Not THAT kind of bone...

New Orleans, LA
Jazz Fest 2010

        


Get your mind out of the gutter.  We're talking about TROMbones here, people.  I love this band.  They do an awesome cover of Black Sabbath's Iron Man.  I took Julio and Jorge to see them a few years ago in San Francisco.  This was when they both still had long hair.  They started headbanging.  I can still see the two of them jumping up and down, black hair flying everywhere.  Good stuff, great night.  I miss those guys.

The band sounded great at the fest this year.  They did a late show over the weekend that I really wanted to go to, but I got distracted.   They're all over the place this summer, including NY.  Lucky me.

http://boneramamusic.com/tour-dates/

                  

      

Dining!

New Orleans, LA
Jazz Fest 2010

The best dish at the fest.  No contest.  No kidding.  I eat it every day that I go.  It's unbelievable.  It's a thick, rich, flavor explosion, all dark and delicious.  I had a gallon delivered to me in San Francisco once, for the party I threw when KKV was leaving town for South America.  They shipped it frozen, overnight delivery.  The shipping cost more than the gumbo.

Worth.  Every.  Penny.

Look them up.  http://prejeans.com/  Call them and tell them you want the Jazz Fest gumbo.  They'll know what you mean.

The Master

New Orleans, LA
Jazz Fest 2010

            

                

Overrated

                          

I hate to say it, but it is.

I'm sorry.  I know it's the most famous dishes of Jazz Fest Dishes.  I know that there's an army of New Orleanians out there who would have me tried for treason right now.  But it really is.  Overrated.  So fucking overrated.

People line up for that shit, as you can plainly see.  You know what, people?  It's just crawfish in cream sauce, with some Tony Chachere's thrown in.  Seriously, that's all it is, more or less.  You can make that shit at home, so easy.  Plus, they always overcook the fucking pasta.

I hate mushy pasta.

Although, if you don't live in south Louisiana and don't have easy access to crawfish, crawfish like they were coming out of your fucking ears, I guess I can see the fascination.

Mmmm, crawfish...

Dining!

New Orleans, LA
Jazz Fest 2010

As you can see, the fest is as much about the food as it is the music...

        

    

          

        

        

Eye Candy

New Orleans, LA
Jazz Fest 2010

      


I remember way back when Big Sam used to own the Funky Butt over on Rampart.  I used to go in there to hear him and his Funky Nation play and wonder why this guy wasn't playing at Jazz Fest, or all over the country for that matter.  It was the best kept secret in the city.  This was back when Big Sam was really BIG Sam, before he lost a bunch of weight and started going to the gym all the time.  He was always one of the most charismatic performers New Orleans had ever seen.  Now he's all buff, and fine as a motherfucker:

            

      

                  

                              

The secret's out, too.  He's all over the place now, drawing a huge crowd at the fest last week.  Last time I saw him in San Francisco, the Boom Boom Room had people spilling out the door.  I saw him at d.b.a. not too long ago.  I was going to say hello on the break, but I realized I was going to need a machete to hack through the tangle of shrieking females clinging to his feet.

Hmm.  Maybe some other time.

Check them out here.  See if you can make it to their next show.  Bring your dancing shoes, and lots of energy.  Have fun!

Dining!

New Orleans, LA
Jazz Fest 2010

Festival favorites:

                      

        

      

        

          

Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes

New Orleans, LA

Jazz Fest 2010 greatest hits

These guys are pretty fucking awesome.  That's Johnny Sketch, down below.  He's pretty bad ass.  I mean, how many guitar players out there bust out an electric cello every other song?

    


This is Dave.  He lived in one of the apartments out back for a while at the Compound.  Dave's lazy ass was always hanging out in the pool.  Right next to MY lazy ass.  Some days the whole band would hang out in the pool.  The Compound usually needed some time to recover from those days.

                        


The rest of the Dirty Notes are looking good:

                    
    

                    
              

They're sounding good too.  Horn section's as strong as ever.  Visit their website here and check their 'sketchule'.  If you're lucky, they will be coming to a city near you sometime in the near future.  Go.  You won't regret it.  Trust me on this sort of thing.
http://www.johnnysketch.com/

It's here...