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VOLUME 12, NUMBER 27 JULY 3, 2014 New Orleans and Louisiana's Music and Culture Newsletter In This Issue GO 4TH TO ESSENCE THIS WEEK ON OFFBEAT.COM MOJO MOUTH NEWS YOU CAN USE OFFBEAT LIVE SHOW PICKS OF THE WEEK PODCAST: TONY BAZLEY LOUISIANA MUSIC ON TOUR NEW ALBUMS  SUBSCRIBE   concerts  restaurants Our Sponsors fIREWORKS AND ESSENCE FEST FIREWORKS ON THE RIVER,  PRINCE IN THE SUPERDOME   The Purple One himself will descend upon the Essence Festival this weekend, and so will tons of local talent. At the same time, the Go 4th on the River fireworks show will light up the sky. Luckily for you, we've got a guide to both events! OFFBEAT.COM AT A GLANCE JON CLEARY AND NIGEL HALL PAY TRIBUTE TO BOBBY WOMACK Photo by Kim Welsh   Jon Cleary happened to be hanging out with Nigel Hall when they heard that Bobby Womack had passed away. The two world class musicians paid their respects by covering one of Womack's songs and putting it out for free.    MORE @ A GLANCE:     Audio engineer Jack Miele had his hands full when he set out to record Blues Traveler at the Music Shed. Find out how he did it.    Rockers Bantam Foxes will debut eight new songs at the Old. U.S. Mint.    Shamarr Allen is getting in on the holiday action with his Star Spangled Birthday Bash on July 5.   You can enter to win tickets to see A.J. Croce at the Maple Leaf on July 8 and at the Old U.S. Mint on July 9.     PHOTO GALLERY   Check out these great shots from Bayou Boogaloo in Norfolk, Virgnia.  MOJO MOUTH: A BLOG Jan Ramsey, OffBeat Publisher and Editor-In-Chief   WHO'S "INDEPENDENT" ANYWAY?   Following up on the tragic fatal shooting last week on Frenchmen, we follow up with another tragic incident on Bourbon Street, where not one, but 10 people were injured, some of them critically...which made me wonder: how can we celebrate Independence Day if we're not really free from fear?  ----------------------------------------------------------   Here are the results of last week's poll:   Which musician or music business person in New Orleans would do the best job as if they got involved in local political office?  (This was a joke, doncha know?!)   Irvin Mayfield..............19.3% Kermit Ruffins...............4.8% Big Freedia...................8.0% Jimmy Anselmo.............0.0% Jan Ramsey.................30.6% Quint Davis.................19.3% David Torkanowsky.......3.2% Deacon John.................0.0% Dr. John........................6.4% Debbie Davis................1.6% Other............................6.4%   Mentioned in "other" were: Al Scramuzza, Ellis Marsalis, Steve Picou   See ya at the polls, Quint and Irvin!   Take this week's poll here.  NEWS YOU CAN USE IVAN NEVILLE: MUSIC VIDEO ACTOR     Ivan Neville recently starred in a video for the New York rock band The Young Presidents. Neville sang lead vocals on the song "Time," and the video for the song features Neville hanging out in the French Quarter, reading OffBeat, and having a good time.  MORE NEWS:   Speaking of Ivan Neville, Dumpstaphunk will play the grand opening of a new music venue in Biloxi this weekend.   June Yamagishi and June Victory will take the stage as "June Squared." "May Cubed" is up next.  Sarah Jaffe will play Southport Hall with the Polyphonic Spree July 10. Happiness will ensue. We're giving away tickets to the Now Playing showcase at Essence and to see Bassnectar in Baton Rouge.  OFFBEAT CONCERT PICKS Prince will perform at Essence Festival's main stage on Friday July 4 at 10:30 p.m. at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. OFFBEAT DAILY PICKS OF THE WEEK Thursday 3: Geno Delafose  at Rock 'n' Bowl Friday 4: Chris Ardoin  at d.b.a. Saturday 5: Donald Harrison Jr. Quintet at Snug Harbor Sunday 6: Big Al Carson at Kajun's Pub Monday 7: George Porter, Jr. Trio  at the Maple Leaf Tuesday 8: Davy Mooney  at Snug Harbor Wednesday 9: Jon Roniger at the Howlin' Wolf Den Check out all of OffBeat's   CONCERT PICKS OF THE WEEK     View OffBeat's COMPLETE CONCERT CALENDAR Thanks for reading this issue of  the Weekly Beat.   Please forward it to a friend who loves New Orleans music and culture!  OffBeat loves your input and feedback.  Please email comments to us at: WeeklyBeat@OffBeat.com, and please include your email as we may need your permission to publish your kudos, comments and criticisms. SUBSCRIBE TO HELP KEEP OFFBEAT  ALIVE AND  KICKIN'!  NEW SUBSCRIBERS GET A SPECIAL GIFT! stay connected IN OFFBEAT THIS MONTH BARTHOLOMEW HERITAGE CONTINUES THROUGH THE GENERATIONS   A hero of New Orleans music, producer/performer/composer Dave Bartholomew's progeny continue his musical legacy. ENJOY NEW ORLEANS ALL YEAR LONG If you can't find a copy of OffBeat at your nearest location, get in touch with us to get OffBeat distributed free in New Orleans in a rack near you. Please help us support OffBeat's great writers and photographers by subscribing to OffBeat now!  New subscribers get a special gift! Look-Ka Py Py Podcast OFFBEAT PODCASTS NOW AVAILABLE ON iTUNES FREE Tony Bazley "All my life, I been a jazz, bebop drummer," says 79-year-old Pigeon Town native  Tony "Oulabula" Bazley in OffBeat's Look-Ka Py Py Podcast. Over the course of his six-and-a-half decade career, Bazley manned the kit for jazz legends such as Eric Dolphy, Dexter Gordon and Wes Montgomery as well as several others. Like many of his era, Bazley road began at the famed Dew Drop Inn. Listen to a part of New Orleans jazz history, hosted by Zachary Young. Access offbeat's podcast  archive Via OffBeat.com here louisiana music on tour Get the definitive list of Louisiana musicians performing outside New Orleans.   Marc Broussard  will be in the Netherlands  with a performance on  July 9 in Amsterdam at Tolhuisuinzaal.   new louisiana music recordings Get the latest info on new CDs and recordings from New Orleans and Louisiana musicians. Rebirth Brass Band:  Move Your Body (Vinyl) (Basin Street)   MUSICAL HISTORY LESSON Find out more about the  rich history  of New Orleans and Louisiana's musical heritage in OffBeat's 26-year-deep archive. THREE YEARS AGO IN OFFBEAT... Dave Bartholomew was the recipient of OffBeat's Best of the Beat Lifetime Achievement Award in January 2011.  Read Rick Coleman's story about his major impact on the music of New Orleans. Here's a rare recent performance of Dave performing with Allen Toussaint: Dave Bartholomew COLLECTIBLES   A TREASURY OF  NEW ORLEANS' MUSICAL HISTORY   Get a treasure trove of hand-selected archival OffBeat issues PLUS mystery lagniappe collectibles in every box by ordering our  "Pot Luck" special HERE. 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