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)

Krewe du Vieux + La Maison

Caddywhompus

Giant Cloud

Jean-Eric

The Krewe du Vieux after-show at La Maison was a pretty special event this year. Park the Van Records planned an awesome showcase with Caddywhompus, The Bellys, Giant Cloud, and Jean-Eric. The highlight of the night was the impromptu march through the venue by the Noicisian Coalition and the Camel Toe Lady Steppers. Gotta love Carnival!

Jean-Eric was a special treat, pretty much reminded me of a band that Punky Brewster would put together. ( = Awesome.)

Here's a video treat of Jean-Eric...

Jean-Eric | Krewe du Vieux | 2010 from Rachel Puckett on Vimeo.

A Message From The Bands

I was fortunate enough to get to spend the afternoon with a couple of the bands pre the NOIR Fest 3 kick-off this evening. Here's what they had to tell YOU.

WTUL Interview from Rachel Puckett on Vimeo.

Open your ears to Sun Hotel . Now.

I develop a fondness for a lot of the bands in the scene. Caddywhompus is incredible and the loudest smallest band you'll ever see. Giant Cloud has that oh-so-good Peekers sound that I can't ever get enough of. And Loren Murrell, Silent Cinema, and MyNameIsJohnMichael always make me melt. But the band currently on my radar is one I plan on paying a lot more attention to.

Sun Hotel is definitely worth the listen. They are a local indie band with a lot of acoustic goodness, interesting and somewhat soothing vocal interludes and some catchy lyrics..... Please class them amongst the new and good in the local scene and start taking notice. 

Check them in space: http://www.myspace.com/sunhotelsounds

Check them out for real: Sunday, October 25 @ Allways Lounge/ Marigny Theatre in support of the NOLA Project's latest theatre production, Finer Noble Gases. NOIR Collective presents! Come support!

8 Questions with... Bionica

In the first installment of what will sure to be a long series of pithy and enjoyable little questionnaires, we asked local act Bionica eight questions. Their keytarist (no shit) James Westfall took the time to answer us, doing so in a much more earnest way than we could have ever expected. We appreciate him taking time out for us, and you should return the favor by catching him and the other members of Bionica tonight at a free show at Blue Nile.


1. In nine words, who are you and what is it that you do?
Bionica is a musical collective that explores all possibilities

2. What album have you been listening to for the past week?
The Rough Mixes of the soon to be released Bionica CD.

3. Favorite venue in NOLA and why?
Snug Harbor - Snug has a long history with the city and the city's musicians. Most of the band were close to the former club owner George Brumat. (who recently passed away in 2007) George was the type of human being that gave nothing but sacrifice and integrity to the musicians and employees of Snug Harbor. It is the venue that helped start most of our careers as individual artists. Fortunately, the club continues with that same respect and dignity that George gave.

4. Favorite venue outside of NOLA and why?
There is a venue in NYC called The Stone. It was created by John Zorn as a non profit performance venue where musicians receive 100%. It is booked through different artists getting the opportunity to curate the events for their allotted time. Though Bionica has never played their yet, we encourage this project and other projects that give artists the platform to be who they are with out the overhead of business.

5. What local band aren’t enough people listening to?
Nova Nola

6. Favorite piece of musical equipment?
The Keytar! ... (Though it just broke so the new one won't be in in time for tonight's show)

7. You hate it when people characterize your music as _____?
...No hate here.

8. Write us a haiku.

The few power many

Ron Paul was right

Man versus Machine through Bionica



Close enough with the haiku form, there. Again, Bionica performs tonight at Blue Nile with Caddywhompus and Giant Cloud.

The next month in NOLA

Hey all,

So, quietly, New Orleans has decided that over the next month the city is going to host upwards of a dozen really freaking awesome indie concerts, topped off by the ridiculous lineup Voodoo has promised. My little Google calendar, which I never figured out how to use until a week ago, has filled pretty quickly with shows I need to see over the next month.

There are consequences to this. For one, I am going to go broke. Like, really, painfully, sadly broke.

For two, these concerts have brought up huge scheduling issues. As I pointed out before, I have never had to keep a schedule, let alone had scheduling issues. I feel like Trump or someone. Tomorrow night there are two amazing shows, one at One Eyed Jack’s with The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (low-fi treble pop from Brooklyn) and a great show of local favorites Giant Cloud, Caddywhompus, and Bionica at Blue Nile sponsored by, well, us. It’s been argued that Pains of Being Pure are only in town for one night, but I still feel the need to send an apology letter or something to the bands over at Blue Nile. (Is it weird that I feel I am neglecting a large group of people who have no idea who I am?)

Similar problems arise on September 30^th. I’m open to people convincing me to see one show over another.

I’ve attached the little list I keep on my desk, but for a more comprehensive concert lineup (including information like where it is and what time it starts and everything else you’d want) check out our listings at http://neworleansindierock.com/#/show-listings/4532221502

9/26 - Pains of being Pure at Heart
9/26 – Giant Cloud, Caddywhompus, Bionica
9/30 - My Name is John Michael & Dr. Dog
9/30 - The Walkmen + Cymbals Eat Guitars
10/1 - Phoenix
10/2 - Arctic Monkeys
10/4 - Blitzen Trapper
10/7 – Dan Deacon
10/8 - Wavves.
10/16 - Japandroids
10/21- Junior boys
10/23- Art brut
11/06 - Why?
11/18 - Camera Obscura + Papercuts

NOIR FEST | November 20 - 21, 2009

Our big announcement....

As promised, our third sampler CD will be released this November 20. New Orleans keeps providing really great indie rock bands which means we will keep providing really great sampler CDs showcasing the finest talent the New Orleans indie rock scene has to offer.

Thank you to the bands who will be featured on the third sampler CD. Loren Murrell, Giant Cloud, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Generationals, The Buttons, Gamma Ringo!, ONE MAN MACHINE, and Club of the Sons.

The CD will be distributed for FREE beginning November 20 and 21 at the NOIR Fest. Schedule below...

FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 20 | ONE EYED JACKS

Club of the Sons

One Man Machine
Gamma Ringo

SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 21 | BLUE NILE

Hurray for the Riff Raff

Giant Cloud

Loren Murrell

Yes there's been a name change for the Fest (NOIR Fest) and we've shortened it to two nights instead of three. Our plate is full with awesome projects that are sure to help the local indie rockers and the local indie rock scene. We've got a lot of awesome presented shows coming your way, we're helping Offbeat with an iPhone application, we're providing music for an indie film in town, we're releasing a digital remix download of several of the songs that were on our previous samplers (remixed by local DJs), and we're planning a crazy big festival for the spring. So be on the lookout, get excited for the next release this November, and support the scene and come out for NOIR Fest and all the shows in between. Yeah brah.

A special thanks to Sweet Tea Firefly Vodka, Maple Street Book Shop and Skullyz Recordz for supporting this next sampler.

Band to keep your eyes & ears on....

NOIRC has been busy adding several bands to the website. Check out new additions HERE.

One special band added to the roster that NOIRC is currently head-over-heels for is Giant Cloud. They recently played Lafayette, LA's Geronimo Fest and sound as though they could be the little sister band of The Peekers.  

Check out their peppy, upbeat, folk - indie, could-only-be-conjured-up-in-Louisiana sound HERE.