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Going to New Orleans

#81
Be sure to visit Fritzel's European Jazz Cafe (the oldest jazz club in NOLA) and Preservation Hall. They both have shows daily and are just a couple of blocks from each other on Bourbon St. You can catch a show at Preservation Hall at 5:00, 6:00, 8:00, 9:00, or 10:00pm and then head straight to Fritzel's, which has amazing music usually between 9pm and 2am. Seeing Richard Scott perform at Fritzel's is an essential NOLA experience that any music-loving human must witness. You will hear some of the best music that New Orleans has to offer at both of those spots. The Spotted Cat on Frenchman has great music and several of the other clubs on that block do too. Fritzel's and Preservation Hall are probably the only two spots worth going to on Bourbon, although Bourbon is fun just for people watching. Frenchman always has awesome street performers. The plaza on Royal St. is great for seeing artists and street musicians and Royal St. has some really cool art galleries that are fun to walk through. Have a blast!
 
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James Collins said:
I would describe it as a humoristic but sincere response. I was kind of grossed out by my trips to New Orleans. I travel a fair amount, and New Orleans is on my list of places to avoid. Maybe it would be worth going to something like Jazzfest, but not Mardi Gras or a trade meeting.
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There is no doubt that NOLA suffers from institutional disorder and mismanagement on a scale we Americans can scarcely comprehend.

Forgive me for jumping on a two word response with vitriol.

We, as musicians, ALL owe NOLA a debt of gratitude for being the birthplace of so much of the art/culture that influenced almost all genres of contemporary music downstream.
 
#86
Lots of great bass players here too. If you get a chance, hit a festival or five. There are some great weekday ones if you aren't here during the weekend - look for Wednesday's at the Square and Jazz in the Park (Thursdays).

George Porter at the Maple Leaf on Tuesdays.
Corey Henry and the Treme Funkete - at Vaughn's on Thursdays, dude plays a 7 string Conklin.
Pat Casey plays with a number of bands (just saw him do a Jaco tribute show).
Noah Young - also plays with a few bands
Jerry Henderson with Big Sam's Funky Nation
 
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#89
Also the Tropical Isle Bayou club on Bourbon St features old school Louisiana Swamp music (Locals fee free to correct the terminology). We saw a band there that was so old school it sounded almost like Polka. Just don't get that stuff here!
 
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monsterthompson said:
If you've got the ways and means, you should go down by the river where it's warm and green.
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As long as we're quoting songs about vampires, it's worth mentioning that if you're in NOLA and have a thing for vampires or just the horror/goth subculture in general you should definitely go check out Boutique du Vampyre on St. Ann.
 
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#96
had to cancel my planned trip to NOLA next week (it was supposed to be our spring break), oh well, spring break now came a week early and will last at least 3 weeks due to global lost-your-mind syndrome. bummed, to say the least. I'm craving beignets.
 
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Heading to NOLA tomorrow for a short "spur of the moment" trip. We're staying at the Homewood Suites on Rampart and coming back on Saturday. What's going on down there these days? I haven't been since pre-COVID. Right now, the plan is to arrive around 6 PM tomorrow, get takeout somewhere, and head to the room. The next day, just relax at Woldenburg Park, drop by Katie's (probably my favorite restaurant) for lunch, and just try to soak up as much of the city as we can during our brief stay. Then we leave around noon Saturday (checkout is 11 AM) and make it back home around 7 PM.
 
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Some live music on Frenchman Street. We got booted the other day for violating the Covid restrictions for bands. (We are a five piece and their stage is only big enough for a socially distanced four piece. The told us during our second set and the news was not well received... hence the boot)

Anyways, things are ok. Indoor dining, music at 50 percent capacity until 11 p.m.

If you are looking for something to do my recommendation is always to take the streetcar down St. Charles to Carrollton. There you could grab a bite at Camellia Grill, a beer at Cooter Browns or a snowball from Plum Street Snowballs. Other good restaurants around there on Oak Street.
 

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