delicious nonalcoholic options at Jazz Fest. If you haven’t tried the rosemint iced tea, you’re missing out.

Forget a hat. Hats are a must for those sunny days. You’ll notice large brims are a huge staple of Jazz Fest fashion, for obvious reasons—it’s bright and hot out there, and there’s a limited amount of shade. Because the fest is mostly during the day, you will miss a hat if you don’t bring one. Sunscreen also goes a long way in helping you get through multiple days outdoors.

Dress comfortably. The weather can be warm and sticky at times, but also it has been known to be rainy and messy—which can be half of the fun. Checking the weather each day before you leave for the fest is your best bet, as New Orleans is notorious for weather changes at a moment’s notice. A light jacket is good for rain storms, while cargo pants are an ideal choice for people who are prone to having too much to hold all day.

Be rude. If you're a seasoned veteran to the fest, as many are, you revel in the happiness, celebration, and atmosphere of the environment. That said, no one’s perfect, and everyone has different styles, likes, and interests. This is a vacation for many people, and in these weird, quite conflicted times, attitudes can sometimes flare up, especially when you factor in the heat and drinking. There’s always some conflict, but as long as you embrace the atmosphere and let things stay calm, everyone wins.

Eat more than once. There are years where the food is more of a reward than the bands that played. That’s Jazz Fest in a nutshell—a place where the eats are arguably as noteworthy as the entertainment. There’s so much food at the fest that it’s impossible to eat it all, and bringing to-go boxes to take home isn’t a bad idea. Snacking throughout the day is optimal. Your best bet is to make sure to chase any drinks you might have with crawfish bread, jambalaya, or any of the hundreds of other options you’ll find at the Fair Grounds.

Park illegally. The grounds for the festival are massive, but the areas around the Fair Grounds are largely claimed way before the music starts. Parking in yards is a cottage industry, and in truth, plenty of folks have done it. However, catching a rideshare or being dropped off is always a smart idea. But beware—blocking a driveway or a business with your car will be a full stop at the end of the day if your car is towed. The nightmare of finding your car towed would ruin even the best time at the fest. Alternatively, if you’re within a few miles of the Fair Grounds, or are a seasoned bicyclist, biking can be a fantastic way to go.

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WHO ARE YOU, NEW ORLEANS?

The band is a'right

By Jeff Boudreaux

Of course, the original lineup of the Who has changed since the glory days of rock and roll, with the tragic death of drummer Keith Moon in 1978, and bassist John Entwistle 20 years ago. Still the “faces” of the band, vocalist Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend, are entering their 58th year of thrilling audiences with a nostalgia-laden trip on a “Magic Bus” that begins in the Sixties, continues into the “Eminence Front” of the Eighties, up to the present day and the Who’s self-titled 12th album, and first since 2006.

Formed in London in 1964, the Who has released 12 studio albums, 16 live albums, and a multitude of greatest hits/best of compilations. They transcended the so-called British Invasion of the 1960’s, forged a place in music history with the releases of two rock operas — Tommy and Quadrophenia, which, coincidentally, were each made into feature films–played Woodstock, Monterey Pop, Isle of Wight, filled countless arenas, and have pretty much toured ever since. They were the subject of the 1979 rockumentary The Kids Are Alright and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 by U2. If those aren’t the accolades of one of the greatest rock bands to ever take the stage— then what is?

What’s even more extraordinary about their continued embarkation upon world tours is the fact that both Daltrey and Townshend (78 and 76 years respectively) have suffered a great deal of hearing loss. Just watch some of their old riotous, guitar-breaking, drumexploding performances in all their glory, and it’s not hard to understand why. These two men have carried the torch for rock and roll throughout the good and the bad of nearly seven decades; they have the scars to prove

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it and will undoubtedly give New Orleans a night to remember.

This will mark the Who’s first concert in seven years in the city of New Orleans, following their appearance at the 2015 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Prior to that, however, you must go back all the way to 1971 and a two-night stand at the famed Warehouse to promote Who’s Next, the band’s fifth studio album, and one which many Who fans would agree is the band’s greatest moment—admittedly a very close race with their groundbreaking 1969 rock opera Tommy. Featuring the perennial classic rock staples “Baba O’Riley,” “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” and “Behind Blue Eyes.” Do yourself a favor and revisit this excellent album on the streaming service of your choice.

Interestingly, their first appearance in the surrounding New Orleans area occurred three years prior at the St. Bernard Civic Auditorium to support The Who Sell Out, the band’s third album (a.k.a. the deodorant/ baked beans cover) which included, unbelievably, their only song to crack the U.S. Top 10, “I Can See for Miles.”

Other than the four concerts that have taken place here, some might think that the Who have a special relationship with New Orleans, for one of the absolute, silliest reasons imaginable. The background chorus from their eponymous hit “Who Are You” (from the 1978 album of the same name), has been interpreted by many locals as “New Orleans,” and if you don’t believe that, just google misheard song lyrics of the Who. Regardless, it’s extremely likely that this will be the last opportunity to see these rock legends on stage in the Big Easy, especially for anyone who missed their appearance seven years ago.

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JAZZ FEST NIGHT SHOWS First Weekend

By Owen Sears

Springtime has begun to set in in New Orleans, and with it, comes a mounting anticipation for the return of the city’s biggest music fest. After a forced two year hiatus due to COVID, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is back with a characteristically stacked lineup of local artists and other legendary acts. While the featured acts themselves will run from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m., there will be plenty more fun to be had outside of the Fair Grounds in the nights that follow.

Here are top picks for night shows during the first weekend of Jazz Fest.

MIKE DILLON & PUNKADELIC FEATURING BRIAN HAAS & CHRIS SENAC April 29, 1 a.m.

DBA, 618 Frenchmen St. Dbaneworleans.com, Tickets $25 Performing alongside artists as varied as Ani Defranco and Les Claypool, Mike Dillon has a pedigree as eclectic as it is impressive. His latest act, Punkadelic, was born from the relatively static life of a touring artist during quarantine, during which time he released three albums on Bandcamp alongside producer Chad Meise. The first of the three, titled Shoot The Moon, seethes with the angst of America’s contemporary political climate. His pairing with reputable jazz artists Brian Haas and Chris Senac promises to deliver an evocative blend of styles: punk-funk, psychedelic, raga, and jazz. Tickets are on sale, starting at $25. This is a late night event open to anyone aged 21+.

DUMPSTAPHUNK April 30, 8 p.m.

The Fillmore, 6 Canal St. Livenation.com, Tickets starting at $39 What began as a last minute ensemble pieced together by keyboardist Ivan Neville for Jazz Fest 2003, has now blossomed into what many consider to be one of the best funk phenomenons in all of New Orleans. Dumpstaphunk belongs to a very prestigious lineage of funk ensembles dating back to the genesis of the genre with 1965’s The Meters. Bass, Hammond B3 organ, and the clavinet provide a major contribution to the band’s unique sound, while Neville serves as the frontman and director of a style that is distinctly New Orleanian. Alongside guitarist Ian Neville and drummer Deven Trusclair, the quintet continues to artfully push the boundaries of funk to places never before seen or heard. Doors open at 8 p.m. to all ages, with tickets ranging from $39 to $137.

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Lucinda Williams

Trombone Shorty

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats with opener Mavis Staples

TROMBONE SHORTY—TREME THROWDOWN April 30, 8 p.m.

Saenger Theater, 1111 Canal St. Saengernola.com, Tickets $49 Coming to the Saenger Theater the night of April 30, is one of the city’s most widely recognized talents and a rising star in the Jazz scene. Troy Andrews, aka Trombone Shorty, has performed onstage with a number of reputable artists and acts including the Foo Fighters, Lenny Kravitz, Maceo Parker, and Earth, Wind & Fire, to name just a few.

Together with his accompanying band, Orleans Avenue, Andrews has toured across the globe and even landed a gig at the White House on two separate occasions. This year, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue will return for their 6th Annual Treme Threauxdown, accompanied by special guests Tank and the Bangas. Tickets for this one are sure to go fast so be sure to reserve yours.

NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS WITH OPENER MAVIS STAPLES April 28, 8 p.m.

Ballroom at Mardi Gras World, 1380 Port of New Orleans Place Tickets $60-$95 Rateliff is a well-known songwriter and singer from St Louis. He moved to Denver when he was only eighteen.

Then he formed the Night Sweats in 2013 for an R&B side project. The Night Sweats are his backing band. His music is described as folk, Americana, and vintage rhythm and blues. Rateliff has been contributing to the New Orleans Jazz Fest for a while now and his shows are really enjoyed by the public. What makes him so special is his way of connecting with his audience. He exerts this unique energy that not a lot of artists are capable of doing. Tickets range from $60 to $95.

FLOW TRIBE May 1, 8 p.m.

Gasa Gasa, 4920 Freret St. GA Tickets $15 Founded in 2004 as a project between high school friends, Flow Tribe has found its way from porch concerts to the big stage, and are regarded as a festival favorite at Voodoo and Jazz Fest as well as around the country. They’ve amassed somewhat of a cult following within the city, becoming known for their lively performances and dedicated traveling street parade, as is befitting a band on the funk/jam circuit.

Flow Tribe has been a part of the Jazz Fest lineup for five years running now, and this night show at Gasa Gasa is the perfect opportunity to catch them up close.

JACOB FRED JAZZ ODYSSEY REUNION SHOW May 1, 1:30 a.m. (technically May 2nd…)

Café Istanbul, 2372 St. Claude Ave. http://cafeistanbulnola.com This show promises to be epic. Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey started in 1994, and has three members currently. Their music is a combo of jazz, hip hop, rock, and funk. In their sets, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey includes music from the works of Ellington, Coltrane, and Mingus but also improvisational tunes of their own. New Orleans is one of their favorite cities to perform in, and the group always knows where to go to give the best experience to the public. Café Istanbul will be the perfect venue to come out and watch this show, which is guaranteed to be fun and nostalgic.

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LUCINDA WILLIAMS April 29-30, 9 p.m.

House of Blues, 225 Decatur St. Houseofblues.com, GA Tickets $42 On the first two nights of Jazz Fest, three time Grammy award winning artist Lucinda Williams will be performing at House of Blues. A Lake Charles native, Williams earned her place at the table of traditional Americana music with hits like “Can’t Let Go” and “Are You Alright?”. Her album Car Wheels on a Gravel Road went gold in the year following its release, and set a commercial standard for Americana music with its potent blend of country, rock, and blues. For additional information about ticket prices and seating reservations, visit the House of Blues website. Doors open at 8 p.m. to all people ages 18+ with valid ID.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 17 AllWays Lounge The Hotplates BJ’s Lounge Bad Penny Pleasuremakers Bacchanal Wine Carl James Keith Bratz Y’all Ghalia Volt & Dean Zucchero Buffa’s Bar Cast Iron Cactus, Some Like it Hot Bullet’s Sport Bar 24/7 Band Cafe Negril John Lisi & Delta Funk, Little Coquette Jazz Band, Vegas Cola Carnaval Lounge Catie Rodgers Big Band Carrollton Station Renée Gros D.B.A. New Orleans Treme Brass Band, Palmetto Bug Stompers Favela Chic The New Orleans Rug Cutters Felix’s Restaurant & Oyster Bar Rhythm & Rain Trio, Will Wesley Fillmore New Orleans Monica Featuring Lyfe Jennings Fritzel’s Jazz Club Marla Dixon Trio, Hunter Burgamy Trio, Joe Kennedy Gasa Gasa Hovvdy House of Blues Eric Bellinger x Sammie, Andy J Forest Treeaux Houston’s Restaurant Hansen’s Garden District Band Jazz Playhouse James River Movement Le Bon Temps Dr. Lo Faber Mahogany Jazz Hall Gerald French & Roderick Paulin Marigny Brasserie Russell Welch, Ragtime Millionaires Old Point Bar T Marie & Bayou Juju Palm Court Jazz Cafe Mark Braud Polo Club Lounge at Windsor Court Hotel David Boeddinghaus Red Gravy Or Shovaly Plus Santos Bar New Thousand Sidney’s Saloon DarkLounge Ministries Snug Harbor James Singleton St. Pat’s Irish Coffeehouse The Celtic Music Session

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The Chloe Alexis & The Samurai The Howlin Wolf Hot 8 Brass Band, Minx Burlesque The Neutral Ground Open Mic Night Tigermen Den Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots Toulouse Theatre Krewe de Kink Ball Tropical Isle Bourbon Rhythm & Rain Trio Zony Mash Beer Project Charlie and the Tropicales MONDAY, APRIL 18 30/90 Dapper Dandies AllWays Lounge Betsy Propane & The Accessories BJ’s Lounge Smokehouse Brown Band Buffa’s Doyle Cooper Trio Café Negril Roccadile, Holiday Soul Capulet Queer Bingo w/ Siren Carnaval Lounge Flutterbag & Friends D.B.A. New Orleans Ted Hefko, The Iguanas DMACS Bar & Grill Monday Blues Jam Fritzel’s Jazz Club Twist River Band Gasa Gasa KeepMySecrets with Sam Bet, MakeoutShinobi, and Oni Mask Hi Ho Lounge Bluegrass Pickin’ Party Houston’s Restaurant Hansen’s Garden District Band Mahogany Jazz Hall The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl DJ Twiggs MRB Ben Buchbinder Munholland United Methodist Church Musaica Chamber Ensemble Polo Club Lounge at Windsor Court Hotel John Royen St. Roch Tavern Sister St Aces + Maxwell Poulos The Cantina Zachary Matchett’s Doghouse Band TUESDAY, APRIL 19 Bayou Bar Peter Harris Trio Cafe Negril The Super-Most-Fantastic-Blues-N-Such Jam Capulet Willie Green Album Single Release Carnaval Lounge Wojtek Industries D.B.A. New Orleans Widowspeak Deutsches Haus Kulturabend Dos Jefes Tom Hook and Wendell Brunious Fillmore New Orleans Jerry Cantrell Fritzel’s Jazz Pub Richard “Piano” Scott Gasa Gasa DUMMY House of Blues Citizen Cope Houston’s Restaurant Hansen’s Garden District Band Kitchen Table Cafe Kitchen Table Cafe Trio Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl DJ Maynor New Orleans Jazz Museum Down on Their Luck Orchestra Polo Club Lounge at Windsor Court Hotel David Boeddinghaus The Cantina Zachary Matchett’s Doghouse Band The Howlin Wolf Comedy Beast UNO Performing Arts Center Recital Hall Musaica Chamber Ensemble Zony Mash Beer Project Rebirth Brass Band WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 Ace Hotel Lobby DJ C’est Funk Bayou Bar Peter Harris Quartet Blue Nile New Breed Brass Band BMC Renée Gros Bourbon O Bar Les Getrex & The Creole Cookin’ Band Bourrée Jelani Bauman Café Degas Gizinti Trio Cafe Istanbul NOLAW Anti-state Choir Cafe Negril Colin Davis and The Night People, Paradise Jazz Band Capulet Brian Quezergue & Friends Carousel Lounge James Martin Band Chickie Wah Wah Trent Pruit & Hunter Hicks D.B.A. New Orleans Tin Men, Walter Wolfman Washington Fritzel’s Jazz Pub Bourbon Street All Star Trio, Richard “Piano” Scott Gasa Gasa Chloe Lilac, Pom Pom Squad House of Blues Curren$y, Slow Burn, Slow Crush Houston’s Restaurant Hansen’s Garden District Band Jazz Playhouse Funkin’ It Up with Big Sam Lafayette Square Flow Tribe + N.O.B.A.B.E Longue Vue House and Gardens Electric Yat String Quartet Madame Vic’s Dr Redwine’s Grape Stompers Mahogany Jazz Hall Kevin Louis & Friends Maple Leaf Bar Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes MRB Lynn Drury New Orleans Botanical Garden Evenings with Enrique Palm Court Jazz Cafe New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra Polo Club Lounge at Windsor Court Hotel David Boeddinghaus Santos Bar Quarx, Swamp Moves Spotted Cat Music Club Shotgun Jazz Band The Cantina Zachary Matchett’s Doghouse Band Three Keys Ace Hotel The Shape of Jazz to Come, Jasen Weaver THURSDAY, APRIL 21 30/90 Bettis + 3rd Degree, Afrodiziacs AllWays Lounge T Marie & Bayou Juju Bayou Bar Peter Harris Quartet Blue Nile DJ T-Roy, Where Y’at Brass Band

Bourbon O Bar The Leroy Marshall Show, The Music Man Bourrée Samantha Pearl Bratz Y’all Tom Worrell & Dean Zucchero Buffa’s Tom McDermott and Aurora Nealand Bullet’s Sports Bar James Andrews Cafe Istanbul Demiurgic Cafe Negril Gumbo Funk, Piano Man “G” Carnaval Lounge Helen Gillet, T Marie, Bayou Juju, James River Carrollton Station Loose Cattle and Evermore Nest Chickie Wah Wah Gregg Hill Music Coffee Science Acoustic Open Mic with Kate Baxter & Friends D.B.A. New Orleans John Boutté, Mainline DMACS Bar & Grill Pizza Fam Jam Band Fritzel’s Jazz Pub Crawfish Wallet, John Saavedra, Thrown Together Gasa Gasa The Bloomies with The Jinks Good Shepherd Church Jefferson Chorale House of Blues Dick Delux Revue Houston’s Restaurant Hansen’s Garden District Band Joy Theater Jordan Davis Kitchen Table Cafe Dr. Mark St Cyr Trad Jazz Band Lakefront Arena Disney On Ice presents Dream Big Le Bon Temps Roulé The Soul Rebels Madame Vic’s Walter “Wolfman” Washington Mahogany Jazz Hall Jamil Shariff, Crawfish Wallet Jazz Band Marigny Brasserie Slick Skillet Serenaders Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl Rusty Metoyer & The Zydeco Krush MRB Clint Johnson Orpheum Theater Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Palm Court Jazz Cafe Duke Heigter & Tim Laughlin Polo Club Lounge at Windsor Court Hotel John Royen

Jackson Square George Porter Jr. Lakefront Arena Disney On Ice presents Dream Big Le Bon Temps Nerf The World Madame Vic’s T Marie & Bayou Juju Mahogany Jazz Hall Smoking Time, Mahogany Jazz Hall All Stars Mandeville Trailhead The Mystics Marigny Brasserie Champagniacs Mid-City Lanes Rock n Bowl The Good Dudes MRB Strange Roux New Orleans Jazz Museum Rob Wagner One Eyed Jacks Presents The Soul Rebels with ÌFÉ Palm Court Jazz Cafe Topsy Chapman & Kevin Louis Polo Club Lounge at Windsor Court Hotel John Royen, Robin Barnes Republic NOLA LSDREAM Santos Bar Goatwhore w/ Herakleion and Brat Smoothie King Center Master P, Silkk The Shocker, Mystikal & more Snug Harbor Evan Christopher’s Clarinet Road Spotted Cat Music Club Chris Johnson Band The Domino Henry Mayronne and Yvette Voelker The Goat Octopule + Pornohelmut + Crush Diamond + Sh*tload The Jazz Playhouse Antoine Diel, Misfit Power Band, Romy Kaye The Neutral Ground Johnny T, Nina Hungerland Three Keys - Ace Hotel Cha Wa, Kyndra Joi Tipitina’s New Orleans Suspects SATURDAY, APRIL 23 Bayou Bar Jordan Anderson BJ’s Lounge Sister Street Aces + We Hate Lindsay Blue Nile Kermit Ruffins, Washboard Rodeo, Marigny Street Brass Band Bourbon O Bar Bishop & The Blues Masters, The Voice

GEORGE PORTER JR. | Crescent City native George Porter Jr. has been keeping funk alive in New Orleans for almost 60 years. The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient founded The Meters, and together they hit the R&B and Billboard Hot 100 charts and became the house band for Allen Toussaint’s recording label. Porter will be continuing the legacy of funk alongside the Runnin’ Pardners at Tipitina’s.

Sunday, April 24, 8 p.m., $18; Tipitina’s, tipitinas.com Saenger Theatre RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles Santos Bar Damned to Earth + Wizard Dick + Spitfire, DJ Shane Love Snug Harbor Sélène Saint-Aimé The Cantina Zachary Matchett’s Doghouse Band The Jazz Playhouse Brass-A-Holics The Well Stooges Brass Band FRIDAY, APRIL 22 2127 Prytania at Magnolia Mansion Alexey Marti BJ’s Lounge Whip Appeal + Night Medicine Bayou Bar Peter Harris Trio Blue Nile Brass Flavor, The Caesar Brothers, To Be Continued Brass Band BMC Lil Red & Big Bad Bourbon O Bar Dr. Zach, The Assunto Dukes Tribute Dixieland Band Bourrée Jeremy Joyce, Julie Elody Bratz Y’all Johnny Sansone & Dean Zucchero Bullet’s Sports Bar Sporty’s Brass Band Buffa’s Bar Dave Jordan Almost Acoustic Trio Cafe Negril Dana Abbott, Higher Heights , Paradise Jazz Band Carnaval Lounge Whisper Party + Letrainiump + Sexy Dex & The Fresh Carousel Lounge Gerald French Trio, Nayo Jones Experience Casa Borrega Cristina Kaminis Chickie Wah Wah Lulu & The Broadsides D.B.A. New Orleans Dwayne Dopsie Dos Jefes Tom Fitzpatrick - Sax and the City Fritzel’s Jazz Pub Crawfish Wallet, Sam Friend Trio, Thrown Together Gasa Gasa Jolie & the Drifters, Zach Smallman and Brass Tyrannosaurus Houston’s Restaurant Hansen’s Garden District Band

of Soul Bourrée Samantha Perez, The Tempted Bratz Y’all Jason Ricci Brothers Three Lounge Cast Iron Cactus Buffa’s Bar Pfister Sisters Bullet’s Sports Bar David Batiste Cafe Negril Paradise Jazz Band, The Sierra Green Show, The Villains Carnaval Lounge Shark Attack!, Steele Creek Carousel Lounge Luke Kent Jazz Band, Amanda Ducorbier Casa Borrega Gary Negbaur Chickie Wah Wah The Iguanas D.B.A. New Orleans The Soul Rebels, Tuba Skinny Favela Chic The New Orleans Rug Cutters Fritzel’s Jazz Pub Crawfish Wallet Jazz Band, Thrown Together Jazz Band Gasa Gasa Will & The Foxhounds House of Blues Testament Houston’s Restaurant Hansen’s Garden District Band Kitchen Table Cafe Bad Penny Pleasuremakers Le Bon Temps Russel Batiste & Friends Live Oak Cafe The Carlos Childe Band Loft18 The Walrus Madame Vic’s Danya Kurtz with Robert Maché and Helen Gillet Mahogany Jazz Hall Gerald French Trio, Mahogany Jazz Hall All Stars Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl Image MRB Moonshine & Mayo Marigny Brasserie Co&Co Travelin Show, Good For Nothing Band Music Box Village Drumming playgroup!

One Eyed Jacks Presents Where Y’acht Palm Court Jazz Cafe Will Smith with Palm Court Jazz Band

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SATURDAY, APRIL 16 Armstrong Park 50420 Festival, Omari Neville & The Fuel, Marc Stone BJ’s Lounge Sabine McCalla Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits Jasen Weaver Band Bayou Bar Jordan Anderson Blue Nile The Soul Rebels, The Marigny Street Brass Band Bourbon O Bar The Voice of Soul, Bishop & The Blues Masters Bourrée NOLA Hummingbirds, Zachery Kane O Quinn Bratz Y’all Walter “Wolfman” Washington Buffa’s Bar Dave Ferrato with Dave James Cafe Negril Paradise Jazz Band, The Sierra Green Show, The Villains Carnaval Lounge Nox Novacula + Cervix Couch + The Palace of Tears Carousel Lounge Tom Hook Quartet, Lena Prima & Band Casa Borrega Matt Johnson Chickie Wah Wah Lynn Drury D.B.A. New Orleans Aurora Nealand’s Wood Floor Trio, Eric’s Gonna Die Dew Drop Social & Benevolent Society Hall Gregg Stafford DMACS Bar & Grill L. Y. O. N. Favela Chic The New Orleans Rug Cutters Fillmore New Orleans Lil Durk Fritzel’s Jazz Club Lee Floyd, Hunter Burgamy Trio, Joe Kennedy Trio Gasa Gasa Will Vance & The Kinfolk with The Quickening House of Blues Bustout Burlesque, Mark Barrett & The First Calls, Sean Riley Duo, Shawan Rice Houston’s Restaurant Hansen’s Garden District Band Jazz Playhouse The Nayo Jones Experience Joy Theater Beartooth Kitchen Table Cafe Bad Penny Pleasuremakers Le Bon Temps Roccadile Mahogany Jazz Hall Gerald French Trio, Mahogany Jazz Hall All Stars Marigny Brasserie Co&Co Travelin Show, Good For Nothing Band Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl Bag of Donuts MRB The Friendly Universe Orpheum Theater Tim Dillon Palm Court Jazz Cafe Will Smith with Palm Court Jazz Band Pirogue’s Whiskey Bayou Sam Price & The True Believers Polo Club Lounge at Windsor Court Hotel John Royen, Robin Barnes Red Gravy Or Shovaly Plus Republic NOLA Emo Night: Emo Prom Snug Harbor Astral Project Southport Hall Donald Glaude Spotted Cat Music Club James Martin Band, Panorama Jazz Band The Broadside Loose Cattle’s STAMPEDE! The Goat Shadow Gallery Presents: The Alice and Wonderland Ball The Hangar Hi i’m ghost The Howlin Wolf She Might Be A Beast, Drab, and Silver Dose The Neutral Ground Sascha Rose, Sophia Petikas Three Keys - Ace Hotel Andrea Peoples Zony Mash Beer Project Chalaban

Polo Club Lounge at Windsor Court Hotel John Royen, Robin Barnes Rebuild Center T Marie & Bayou Juju Red Gravy Or Shovaly Plus Snug Harbor Dr. Michael White & The Original Liberty Jazz Band Spotted Cat Music Club Shake’em Up Jazz Band The Jazz Playhouse Chucky “C” & Band, Quiana Lynell, Ricardo Pascal The Metropolitan NightClub CamelPhat The Neutral Ground Daniel Thompson The Rabbit Hole Kai Alcé Three Keys - Ace Hotel La Noche Caliente Three Muses Gizinti Quartet Tipitina’s Circle Jerks + 7 Seconds & Negative Approach Zony Mash Beer Project Gizinti, Rockin’ Dopsie Jr., Arsene Delay SUNDAY, APRIL 24 30/90 Sleazeball Orchestra AllWays Lounge Bad Penny Pleasure Makers BJ’s Lounge Bad Penny Pleasure Makers Bacchanal Wine Carl James Keith Blue Nile The Baked Potatoes, Street Legends Brass Band Bourrée The Dusky Waters, ESP Bratz Y’all Sean Riley & Dean Zucchero Buffa’s Bar Hot Stuff, Chris Wecklien, Harry Mayronne, Some Like it Hot Bullet’s Sports Bar In Tune Band Cafe Negril John Lisi & Delta Funk, Little Coquette Jazz Band, Vegas Cola Carnaval Lounge RamBull Rompers Sunday Spotlight Carousel Lounge Sunpie with Washboard Champions Square H.E.R. Back Of My Mind Tour Chickie Wah Wah Sad Band D.B.A. New Orleans Palmetto Bug Stompers, Treme Brass Band DMACS Bar & Grill Jelly Biscuit and the Flakey Layers Dos Jefes Antwayne Peters Favela Chic The New Orleans Rug Cutters Fritzel’s Jazz Pub Crawfish Wallet Jazz Band, Thrown Together Jazz Band Gasa Gasa Man On Man with Bruisey Peets House of Blues Eve 6, Money Man Houston’s Restaurant Hansen’s Garden District Band JAS Venue Rick David & The Funky 5 Lakefront Arena Disney On Ice presents Dream Big Live Oak Café Valerie Sassyfras Madame Vic’s Banjo Thunder Mahogany Jazz Hall The Pfister Sisters, Gerald French & Roderick Paulin Marigny Brasserie Black Hawk Revelators MRB Dave Jordan Trio Music Box Village Swamp Donkeys One Eyed Jacks Man On Man with Bruisey Peets Orpheum Theater Beth Hart Palm Court Jazz Cafe Mark Braud with Sunday Night Swingers Polo Club Lounge at Windsor Court Hotel David Boeddinghaus Red Gravy Or Shovaly Plus Republic New Orleans Tay Money Sidneys Saloon DarkLounge Ministries Snug Harbor Tuba Skinny St. Joseph Catholic Church Jefferson Chorale St. Pat’s Irish Coffeehouse The Celtic Music Session TPC Louisiana Zurich Classic - Sunday The Chloe Mahmoud Chouki & Friends The Howlin Wolf Hot 8 Brass Band, Minx Burlesque The Jazz Playhouse French Connection, Jenna McSwain Jazz Band The Neutral Ground Open Mic Night Tigermen Den T Marie & Bayou Juju Tipitina’s George Porter, Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners MONDAY, APRIL 25 30/90 Margie Perez AllWays Lounge Betsy Propane & The Accessories Bacchanal Wine Ryan Hanseler and Gabrielle Cavassa BJ’s Lounge Smokehouse Brown Band BMC Dapper Dandies Buffa’s Leslie Cooper and JD Haenni Cafe Negril Roccadile, Holiday Soul Carnaval Lounge Marcus Angeloni Singer-Songwriter Night Chickie Wah Wah Charlie Dennard Trio D.b.a. New Orleans The Iguanas, Panorama Jazz Band DMACS Bar & Grill Monday Blues Jam Fritzel’s Jazz Club Twisty River Band Hi Ho Lounge Bluegrass Pickin’ Party Houston’s Restaurant Hansen’s Garden District Band Loyola University New Orleans Saxtravaganza Mahogany Jazz Hall The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, Crawfish Wallet Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl DJ Twiggs MRB Ben Buchbiinder New Orleans JCC A Quartet From The LPO Polo Club Lounge at Windsor Court Hotel John Royen St. Roch Tavern Sam Gelband + Vaden Landers The Cantina Zachary Matchett’s Doghouse Band

TUESDAY, APRIL 26 30/90 Higher Heights, Orphaned in Storyville Bayou Bar Peter Harris Trio Cafe Istanbul Sariyah Idan Cafe Negril The Super-Most-Fantastic-Blues-N-Such Jam, Chickie Wah Wah Brad Walker Quartet Dos Jefes Tom Hook and Wendell Brunious D.B.A. New Orleans Ghalia Volt, DinosAurchestra Fritzel’s Jazz Pub Richard “Piano” Scott House of Blues NoCap Houston’s Restaurant Hansen’s Garden District Band Kitchen Table Cafe Kitchen Table Cafe Trio Loyola University New Orleans Loyola Jazz Workshop & Training Bands Mahogany Jazz Hall Joe Lastie’s New Orleans Sound, Gregg Stafford Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl DJ Maynor New Orleans Jazz Museum Down on Their Luck Orchestra One Eyed Jacks Presents Madison Cunningham Polo Club Lounge at Windsor Court Hotel David Boeddinghaus Preservation Hall Preservation Hall Jazz Band The Broadside Big Sam, Helen Gillet & Jason Marsalis The Cantina Zachary Matchett’s Doghouse Band The Howlin Wolf Comedy Beast Zony Mash Beer Project Rebirth Brass Band WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 30/90 Set Up Kings, Single Malt Please Bayou Bar Peter Harris Quartet Blue Nile New Breed Brass Band Bourbon O Bar Les Getrex & The Creole Cookin’ Band Bourrée French Fry Café Degas Gizinti Trio Cafe Istanbul NOLAW Anti-state Choir Cafe Negril Colin Davis and The Night People Capulet Brian Quezergue & Friends Carousel Lounge James Martin Band Chickie Wah Wah Greazy Alice D.B.A. New Orleans Tin Men, Walter Wolfman Washington DMACS Bar & Grill Johnny Fallstaff Dos Jefes Kris Tokarski Fritzel’s Jazz Pub Bourbon Street All Star Trio, Richard “Piano” Scott Gasa Gasa The Slaps with Shmoo House of Blues Wishbone Ash Houston’s Restaurant Hansen’s Garden District Band Lafayette Square Tab Benoit + The New Orleans Johnnys Madame Vic’s Matt Andrews & The Sheepshead Serenaders Mahogany Jazz Hall Tom Fischer & Friends Maple Leaf Frogs Gone Fishing and New Orleans Nightcrawlers MRB Lynn Drury New Orleans Botanical Garden Evenings with Enrique Palm Court Jazz Cafe Lars Edegran & Palm Court Jazz Band Polo Club Lounge at Windsor Court Hotel David Boeddinghaus Preservation Hall Preservation All-Stars Republic NOLA Duendita, Homeshake Saenger Theatre Primus: A Tribute to Kings Santos Bar ADULT. + Kontravoid + Spike Hellis, Swamp Moves Spotted Cat Music Club Shotgun Jazz Band The Broadside Delgres and Bon Bon Vivant The Cantina Zachary Matchett’s Doghouse Band The Goat Pound + Konstricted + Blind Tiger The Jazz Playhouse Funkin’ It Up with Big Sam Tipitina’s Patty Griffin Toulouse Theatre Erika Wennerstrom & Julie Odell Zony Mash Beer Project The Pack AD THURSDAY, APRIL 28 30/90 Divine Rewind AllWays Lounge Backyard Balkan Brass Ashe Cultural Arts Center Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Bayou Bar Peter Harris Quartet BMC Dapper Dandies Bourbon O Bar The Music Man, The Leroy Marshall Show Bourrée And Then Came Humans Bratz Y’all Joey Houck & Dean Zucchero Buffa’s Tom McDermott and Aurora Nealand Cafe Istanbul Wil Blades, Donald Harrison, Jr., Mike Clark, Bill Summers Cafe Negril Gumbo Funk, Piano Man “G” Carnaval Lounge Jamie Vessels Band, Loose Cattle + Happy Talk Carousel Lounge Lena Prima & Band, Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots Chickie Wah Wah Grayson Capps Band City Park Keith Burnstein, Corey Henry’s Treme Funktet Coffee Science Acoustic Open Mic with Kate Baxter & Friends D.B.A. New Orleans Little Freddie King, New Orleans Klezmer Allstars DMACS Bar & Grill Pizza Fam Jam Band Dos Jefes Ashley Beach & The Odditties

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FRIDAY, APRIL 29 2127 Prytania at Magnolia Mansion Alexey Marti 30/90 Deltaphonic, The Crooked Vines, Ross Hoppe & Friends, Jeff Chaz AllWays Lounge Fairykind, Chanteuse & Champagne BJ’s Lounge Tuba Skinny + Charlie Halloran and the Tropicales Bayou Bar Peter Harris Trio Blue Nile Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers BMC Lil Red & Big Bad Bourbon O Bar The Assunto Dukes Tribute Dixieland Band, Dr. Zach Bourrée John Krupa, Tennessee Dixon Bratz Y’all Dale Spalding & Dean Zucchero Buffa’s Bar Americana Revival, Lynn Drury, Gregg Hill Bullet’s Sports Bar Sporty’s Brass Band Cafe Istanbul Gatorators, Dave Malone, Camile Baudoin Cafe Negril Dana Abbott, HIgher Heights, Paradise Jazz Band Carnaval Lounge Fantasy Non Fiction, Lisbon Girls, Dreux Gerard & More Carousel Lounge James Rivers Movement, Richard Scott Trio Carrollton Station WATSON + Wannu?

Casa Borrega Cristina Kaminis Chickie Wah Wah SCRB Susan Cowsill & Russ Broussard D.B.A. New Orleans Punkadelic, Mike Dillon, Honey Island Swamp Band Fillmore New Orleans Chevelle Fritzel’s Jazz Pub Richard “Piano” Scott, Sam Friend Trio House of Blues Ever More Nest, Kelcy Mae, Lucinda Williams Houston’s Restaurant Hansen’s Garden District Band Joy Theater Oteil & Friends, Eric Krasno, Lamar Williams Jr, Tom Guarna Kermit’s Treme Mother-in-Law Lounge TBC Brass Band Le Bon Temps Dave Jordan, The Get Together Live Oak Cafe Mia Borders & Jesse Morrow Madame Vic’s Jacky Blaire & The Hot Biscuits Mahogany Jazz Hall Smoking Time Jazz Club Trio, Mike Fulton Maple Leaf Johnny & The Mongrels Swamp Funk Summit, New Orleans Suspects, Eric Struthers, Joe Ashlar, Doug Belote & Brad Walker Mardi Gras World Gov’t Mule, Samantha Fish, Robert Randolph Band Marigny Brasserie Champagniacs Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl Eric Lindell MRB And Then Came Humans

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Music Box Village LES FILLES DES ILLIGHADAD One Eyed Jacks Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Matt Sweeney, Emmett Kelly Orpheum Theater Ween Palm Court Jazz Cafe Topsy Chapman & Kevin Louis Polo Club Lounge at Windsor Court Hotel John Royen, Robin Barnes Poor Boys Feral the Earthworm & Mac Lethal Republic NOLA Cory Wong, Pocket Protection Rivershack Tavern Big Al and the Heavyweights Santos Bar Hash Cabbage + Rillo Sidney’s Saloon Dancefestopia, Malevitus Snug Harbor Jason Marsalis Presents A Tribute to Ellis Marsalis Jr. Spotted Cat Music Club Chris Johnson Band The Broadside Cimafunk with The Soul Rebels The Domino Ashley Smetherman Lemmler The Neutral Ground Shape Shifters The Neutral Ground Tone Idols Tipitina’s Galactic Featuring Anjelika Joseph, California Honeydrops Zony Mash Beer Project Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes, Polla Asado SATURDAY, APRIL 30 30/90 Higher Heights, Crooked Vines, Ross Hoppe & Frandz Bayou Bar Peter Harris Trio BJ’s Lounge Silver Synthetic + Esther Rose Blue Nile Corey Henry & the Treme Funktet Bourbon O Bar Bishop & The Blue Masters, the Voice of Soul Bourrée Valerie Sassyfras Buffa’s Bar Tom Worrell & His Enemies

BOYFRIEND WITH MEMBERS OF THE REVIVALISTS

Festival darling Boyfriend fuses elements of cabaret, pop music, and theater to put on over-the-top live perform harli XCX, and Mala Rodriguez. Boyfriend and Members of the Revivalists come together at the landmark Joy Theater.

Thursday, April 28, 8 p.m., $39.50; Joy Theater, thejoytheater.com Bratz Y’all Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes with Leroy Etienne & Dean Zucchero Cafe Negril Paradise Jazz Band, The Sierra Green Show, The Villains Carnaval Lounge Bon Bon Vivant, Lena Prima & Band, Tom Hook Quartet Carrollton Station Dash Rip Rock Casa Borrega Matt Johnson Chickie Wah Wah Papa Mali, Will Bernard, Robert Walter, Simon Lott Civic Theatre Greensky Bluegrass D.B.A. New Orleans Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Iceman Special Favela Chic The New Orleans Rug Cutters Fillmore New Orleans Dumpstaphunk Fritzel’s Jazz Pub Joe Kennedy Trio, Richard “Piano” Scott Gasa Gasa Sheer Mag, Porch Lord, M.O.T.O. George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center Brian Quezergue Hi Ho Lounge Rotary Downs, Big Light House of Blues Big Al, Lucinda Williams, The Pimps of Joytime Houston’s Restaurant Hansen’s Garden District Band Joy Theater Lettuce & The Soul Rebels Kermit’s Treme Mother-in-Law Lounge TBC Brass Band Kitchen Table Cafe Bad Penny Pleasuremakers Le Bon Temps Lee Yankie, Very Cherry Live Oak Cafe Samantha Pearl Madame Vic’s Gal Holiday & The Honkey Tonk Revue Mahogany Jazz Hall Gerald French Trio, Kevin Louis Maple Leaf J & The Causeways, Alvin Ford Jr. Marigny Brasserie The Silky Doilies Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl Cowboy Mouth MRB Wolf John’s Blues Band Music Box Village Mike Dillon New Orleans Jazz And Heritage Festival Bonerama One Eyed Jacks Big Freedia

Orpheum Theater Ween Palm Court Jazz Cafe Will Smith with Palm Court Jazz Band Polo Club Lounge at Windsor Court Hotel John Royen, Robin Barnes Portside Lounge Helen Gillet & Jessica Lurie Red Gravy Or Shovaly Plus Republic NOLA Voodoo Dead, Steve Kimock, Jeff Chimenti, Al Schnier Saenger Theatre Trombone Shorty Santos Bar Bakey’s Brew Sidney’s Saloon Dancefestopia Snug Harbor Mahmoud Chouki: New World Ensemble Spotted Cat Music Club Panorama Jazz Band, Soul Brass Band The Broadside Jon Cleary’s Funky N.O. R&B Revue The Goat DJ Nothing The Howlin Wolf John Papa Gros, Bonerama, New Orleans Suspects The Neutral Ground Purple Lotus Tipitina’s Big Head Todd and The Monsters, The California Honeydrops Yard on Frenchmen Jason Neville Funky Soul Band Tribute Zony Mash Beer Project SHERIK, Helen Gillet & Pedro Segundo SUNDAY, MAY 1 30/90 Strange Roux Bacchanal Wine Carl James Keith Blue Nile Water Seed Buffa’s Bar Davis Rogan and “smAll That”, Some Like it Hot Bratz Y’all Dick Deluxe & Dean Zucchero Cafe Negril John Lisi & Delta Funk, Little Coquette Jazz Band, Vegas Cola Cafe Istanbul James Singleton’s Malabar, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyessy Carnaval Lounge Ever More Nest, Pastel Panties Carrollton Station Grayson Capps Chickie Wah Wah Billy Bob Billy Iuso, John Oates & Guthrie Trapp D.B.A. New Orleans John Papa Gros & Big Chief Monk Boudreaux Gasa Gasa Flow Tribe House of Blues Gavin DeGraw Houston’s Restaurant Hansen’s Garden District Band Kermit’s Treme Mother-in-Law Lounge TBC Brass Band Le Bon Temps Dr. Lo Faber Live Oak Café Samantha Pearl Maple Leaf Bar Tony Hall and friends Marigny Opera House Nola Winds Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl Marc Broussard + Sonny Landreth One Eyed Jacks Mercury Rev Red Gravy Or Shovaly Plus Republic NOLA George Porter, Jr., Voodoo Dead, Steve Kimock Santos Bar MNDSGN Snug Harbor Donald Harrison Jr. Quartet Spotted Cat Robin Barnes + FIYA Birds, Pat Casey & The New Sound The Broadside Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Cha Wa and Jackie Venson The Howlin Wolf Keller Williams’ Grateful Gospel, John Medeski, Stanton Moore, Skerik The Neutral Ground Open Mic Night The Rabbit Hole LTJ Bukem Tipitina’s North Mississippi Allstars Westwego Farmers Market Shamarr Allen Zony Mash Beer Project Tyron Benoit Band MONDAY, MAY 2 Buffa’s Doyle Cooper Trio Carnaval Lounge Leroy Jones Carrollton Station Instant Opus: Side Fest Chickie Wah Wah Helen Gillet, Brian Haas, James Singleton 10p D.B.A. New Orleans Glen Andrews, Johnny Vidacovich, John Boutté DMACS Bar & Grill Monday Blues Jam House of Blues WWOZ’s 35th Annual Piano Night Houston’s Restaurant Hansen’s Garden District Band Le Bon Temps Bo Dollis Jr & The Wild Magnolias Maple Leaf Bar George Porter Jr., Erica Falls Republic NOLA Built To Spill The Broadside Nola Crawfish Festival 2022 The Cantina Zachary Matchett’s Doghouse Band The Howlin Wolf John Medeski, Stanton Moore, The Sigils of Helstrom Tipitina’s Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Toulouse Theatre Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr, Robert Walter Zony Mash Beer Project Eddie Bo Tribute TUESDAY, MAY 3 Cafe Negril The Super-Most-Fantastic-Blues-N-Such Jam Carnaval Lounge Obliquestra, Wojtek Industries Carrollton Station Mikayla Braun Quartet + Andrew Duhon Trio Chickie Wah Wah Anders Osborne & Johnny Sansone & John Fohl D.B.A. New Orleans Soul Brass Band, 007, Michot’s

Melody Makers Deutsches Haus Threadhead Patry Dos Jefes Tom Hook and Wendell Brunious Faubourg Brewing String Cheese Incident, Snarky Puppy, Eric Krasno, Nicholas Payton, Erica Falls, Benny & The Late Bloomers Hi Ho Lounge Skerik’s Saucefest Houston’s Restaurant Hansen’s Garden District Band Le Bon Temps Monsters, Brad Walker, Kevin Scott, Andriu Yanovski Maple Leaf Nigel Hall Band, Mucho Mojo Combo Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl Asheson One Eyed Jacks Worship My Organ The Broadside Dumpstaphunk & Tony Hall The Cantina Zachary Matchett’s Doghouse Band Tipitina’s Dragon Smoke Zony Mash Beer Project Dave Jordan & The NIA WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 Blue Nile Game of Bones Cafe Negril Colin Davis and The Night People Carnaval Lounge Helen Gillet Carrollton Station Cris Jacobs Chickie Wah Wah Dan Penn Civic Theatre The Radiators D.B.A. New Orleans The Iguanas, Roosevelt Collier, Walter Washington DMACS Bar & Grill Tony-Ray Thompson Faubourg Brewing String Cheese Incident, Lettuce, Rebirth Brass Band, The Iceman Special, Honey Island Swamp Band, The Rumble Houston’s Restaurant Hansen’s Garden District Band Lafayette Square Shamarr Allen + Margie Perez Le Bon Temps KevinScott, Isaac Eady, Rob Kellner, Joe Pizzolato Longue Vue House and Gardens Sean Hobbes + The Hi Res Maple Leaf Honey Island Swamp Band, New Orleans Suspects MRB Lynn Drury Mid-City Lanes Rock n Bowl Rock’n’Bowl’s Blues Harmonica Showcase One Eyed Jacks Yussef Dayes Orpheum Theater Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Saenger Theatre NEEDTOBREATHE Snug Harbor Piano Summit, Marcia Ball, Joe Krown & Tom McDermott Spotted Cat Music Club Shotgun Jazz Band The Broadside Dumpstaphunk & Ivan Neville The Broadside Johnny & The Mongrels Play Nola Crawfish Festival 2022 The Cantina Zachary Matchett’s Doghouse Band Tipitina’s The Daze Between Band, Eric Krasno, Adam Deitch THURSDAY, MAY 5 30/90 Colin Davis & Night People BJ’s Lounge Bywater Blues Fest, Johnny Mastro & The Mama’s Boys, The Set Up Kings and More Brothers Three Lounge Cast Iron Cactus Buffa’s Tom McDermott and Aurora Nealand Cafe Negril Gumbo Funk, Piano Man “G” Carnaval Lounge Sam Price Carrolton Station The Rumble, Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. Chickie Wah Wah Phil Foster, Pierce Pettis Coffee Science Acoustic Open Mic with Kate Baxter & Friends D.B.A. New Orleans Roosevelt Collier’s “Jimi meets Funk” DMACS Bar & Grill Pizza Fam Jam Band Frenchmen Theater Andy J. Forest, Smoky Greenwell, Dale Spalding Fillmore New Orleans Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Lee Fields Gasa Gasa Vandoliers & Sam Morrow House of Blues Bonerama, Take Me To The River Allstars Houston’s Restaurant Hansen’s Garden District Band Joy Theater NLE Choppa Kermit Treme Mother-in-Law Lounge TBC Brass Band Le Bon Temps Roulé The Soul Rebels Live Oak Café Steve DeTroy Trio Maple Leaf Cinco de Sketchy, Johnny Vidacovich, Sonny Landreth Mardi Gras World The Revivalists Mid-City Lanes Rock n Bowl Rock’n’Bowl’s Blues Harmonica Showcase Music Box Village Mars Williams “Devil’s Whistle” One Eyed Jacks Yussef Dayes Preservation Hall The Revivalists + Preservation Hall Jazz Band Republic NOLA Anders Osborne, Scott Sharrard Fred Tackett Snug Harbor Herlin Riley & Friends, Emmet Cohen Spotted Cat Chris Christy Band, Jumbo Shrimp Jazz Band St. Anna’s Episcopal Church YAT Quartet, Anna’s Place Children’s Choir The Broadside Cimafunk + The Iguanas Cinco De Mayo The Cantina Zachary Matchett’s Doghouse Band The Domino Charlie Ray The Howlin Wolf Steely Dan Tribute, Scarlet Magnolias, Hallelujah Hatrack, Xandra Wong

GUSTAVO ESCANELLE

Fritzel’s Jazz Pub John Saavedra Trio, Richard “Piano” Scott Gasa Gasa LEYA with Silver Godling and Rhelm Houston’s Restaurant Hansen’s Garden District Band Joy Theater Boyfriend, Members of the Revivalists Kermit’s Treme Mother-in-Law Lounge TBC Brass Band Kitchen Table Cafe Dr. Mark St Cyr Trad Jazz Band Le Bon Temps Roulé The Soul Rebels Madame Vic’s Silver Lining Serenaders Mahogany Jazz Hall Jamil Shariff New Orleans Jazz Extravaganza Maple Leaf Bar Russel Batiste, Johnny Vidacovich, Robert Walter Mardi Gras World Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Devon Gilfillian Marigny Brasserie Slick Skillet Serenaders Mid-City Lanes Rock n Bowl Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas MRB Clint Johnson New Orleans Pharmacy Museum Los Po-Boy-Citos NOLA Brewing Hendrix Heads & Tails, Terence Higgins, Tony Hall New Orleans Pharmacy Museum Los Po-Boy-Citos Orpheum Theater Les Claypool & Stanton Moore & Mike Dillon & Skerik Palm Court Jazz Cafe Leroy Jones, Katja Toivala Polo Club Lounge at Windsor Court Hotel John Royen Preservation Hall Preservation All-Stars, Wendell Brunious Saenger Theatre Christone “Kingfish” Ingram & Friends Santos Bar DJ Shane Love Snug Harbor Maurice MoBetta Brown & Friends Southport Hall Fozzy & Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh & KrashKarma & The Nocturnal Affair Spotted Cat Jumbo Shrimp Jazz Band, Miss Sophie Lee St. Anna’s Episcopal Church Gina Forsyth The Broadside Johnny Sansone Band, Jason Ricci, Walter Washington The Cantina Zachary Matchett’s Doghouse Band The Domino Vanessa Carr Kennedy The Jazz Playhouse Brass-A-Holics The Neutral Ground Mars Cooper, Mia Day, Caroline Tebbs The Well Stooges Brass Band Tipitina’s Anders Osborne + Shannon McNally Zony Mash Beer Project Rockin’ Dopsie, Zydeco Twisters, Marc Stone

Three Keys in The Ace Hotel Jon Cleary, Pedro Segundo Tipitina’s Tank & The Bangas, Andy Frasco & The U.N., Turkuaz Toulouse Theatre Stanton Moore & Friends Zony Mash Beer Project Dash Rip Rock

Mid-City Lanes Rock n Bowl Cowboy Mouth, LVVRS One Eyed Jacks Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper & Kamasi Washington Orpheum Theater Preservation Hall 60th Anniversary Concert Republic New Orleans Earth Wind & Power Snug Harbor Germaine Bazzle with the Lawrence Sieberth Quartet Spotted Cat Music Club Chris Johnson Band The Broadside Honey Island Swamp Band The Domino Brenner Fletcher, Henry Mayronne, and David C Symons The Howlin Wolf Adam Deitch, Dr. Klaw, Bayou Rendezvous, Eric Krasno

FRIDAY, MAY 6 2127 Prytania at Magnolia Mansion Alexey Marti 30/90 Gene’s Music Machine, Piano Man G B Mac’s Desert Nudes Blue Nile Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers Buffa’s Bar Pfister Sisters Cafe Istanbul Wil Blades, Mike Clark, Donald Harrison, Bill Summers Cafe Negril Dana Abbott, HIgher Heights, Paradise Jazz Band Carnaval Lounge Debauche Carrollton Station Billy Iuso Chickie Wah Wah Lulu & The Broadsides D.B.A. New Orleans The Soul Rebels, Toubab Krewe, Aurora Nealand DMACS Bar & Grill Vance Orange Deutsches Haus Damenchor Ladies Choir, Saengerchor Men’s Choir Dos Jefes The Afrodiziac’s Jazz Fillmore New Orleans Allman Betts Band, Samantha Fish, Tab Benoit Frenchmen Theater Party Fest Rumba, Vivaz BIG SAM’S FUNKY NATION | Trombone powerhouse Gasa Gasa Fooshee’s Forecast, Ellis Dyson & The Shambles “Big Sam” Williams leads his own unique collective, Big House of Blues Better Than Ezra, Will Sam’s Funky Nation. Legends like Morris Day & The Vance Houston’s Restaurant Hansen’s Garden Time, The Gap Band, and P-Funk inspire the band's District Band style which energetically blends funk, jazz, rock, and Joy Theater Anders Osborne Birthday Bash hip hop. Big Sam’s Funky Nation is showcasing their with special guests Jackie Greene and New Orleans Suspects powerful sound to Riverboat Louis Armstrong. Friday, Kermit’s Treme Mother-in-Law Lounge May 6, 7 p.m., $25; Riverboat Louis Armstrong, TBC Brass Band Le Bon Temps Satchel Paige, The Quickenriverboatlouisarmstrong.com ing Maison Star Kitchen, Honeypot The Neutral Ground Frenchie Moe & Family Mandeville Trailhead Gregg Martinez & The Delta Tipitina’s Andy Frasco & The U.N., Luther Dickinson & Kings Cody Dickinson, John Medeski, Robert Randolph, Luther Maple Leaf Swamp Grease, Tony Hall, The Catahoulas & Cody Dickinson Marigny Opera House Maggie Koerner Toulouse Theatre Neal Francis + The Suffers

Virgin Hotels New Orleans Boyfriend SATURDAY, MAY 7 30/90 Big Easy Brawlers, Divine Rewind Blue Nile Big Sam’s Funky Nation Bourrée Cast Iron Cactus Buffa’s Bar Cosmic Fishheads, Camile Baudoin, Reggie Scanlan Cafe Istanbul Axial Tilt, Jeff Mattson, Rob Eaton, Lisa Mackey Cafe Negril Paradise Jazz Band, The Sierra Green Show, The Villains Carnaval Lounge Baby Grand with Midriff Carrollton Station Debauche Chickie Wah Wah Guthrie Trapp, Jason Ricci, Rik Fletcher D.B.A. New Orleans New Orleans Suspects, John Medeski, Tuba Skinny DMACS Bar & Grill Sansho Fillmore New Orleans Daniel Donato, Dr. John/Art Neville Tribute Show, Poppa Funk & The Night Trippers, Trouble No More Frenchmen Theater Funk Fest, Dalton Stieffl and Pocket Chocolate Gasa Gasa Them Ol’ Ghosts, Anne Elise Hastings, HRCC House of Blues A Flock of Seagulls, Strangelove Houston’s Restaurant Hansen’s Garden District Band Joy Theater The Disco Biscuits Kermit’s Treme Mother-in-Law Lounge TBC Brass Band Le Bon Temps Smoker’s World Live Oak Cafe Bill Malchow Maison Dumpsta Fiya, Ivan Neville, Stanton Moore, Tony Hall Maple Leaf Jon Cleary, Naughty Professor, Voodoo Tek Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl Kermit Ruffins One Eyed Jacks Presents Eric Lindell’s Golden Twilight Orchestra Orpheum Theater DJ Logic, George Porter Jr., Robert Walter & Skerik Red Gravy Or Shovaly Plus Republic NOLA Big Freedia, The Suffers Saenger Theatre Grace Potter, John Medeski, The Last Waltz Santos Bar Allan Rayman Snug Harbor Davell Crawford Spotted Cat Music Club Shake’em Up Jazz Band The Broadside Dirty Dozen Brass Band

The Howlin Wolf Greenhouse Lounge &Tristan Dufrene The Metropolitan NightClub Inzo & Krewella Three Keys in The Ace Hotel Ife Tipitina’s Galactic, Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph, The M&M’s, John Medeski Toulouse Theatre Son Little & Eric Krasno Zony Mash Beer Project Sweet Magnolia Brass Band SUNDAY, MAY 8 30/90 Bettis + 3rd Degree BJ’s Lounge The Rory Danger & The Danger Dangers + Los Guiros Bacchanal Wine Carl James Keith Blue Nile The Main Squeeze Buffa’s Bar Lynn Drury, Some Like it Hot Cafe Negril John Lisi & Delta Funk, Little Coquette Jazz Band, Vegas Cola Carnaval Lounge JJ Shreds & The Chompers, J. Goods, DJ Broken Fridge Carrollton Station Awen Family Band, Woodenhead Chickie Wah Wah Bill Kirchen, Austin deLone, David Carroll D.B.A. New Orleans Stanton Moore Trio, FrequiNOT, Treme Brass Band Gasa Gasa Lion Heights w/ Firebrain Hi Ho Lounge DJ Soul Sister House of Blues North Mississippi Allstars + Jon Cleary & The AMG Houston’s Restaurant Hansen’s Garden District Band Joy Theater The Disco Biscuits Kermit’s Tremé Mother-in-Law Lounge Michael Ray, TBC Brass Band Le Bon Temps Dr. Lo Faber Live Oak Café And Then Came Humans Maison Purple Party: A Tribute To Prince Maple Leaf Morning 40 Federation, The River Benders Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl Marc Broussard + Sonny Landreth One Eyed Jacks Medeski, Martin & Porter Jr, DJ Logic Red Gravy Or Shovaly Plus Snug Harbor Delfeayo Marsalis Sextet The Broadside Cha Wa and The Iceman Special The Howlin Wolf Wednesday Night Titans The Maison Dumpsta Fiya Three Keys at Ace Hotel HaSizzle, The Brass-A-Holics Tipitina’s Doom Flamingo, Dumpstaphunk Toulouse Theatre Fleetmac Wood Zony Mash Beer Project Billy Iuso

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LAKESIDE2RIVERSIDE WEST BATON ROUGE KITE FEST

CYCLE ZYDECO CYCLING FESTIVAL

April 30 - May 1 | West Baton Rouge Parish westbatonrouge.net

April 20 - 24 | Blackham Coliseum, cyclezydeco.org

The West Baton Rouge Kite Fest has been named “Festival of the Year” by the Louisiana Travel Promotion Association. This festival is a great opportunity to watch people practicing their kite flying. It is a fun environment for the younger as well as the older crowd. Everyone is more than welcome to have a good time. A kite-making workshop and kite designing activities will be available for children.

Food vendors will be available, too. Unfortunately, pets aren’t welcome for this festival. So bring your favorite chair or kite and come and enjoy the beautiful weather.

The Louisiana’s Cajun & Creole Cycling Festival is a great event if you like eating, dancing, and biking. During this event, people will be able to get to know new people while eating delicious food and dancing. There is also a map so you can see the festival’s route during the four days of the festival. Biking is so fun and we don’t do it enough. You can come with your friends and maybe you will discover a new passion. Come on, when was the last time rode on a bike?

April 22 - 24 | Heart Of The Village of Tickfaw, theitalianfestivalorg.com Italia is among us for this event. The Tickfaw Italian Festival celebrates Italian culture and its fantastic people. Who doesn’t love a good pizza? The Italian-American community welcomes you to their town, Tickfaw, for the event. You will be able to attend a pageant that elects several members, according to their title. The Italian Festival Royalty is a fun moment where you can see who wins the crown. Lots of food and fun at this event.

TULANE CRAWFEST

April 23 | Tulane University tulanecrawfest.com Cawfish again, but this is New Orleans. We are obsessed with crawfish from March until June. So come and enjoy this tasty, fun, and lip-smacking food at the Tulane Crawfest.

It’s a great opportunity to have a good time with your friends on Tulane campus. It’s easy to park and is a festive environment. After eating, enjoy Audubon Park or just relax on Tulane’s campus. There will also be live music and an arts festival.

NOLA NAVY WEEK

April 18 -22 | French Quarter Riverfront, neworleans.com NOLA Navy Week is back. New Orleans welcomes two Arleigh Burke-class US Navy ships,

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TICKFAW ITALIAN FESTIVAL

USCG Cutter Daniel Tarr, and French Naval Vessel La Combattante will be participating this year. You will be able to tour the ships but for this one, you will need to bring your mask. The ships tours are free and do not require a ticket. This is a wonderful opportunity if you are interested in ships.

ZURICH GOLF CLASSIC

April 18 -24 | TPC Louisiana, zurichgolfclassic.com

FROM LEFT: ZURICH GOLF CLASSIC; FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE LOUISIANE

The Zurich Golf Classic is for anyone who is passionate about golf. The Zurich Golf Classic is set in a beautiful environment in Avondale. You will be able to watch the best golfers while enjoying food and having a good time. Bring your loved ones and spend some time with your family. Tickets go from $40 up to $500. Pick what matches your needs and come enjoy.

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Get your tickets for the Funky Zydefest on April 23. There will be multiple artists and who doesn't enjoy a live show? Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show starts at 9 p.m., so don’t hesitate to come a little early to save your spot. Spend your Saturday night with your friends at this concert. With multiple performers, you can be sure that there will be someone that fits your music taste; and therefore, it’s guaranteed that you will have a good time.

FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE LOUISIANE April 27 - May 1 | Lafayette, LA festivalinternational.org

The Festival International de Louisiane is a big event that brings out more than 50 performers. It is an opportunity to have fun during the day and enjoy some lively music, as well as delicious food. The goal of this festival is to “enrich the community with a celebration of its native cultures through performing arts.” It is important for them to educate the “community of the historical achievements and artistic expressions of related global cultures while developing an appreciation for the arts.” This festival is the perfect occasion to know more about history and to have a good time with your friends.

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LOCFESTAL HAUNTS TO HIT During Jazz Fest

By Michelle Nicholson

11. Whether going for steak night on Thursday or Sunday brunch, making reservations is a must. No reservations?

Keep heading south and check out Keith’s Seafood or Kenney Seafood, with offerings similar to Pearl’s, or Caribbean Island, for authentic Jamaican cuisine.

ST. BERNARD PARISH (~15 minutes from I-10 East at Claiborne Ave.) Authentic ethnic food appears in restaurants in St. Bernard Parish as well. On Judge Perez Drive in Arabi, Quitutes Cuisine greets people to “The Parish” with ample portions of smoked meats, sandwiches, tacos, and authentic Brazilian dishes, such as coxinha, a chicken croquette. Arabi’s stretch of Judge Perez also features Sabor Latino, a Honduran bodega with baleadas that are downright addictive, and Stella Maris Café & Grocery, where the menu is packed with Middle Eastern classics like shawarma, kibby, and Lebanese tea.

Farther down Judge Perez, in Chalmette, are a couple authentic Asian restaurants. Beignets and More serves classic and Creole Vietnamese cuisine, such as banh mi—a French baguette stuffed with the protein of your choice and lots of cucumbers, julienned carrots, and cilantro. Past Beignets and More is Secret Thai, which is definitely not a Toups secret thanks to their generous flavors Meatery's Louisiana and even more generous portions.

Shrimp Fried Rice Beyond Secret Thai is Umi, with a menu overflowing with traditional Japanese cuisine, hibachi, and house specials, such Slipper Cafe has locations scattered conveniently throughout as their Bye-Bye Katrina roll. the metro area, including Metairie. Of course, an extended At the border of Chalmette and Meraux, on Judge Perez, wait-time is to be expected at most of these popular locations are two of the best seafood restaurants in St. Bernard anytime, but even more so during Jazz fest.

Parish. In Chalmette is Today’s Ketch, a seafood shack Yes, long lines seem to be just as much a part of the Jazz Fest experience as great music and food. Yet the food is just as serving exactly that—what seafood was caught that day.

They spice up their boiled, fried, and grilled seafood just good, if not better—and often more affordable and plentiful—in restaurants just outside the city. To skip those long lines, take a like locals do at home, and their crawfish fettuccine and jambalaya also receive accolades. In Meraux is Crave, short trip east of Orleans and eat with the locals. with bistro vibes and an eclectic menu of classic and contemporary Creole-fusion cuisine. Think alligator bombs SLIDELL (~35 minutes from I-10 East at Claiborne Ave.) for an appetizer and Delacroix seafood enchiladas as a main.

Take I-10 East to the Gause Boulevard exit and head Driving southeast from Orleans on St. Claude Avenue west to Robert Boulevard. Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, and leads first to Old Arabi. Tucked between St. Claude and the Dives, La Pines Café is the quintessential local diner. Open river is Old Arabi Food Store, whose muffalettas and roast for breakfast and lunch, they offer daily specials like white beef po-boys are the stuff of legend. Farther down St. Claude beans and rice or Swedish meatballs and weekly specials like an oyster, bacon, and avocado po-boy. Farther down Robert is is Ben’s Pizza—famous, too, for their overstuffed muffalettas LeBlanc’s Creole Kitchen, a more upscale version of a local and New Orleans-style hot tamales. Also in Old Arabi is The Kitchen Table Café. Casually elegant and with a lovely diner, where the lot is always packed for lunch. courtyard, they have a rotating menu and serve only the Also on Robert is Camillia City Pizza, one of the freshest locally-sourced ingredients. top-three pizza joints in Slidell (Pizza Platoon and Olde St. Bernard’s historically large Italian population gave birth Towne Pizza Company are also contenders). Feeling to Sicilian Creole cuisine, which adds veal cutlets, eggplant adventurous? Next-door to Camellia City Pizza are STOP parmesan, and—perhaps most significantly—baked macaroni 2 SHOP, a convenience store serving noteworthy po-boys to the regular NOLA diner fare. For those who are unfamiliar, and Mediterranean food, and Ray’s Time Saver, some locals’ baked macaroni is distinguished by its noodles (think strands number one spot for fried chicken, po-boys, and street tacos. of perciatelli or bucatini) and the inclusion of egg in the On Gause, past Robert, is La Sabrosa Tacos Y Mas, bechamel base. Farther down St. Claude, which becomes St. serving authentic Mexican cuisine (yes, house-made tortillas Bernard Highway, in Chalmette is The Palms Too, where the and banana leaf-wrapped tamales) and Pearl’s Seafood surf-and-turf is as impressive as the Sicilian Creole cuisine.

Market, where diners can order perfectly seasoned boiled Past The Palms Too is what may be the most famous of our seafood to go along with their boudin balls, fried okra, and local Sicilian Creole establishments: Rocky and Carlo’s. artichoke soup.

Their red gravy is the thing of dreams—and is even dreamier Highway 11 is lined with popular dives and finer dining when poured over their baked mac. options as well as ethnic foods. A Touch of Italy Café, Finally, for lighter and more health-conscious options Bonnie C’s Café, and Bruiser’s, a hot dog joint, are or for a sunny brunch or lunch, stop by Café Aquarius on excellent options for casual fare. Tucked just off the highway Paris Road, between Judge Perez and St. Bernard Highway in Olde Towne are Celina’s Soul Food Café, adding dishes in Chalmette. Like Kitchen Table, their menu rotates and such as fried chicken livers and dirty rice to the menu, and is seasonal—but their special spin is their daily “YIN/YANG The Wine Garden, for more sophisticated fare.

Menu,” with their Yin menu featuring classic recipes and the For fine dining in Slidell, though, most locals go to Yang Menu offering Whole 30 creations.

Palmetto’s on the Bayou, also located just off Highway

The fest itself offers myriad options from local restauranteurs, but for the full experience, people flock to old tried-and-true establishments throughout the city and metro area.

NEW ORLEANS (The French Quarter, Faubourg Marigny, and Mid-City) In the French Quarter, standards include po-boys at Verti Marte, muffalettas at Central Grocery and Café Maspero, jambalaya and fried chicken at Coop’s Place, oysters Rockefeller and baked Alaska at Antoine’s Restaurant. For a wide selection of boiled and fried seafood as well as glutenfree options, Deanie’s Seafood Restaurant is the place to be. On Esplanade Avenue, at the edge of the Marigny and the Quarter are Buffa’s and Port of Call, both famous for their burgers. The Marigny is home to some excellent Asian restaurants, too, such as Sukho Thai and Wasabi.

Closer to the Fair Grounds, options for classic Sicilian Creole fare include Liuzza’s by the Track, with their famous eggplant casserole, and Mandina’s Restaurant, where patrons can pair their catfish meunière or almondine with a cup of turtle soup. Also in Mid-City are fried chicken and red beans and rice at Willie Mae’s Scotch House, Dooky Chase’s, and Katie’s Restaurant and Bar, where pizza is also added to the mix. For po-boys, head to Parkway Bakery and Tavern. For boiled seafood, head to the patio at Clesi’s.

There are lots of other places serving classic Southern, Creole-fusion, and soul food around the Fair Grounds. Sweet Soulfood is a great choice for vegans and vegetarians, while carnivores might prefer Blue Oak BBQ or Toups’ Meatery.

For Vietnamese Creole there are MOPHO and Café Minh, and for Creole Tex-Mex, Juan’s Flying Burrito. For more authentic ethnic cuisine, a block away from Juan’s is El Rinconcito, serving Latin American treats like beef tongue tacos and pollo guisada, and Angelo Brocato’s, where the cannolis and spumoni are just as perfect as they were when the confectionary opened in 1905.

Rounding out Mid-City’s food scene are Lola’s, featuring Spanish Creole cuisine, and Middle Eastern and Mediterranean fare at 1000 Figs and Mona’s Café. For brunch, The Ruby

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NEW ORLEANS PATIO GUIDE Going out to eat is something we are all familiar with, but how many times do we truly sit outside?

This guide highlights and brings you top locations to elevate your springtime dining experience throughout the greater New Orleans area. All restaurants below are labeled by neighborhood or general proximity.

Please check all addresses and contact information for more. Bon Appetit!

CARMO

527 Julia St. , 504-875-4132, cafecarmo.com

ALGIERS

TAVOLINO PIZZA & LOUNGE

141 Delaronde St., 504-605-3365, tavolinonola.com

MANNING’S

519 Fulton St., 504-593-8118, caesars.com/harrahs-new-orleans/restaurants

ERNST CAFE

MERIL

FLAMINGO A-GO-GO

RUBY SLIPPER

JOSEPHINE ESTELLE

SEAWORTHY

600 S. Peters St, 504-525-8544, ernstcafe.com

424 Girod St., 504-526-3745, emerilsrestaurants.com

THE COUNTRY CLUB

634 Louisa St., 504-945-0742, thecountryclubneworleans.com

869 Magazine St., 504-577-2202, flamingonola.com

2802 Magazine Șt., 504-525-9355, therubyslippercafe.net

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600 Carondelet St., 504-900-1180, acehotel.com

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600 Carondelet St., 504-930-3070, josephineestelle.com

630 Carondelet St., 504-930-3071, seaworthynola.com

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NEW ORLEANS VAMPIRE CAFE

FELIX’S

CURIO BISTRO

ORLEANS GRAPEVINE

LOTS A LUCK TAVERN

527 Decatur St., 504-522-0571, crescentcitybrewhouse.com

301 Royal St., 504-717-4198, curionola.com

801 Royal St., 504-581-0801, nolavampirecafe.com

720 Orleans St., 504-523-1930, orleansgrapevine.com

GRETNA

EVANGELINE

329 Decatur St., 504-373-4852, evangelineneworleans.com

GATTUSO’S

435 Huey P. Long Ave. 504-368-1114, Gattusos.net

7400 Lakefront Dr., 504-304-4125, felixs.com

203 Homedale St., 504-483-0978, facebook.com/lotsalucknola

METAIRIE

THE GALLEY SEAFOOD

2535 Metairie Rd., 504-832-0955, Thegalleyseafood.net

JEFFERSON

HOUSE OF BLUES

225 Decatur St., 504-310-4999, houseofblues.com

NEW ORLEANS CREOLE COOKERY 508 Toulouse St., 504-524-9632, neworleanscreolecookery.com

RIVERSHACK TAVERN

MARTINE’S LOUNGE

LAKEVIEW

MID CITY

BUD'S BROILER

FELIPE’S MEXICAN TAQUERIA

3449 River Rd., 504-834-4938, rivershacktavern.com

5115 Canal Blvd. ., 504-488-2837, facebook.com/budsbroilercitypark

2347 Metairie Rd., 504-831-8637, facebook.com/martineslounge

411-1 N. Carrollton Ave., 504-408-2626, felipestaqueria.com

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NICE GUYS BAR & GRILL

GASA GASA

SHAYA

WILLIE MAE’S SCOTCH HOUSE

LEBANON’S CAFE

TITO’S CEVICHE & PISCO

ZONY MASH BEER PROJECT

MR. TEQUILA

TRACEY’S

RED GRAVY

THE VINTAGE

7910 Earhart Blvd., 504-302-2404, niceguysnola.com

2401 St. Ann St., 504-822-9503, williemaesnola.com

3940 Thalia St., 504-766-8868, zonymashbeer.com

4920 Freret St., 504-571-5522, gasagasa.com

1500 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-862-6200, lebanonscafe.com

5018 Freret St., 504-766-9660, mrtequilanola.com

4213 Magazine St., 504-891-4213, shayarestaurant.com

5015 Magazine St., 504-267-7612, titoscevichepisco.com

2604 Magazine St, 504-897-5413, traceysnola.com

CHO THAI

3218 Magazine St., 504-381-4264, chothairestaurant.com

DOWN THE HATCH

1921 Sophie Wright Pl., 504-522-0909, downthehatchnola.com

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4206 Magazine St, 504-561-8844, redgravycafe.com

3121 Magazine St., 504-324-7144, thevintagenola.com

SAJ

4126 Magazine St., 504-766-0049, Sajnola.com

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If a recipe calls for two cloves of garlic, do you triple it? Are your steaks lavished lovingly in a heavy drizzle of garlic butter? When dining at an Italian restaurant, do you load up on the garlic bread? Are garlic knots a necessary prelude to any pizza? If you answered a resounding “yes” to all of these questions, you may just be a garlic-lover.

Garlic is an endlessly amazing, bulbous, flowering plant in the same family as the onion, shallot, or chive, but it truly belongs in a category of its own. Not only does it add depth to almost any dish, its flavor varies drastically depending upon how it’s prepared, ranging from sharp and spicy all the way to buttery and sweet.

If the flavor isn't enough to get you wrapped up in the glory of garlic, consider the health benefits. Forget that garlic has been used for

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several millennia as medicine: Recent studies have proven it to significantly boost your immune system, not only reducing the number of colds you catch but significantly lowering their duration. It can also lower your blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and may even reduce the risk of brain disease like Alzheimer's and dementia.

This aromatic bulb can be found in almost any dish around town. Take, for example, a simple side dish found at Blue Oak BBQ on N. Carrollton Avenue. It's highly likely that co-owners and cue-masters Philip Moseley and Ronnie Evans use prodigious amounts of garlic in their dry rubs and sauces, but a singular, standout for that savory bliss would have to be the

roasted garlic mac-n-cheese. Ooey gooey and loaded with the sweet, butter flavor of roasted garlic, this stupendous side costs less than $5, and when paired with a smoky chicken leg and thigh, plus a ginger sesame slaw, costing a total of $12.25, it's a meal worth raving about.

Speaking of sides, one singular sensation is the crispy French fries served with a hefty dollop of toum at 1000 Figs. What is toum, you ask? Also called Lebanese garlic sauce, toum is a mayonnaise-like emulsion made with garlic, lemon juice, salt, and a neutral-flavored oil, like grape seed or avocado. Fresh garlic cloves and a little salt are blended into a paste and slowly emulsified with lemon juice and oil, resulting in creamy, garlicky clouds of white mana. While there's plenty to rave about at 1000 Figs, from their

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fantastic falafel to a drool-inducing chicken salad sandwich, if your order doesn't include a hefty dose of toum, you're doing it wrong.

You've probably seen them parked close to the route during Mardi Gras, but quite often you'll find Bonafried (@bonafried), a fried chicken sandwich food truck, outside Tulane Medical Center. If you love that sweet and savory combination, it's hard to resist “The Southern,” a crisp, fried chicken sandwich drizzled with honey and topped with bread and butter pickles, but “The Hot” is a garlic-lover's dream. Made with a juicy mix of dark and white meat, the crisply-fried chicken is generously doused in garlic chili oil, topped with pickles, and served on a jumbo, pitmaster bun. Grab a

different flavors, all of which are delicious, but for the purposes of this piece, why not try the garlic parmesan? You can share it with the whole table or make a meal out of it and keep it all for yourself, but you'll have to guard it diligently. Those plump, savory mollusks are difficult to resist.

Easily one of the most affordable ways to enjoy a glut of garlic can be found at almost any pizzeria across the city—the ever-present garlic knot. Typically found in the $5 range, this appetizer can easily be a carb-heavy meal all its own—warm chewy dough doused in garlic olive oil or garlic butter and served with marinara sauce (garlicky in its own right) is a well-known comfort food, make no mistake. But, if you're looking to up the ante, so to speak,

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Blue Oak BBQ's Garlic Mac & Cheese side of fries to go with it and this deep-fried beauty will only set you back $16.

Like oysters, mussels sidle up quite nicely to garlic, or is it the other way 'round?

Regardless of your point of view, there's mahh-velous mussels to be had around town and Fharmacy makes some of the very finest. Located in a small shotgun houseturned-restaurant on Banks Street, this neighborhood gem is owned and operated

by New Orleans natives Chien Nguyen and Nhat Nguyen. A mish-mash of comfort food makes up the menu, everything from tacos and wings to imaginative burgers, wraps, and sandwiches. Among other appetizers like boudin balls and loaded tots, Fharmacy offers an almost overflowing bowl of brilliant, steamed mussels and a pile of fries in three

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Fharmacy's Garlic Parmesan Mussels

1000 Figs' Fries and Toum why not try the knots at Pizza Domenica?

Sure it's twice the price, but the creamy, aged provolone fonduta elevates those tasty knots to a whole different level.

Being that it's spring, we'd be remiss if the garlicky bounty found in your average crawfish boil wasn't mentioned at least once. While a sack of crawfish will typically run much higher than our $20 budget, it's a meal to be shared with lots of family and friends. Aside from those beautifully boiled crawfish, no boil is complete without a thick smear of buttery soft garlic on a well-seasoned red potato.

Oh! And don't you dare worry about your breath. If everyone you love is loading up on garlic, there's absolutely nothing to fret about.

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RESTAURANT GUIDE Manning’s Sports Bar & Grill is just the place for lovers of sports and great food. The Bud’s Broiler is a true New Orleans gem that restaurant is themed around Archie Manning’s locals flock to in droves. The chain is known far sports career. Some of the fan favorite, shareable and wide for their amazing broiled, charcoal plates on the menu include jalapeno poppers and burgers. Whether you choose to go, you are bound to get some of the best burgers in the city. nachos. 519 Fulton St., 504-593-8118, caesars.com Multiple Locations, facebook.com/ Buds-Broiler-City-Park

Common Interest, inside the Hotel Indigo, features delicious Southern cuisine with a New Orleans twist. Menu highlights include the Riverbend Griddled Butt'ah Burger and the Debris & Grits. The restaurant is a great option before a night in the French Quarter. 705 Common St., 504-595-5605 The Country Club is one of the Bywater’s best kept, and most elegant, treasures. Enjoy dishes like the black angus hamburger or the grilled Norwegian salmon. Make sure not to miss out on the restaurant’s weekend drag brunches. 634 Louisa St., 504-945-0742, thecountryclubneworleans.com Crescent City Steaks is Louisiana’s oldest family-owned steakhouse. Their New Orleansstyle steaks, which they sizzle in butter, are out of this world. Anything on their award-winning menu is fantastic, like the broiled lobster tail and shrimp cocktail. 1001 N. Broad St., 504-821-3271, crescentcitysteaks.com

New Orleans Vampire Cafe is the favorite hangout for ghouls and goblins in the heart of the French Quarter. Sink your fangs into their shrimp and grits, fried deviled eggs, and even the Dracula Burger, which is half beef and half brisket. 801 Royal St., 504-581-0801, nolavampirecafe.com Nola's Wings and Things is Nola’s favorite eatery filled with a variety of foods. Nola's Wings and Things not only sells wings but different Cajun foods such as New Orleans gumbo.

They offer other foods such as a spicy chicken sandwich and sliced roasted chicken breast. They want their customers to come to enjoy quality food without the fat.

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experience Louisiana cuisine with a Creole twist.

Order New Orleans favorites like the shrimp and grits or get creative with the crawfish cavatappi pasta. Choose from Curio’s many different wines and beers that they offer. 301 Royal St., 504-717-4198, curionola.com

the Sazerac. 501 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-571-1818, peacockroomnola.com

Stumpy's Hatchet House has the perfect combination for a fun evening out: food and hatchets. Practice your throwing arm at the different private throwing pits Stumpy’s offers.

Ernst Café has the distinction of being the Once you’ve worked up an appetite, grab some oldest continually operating bar in the Warehouse nachos or beer from their snack bar.

District. The restaurant offers tasty dishes like 1200 Poydras St., 504-577jambalaya, gumbo, and all kinds of different 2937, stumpyshh.com/neworleansla sandwiches. Sip on craft cocktails like the Fulton 75 or the Ernst Cup. 600 S. Peters St., Tracey’s Original Irish Channel Bar is a great 504-525-8544, ernstcafe.com place to hang out for St. Patrick’s Day. The bar has lots of different beer bottles on offer, so you’re Flamingo A-Go-Go is New Orleans’ go-to bound to find your favorite there. Pair your beer destination for outdoor day drinking. Snack on with one of Tracey’s specialty po-boys. 2604 one or two of their tasty appetizers like the galic Magazine St., 504-897-5413, traceysnola.com

CAFE Caffe! Caffe! is known for having a friendly atmosphere and serving quick and tasty lunches. Some of the refreshing lunch dishes that you can enjoy include the Grilled Caesar Pita and even their very own muffuletta. Come in early to enjoy the café’s breakfast items. Multiple Locations, caffecaffe.com

Spudly’s Super Spuds is easily the best restaurant in the entire Greater New Daisy Dukes’ motto is, “Nuttin’ fancy, just Orleans Area for baked great Southern eatin’.” This attitude perfectly encapsulates the restaurant’s menu, which is full potatoes. Anything from crawfish, chicken, chili, of simple, but great tasting Southern classics. pepperoni, cauliflower, corned Particular favorites are the po-boys and the Blackened Alligator Platter. Multiple Locations, beef, and even veal is found in their potatoes. They also daisydukesrestaurant.com offer sandwiches. 2609 Gattuso’s Neighborhood Restaurant is a go-to Harvard Ave., Metairie, 504-455-3250, spudlys.com spot for tasty eats and great drinks in the heart of Old Gretna. With a beautiful and spacious The Steakhouse at courtyard, it’s the perfect place to take your Harrah’s pays tribute to entire family. Gattuso’s offers a ton of different the classic flavors of New sandwiches. 435 Huey P. Long Ave., Gretna, Orleans while also offering 504-368-1114, gattusos.net unforgettable steaks. The restaurant has plenty of House of Blues New Orleans has all of the starters such as charred Gulf drinks and live entertainment needed for a fun oysters and Louisiana BBQ night out. You’ll definitely be satisfied after you shrimp. Pair your meal with try the food from the House of Blues’ Southernany of their fantastic wines. 8 inspired menu. Make sure to get the shrimp Canal St., 504-533-6111, and grits. 225 Decatur St., 504-310-4999, caesars.com houseofblues.com/neworleans Jimmy J’s Café is the funkiest place in New Orleans for all day breakfast. Their Cochon Panini and Beignet Sticks are perfect for brunch or supper. They also offer weekly food and drink specials like fried green tomatoes and Irish coffee. 115 Chartres St., 504-309-9360, jimmyjscafe.com

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Asia is a great place to dig into when you’re taking a break from the slots in Boomtown Casino. The menu features many different classic Chinese dishes like szechuan beef Lakeview Harbor Restaurant & Bar is the best and lo mein noodles. You can also order a hot spot to grab burgers, po-boys, pizza, and seafood bowl of pho. 4132 Peters Rd., Harvey, 504366-7711, boomtownneworleans.com in a nautical setting. Feeling adventurous? Try the Mushroom Cheeseburger, Hot Sausage PoCho Thai serves some of the best Thai food boy, Spinach & Artichoke Pizza, and Stuffed you’ll find in New Orleans. Owned by Thailand Catfish Platter. If you like watching sunsets on the lakefront while eating dinner, this is the right native Chef Jimmy Cho, the menu, which features classics like pad thai, pork laab, and place. 8550 Pontchartrain Blvd., 504-486short rib khao soi noodle soup, is authentic and 4887, facebook.com/lakeview.harbor delicious. 3218 Magazine St., 504-381-4264, Legacy Kitchen Craft Tavern is known best for chothairestaurant.com its refined American cuisine and creatively crafted cocktails. Their menu even has a few gluten-free options, such as the raw oysters. The Honey Old BARS WITH GREAT FOOD Fashioned is particularly great for sipping.

Bar Marilou is a stylish French-style bar that 700 Tchoupitoulas St., perfectly fits into the New Orleans drinking scene.

504-613-2350, legacykitchen.com Relax and sip on Bar Marilou’s creative cocktails, wine, or even their virgin cocktails. Enjoy a Legacy Kitchen Steak + Chop offers some of selection of small plates such as seared scallops the best steaks on the Westbank. Whether you order the sirloin or tomahawk, you will be eating and foie gras. 544 Carondelet St., 504-814a great cut of meat. Steak + Chop’s other entrees 7711, barmarilou.com are not to be missed. 91 Westbank Expy #51, Curio is the best place in the French Quarter to Gretna, 504-513-2606, legacykitchen.com

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Carmo is a unique café and bar that blends flavors from the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and beyond. The café is great for vegan customers, offering selections like vegan ceviche and Burmese tea leaf salad.

They also offer delicious baked bread. 527 Julia St., 504-875-4132, cafecarmo.com The Ruby Slipper Cafe is noteworthy for their New Orleans twists on breakfast and brunch classics. Some of their amazing signature items include fried green tomatoes and Bananas Foster pain perdu. Start your morning off right with their award-winning Bloody Mary. Multiple Locations, therubyslippercafe.net

Pizza Dominica chicken parmesan bites or the pepperjack boudin bombers. Cool off with some of the bar’s on tap “flocktails.” 869 Magazine St., 504-577-2202, flamingonola.com The Jimani is a great late-night haunt for all things food, drinks, and sports. Not only do they have 100 different beers, they also make some great Chicago-style hot dogs. They also have some of the French Quarter’s strongest Jell-O shots. 141 Chartres St., 504-5240493, thejimani.com Le Bon Temps Roule is where the good times roll in Uptown. Not only does this iconic New Orleans bar feature live music, it also hosts private parties. The bar features a menu of an array of hamburgers, sandwiches, and satisfying sides. 4801 Magazine St., 504-8973448, lbtrnola.com Peacock Room, located in the Kimpton Hotel Fontenot, has everything needed for a romantic night out. Pick on some elevated bar food like Crawtator Crushed Oysters and Cheewee Fries.

You can also sip on many craft cocktails such as

The Vintage is one of the best places on Magazine Street to grab a bite and people watch. Nibble on some of their traditional beignets or wrap your hands around their pressed sandwiches. If you don’t feel like getting coffee, sip on a glass of wine instead. 3121 Magazine St., 504-324-7144, thevintagenola.com

Willa Jean is the purest definition of “retro-chic.”

Not only does the café serve coffee and alcohol, Willa Jean’s has a number of different Southerninspired, breakfast items to enjoy. Pick up something from their biscuit station or bite into their avocado toast. 611 O’Keefe Ave., 504-509-7334, willajean.com

FRENCH Café Degas is New Orleans’ longest running French bistro—for good reason. Café Degas’ lunch and dinner menus contain classic French dishes like frog legs, scallops, escargots, quiche, and much more. They also have Belgian waffles on their Brunch menu. 3127 Esplanade Ave., 504-945-5635, cafedegas.com

ITALIAN Domenica, located in the Roosevelt Hotel, has a menu that is firmly rooted in Italian traditions. They have amazing handmade pastas and Napolitano style pizzas. Compliment your

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meal with an Italian wine or a seasonal craft cocktail. 123 Baronne St., 504-648-6020, domenicarestaurant.com Josephine Estelle focuses on seasonal ingredients that help blend classic Italian recipes with Southern flavors. Come and enjoy this interesting mix at any time of day. The seared scallops and the 48-hour braised beef short ribs are absolutely to die for. 600 Carondelet St., 504-930-3070, josephineestelle.com Mosca’s Restaurant is the best-known Italian restaurant in the Westbank and has been a favorite for over 60 years. All of Mosca’s entrée dishes are made-from-scratch and amazing. Go for their signature Oysters Mosca or the Chicken Cacciatore. 4137 US-90 W., Westwego, 504436-8950, moscasrestaurant.com Nephew’s Ristorante has been serving authentic Sicilian dishes for many years.

The menu is large and filled with tasty entrees like eggplant parmigiana and grilled rosemary chicken. They also offer frog legs, stuffed shrimp, and soft-shell crabs. 4445 W. Metairie Ave., Metairie, 504-5339998, nephewsristorante.com

Felipe’s Mexican Taqueria is home to some of the best margaritas and tacos in town, all offered with friendly service at an affordable price. If you want great tacos, choose from either the Mexico City Tacos, Baja Style, or the Gringos Tacos. Multiple Locations, felipestaqueria.com Mr. Tequila Bar & Grill located on Freret Street, dishes up some of the best Mexican cuisine in the city with a Tex-Mex twist. Grab a buddy or two and enjoy a refreshing tequila with delicious dishes like fajitas, tacos, quesadillas, and enchiladas. Don’t forget to order a side of chips with the Dip Trio. 5018 Freret St., 504766-9660, mrtequilanola.com

MIDDLE EASTERN Lebanon’s Café has a reputation for being one of the top Middle Eastern restaurants in NOLA. You should expect to enjoy traditional Lebanese classics like tabouleh salad and much more. A perfect meal could be the chicken shawarma with baklava for dessert. 1500 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-862-6200, lebanonscafe.com

Pascal’s Manale can accurately be considered a true New Orleans tradition. The restaurant’s biggest claim to fame is being the birthplace of the world-famous BBQ shrimp, prepared in the shell with a tangy and spicy sauce. They also have terrific steak dishes. 1838 Napoleon Ave., 504-895 4877, pascalsmanale.com

Saj offers creatively contemporary Middle Eastern classics that are tasty and appealing.

Consider getting one of their mashawi wood-fire grilled items, such as their lamb chops. All of the lunch platters come with the restaurant’s namesake saj bread. 4126 Magazine St., 504766-0049, sajnola.com

Pizza Domenica is the best place to be in order to enjoy Italian classics in a lively atmosphere. All of their specialty gourmet pizzas are amazing and cooked in a custommade oven. Start off with the garlic knots and finish up with the lemon pound cake. Multiple Locations, pizzadomenica.com

Shaya is a James Beard Award winning restaurant serving modern Israeli cuisine right in scenic Uptown. Shaya’s amazing hummus is a must. Make sure to sip on some of their craft cocktails or quality wines imported straight from Israel and Lebanon. 4213 Magazine St., 504891-4213, shayarestaurant.com

Red Gravy serves rustic Italian cuisine from recipes that have been passed down for generations. Some of Red Gravy’s small plates are unique like the arancini and zucchini fritters.

The restaurant also does Sunday brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 4206 Magazine St., 504561-8844, redgravycafe.com Tavolino Pizza & Lounge is definitely worth crossing the Crescent City Connection or taking the ferry to the Westbank. Located in picturesque Algiers Point, Tavolino specializes in thin crust pizzas like the Behrman Hwy and That’s a Spicy Meatball. 141 Delaronde St., Algiers, 504-605-3365, tavolinonola.com Tommy’s Cuisine is where you need to be if you’re craving quality Creole Italian cuisine in the Warehouse District. Expect amazing pasta dishes like baked lasagna and fettuccini alfredo.

Wash down all of Tommy’s delicious dishes with a glass of champagne. 746 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-581-1103, tommyscuisine.com Venezia specializes in home-style Italian cooking with a New Orleans flair. They have pizzas that are cooked in an original stone oven, as well other authentic cuisine such as chicken marsala. The restaurant is also a short walk from Angelo Brocato. 134 N. Carrollton Ave., 504-488-7991, venezianeworleans.net

MEXICAN Empanola is a bakery home to tasty empanadas. The dream of their bakery was to bring their South American empanadas to New Orleans. Their restaurant is Latin-inspired and Louisiana-influenced as they have become a local favorite. They also offer plenty of vegetarian options. 3109 Magazine St., 504582-9378, empanolaempanadas.com

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NEW ORLEANS CUISINE Annunciation has a really excellent wine selection that goes great with any of the restaurant’s modern Creole and Southern dishes. Enjoy a number of upscale entrees like roasted duck. If you’re with your date, consider ordering pommes frites as an appetizer. 1016 Annunciation St., 504-5680245, annunciationrestaurant.com Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop is truly NOLA’s one-stop-shop for great gumbo. You can get your gumbo with fried catfish, fried oysters, crabmeat, and so much more. Make sure to order some tasty sides such as cheesy mac and potato salad. 2309 N. Causeway Blvd., 504835-2022, gumbostop.com Crescent City Brewhouse is unique in that it provides quality craft beers right in the French Quarter. Order a flight to enjoy samples of their pilsner, wheat beer, and other brews. Make sure to slurp down a dozen of their Louisiana raw oysters too. 527 Decatur St., 504-522-0571, crescentcitybrewhouse.com Evangeline is one of the French Quarter’s finest restaurants. New Orleans classics like gumbo and etouffee are all offered on the menu. If you go for weekend brunch, you’ll find interesting dishes like fried alligator and waffles and crab cake benedict. 329 Decatur St., 504373-4852, evangelineneworleans.com Houmas House & Gardens contains three different restaurants that cater to your specific tastes and price range. Visit The Carriage House and enjoy some Louisiana ribs or turtle soup.

Or maybe you want to be fancy and visit Latil’s Landing? 401336 LA-942, Darrow, 225-4739380, houmashouse.com

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RESTAURANT GUIDE Le Chat Noir is a brand-new New Orleans restaurant looking to make a splash. The restaurant will have you dancing with its many different drink selections. Whether you order an entrée or something from their oyster bar, you will be satisfied. 715 St. Charles Ave., 504-381-0045, lechatnoirnola.com Luke is a Creole-inspired brasserie that pays homage to restaurants that one would find in France and Germany. The restaurant’s raw bar offers some of the freshest Gulf seafood and oysters around. Enjoy the mussels with fries or the pork schnitzel. 333 St. Charles Ave., 504-378-2840, lukeneworleans.com Mandina’s Restaurant is a New Orleans favorite for both Italian classics and sumptuous seafood. Go for a special occasion and get the filet mignon. You can also order shrimp remoulade, crab fingers in wine sauce, and Gulf fish amandine with fries. 3800 Canal St., 504-482-9179, mandinasrestaurant.com Melba’s Poboys offers much more than just delicious po-boys. There are many different entrée plates to choose from such as shrimp and grits and the most affordable boiled crawfish in town. Melba’s also offers a lot of sides like gumbo and baked macaroni.

1525 Elysian Fields Ave., 504-267-7765, melbas.com Mother’s Restaurant not only has the best baked ham in the world, but also some of the best red beans and rice in the Big Easy. They also have all day breakfast, so make sure to enjoy the crawfish etouffee omelet and the shrimp creole omelet. 401 Poydras St., 504-523-9656, mothersrestaurant.net New Orleans Creole Cookery offers one of the most beautiful spaces, both inside and outdoors, in the entire French Quarter. Consider ordering the massive Seafood Tower. This dish comes with crab maison, shrimp cocktail, and shrimp remoulade. 510 Toulouse St., 504524-9632, neworleanscreolecookery.com Neyow’s Creole Café is an informal spot that is known best for its Creole-inspired dishes. Go for some of their NOLA classics such as chargrilled oysters and BBQ shrimp. Keep an eye out for their weekly specials and consider heading over for Sunday brunch. 3332 Bienville St., 504-827-5474, neyows.com Neyow’s XL offers more Neyow’s flavors in a more fine dining atmosphere. Some of the restaurant’s authentic Creole dishes include corn and crab bisque and jumbo crab cakes. Consider ordering the XL Hurricane, which is seven shots of Captain Morgan with different fruit juices. 3336 Bienville St., 504-503-1081, xl.neyows.com Nice Guys Bar & Grill truly serves up quality that you can taste. There are a ton of different dishes on Nice Guys’ menu that offer creative spins on classic cuisine. Try the Drunkin’ Wings coated with alcohol infused sauces. 7910 Earhart Blvd., 504-302-2404, niceguysbarandgrillnola.com Orleans Grapevine Wine Bar & Bistro offers an intimate atmosphere that is perfect for a date night. Double-cut pork chop is one of the wonderful dishes on offer. The restaurant has one of the largest bottled wine selections in the French Quarter. 720 Orleans Ave., 504-5231930, orleansgrapevine.com Please U Restaurant will surely leave you pleased after you try some of their delicious food. The restaurant’s po-boy selection is absolutely massive with choices like chicken fried steak and so much more. They also offer all day breakfast. 1751 St. Charles Ave., 504525-9131, pleaseunola.com Restaurant August offers contemporary

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Creole cuisine in a beautiful 19th century French-Creole building. The menu is very fancy, so expect elevated fare like torchon of foie gras, poached lobster ravioli, and scallop almandine.

301 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-299-9777, restaurantaugust.com Short Stop Poboys has been dishing out tasty po-boys in Metairie since 1966. The restaurant has over 30 po-boys that customers can decide from. All of these po-boys come with your choice of a side from potato chips or even gumbo. 119 Transcontinental Dr., Metairie 504-885-4572, shortstoppoboysno.com Willie Mae’s Scotch House has been going strong with its New Orleans fried chicken since 1957. Whether you get it fried, baked, or in a sandwich, Willie Mae’s chicken is some of the best in the city. Compliment that chicken with a multitude of different sides. Multiple Locations, 504-822-9503, williemaesnola.com

SEAFOOD Bon Temps Boulet Seafood has a passion for not only boiled seafood, but also mouthwatering BBQ. For something absolutely amazing, order the 16-Hour Wagyu Brisket Po-boy, which comes with your choice of caviar ranch or horseradish sauce. 4701 Airline Dr., Metairie, 504-885-5003, bontempsboulets.com Briquette is known for providing contemporary coastal cuisine in the French Quarter. The restaurant’s main attraction is their 18-foot seafood display of fresh fish. Enjoy from a wide selection of dishes like the caramelized sea scallops. 701 S. Peters St., 504-302-7496, briquette-nola.com Casamento’s Restaurant has been serving some of the best New Orleans style seafood since 1919. Known best for their oysters, other fabulous menu items include crab claws and fried catfish. The restaurant has been featured on numerous TV shows. 4330 Magazine St., 504-895-9761, casamentosrestaurant.com Felix’s Restaurant & Oyster Bar has been a true French Quarter staple for more than 70 years. Their oysters are the restaurant’s main draw, but Felix’s also has delicious turtle soup and more. Their Lakefront, Gulfport, and Mandeville locations also feature live music every week. Multiple Locations, felixs.com The Galley Seafood is more than just a great local seafood restaurant. A number of different appetizers are available for your whole party to enjoy. Try some of the house specials like paneed veal and white beans and rice.

2535 Metairie Rd., Metairie, 504-832-0955, thegalleyseafood.net Legacy Kitchen’s Tacklebox not only has a great oyster bar, but also provides quality Southern comfort food. Order the NOLA Classic Trio, which is gumbo, jambalaya, and red beans and rice. They also offer a daily brunch with items such as a Bananas Foster Waffle.

817 Common St., 504-827-1651, legacykitchen.com Seaworthy is the perfect place to relax and enjoy quality, hand-crafted cocktails with fresh oysters. Mussels, crabmeat dip, and fried Gulf shrimp are just a few of the dishes on offer.

Make sure to also get the banana bread pudding for dessert. 630 Carondelet St., 504-930-3071, seaworthynola.com Tito’s Ceviche & Pisco will make you feel like you’ve been transported to the beautiful cities of Lima or Cusco. All of their Peruvian specialties are amazing, especially the ceviches. Try their classic pisco sour or one of the many different beers. 5015 Magazine St., 504-267-7612, titoscevichepisco.com

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n 2014, filmmaker Martin Shore unleashed Take Me to the River, his documentary centering on the music of Memphis, Tennessee and the legendary Stax Records studio. Now, with Take Me to the River: New Orleans, Shore examines the culture and music of the Big Easy.

Take Me to the River: New Orleans follows legendary local performers as they mentor a younger generation of musicians. The film kicks off to a fun start as we see the great Irma Thomas and George Porter Jr. (The Meters, The Funky Meters) record with 2021 Grammy winner Ledisi. It really is adorable to see how starstruck Ledisi is with her idol Thomas.

Shore also captures an exciting and ultimately poignant set with the four Neville Brothers, which turned out to be the last session for both Art and Charles before their passings.

The most sobering section of the documentary focuses on Hurricane Katrina, and how it fractured the music community in New Orleans. Many

musicians were displaced during the storm and never came back.

The Katrina section is food for thought, but this is an upbeat and hopeful documentary. We see and hear the infectious joy of creating music, a new generation being introduced to great music, and we get brief histories of the Mardi Gras Indians and Brass Bands.

It's all high energy and a hell of a lot of fun.

Featured in the film are Dr. John, G-Eazy, Snoop Dogg, William Bell, Galactic, Mannie Fresh, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Christian Scott, Donald Harrison, Big Freedia, Ani DiFranco, PJ Morton, Rebirth Brass Band, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Soul Rebels, Voice of the Wetlands, The Givers, Dumpstaphunk, Cheeky Blakk, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Big Sam, Terence Higgins, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, Dee-1, Davell Crawford, and many others.

Take Me to the River: New Orleans opens exclusively at The Broad Theater on April 22.

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Written and directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, this film shows Chinese immigrant Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh) as the owner of a laundromat, who is being hounded by an IRS agent (Jamie Lee Curtis). Her husband (Ke Huy Quan) is contemplating a divorce. Her judgmental father (James Hong) is visiting from China. She also has a strained relationship with her daughter (Stephanie Hsu).

That’s the setup, and then Evelyn is informed there are lots of other Evelyns in alternate universes. There’s a lot more than that, but that’s the most basic summary, without giving too much away. What follows is definitely

imaginative and has a quirky, off-kilter sense of humor. But that sense of humor was very hit or miss for this viewer. An alternate universe that closely parallels a relatively recent Pixar movie cracked me up; an alternate universe where everyone has hot dogs for fingers did not.

For much of the film’s first twothirds, the structure is essentially action scene-exposition dump-action sceneexposition dump (and on and on). It gets repetitive, but the film does well to finish with a humane, compassionate ending.

This will likely be a love-it or hateit movie for a lot of viewers. For me, it was uneven, but it’s not a timid film, and that counts for something in an oftenhomogenous film landscape. It already looks as if the people who love this film really love it. So if the above sounds like your cup of tea, give it a shot.

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Fillmore New Orleans 6 Canal St. 504-881-1555 House of Blues 225 Decatur St. 504-310-4999

Not only is the live entertainment at House of Blues great, the Southern-inspired food and refreshing drinks are fantastic as well! You can enjoy plenty of different beer and cocktails.

Jazz Daiquiris 3400 S. Claiborne Ave., # A 504-899-8761

Jazz Daiquiris & Lounge’s claim to fame are their specialty daiquiris. Choose from a variety of flavors like Pina Colada, Jungle Juice, Blue Magic, Triple Threat, and more.

Jimani 141 Chartres St. 504-524-0493

If you want to see all of the hottest sports action, then you need to go the Jimani. A New Orleans favorite for over 40 years, the bar has over 100 beers that you can choose from!

Lots A Luck Tavern was recently voted as the #1 spot for bar games in New Orleans by Where Y’at Magazine’s readers. Try your hand at mini golf or cornhole or sip a refreshing drink at their outdoor seating area.

If you’d like to see the next Saints or LSU game on over 30 flat screens, then you have to go to Manning’s Sports Bar. Get into a local sports mood by ordering the Manning’s Mardi Gras Punch.

Martine’s provides a very friendly and comfortable atmosphere in Old Metairie. Not only is there darts and video poker, they serve up great wines, tasty cocktails, and a large selection of beer.

Located in Generations Hall, the Metropolitan is a great venue option for anyone looking to party the night away. The space offers two-stories filled with dance floors, spaces for DJs, and multiple bars.

Pal’s Lounge is the perfect place to be if you feel like having a drink at “witching hour.” Stay awake with their house cocktails, beers, and many other different kinds of brews.

Down the Hatch 1921 Sophie Wright Pl. 504-522-0909 Evangeline 329 Decatur St. 504-373-4852

Lots A Luck Tavern 203 Homedale St. 504-483-0978 Manning’s 519 Fulton St. 504-593-8118 Martine’s Lounge 2347 Metairie Rd. 504-831-8637 The Metropolitan 310 Andrew Higgins Blvd.

504-568-1702, Pal’s Lounge 949 N. Rendon St. 504-488-7257 Peacock Room 501 Tchoupitoulas St. 504-324-3073 The Pelican Bar (Sheraton) 500 Canal St. 504-525-2500

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Alto offers truly great views of New Orleans. After you’re done chilling in the rooftop pool, order yourself some thirst-quenching cocktails like the Paloma or the Great Ulysses.

Banks Street Bar is a true neighborhood bar in Mid-City.

While enjoying their beer, chow down on the different traditional Louisiana dishes that they provide like po-boys, gumbo, and oysters.

Not only is Bar Marilou very trendy, the food and drinks on offer are fantastic. There are all kinds of drinks to choose from, such as the Jardin De Mémé and the Heloïse.

Providing an upscale experience, Blue Ruin offers beers on tap, craft cocktails, and a great wine list, as well as seasonal craft cocktail and martini menus. Happy hour is on Mondays through Thursdays.

This bar and grill is a special spot in the Garden District for delicious and reasonably priced food and drinks. The Hell’s Kitchen Wings are delicious, as well as the many different starters, sandwiches, and burgers.

Evangeline’s courtyard is perfect for sipping on some of the locally craft beers they offer. The Rum Punch and Strawberry Blonde cocktails are also fruity and delicious.

Happy hour is from 3 to 6 p.m. daily.

The Fillmore prides itself in providing legendary experiences to its patrons. Not only is it the perfect setting for live entertainment, the creative food, signature cocktails, and craft beer are all great.

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Offering an elevated cocktail bar experience, The Peacock Room’s large drink menu has anything you could want.

Perhaps you’d like one of the “Old Birds” like a Sazerac or the Washouko Mary.

You’ll get a real taste of New Orleans charm while sipping on the Pelican Bar’s specialty cocktails. Grab a bite to eat and make sure to order some red, white, or sparkling wines.

Not only does the Pool Club offer great views of the city, you can also relax in their pool or jam to the sounds provided by their resident DJ. Grab an umbrella drink and enjoy!

This eclectic venue has all of the amenities needed for a The Rabbit Hole perfect night out. Listen to brass bands and electronic DJs at 1228 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.

The Rabbit Hole's downstairs bar and stage or get some fresh 504-354-9709 air at their outdoor stage area.

Rendon Inn has been providing the food, drinks, and good Rendon Inn company in Mid-City for over 85 years. Grab some food while 4501 Eve St. enjoying different domestic and draft beers, as well as wine 504-218-7106 and specialty drinks.

Royal Frenchmen Hotel 700 Frenchmen St., #1614 504-619-9660

This award-winning bar in the Royal Frenchmen Hotel has a stylish ambiance, live entertainment, and a beautiful courtyard.

The delicious specialty cocktails are truly amazing.

Stumpy’s Hatchet House 1200 Poydras St., Suite C 504-577-2937

Stumpy’s is the best place in NOLA to try your hand at throwing a hatchet. After you work up a sweat, you can grab some food and drinks while there. Have a day out with your friends!

Tracey’s is a fantastic place to hang out at and not just for St. Patrick’s Day! Their extensive beer catalog includes hundreds of different bottles and six draught taps.

Tracey’s Irish Channel Bar 2604 Magazine St. 504-897-5413 Tropical Isle Multiple Locations 504-523-1927

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DON’T MISS THE JAZZ FEST II GRADUATION ISSUE

By Debbie Lindsey

Jazz Fest, My Old Friend, Welcome Back

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azz Fest is like that beloved family member that you could not see or hug for the past two years. Sure, you stayed in touch with them virtually via phone calls, texts, and occasional video chat on Zoom, but it was not quite the same—not by a long shot. And in much the same way that people improvised during COVID, WWOZ gave us Festing in Place with decades worth of archived livefrom-the-fest music. And it was great.

Everyone was a good sport about celebrating Jazz Fest on our porches, but there was no “hug.”

Face it, our Jazz and Heritage Festivals are visceral, tactile, sensory overloads. There is more than just the world class music to hear and the pride invoking local talents to absorb, there is a smell, a scent, which only a fester recognizes. It’s a fragrance that changes with every breeze—fried chicken, crawfish, hot beignets freshly dusted with powdered sugar, beer spilled and swilled, beer breath, horse manure, fresh hay, sweet olive blossoms, roasted peanuts, and porta-potties. Every smell, even those not so lovely, stir memories of past Fests and of the promise of a grand day ahead.

Jazz Fest engages every sense, even that sixth sense. Before cell phones, you could find that friend in a crowd of thousands. Those of like-minds simply connect. Also, us dedicated Jazz Festers are predictable in that we all know each other’s “special place”—that seat to the right of the Jazz Stage or that spot on the dance floor of Economy Hall. Even our festive ghosts tap into our senses and they too are predictable. I know damn well that my friend Cathy, who passed a few years back, will be sitting next to me in our favorite tent, the WWOZ/ Zatarain’s Jazz Tent. I will toast to her with café au lait, sprinkle powdered sugar on the ground, and shed a tear or two as I wish for one more hug of hers. There are so many former festers that are carried to the Fair Grounds—some appear on t-shirts, buttons, badges, or are actually there within their ashes. The Fair Grounds is truly the happiest cemetery a music loving soul could reside in for eternity.

I always refer to these acres as the Holy Land, and not merely because of the lovely spirits that “Fest” there, but for the euphoria I feel at Jazz Fest that is the closest this secular gal gets to spirituality. If I were to custom craft a religion for myself, it would be music, with the Jazz Fest as my church.

I have not missed a single Jazz Fest since my move here in 1989, and,

thanks to WWOZ’s Festing in Place, even the COVID monster couldn’t shut down my celebration and devotion to this unique event. And, with that said, as much as I funked it up with the radio blaring, my feet dancing and hips swaying, it was bittersweet, like that phone call to my sister without a hug.

So therefore, it is a given that husband and I bought tickets as soon as they were available and for every day.

Time off to attend, compliments of an understanding boss, was arranged nearly a year ago. This will be the third set of tickets purchased (the first two sets fully refunded—thanks) since the COVID monster interrupted (and took) lives. And we are more than ready to claim our seats and fill our ears and eyes full. I even have my funky fest attire planned.

Dressing for Jazz Fest properly is a badge of honor—proof that you are a veteran of JF. I wear my festing experience in the form of easy-to-pee-squatting dresses—never jeans, which are too confining and awkward in a porta-let. I always have a hat, sunglasses, shoes compatible with mud and dashing to and fro to a second line. Cute little strappy sandals or sweat producing leggings are a sure sign of a newbie fester, and those false eyelashes and makeup just ain’t that hip—think sunscreen and leave that Cover Girl foundation at home. Bring a shawl (light weight) for that alwaysone-coolish-day and to sit on in the grass. And, this year, bring a mask for the situations where you just don’t feel totally at ease with masses of humans breathing the same air.

Even if the COVID cootie monster were to become extinct before Jazz Fest, I will still have an adjustment to make as I enter the gates. For two-plus years, I have viewed large gatherings of humans as kinda crazy, reckless, and foolish. This will be my first dip back into that pool. It has always been a pool of humanity that gives me great joy and energy, because Jazz Fest just seems to bring out the best behavior and attitude in folks. Perhaps it simply attracts peace-loving, happy people. There are many other venues that I have never felt particularly kumbaya in, but Jazz Fest has always been my safe zone— my sweet place. Yes, it will be an adjustment this year as I plunge in and remember how to swim through the magic. I might be the only one wearing a mask, but I will just pretend it’s a pair of swimming goggles and dive deep into my beloved Jazz Fest and its long awaited and anticipated hug.

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ear Readers, This year they tell us, yes, that we’re really gonna have a real, live, and in-person Jazz Fest—the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2022. Come one, come all, we’re having a fest to beat all festivals. Let the tents go up. “Let there be dancing in the streets, drinking in the saloons, and necking in the parlor” (Groucho Marx).

And you, yes you, the not-from-here folk, will walk into the Jazz Fest like you are walking onto a yacht. You’ve traveled miles, paid a premium, and you’re here to take it in, to absorb. You deserve this.

You’re saucy, you’re sassy, and you’re sexy. We smile.

You’re impressed that all this can go on in one place. You rock it up, rip it up, shake it up, and ball it up. You get some fun, sun, mud, food, festivities, and maybe some flirting. You feel fulfilled—full; filled.

And then you are outside the gates and lo, the party’s still going on. We go on smiling. Who are we? We live here.

We don’t get here early and stay late; we’re here 24/7. Like I told you, we live here. When you go back home and wish you could stay, we do. We’re the folks on the porches sipping a cold one,

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watching you dance your way back to where you stay and are seen smiling—still smiling. We’re the guys who wouldn’t live anywhere else. This is our spot. Now is our time.

We look forward to Jazz Fest all year, every year. We buy our tickets early, receive residential parking passes, and get the local’s discount on Thursdays.

We bitch about the parking, guard our driveways, and wait in longer-thanaverage lines at the grocers, restaurants, and public transportation for you to enjoy for a spell what we have full time. We even pick up the trash you leave, sell you a little something extra on the road, and think y’all are cute as bugs.

We queue up next to you, behind you, with nothing but a small bag and a water bottle; too much baggage is counterproductive, I say. We’re on a budget. We only carry the cash we intend on spending (hell, no credit cards). We already have our posters, apparel, and souvenirs from years' past. If we want something else (from this year), we’ll bring extra money tomorrow and get it.

I’m a hiccup away from the action.

I’m fortunate enough to stay mid-way between Liuzza’s by the Track and the

Fair Grounds itself. I’ve been in this neighborhood for over a dozen years. I have seen people come and go. I know the merchants, minors, mutts, and miscreants. During Jazz Fest, I go the whole nine yards, as well as the entire eight days. My friends come by and we stoop, there’s a brass band right outside our front gate, and we’re on a first name basis with the policeman directing traffic.

It doesn’t get much better than this.

We’re also those folks taking tickets, slinging beer, directing traffic, and emptying the cans of used styrofoam containers (to go into our landfill) that once held your stuff from food and drink booths. We’re here at the first aid station, console your lost kids, and set up and break down this whole affair, so that all you have to do is come and enjoy.

On the whole, this is a pretty quiet neighborhood the rest of the year with friendly feral felines, a variety of birds, bees, beers, bubbas and broads, the young, the not so young, and the very young. We have cook outs, second lines, crawfish boils, street festivals, get our kids off to school, and our breadwinners off to bring home the bacon, you know, like people. We walk our dogs and pick up their poop just like you.

Only we may have a little more pep in our step, glide in our stride, and a little extra gut in our strut. We smile a little easier, nod to strangers and neighbors alike. We’re not shy about talking to each other or you. There are no strangers here, only us strange folks that go about our

lives and look forward to that time of year when we see the tents going up and the sounds of setting up that is music to our ears.

Of course, no bed of roses is complete without the thorns, and by no means is this utopia, but we get along and look out for each other. You know, like neighbors.

We celebrate each new addition to families (especially critters) and mourn our losses. We gossip, fret, complain, and console. We shop locally, go to fish fry’s at the church, and walk up to the bayou to chill on fine Southern weather days.

We’re also the ones who feel it the most when they threaten to, and then do, cancel Jazz Fest, which they did three times in the last two years. What did we do? Well, we held Festing in Place celebrations. We decorated our houses; the radio re-broadcast old Fest shows for us on the days that would have been the live performances. We had a Jazz Fest-inexile and we smiled.

Am I looking forward to it? Did I buy my tickets in February? Am I planning my food forays? Is a bear Catholic and does the Pope…? Care will be left at the gate, my phone will be left at home, time will be suspended, and I will live in and for the moment. Do I know who I’m going to see? Yes. I’m going to see you having the time of your life as I watch who you’re watching. I’ll be objectively and subjectively having the time of my life. See you there.

Signed, That Weird Smiling Guy.

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