Checking Out The New Louisiana Music Factory @LMFNews on @FrenchmenStreet
Since the last time I had been in New Orleans, the great Louisiana Music Factory record store had moved from their longtime location on Decatur …
Sunday Afternoon on Frenchmen Street @FrenchmenStreet
Originally, the Money Wasters Social Aid and Pleasure Club was to have had a second-line on Sunday, May 25th, and when I planned my trip …
Sunday Brunch and Traditional Jazz at Buffa's Lounge @Buffasbar
Almost anyone who has been to the French Quarter has seen Buffa’s Lounge. After all, it’s been there since 1939, and it’s on Esplanade, which …
Walking the French Quarter at 2 AM
After 2 AM, parts of the French Quarter become calmer, more romantic and perhaps more mysterious. An odd note of music or distant laughter floats …
Traditional Jazz with the New Orleans Swamp Donkeys Jass Band @SwampDonkey Jass at Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse @IMJazzPlayhouse
My final destination for my evening was Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, a beautiful and cozy club inside the Royal Sonesta Hotel on Bourbon Street, although …
Walking Down Frenchmen Street in Faubourg Marigny
I have discussed discussed the Frenchmen Street entertainment district in much more detail elsewhere in this blog, but suffice it to say that Frenchmen Street …
Roots Rockers @TheIguanas perform live at the @Rock_N_Bowl in New Orleans
The Iguanas are a New Orleans-based roots rock band that incorporates Norteno, Tejano and other Mexican styles of music, as well as swamp pop, New …
From Disappointment to Delight in an Hour: Crazy Johnnie's Steak House in Metairie, LA
As I came into New Orleans for the Memorial Day weekend, my plan was to head to a new burger joint called Fire House Burgers …
Lake Pontchartrain Sunset
After crossing the twin spans on I-10 into New Orleans East, I decided to leave the interstate and head north to the lakeshore, since the …
Reform, MS: A Forgotten Town's Fading Past
On the Saturday before Memorial Day, I had to play with a jazz group for a wedding in Pontotoc, Mississippi, and once it was over, …