Coming soon...

Never in my memory has the calender looked this good. This fall is going to be one for the ages when it comes to live music, especially when it comes to touring bands. This is not to down play the mind blowing amount of local shows that will be happening as well. We want to make sure people know whats coming to town and if you aren't famaliar with some of the bands, give you a little taste of what to expect. So here are just a few of the great bands coming to town in the coming weeks and be prepared to see much more in the near future.


The Henry Clay People @ One Eyed Jacks 9/15/10 (w/ Giant Cloud & Robert Ellis)



The Black Keys @ House of Blues 9/21/10 (w/ The Whigs)SOLD OUT!


The Hold Steady @ Republic 9/24/10 (w/ Wintersleep)


Coco Rosie @ Republic 9/27/10


Some local shows of note:
Big Rock Candy Mountain, Sunshine Factory & Big History (first show ever) @ Carrollton Station 9/18/10



Sun Hotel CD Release @ One Eyed Jacks 9/24/10 (w/ Caddywhompus & The Eastern Sea)

Zack Smith + NOIR Fest 3

Thanks to Offbeat we have an awesome video to give you.

Zack Smith, the photographer and drummer for Rotary Downs launched a project documenting the New Orleans indie rock scene on August 29 this year at Carrollton Station, and it will show at NOIR Fest 3 at the Blue Nile THIS Saturday night. Here’s a look behind the project....

Your Face Could Help The Scene.

New Orleans music scene is changing. According to one study NOLA has officially surpassed both NYC and Austin as the live-music capital of the world. But that's just one study. We all know New Orleans has always been one of the best places in the world for music and that's because of the bands that are working so hard and the fans who dutifully come out to support them. 

We've seen some crazy successes and heard some great local albums and attended some pretty wonderful shows in the past year. Keep this strong and help Zack Smith, a local awesome photographer/drummer, by attending the Big Rock Candy Mountain, Caddywhompus, Smiley with a Knife show this Saturday at Carrollton Station.

Zack will be shooting his 1st installment of "Rock Portraits" at the Carrollton Station show. Each image shot will be collected and printed into a large format that will become a part of New Orleans 'Rock History'.

Think you support the scene? 

Well... come show your face.

Oh What A Weekend!

Great shows for the weekend. If you really dig the New Orleans indie scene, show your face!

Thursday night @ Blue Nile UPSTAIRS

The Blue Party is taking their house party to the stage. Catch them now before they head on their second summer tour through the mid-west. Big Rock Candy Mountain will also be playing, don't miss their dancy bang-bang vibe. These local bands are also sharing the stage with nationally touring band, Roadside Graves, who is signed to the Aquarium Drunkard label.

Friday night @ Blue Nile
Hold your excitement and don't miss your chance to see MyNameIsJohnMichael in the main room downstairs at Blue Nile. One of NOLA's favorite bands and full of some of the music scene's favorite people. Also joining the MyNameIs crew is PUMPKIN, and guests from the land of Georgia peaches THE MODERN SOCIETY.

Friday night @ One Eyed Jacks

Octopus Project and A Living Soundtrack! Octopus Project comes to NOLA by way of Austin. It will surely make for an ambient & experimental night.

Saturday night @ Hi - Ho Lounge

Catch the Generationals hot off their tour. Literally. In the past two months they've been all over the mid-west and west coast and will be driving in for this special show at Hi-Ho. They will be sharing the stage with Floating Action, another band of the Park the Van label. Check it!

And get there early to catch some local DJ action with DJ Matty & Savannah.

Saturday night @ Dragon's Den

NOLA welcomes The Littlest Viking by way of California. Check out their experimental-instrumental vibe.

Zack Smith was born!

Music. Food. Party.

Artist House Spotlighting Local Bands

So if you haven't heard of Artist House, you should check it out NOW. It is a great resource for musicians and anyone who is in the music business.

In addition to providing great tutorials, etc., they have started doing a weekly video chat session with industry professionals, and also bringing local artist to showcase their music and get them feedback on what they are doing. They do these Live Chats every Wednesday evening at 6pm Central. If you miss them live, they archive all the episodes as well.

Two recent guests on the show were John Michael (MyNameIsJohnMichael) and Big Rock Candy Mountain. Check out a live performance by each below.

MyNameIsJohnMichael - Thieves


Big Rock Candy Mountain - Rocketship


Also, this past week Caddywhompus was the musical guest. Keep your eyes peeled for their video soon.

Oh yeah, and here we are mentioned on the show.

NOLA Indie Rock Fest II Line Up Announced

NOLA Indie Rock Fest II is right around the corner. We are super excited about the fest and the new FREE sampler cd ROBOTS ARE MEAN.

Here is the lineup:

Thursday | March 5th | Hi-Ho Lounge

Caddywhompus

The Pharmacy

The Blue Party

Friday | March 6th | One Eyed Jacks

Silent Cinema

The Zydepunks

Big Rock Candy Mountain

Saturday | March 7th | The Howlin Wolf

Glasgow

The Peekers

The Happy Talk Band

The Public

Be on the look out for promo materials, early weekend pass sales, etc.