So I've rapped at y'all a lot about homes and construction and a lot of other junk in New Orleans, but I have been neglecting my other passion here — music. It's OK, because I plan to catch up over two weeks during jazz fest, plus 10 bands at a time during these fantastic wacky showcase things they have here all the time. One of them is coming up Friday at Tipitina's, a great local club. There are at least 10 groups performing starting at 10 p.m. That's right, a full week's worth of bands starting after our bedtime. Hopefully there will be caffeinated drinks available at the volunteer dinner earlier in the evening.
OK, so on to news you can use.
I have already been getting supergeeky about Jazzfest, an incredible two-weekend lineup of great local and national bands of all kinds. I have only gotten about halfway through the first day's lineup, but have already found some great acts and some favorite new albums. First, Allison Krauss and Robert Plant are playing Friday night (but not headlining, somehow). Anyhow, their album is as great as everyone has been saying. I am very excited for that.
I have also just discovered:
— Kim Carson, a fun Houston country singer who doesn't seem to take herself very seriously
— Anders Osborne, a NOLA singer-songwriter who we are seeing on Friday, so more on him later
— The Figs, a rootsy all-female folk-rock band that seems really talented
Go find their music and let me know what you think.
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