Episode #36: They Call Him “Bonedaddy”

Mayhem + live original music! We’ve got Lane “They Call Him Bonedaddy” (and his awesome wife Jamie) and Red DeVecca on bass (if you tune in on the regular you’ve heard Red’s not-family-friendly tales of days of yore playing with Ernie K-Doe, Professor Longhair, and Snooks Eaglin…), one of my earliest/favoritist New Orleans friends Isabella Morrison, famous Big Daddy’s lurker and karaoke maestro James Nettles, and all those other people I extracted drunken promises from last night! I believe Nervous Duane said something about reading science fiction excerpts. And this just in, songster Jamey St Pierre and his daughter  And, apparently Shawn Williams is still alive and will be rolling out of bed to join us too! (#BlameWanda.) Plus, you! (Get at me, this is an all-inclusive fiesta, and my car is full of booze.)

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Episode #34: Wholesome Tidbits

Kicking things off with Jennifer Callan telling us about the Bywater Toys For Tots Christmas In July Party and some sweet live tunes from Mike Dill and Jonathan David Tankel (the Mutineers)! Lane “They Call Him Bonedaddy” in the house, that great bassist Red DeVecca telling a few tales from days of yore, vinyl junkie Corey Collins, co-horst Pizza Mike… whoever else wanders in. Playlist below!

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Episode #31: Picking Up Guests On Street Corners

Another wacky, educational episode of Musicians, Mentors, and Barroom Heroes! New friends and dear/weird friends. Live music, not-live music, bar stories about not-live people, fine literature, good company, company, $2 chips. Thank you bunches to Eric Ess, Nervous Duane, Karen Childs, Stephen Medina, Carrie Anne Rose, Ashley Rice, Shawn Williams, and Cousin Andrew Jonathan for hanging out! (See Karen Childs’ video below!)

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Episode #19: N.O. Dead Air (Take 3)

Tonight! The 3rd edition of the monthly “singer, songwriter, etc” series I’m now calling Live Locals & No Dead Air. Studio will be kickin with various players, playahs, and lurkers… Patrick Cooper, Lili Dove, Lynn Drury, Natasha Sanchez, Shawn Williams, Bob Worth, Pizza Mike, Red DeVecca?…. the list groweth. (Text me if you want to come hang, or if you want to play the next one, a couple songs on air guaranteed to the first 6ish people I make drunken promises too  Bad jokes and unflattering lighting guaranteed to one and all.)

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Episode #17: Rivers, Roads, and Railroad Tracks

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Ep. 17: Rivers, roads, railroad tracks, travelling, good driving tunes, etc. Thanks to Eric Ess, Shawn Williams, and the voices in their heads for sharing their songs, musings, upcoming album information, fond thoughts about Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant, and bitter conclusions about life. (For more information on the New Orleans Swingers Convention, visit Shawn’s new “music” website, shawnwilliamsmusic.com)

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Episode #15: Down ‘n’ Out with Washboard Lissa

Tonight’s guest Washboard Lissa Driscoll performing with Nervous Duane in a video we did (99% of the cred: Noé Pierre) a year or two back for OffBeat Magazine. Tune in tonight 9-11 pm on 102.3 WHIV FM! As this warnt enough we’ll be joined as well by Jonathan Fedash, Judy Hill of the Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar and more! An hour of Mardi Gras music/reminiscences followed by an hour of god-knows-what. (But it will be acoustic and relatively clean.)”

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Episode #14: N.O. Dead Air Songwriter Night No. 2

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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  )

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