It's a Hot Monday!!

Happy Monday Everybody...Let's see what's goin' on this hot Monday!

Featured Monday Fun and Music

Head down to Metairie tonight for some great Italian fun...It's the Capri Blu Anniversary Party at Andrea's (3100 19th St)...The fun starts up at 5:00 pm and goes on until 7:00 pm with complimentary hors d'oeuvres, 2 for1 drink prices, $5 premiums..and much more!  You know Chef Andrea knows how to throw a party!


Be sure to go down River Road For some really cheap and yummy red beans and rice and the cool sounds of Amanda Walker....take a walk along the River Road levee this evening and make a stop at the River Shack Tavern...Amanda will be playing at 7:00 pm tonite! 

There's also some early fun in the Marigny with Jayna Morgan and the Sazerac Sunrise Jazz Band at The Maison on Frenchmen...the party starts up around 7:00 pm for the weekly Monday Night Swing Dance.....No cover, food available, no smoking, and one big dance floor!!

If you're headed to the Quarter there's a few things you can do this evening.   Go down to hear another amazing early evening show with Bob French and the Original Tuxedo Band at Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse show starts around 8:00 pm...with NO COVER.

There's always something fun happenin' at Chickie Wah Wah on Canal, tonight check out Sasha and Steve Masakowski about 7:00 pm...the kitchen should be cookin' up some yummy food too!

If you're lookin' for some bluegrass music this evening...you don't have to go too far to find it....Check out the Hi Ho Lounge on St. Claude and the Bluegrass Pickin' Party at 8:00 pm...there's no cover and FREE red beans at this show too!

If you're still on Frenchmen Street and be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat for the Jazz Vipers at 10:00 pm.....it's sure to be another great Monday evening show.

Have a great Monday and, as always, check out WWOZ Livewire for more music and fun stuff....until tomorrow.

Biker Week in NOLA!!

TGIF everybody it's the start of the weekend, and I don't know about you, but I'm ready!!

There's a big fest this weekend, and if you haven't been to check it out you really need too - it's Biker Week New Orleans, (you can click on the link for ticket info)!!  Look at all the festivities going on...it's gonna be a good one!

Check out this weekend's schedule starting up at 8:00 am this morning - it's jam packed!

Friday, May 7th
8:00am - Registration for the Plantation Poker Run begins at at the Riverwalk Festival Venue (Whale Lot on Convention Center Blvd). Poker Run winner announced at Riverwalk venue Friday night.

10:00am - BWNO Main Gates open at Bike Week Riverwalk Festival Venue

Live Music:

Riverwalk Festival - 11:00am - Joe Santana, 4:30pm - The Ferrell Webber Band, 6:30pm - Seven Bridges Road (Eagles tribute Band), 8:00pm - Houses of the Holy (Led Zeppelin tribute band), 10:00pm - Former Bad Company Lead Singer: Brian Howe

House of Blues - (the House of Blues does not open until 11pm tonight), 11:00pm - Dean Seltzer, 1:00am - Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi tribute band), 2:00am - Paradise City (Guns 'n Roses tribute band)

Saturday, May 8th

8:00am - Registration begins for the Wetlands Plantation Ride at Riverwalk Venue (Whale Lot on Convention Center Blvd)

9:00am - 12noon - Registration for the Cycle Source Chopper Show

10:00am - BWNO Main Gates open at Riverwalk Venue

Live Music:

Riverwalk Festival - 11:00am - Dean Seltzer, 3:00pm - The Ferrell Webber Band, 4:00pm - Cycle Source Chopper Show awards announced at 4pm, 6:00pm - Seven Bridges Road (Eagles tribute band), Grand Prize Bourget Motorcycle winner announced, 8:00pm - Wayne Toups and ZyDeCajun, 10:00pm - Sammy Kershaw

House of Blues - 6:00pm - Joe Santana, 11:00pm - Silver Bullet (Bob Seger tribute band), 12midnight - American Fool (John Mellencamp tribute band), 1:00am - Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi tribute band), 2:00am - Paradise City (Guns 'n Roses tribute band)

Sunday, May 9th

House of Blues Gospel Brunch - $38 tickets available with valid BWNO wristband

Departure party at Big Al's Saloon (1401 Westbank Expressway, New Orleans)

More Friday Stuff to Do!

If you want to break up the biker fun with a little crawfish....be sure to head on down to Handsome Willy's (218 S. Robertson) for a FREE crawfish boil starting up at 5:00 pm...DJ Brian Boyles is playin', so you know they'll be some party down music too!
For you wine lovers...be sure to get your vino on at the always fun Swirl (3143 Ponce de Leon)...it's Friday Free for All.  They're gonna have an amazing wine tasting paired with the art work of Mari De Pedro.  Should be a beautiful night for it!

For more evening fun it's the 30th Anniversary Party for Carrollton Station (8140 Willow Street)!  Check out tonight's line-up of artists - Caleb Guillotte, Jimmy Robinson, Susan Cowsill, Mar Lasseigne, Ron Hotstream and some more surprise guests!!  Party gets started up at 9:00 pm!

That should get your weekend going...for more events check out the livewire link at WWOZ...have a good one!