BestofNewOrleans.com (News and Classifieds by Gambit)’s newsletter sent Flipside Florida a reminder of the collective festival known as Vieux-To-Do: The annual Louisiana Seafood Festival returns this weekend to the Old U.S. Mint, part of a three-festival lineup known collectively as the Vieux-To-Do. The Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival provides the tunes with a lineup of bands from [...] [...more]
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival resumes Thurs., April 29th (tomorrow, actually). Because everyone has differing tastes in music, musicians ply their trade on nine different stages and two tents, each named something different. For example, the Gospel Tent plays gospel music. Anyone with any sense knows the Gentilly Stage is the best stage, [...] [...more]
Maybe a misleading title, but … Scott Aiges, Director of Programs, Marketing & Communications, (very busy man with all of those titles) of New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation said all jazz and Cajun Zydeco aficionados should peruse this year’s LINE-UP. “Two stages will feature the best of southwest Louisiana dance music, including the Grammy-award winning BeauSoleil [...] [...more]
Jacksonville Jazz Festival 2009 ended May 24 to much acclaim. For those wishing to keep the momentum, there’s “Plenty to do at the Vieux -To-Do“ in New Orleans June 13 – 14. The 2nd annual Vieux-To-Do festival (actually, three festivals in one) is held in the French Quarter, on the banks of the Mississippi river. [...] [...more]