Upcoming: Fat Tuesday -w- Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave. @ Marquee

Upcoming: Marco Bevenevento's Fat Tuesday Tribute to James Booker feat Johnny Vidacovich

Nolafunk Fat Tuesday Party!

Marco Benevento's Tribute to James Booker

w/ Johnny Vidacovich & Andy Hess + special guests

Tuesday February 12 @ Brooklyn Bowl

Tix/Info

Happy Mardi Gras! Tune in to WWOZ all day.

Upcoming: Abita Beer presents Sugartone Brass Band @ S.O.B.

50% Off Tix: Fat Tuesday Funk Jam feat. Henry Butler, Leo Nocentelli & George Porter, Jr.

FAT TUESDAY / FEBRUARY 16 / BB KING'S

Discounts available HERE (code "mania) and/or HERE.

Known throughout the music industry as the "funkiest, fast-fingered" guitarist there is, a musician who can control your mind, body and soul with his experience, superior talent, musical mastery and inimitable style, he is Leo Nocentelli. Leo is the lead guitarist, composer, innovator and the musical originator of the syncopated funk-style that won international acclaim for him and the band known as the "Pioneers of Funk", The Meters.

George Porter Jr.'s career has spanned nearly thirty years working with artists as diverse as Robbie Robertson and Earl King. 1965 began a collaboration that has lasted to this day with the Legendary Meters, considered by many, the best Rock-Fusion Band in the world.

Combining the percussive jazz piano playing of McCoy Tyner and the New Orleans style playing of Professor Longhair through his classically trained wizardry, Henry Butler continues to craft a sound uniquely his own. A rich amalgam of jazz, Caribbean, classical, pop, blues and R&B influences, his music is as excitingly eclectic as that of his New Orleans birthplace.

Adam Deitch is best known as the drummer of the John Scofield Band. He has played with the Average White Band and Lettuce. His drumming style is very funk oriented, and he plays some very unusual fills. In John Scofield's words, "He's got that jazz mentality and a 'take no prisoners' type of creativity - all combined with the groove of death."

Michael Arnone brings Mardi Gras Madness to Mexicali Live in Teaneck, NJ

Three nights of live New Orleans Music and Food

Instead of celebrating Mardi Gras (French for "Fat Tuesday") on just one date this year, Michael Arnone invites you to join him for three big nights of Mardi Gras madness at Mexicali Live in Teaneck, NJ. From Thursday, February 11 through Saturday, February 13, Arnone is dishing up music and his famous Crawfish Fest fare: Crawfish Etouffee, Shrimp Creole, Alligator Sausage, Jambalaya and Red Beans & Rice.

Jeffrey Broussard and The Creole Cowboys will rock the house on Thursday, February 11. Known as one of the most influential accordionists and vocalists in Zydeco music, Broussard's 2009 album, Keeping The Tradition Alive, was named "Best Zydeco Album" by offbeat Magazine. Also performing will be New Jersey guitarist Livingston Leo.

The Iguanas will perform their own brand of music on Friday, February 12. Their music is a fusion of blues, classic R&B, zydeco, Cajun, Tex-Mex and roots rock & roll. Also on stage will be Brother Joscephus and his big sound of rhythm and blues.

The High and Mighty Brass Band takes the stage on Saturday, February 13 to perform their mix of classic New Orleans Funk, R&B and more modern influences of Afro-Beat and Hip Hop. Also performing is Mojomo!

The Crowne Plaza Englewood Hotel is the event's Host Hotel. Ask for Mexicali Live room rates of $99 per night. For more information about Michael Arnone's Mardi Gras madness at Mexicali Live, visit www.crawfishfest.com

Fat Tuesday!!!

H A P P Y M A R D I G R A S ! ! !

Crank up the WWOZ or HOTG's web stream loud.

Video: Zulu group celebrates 100 years

Photos by Dino Perrucci Photography

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles - Tipitina's, New Orleans 2/23/09

more from last night:


Skeleton - Tipitina's, New Orleans 2/23/09


Bonerama - Block Party, New Orleans 2/23/09


Cowboy Mouth - Block Party, New Orleans 2/23/09

Mardi Gras 2009: NYC Survival Guide

LISTEN to WWOZ's Live Broadcast, a Radiators MOMs Ball show, or one of John Sinclair & Tom Morgan's awesome archived Mardi Gras radio shows HERE, HERE, HERE, or HERE.


VIEW the Times-Pic Blogs & the WWOZ Blogs. Check out the excellent photo essays entitled "Living In New Orleans: Mardi Gras" and "Black Mardi Gras"



WATCH Parade Videos.





READ a book from the "Carnival Reading List"



FIND the closest Popeye's for some of the best Red Beans & Rice around.



EAT an authentic Nola meal in NYC (this list is out of date, but still helpful). Check out this Q&A with Chana Levi of Mara's Homemade & Midtown Lunch's "Fat Tuesday Edition"


PARTY like it's Fat Tuesday.



LEARN about the Mardi Gras Indians: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE, or read Home of the Groove's brand new "Here Come Da Indians!" post, complete with a few classic recordings for your listening pleasure. WWOZ's Street Talk on the Indians is HERE. Plus, here's a GLOSSARY of Injun terms and John Sinclair's Mardi Gras Indian DISCOGRAPHY.

Fat Tuesday Party! BILL MALCHOW & THE GO CUP ALLSTARS feat. Brian Seeger on guitar (Stanton Moore/Aaron Neville) Performing The Classic Album "Dr. John's Gumbo" & More plus The Funky Fritters

Tuesday February 24th Doors @ 7pm | $10 Buy Tix

Bill Malchow & The Go Cup All Stars Official Website Myspace I'm a New York City based keyboardist/vocalist with strong New Orleans influences. A.K.A. "Sweet William, Blackbeard, Brother Bill, Lippy the Pants, Captain Bill"... I'm a big fan of piano led New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, straight ahead blues, funkier jazz and actually anything that'll get your body moving a bit. Think James Booker, Dr John, Huey Smith, Prof Longhair, Otis Spann, Memphis Slim, and Horace Silver. I have my own group that goes by several different names depending on my moooood. "Bill Malchow & Friends", "BMF", "The Go Cup All Stars", "Bill Malchow & the Barbecue Banshees " and "Sue". I back up several talented songwriters/bands including at one point or another The Jack Grace Band (Weirdo Country Music), Andrew Vladeck (Electric Folk), Johanna Stahley (Soul/Rock/Pop), Alex McMurray (New Orleans based Songwriter), Bubble (Faithful live recreation of Beatles albums), David Kolker (rock), Jake Walker (blues), David Weinstone (Music for Aardvarks)... The Funky Fritters In the wide world of American music, certain bands have a way of building an exciting life for themselves away from the glare of national attention. Much of that is because of the relationship the group has with its fans. It usually starts in small clubs or even backyards in their hometown, then spreads to nearby cities, neighboring states and soon across entire regions, until the band finally comes into its own as a national presence.

Mardi Gras 2008: NYC Survival Guide

LISTEN to WWOZ's Live Broadcast, a Radiators MOMs Ball show, or one of John Sinclair & Tom Morgan's awesome archived Mardi Gras radio shows HERE, HERE, or HERE.

update: Listen to their 2008 Mardi Gras radio show HERE.


VIEW the Times-Pic Blogs & the WWOZ Blogs. Check out the excellent photo essays entitled "Living In New Orleans: Mardi Gras" and "Black Mardi Gras"



WATCH Parade Videos.





READ a book from the "Carnival Reading List"


FIND the closest Popeye's for some of the best Red Beans & Rice around.


EAT an authentic Nola meal in NYC (this list is out of date, but still helpful). Check out this Q&A with Chana Levi of Mara's Homemade & Midtown Lunch's "Fat Tuesday Edition"


PARTY like it's Fat Tuesday.







LEARN about the Mardi Gras Indians: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE, or read Home of the Groove's brand new "Here Come Da Indians!" post, complete with a few classic recordings for your listening pleasure. WWOZ's Street Talk on the Indians is HERE. Plus, here's a GLOSSARY of Injun terms and John Sinclair's Mardi Gras Indian DISCOGRAPHY.



Halain Pardo, 4, Spy Boy, sings with his father Juan Pardo, War Chief, as The Golden Comanche Mardi Gras Indians dance on 1st Street. Mardi Gras 2008.
Brett Duke / Times-Picayune