And to think I almost stayed home last night.: Archive

Prom Date

Last night at Chelsea’s. David Fuller is a god. Maybe THE god.

Sep 5th

Jimbo Mathus

Last night at Chelsea’s. I stayed there by accident. It was actually good. Some songs were really country. Some were really blues. Some were really Southern Rock. Basically it was like seeing Widespread Panic, just not as good. But still… glad I stayed.

Aug 30th

Givers

At the LSU Parade Grounds. It wasn’t as good as the time I saw them at Chelsea’s. But still… I love that band and had a great time. I also ran into the guy who now lives in my old bedroom AT THE EXACT SAME MOMENT as I ran into the girl who used to live in that bedroom before I moved in. We had a discussion on existentialism. Not really - we just all shook hands.

Aug 27th

Simon Lott, Will Bernard, Brian Coogan

By the way, I got to see these three Louisiana musicians play together at Chelsea’s a couple of weeks ago and it was almost life changing. Oddly enough, two days later I was getting coffee at Perk’s and ran into Simon Lott and spoke to him for a few minutes. He’s the nicest guy ever.

Aug 23rd

Recently

Heartless Bastards at the Varsity. Loved it. Opening: Peter Wolf Crier and Builders & Butchers. Also excellent. In fact, I may have enjoyed the opening acts better than the headliner. Builders & Butchers’ percussionist is David Fuller’s twin brother. Luke Ash at Chelsea’s. Also, a Soup Named Stu, with the always entertaining David Loti. I’ve seen some other bands...

Jul 21st

My Morning Jacket - Merriweather Post Pavillion,...

Holy mother of god was this great. Here’s the setlist, as best as I could write it down: 1) One Big Holiday 2) Gideon 3) Off the Record 4) I’m Amazed 5) Magheeta 6) (no idea. I think it was a new song. I did some Internet research and it may be called Friends Again. However, it did sound slightly familiar so it may just have been off Evil Urges, which I’m not that...

May 3rd

Simon and Garfunkel at Jazz Fest

I also saw Papa Gros Funk and the Funky Meters. All I can say about S&G is this: I cried. I cried a lot. It was beautiful and perfect. Art Garfunkel made me cry. The next day I went to Festival International in Lafayette. Saw: DL Menard, Chiwoniso, Nation Beat and Mucca Pazza. I HIGHLY recommend Mucca Pazza. Srsly guys. But not as much as Simon and Garfunkel.

Apr 27th

1 note

Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Saw them at Chelsea’s. My coworker’s wife bought me beer. Hadn’t danced like that in months. Glad I didn’t stay home.

Mar 29th

Della, the Acadias and Prom Date

Saturday, January 30. Highlights: Della played an acoustic version of Jumpin’ Jumpin’. Prom Date covered 99 Luftballons with David Fuller singing the entire song in German. In spite of the cold, glad I went.

Feb 2nd

Phish in Miami

Awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome. A few notes about the setlist: It was the fifth time Phish ever played Soul Shakedown Party. Jesus Just Left Chicago hadn’t been played in 90 shows, and only once since June 2000. It was the first time Dixie Cannonball and Gone were ever played. Corrina hadn’t been played in 100 shows. It was the 13th time What’s the Use? was...

Dec 31st

Fundraiser at the Haven

Last Friday. Jeff Beck (not the real one - the Baton Rouge native), Peter Simon, Jacob Mulkey, Barrett Black, Della. The last two were great. The first one… not so much.

Dec 16th

Neko Case with Deer Tick

At the Republic in New Orleans. This is three days late. I had never seen Deer Tick. I liked them. Neko Case was amazing. We were front row and center thanks to Jade who made us be first in line. Glad I didn’t stay home.

Nov 24th

1 note

Delta Art Party

Saw people read poetry and short stories. There was also music: Luke Ash: great. Prom date: almost great. Della: great. Jacob Zachary: phenomenal. Some folk singing girls: pretty decent. Some other dude who learned one blues scale and wrote a political song: awful.

Oct 18th

Chris Thomas King

with special guest Tab Benoit. Manship Theatre, except on a side room, with tables and a bar set up so it’d feel like the old Tabby’s. Forty people in the audience tops. Lots of old people dancing. Overall, glad I didn’t stay home.

Oct 14th