New Orleans music + places to be

[Tristan]

Just wondering if anyone can give me any info on places that I should check out while I'm down in 'Naawlins'. I'm heading down from Sep 20-24.

I'm guessing that most suggestions are going to be jazz/blues focussed and that's alright with me... smile.gif Let me know where the quality is!

thanks in advance... graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Tristan

[Jamie 3:26]

Javiar Drada has an event down there.Hit him.He's a DHP member.

[Javier Drada]

Thanks, yes we have a Monday gig here call me when you get in and we can hook up.

504.553.5637 office
504.382.4533 cell

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Bringing Soulful Underground Music to New Orleans, Louisiana

Saadir Williams & Javier Drada present
The Gathering
Monday Nights

Shiloh Lounge
4529 Tchoupitoulas
New Orleans, Louisiana 70115
504.895.1456

[Fletch]

The 544 Club. 544 Bourbon Street. Gary Brown and Feelings plays on weekends. Gary Brown plays alto, tenor and soprano saxes very well, and plays just about ANYTHING under the sun. His band has a slammin' ass rhythym section (drummer is wicked!).

R&B Club. Also on Bourbon Street. A cat named Jose Francois (great tenor singer) sings on Saturdays.

You may see a teenage brass band on Bourbon. Unreal!

Also, check out the jazz bands that play on Jackson Square. I saw a female vocalist sing the best ever rendition of Amazing Grace!

Most of the other spots on Bourbon are excellent as well.

I know you didn't ask about food, but...
1) Cafe DuMonde. On Jackson Square. Beignets and coffee. The first spot you should go to.
2) Mother's. On Poydras Street, a couple of blocks from Harrahs. Best breakfast in town.
3) Tricou House (711 Bourbon Street). All you can eat boiled Shrimp for $12.95
4) Johhnie's Po-Boy. I think it's on St Louis Street in the French Quarter.

[Tristan]

I'll take all the info I can get! Thanks people... keep it coming if you got it... graemlins/beerchug.gif The food info definitely looks good!

Javier - that Monday night looks real good! I'll reach for sure...

I'm staying at the Ritz-Carlton the first night and the Hyatt after that; is everything walking distance?

[mhd]

Originally posted by Tristan:
I'll take all the info I can get! Thanks people... keep it coming if you got it... graemlins/beerchug.gif The food info definitely looks good!

Javier - that Monday night looks real good! I'll reach for sure...

I'm staying at the Ritz-Carlton the first night and the Hyatt after that; is everything walking distance? man that Ritz-Carlton sucks, you will be disappointed, try the W, very cool, its all pretty much walking distance, especially the stuff in the quarter

[Javier Drada]

If you want a really cool Hotel, try the Renaissance Arts Hotel, Brand New part art gallery part hotel. Let me know I can try to hook up the discount...

I work for Marriott...

[Javier Drada]

Originally posted by einnod23:
The 544 Club. 544 Bourbon Street. Gary Brown and Feelings plays on weekends. Gary Brown plays alto, tenor and soprano saxes very well, and plays just about ANYTHING under the sun. His band has a slammin' ass rhythym section (drummer is wicked!).

R&B Club. Also on Bourbon Street. A cat named Jose Francois (great tenor singer) sings on Saturdays.

You may see a teenage brass band on Bourbon. Unreal!

Also, check out the jazz bands that play on Jackson Square. I saw a female vocalist sing the best ever rendition of Amazing Grace!

Most of the other spots on Bourbon are excellent as well.

I know you didn't ask about food, but...
1) Cafe DuMonde. On Jackson Square. Beignets and coffee. The first spot you should go to.
2) Mother's. On Poydras Street, a couple of blocks from Harrahs. Best breakfast in town.
3) Tricou House (711 Bourbon Street). All you can eat boiled Shrimp for $12.95
4) Johhnie's Po-Boy. I think it's on St Louis Street in the French Quarter. You sound like a local, live hear??? spend allot of time here???

[Fletch]

Originally posted by Tristan:
I'm staying at the Ritz-Carlton the first night and the Hyatt after that; is everything walking distance? The Hyatt is right across from the Superdome. It is about 3/4 of a mile to the French Quarter. You could walk that.

I normally stay at the Queen and Crescent. Very good budget hotel ($59-89/night). It's on Camp Street, about 4 blocks from the French Quarter. I don't like staying in the Quarter: 1) too expensive; and 2) too loud, especially if you are on Bourbon.

Oh, yeah, back to food. If you could catch a $.25 oysters on the half shell special at the Cajun Cabin (it's on Bourbon Street), good for you (that's if they put the special on).

Also, don't forget to go the the Jazz Museum (a must!!!), which is in the Old US Mint at the French Market (southeast end of the Quarter).

Oh, yeah, 3-for-1 drinks during Happy Hour on Bourbon (every spot does it!). Peace.

[ September 08, 2003, 01:16 PM: Message edited by: einnod23 ]

[Fletch]

Originally posted by Javier Drada:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by einnod23:
The 544 Club. 544 Bourbon Street. Gary Brown and Feelings plays on weekends. Gary Brown plays alto, tenor and soprano saxes very well, and plays just about ANYTHING under the sun. His band has a slammin' ass rhythym section (drummer is wicked!).

R&B Club. Also on Bourbon Street. A cat named Jose Francois (great tenor singer) sings on Saturdays.

You may see a teenage brass band on Bourbon. Unreal!

Also, check out the jazz bands that play on Jackson Square. I saw a female vocalist sing the best ever rendition of Amazing Grace!

Most of the other spots on Bourbon are excellent as well.

I know you didn't ask about food, but...
1) Cafe DuMonde. On Jackson Square. Beignets and coffee. The first spot you should go to.
2) Mother's. On Poydras Street, a couple of blocks from Harrahs. Best breakfast in town.
3) Tricou House (711 Bourbon Street). All you can eat boiled Shrimp for $12.95
4) Johhnie's Po-Boy. I think it's on St Louis Street in the French Quarter. You sound like a local, live hear??? spend allot of time here??? </font>[/QUOTE]Nah, not a local. Just been to N.O. twice. Favorite city! Just remembered everything. Everybody's got so much soul down there, it's unreal. Peace.

[Tristan]

Originally posted by mhd:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Tristan:
I'll take all the info I can get! Thanks people... keep it coming if you got it... graemlins/beerchug.gif The food info definitely looks good!

Javier - that Monday night looks real good! I'll reach for sure...

I'm staying at the Ritz-Carlton the first night and the Hyatt after that; is everything walking distance? man that Ritz-Carlton sucks, you will be disappointed, try the W, very cool, its all pretty much walking distance, especially the stuff in the quarter </font>[/QUOTE]Damn, that's too bad... the rooms are already booked up, so I guess I'll have to make the best of it! http://deephousepage.com/smilies/conf40.gif

What's so bad about these two hotels? (not like I'm going to be spending too much time there anyways....)

[Tristan]

Originally posted by einnod23:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Tristan:
I'm staying at the Ritz-Carlton the first night and the Hyatt after that; is everything walking distance? The Hyatt is right across from the Superdome. It is about 3/4 of a mile to the French Quarter. You could walk that.

I normally stay at the Queen and Crescent. Very good budget hotel ($59-89/night). It's on Camp Street, about 4 blocks from the French Quarter. I don't like staying in the Quarter: 1) too expensive; and 2) too loud, especially if you are on Bourbon.

Oh, yeah, back to food. If you could catch a $.25 oysters on the half shell special at the Cajun Cabin (it's on Bourbon Street), good for you (that's if they put the special on).

Also, don't forget to go the the Jazz Museum (a must!!!), which is in the Old US Mint at the French Market (southeast end of the Quarter).

Oh, yeah, 3-for-1 drinks during Happy Hour on Bourbon (every spot does it!). Peace. </font>[/QUOTE]$.25 oysters?? I'm a little skeptical of discounted seafood... graemlins/rofl.gif looks good!

I'll definitely check the Jazz Museum.

Thanks again everyone! This page is such a great resource! I didn't expect to find an event with my kind of music down there... graemlins/cool_shades.gif

[mhd]

Originally posted by Tristan:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by mhd:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Tristan:
I'll take all the info I can get! Thanks people... keep it coming if you got it... graemlins/beerchug.gif The food info definitely looks good!

Javier - that Monday night looks real good! I'll reach for sure...

I'm staying at the Ritz-Carlton the first night and the Hyatt after that; is everything walking distance? man that Ritz-Carlton sucks, you will be disappointed, try the W, very cool, its all pretty much walking distance, especially the stuff in the quarter </font>[/QUOTE]Damn, that's too bad... the rooms are already booked up, so I guess I'll have to make the best of it! http://deephousepage.com/smilies/conf40.gif

What's so bad about these two hotels? (not like I'm going to be spending too much time there anyways....) </font>[/QUOTE]don't know about the hyatt, i usually prefer smaller hotels, but that Ritz was a huge foul mess, especially for a Ritz, they just converted that property from an old department store. let me know what you think. the W was new, modern, great service more intimate, actually more like a nightclub

[Fletch]

Javier Drada,

Actually, since you're a resident (from the flyer) you have to educate me on some more of New Orleans. The French Quarter is just the tourist spot (the Quarter still has some soul, as opposed to a lot of other tourist spots around the country).

What's your spot for the absolute best bread pudding in town? hail.gif Peace.

[Javier Drada]

Originally posted by einnod23:
Javier Drada,

Actually, since you're a resident (from the flyer) you have to educate me on some more of New Orleans. The French Quarter is just the tourist spot (the Quarter still has some soul, as opposed to a lot of other tourist spots around the country).

What's your spot for the absolute best bread pudding in town? hail.gif Peace. That would have to the White Chocolate Bread Pudding at the Palace Cafe...

[Fletch]

Tristan, I forgot,

Get on the Airport Shuttle when you land. I believe its about $10-12 bucks. Much less expensive than a $30+ cab ride to and from the Airport.

And I believe they just about go anywhere in New Orleans. Unlike here in New York, where it Airport Shuttle does not go the outer boroughs. mad1.gif

[Number Two]

I try not to eat when I am in New Orleans. A lot of the restaurants are so expencive there. I noticed that when I would go to Mike Andersons,their prices would be outragiously expencive compared to here in Baton Rouge for the same items on the menu. I love going out to the sticks like St. Fracicisville at the Myrtles for the Sunday brunch of to Donaldsonville at Lafeate's Landing. Sometimes the out of the way places are the best. I tend to stay away from the French Quarter as much as possible. If I do make a weekend of it and can't get in touch with my friends down there,I will get a nice creole style BnB down there. Hope you have fun whatever you do. Javier I'm sure will show you where to go to have a good time. I don't spend too much time in New Orleans. Peace.

[Tristan]

I'm itching to try some nice Cajun food... I'm lookin for the HEAT! :D

Bread Pudding? graemlins/conf44.gif

Thanks again for all the tips! I'm taking notes here...