Big Easy music fans in the Big Apple have a chance to le bon temps roule during this year’s Mardi Gras season thanks to this multi-night showcase by NYC’s purveyors of live NOLA funk. The 6th Annual NOLAFUNK.com Mardi Gras Ball(s) event will take place at New York’s Hiro Ballroom on February 18. Artists performing at the two-day event include Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers, Bonerama, Outer Borough Brass Band and DJ Cochon de Lait. Benevento will perform with Bonerama throughout their set as he did at Jazz Fest this past year. Nolafunk.com will also host the Mardi Gras (other) Ball at the Hiro on February 19. Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers, Bonerama plus Marco and other special guests will perform at that event as well.
This week in NYC shows is another mellow one compared to the normal onslaught of great concerts, but there are definitely some interesting happenings, including the New York Guitar Festival, Girls and Real Estate at Terminal 5, and Brother Past‘s triumphant return to Brooklyn Bowl. READ MORE
Happy 2012 live music freaks! Hope you all had a killer 2011 and finished it off with a bang and some good shows!
Last week was obviously a busy week for live music fans in the New York metro area, so naturally, the concert calendar slows down a bit this week as we start the new year. But that’s not to say there aren’t some great shows to hit.
Before digging into the week’s list of shows and recs, please let me know if you have any suggestions for improving this weekly series of concert calendar posts. I’m always looking for ways to make these posts more informative and useful for New York-area concert fans, so please drop me a comment or send me an email.
Ok, back to business…read on for the full run-down of this week’s interesting shows. READ MORE
On Sunday night, I caught a fantastic show by the War on Drugs at Bowery Ballroom with Still Corners and Arc in Round opening. I was able to nab a few decent photos and — thanks to Sam of Dog Gone Blog who I hung with for most of the show — we’ve also got a couple decent videos. Check it out… READ MORE
The NYC live music scene picks up again with a bunch of great shows happening this week, including the Black Keys, the Barr Brothers, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings along with plenty of other highlights. Check it out: READ MORE
This week in NYC the live music scene calms down a bit, with much slimmer pickings than the last few weeks. But there’s still some good stuff to sink your teeth into, including a few more two- and three-night runs (playing off of last week’s theme). Check it: READ MORE
This is a week to give thanks. Thanks to family, friends, good health, good food, and…..multi-night runs in NYC! Yep, for some reason, this week in NYC shows seems to be the week of two- and three-night stands including Allen Toussaint, the Cure, moe., M83 and Robert Randolph & the Family Band, just to name a few.
Here’s the breakdown of the week’s concert highlights with some video accompaniment… READ MORE
