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.

The Peekers, Facts

Park the Van Showcase TONIGHT!
9pm @ Marigny Theatre
(2240 St. Claude, across from Hi-Ho)

Now a little information on one of the highlighted bands of the evening, The Peekers...

The Peekers are one of our favorite Louisiana bands, and we can't wait to see them play this Friday. Let's get to know them better.

The Peekers:

1. The Peekers met at show for the Teeth in Shreveport, the Teeth were the 2nd Park the Van band signed, we found out about them thanks to Dr. Dog.

2. The Peekers were introduced to us by a text message from Shai of the Capitol Years, another Park the Van band we found out about from the Teeth. The text said "I found your next band". Shai was right.

3. The Peekers partied with Chloe Sevigny one night in Shreveport. True story.

Generationals, Facts

In preparation for The Park The Van Showcase coming up this Friday @ the Marigny Theatre, here is another quick fact check about one of the great bands playing.

Generationals:

1. Grant Widmer and Ted Joyner are the front-men for Generationals. Grant + Ted = GRANTED? 
2. Generationals are our first New Orleans band. A long time coming for a label that started in New Orleans 5 years ago!

3. The debut record from Generationals (Con Law), due out in July,is being praised from coast to coast. The band has already been invited to play two major music events this fall, Monolith Festival at Red Rock Colorado, and Voodoo Music Experience right here in New Orleans.

Check them out on the web:

Official Site

Myspace

Bandcamp

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