Last night’s playlist! Thank you oodles to everyone who played (Dominique & Carly, Ukulele Jake, #WhoNat, #WhoPat, and JP) as well as Joshua Nelson Straume, Zachary Nelson Smith Esq, Andrew, Peter Huganir, and co-horst Pizza Mike for hanging out. My heartwarms were really acting up by the time JP played “Whisky” A few folks’ first time on air, woohoo! Continue reading
MMBRH#30: Another Great Songwriter Night and Passing of the Bottles Both Ways Around the Circle :O
When you ask Bob Bateman to introduce the people he brought with him to your radio show (“Mike Marks and Sweet Dee”, you learn eventually), and you get this convoluted explanation of how they met (see video below.) Ha! Awesome. (Also when you are capable of controlling your spastic laughter and acting like a professional.) Crazy fun night with these folks, Jimi Palacios, Martha Francis, and Pizza Mike.
N.O. Dead Air on tonight’s episode. Live music, bar stories, pregnant pauses, live applause-s, a convivial atmosphere, and info on exciting upcoming shows. Courtesy of Valerie Jean Capitanich (ha!) & a slew of local singer-songwriters. This week’s lineup includes some combination of Patrick Cooper, Lili Dove, Judy Hill, Ron Hotstream, Tina Jamieson, Alison McConnell, Natasha Sanchez, and whoever else wanders in with a guitar, a washboard, or a set of trigger-happy vocal cords. (You know who you are.)
Ha! Hahaha. Mashup! Musicians, Mentors, and Barroom Heroes will be some sort of slice of something tonight…. #LocalFlavor.
*Rumored* participants:
1) Eric Esshallop (Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant’s chef, renowned for being “comparatively sane and articulate”)
2) The one and only Michael Darby (renowned for the opposite) [possibly with offspring]
3) Former Lydia Lunch bass player Lucky Joe (Last seen drinking adult beverages at BMC, days ago.)
4) The one and only, larger than life Judy Hill (Ooh Poo Pah Doo, b!tchez) [possibly with her band]
5) Singer-songwriters Patrick Cooper and Natasha Sanchez (with their respective conversation-forcing acoustic music machines)
6-11) Whoever else stumbles in from the 6th ward, St. Bernard Parish, a brief but bright late 70s no-wave scene that flourished in New York City,and wherever the hell else in between.
Domenic playing live at WHIV studios and sharing his insights about HIV awareness. We’ll spin local tracks, stumble around the annals of Checkpoint Charlie’s history, and you’ll be subjected to my musical whims, subliminal massaging, and technological ineptitude.
(Speaking of Checkpoint’s! It is the 20th anniversary of Jim Smith hosting open mic. Be there at 8pm sharp, because from 9-11pm, you’ll pay no attention whatsoever to Jim, your friends, or yourself onstage while you stream this radio show live. You will take no breaks because there are no commercials.This is independent radio, b!tchez$. Once the show comes to a complete stop, you may order another drink from the lovely Angelo.)
Photo: Jamie Lynn Vessels
Tonight on Musicians, Mentors, and Barroom Heroes, Singer-Songwriter Night, pt. deux!
Featuring Kenny Claiborne, Jon Hatchett, Andre Lovett, Tasche De La Rocha, and Jamie Lynn Vessels playing some live tunes, telling us a little about their work, and generally having a grand old time at 102.3 WHIV FM’s studio. We’ll also spin a few tunes from other local and local-ish singer-songwriters. Tune in 9-11pm! whivfm.org. (Holler if you’re in the hood, I have king cake )
Inter-parish Carnival fiesta, from St. Bernard to the Treme! Playlist below.
Big thanks to the Vanilla Gorilla and the Suntan Superman aka Frank andBoom of the Old Arabi Bar, their pal Jacob, Pizza Mike, and Big Chief Kevin Goodman for agreeing to be part of this madcap variety show (Reynard Green was detained at work on account of some sports, but we’ll get him back soon), Vanessa Niemann aka Gal Holiday and Lynn Drury for swooping in unexpectedly and adding to the merriment, Wade Burnham for always providing killer getaway music (The Super Sounds of Sunday, 11p-1a every week, folks), and Jim Smith (current title-holder for most on-air mentions in the category of undersung New Orleans musicalheroes) with the lovely Angelo for graciously hosting the after-party.
Video Noe Cugny and I did for OffBeat back in the day!
Without a doubt one of the most…eclectic… (& awesome) playlists I’ve run. General hilarity, a pizza party, and going wherever the musical spirits moved us with Sarah McDiggum, Alyssa McDiggum, Salvatore Geloso, and Pizza Mike. For all of our tomfoolery and Right Said Fred though, these guys are killer musicianers & human beans. (None are asses, all have asses.) Go see em at the Spotted Cat, & beyond!
Photo: Shawn Williams
A bunch of local singer-songwriters come into the studio and play their tunes live! Playlist below.