Weekly Beat: Super Sunday, St. Patrick's Day Parades, T-Bois Blues Fest, NOLA Stones Fest, and more!

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New Orleans and Louisiana's Music and Culture Newsletter VOLUME 13, NUMBER 11 MARCH 12, 2015 In This Issue ADVERTISE POLL MOJO MOUTH THEY SAY IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY... LOUISIANA MUSIC ON TOUR NEW ALBUMS MUSICAL HISTORY LESSON & VIDEO: IRVIN MAYFIELD  SUBSCRIBE   concerts  restaurants Our Sponsors advertise  with us OFFBEAT MEDIA  2015 DEADLINES:  SPECS AND RATES APRIL 2015: FRENCH QUARTER FESTIVAL and FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL PRINT SPACE  DEADLINE:  3/18/15 OFFBEAT'S JAZZ FEST BIBLE PRINT SPACE  DEADLINE:  4/1/15 MAY 2015  (POST-JAZZ FEST): BAYOU BOOGALOO AND SUMMER FESTS PRINT SPACE  DEADLINE:  4/21/15             INJUNS, HERE DAY COME! SUPER SUNDAY 2015  BRINGS OUT THE INDIANS Photo by Kim Welsh Mardi Gras Indians will come out in force this weekend for Super Sunday 2015. Every year on the Sunday before St. Joseph's Day, the Indians take to the streets for a lively and only in New Orleans celebration of life and Indian culture. You won't want to miss a single feather. Check out our Super Sunday playlist to get you pumped for the big day.  NEWS YOU CAN USE START ME UP Photo by Stephen Maloney The NOLA Stones Fest returns to Tipitina's tomorrow night. Last year, a heavy thunderstorm "blew a 50 amp fuse," but the band didn't miss a beat. There's no telling what will happen this year.  MORE NEWS:   Ivan Neville of Dumpstaphunk and Cris Jacobs of The Bridge have launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund their new joint project, Neville Jacobs. New Orleans musicians will come together to pay tribute to Joe Cocker on March 27 at One Eyed Jacks. The Jazz in the Park lineup has been released! Get ready for some great music in Armstrong Park! PHOTO GALLERY:   Check out Gogol Bordello and Debauche at House of Blues.  OFFBEAT.COM AT A GLANCE DO YOU BUKU? Photo by Maxwell Rasche The fourth annual BUKU Music + Art Project returns on Friday, March 13, and Saturday, March 14. MORE NEWS:   We've got a great video of the Soul Rebels with Pharoahe Monch at the Brooklyn Bowl.  Roselyn Lionhart is being honored this Saturday by the Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame for her work as a civil rights activist. And don't forget about the St. Patrick's Day parades this weekend!   MOJO MOUTH: A BLOG  Jan Ramsey OffBeat Publisher and Editor-In-Chief MORE OR LESS TOURISTS? Met with two old friends lastweek for lunch and we talked about how many tourists we see on the streets these days...almost as many as before Hurricane Katrina.    But do we need to keep bringing people to the city who are not necessarily the best "type" of visitor?   Should we be concentrating on quality rather than quantity?     OffBeat wants to create a new OffBeat t-shirt, and we need your input.  THIS WEEK'S POLL:      Make your suggestion here and win! CELEBRATE! THEY SAY IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY... Happy Birthday to trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard. MARCH 13 TERENCE BLANCHARD: Trumpeter and composer, New Orleans, 1962.  MARCH 14 PHIL PHILLIPS: Singer songwriter, Lake Charles, 1931.  WILLIE TEE TRAHAN: Singer songwriter, Lafayette, 1944. KRISTINA MORALES: Singer, New Orleans, 1986.   MARCH 15 D.J. FONTANA: Drummer, Shreveport, 1931. TOMMY MCCLAIN: Vocalist, Jonesville, 1940. SHERYL CORMER: Accordionist, Grand Coteau, 1945.   MARCH 16 CHARLIE MILLER: Trumpeter and composer, New Orleans, 1938. BRYAN LEE: Guitarist and songwriter, Two Rivers, 1943. KEVIN AUCOIN: Drummer, New Orleans, 1959. LIL' RAY NEAL (RAFUL NEAL, III): Singer songwriter, Baton Rouge, 1960.   MARCH 17 EDDY GILES: Singer songwriter and guitarist, Frierson, 1938.   MARCH 18 JOSEPH WARRICK: Vocalist and keyboard player, New Orleans, 1940. GERALD TILLMAN (PROFESSOR SHORTHAIR): Pianist and songwriter, New Orleans, 1955.       For a complete list of Louisiana birthdays, click here. If you're a Louisiana musician, send us your birthday (month-day-year) so we can wish you a good one!   Louisiana musicians, bands and music businesses:  If you haven't updated your FREE listings in the Louisiana Music Directory, do it NOW! Listings in the LMD database are used for voting in Best of The Beat. You must be listed in the LMD to vote.   Make sure your Louisiana musician friends and business are included!  OFFBEAT CONCERT PICKS Elvis Costello at the Civic Theater Thursday, March 12.   OFFBEAT DAILY PICKS OF THE WEEK Thursday 12: The Zombies at House of Blues Friday 13: Dale Watson at Rock 'n' Bowl Saturday 14:   New Orleans Suspects at Maple Leaf Sunday 15: Aurora Nealand presents the Dosti Project at Snug Harbor Monday 16: Beth Patterson at Kerry Irish Pub Tuesday 17: Stanton Moore Trio at Snug Harbor Wednesday 18: Hazy Ray Trio, the Oh My's at Howlin' Wolf Check out OffBeat's  CONCERT PICKS OF THE WEEK     Search 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.   stay connected IN THE MARCH EDITION OF OFFBEAT Who says there aren't a lot of great songwriters in New Orleans? The Write Brothers: Jim McCormick, Paul Sanchez, Spencer Bohren and Alex McMurray have produced an album of co-written songs that show musician collaboration is part of how we roll. This issue also is chockful of great interviews and features on Debauche, Super Sunday, with an interview with John Waters and much, much more. Pick up your free copy locally, in all hotels and motels or subscribe! SUBSCRIBE 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!  EXCLUSIVE TO OFFBEAT! VIDEOS OffBeat Magazine has its own YouTube channel as we continue to document and record live music,  fascinating interviews, and cultural happenings throughout New Orleans and Louisiana.  The Russell Welch Hot Quartet Performs at the Louisiana Music Factory.  Russell Welch at the Louisiana Music Factory Access offbeat's podcast  archive Via OffBeat.com here oUR pODCASTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON ItUNES louisiana music on tour Get the definitive list of Louisiana musicians performing outside New Orleans. Dumpstaphunk will be at O'Daly's Irish Pub in Mobile, Alabama on Saturday, March 14.    new louisiana music recordings Get the latest info on new CDs and recordings from New Orleans and Louisiana musicians. Kevin Clark and Tom McDermott: Temptation Rag (Viper Records) MUSICAL HISTORY LESSON SEVEN YEARS AGO IN OFFBEAT... In March 2008, trumpeter/impresario Irvin Mayfield was reportedly considering a run for Mayor of New Orleans. John Swenson wrote this piece on Irvin Mayfield, his ambition and his plans. He may not be mayor (yet) but Mayfield is still moving and shaking with the opening of the New Orleans Jazz Market and the publishing of a brand-new coffee table book with a 7-CD accompanying music set from Basin Street Records, out at the end of this month. Here's a clip of Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra performing a Queen song "Crazy Little Thing Called Love." Mayfield and NOJO will cover Queen tunes at this year's French Quarter Fest. Haley Reinhart, Irvin Mayfield, Jr. & NOJO: "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" 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. Browse our archive catalog for back issues of OffBeat Magazine! 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