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.

Floating Action = satisfaction

NOIRC and Park the Van Records are presenting a mad crazy good show on Friday, June 12 at Marigny Theatre. This will be Park the Van's first showcase in New Orleans and will include some great indie bands you might want to start listening to...

The Peekers, Generationals, The High Strung, and Floating Action.

Here's a couple more tid-bits about Floating Action to get you pumped, inspired, and antsy for the show.

1. Floating Action is the first and only Park The Van band signed by sending a demo in the mail. 
2. Floating Action was hand picked to support both Band of Horses and Dr. Dog on separate tours last year.

3. Floating Action's Seth Kauffman has great cell phone reception. Often when called, Seth can be found scaling mountains, swimming in waterfalls, or feeding hummingbirds. 

Listen to them on myspace and decide for yourselves.

But be cyber stellar and Tweet with us and RsVp to the Facebook event.

Park the Van & NOIRC present The Peekers | HighStrung | Generationals | Floating Action

SAVE THE DATE : June 12 | Marigny Theatre/ Allways Lounge| 9pm

Word to all NOLA indie rockers who won't be skipping town for the Bonnaroooooo fest --- New Orleans Indie Label, Park the Van Records and New Orleans Indie Rock Collective, present the first 4 band Park the Van label showcase! This is a going to be one hell of a hoe-down and NOIRC gives this show a major thumbs up. 

The Peekers (Shreveport)
The High Strung (Detroit, MI) 
Generationals (New Orleans)
Floating Action (Asheville, NC)

Join the Facebook event HERE. 

Keep checking back to the NOIRC blog for more details on the show and informational tid-bits and song downloads from all the bands