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Behold the prodigal sons of Asbury Park, NJ! It's a total joy to welcome red-hot buzz band DOGS IN A PILE to the Upful LIFE. This colorful conversation with all 5 members went down mid-Feb. '25, during Jam Cruise 21. Though DOGS are somewhat of a young band, their meteoric ascent certainly shreds for itself. So I wanted a peek behind the curtain, to see what makes these boys tick, and find out what it's like riding a rocketship into jam-scene success. Wrangling together all the Dogs' cats into one cruise cabin during the biggest rager of the year is no small feat, however these dudes were definitely stoked to connect, and once we got established they really opened up. Dogs In A Pile proved a humble, humorous, hungry pack; after wrapping the insightful chat these Jersey boys definitely felt like my new homies. So much so that I chased the Dogs convo with the return of my oldest/dearest pal Jason Abrams (J.A.), who comes back to the Upful podwaves talkin' summer tours and a whole lot more.  0:00  -  ep.088 preview 03:45 -  SPONSOR - Down By The River @ Cactus Jack's CO 7/19 06:00 -  The Upful Update  11:15 -  Introducing: DOGS IN A PILE 17:45 -  INTERVIEW / Dogs [44 min] 1:01:30 - Crossover to JASON ABRAMS  1:07:15 - CONVERSATION w/ J.A. [55 min] 2:02:30 -  Afterglow, ViBE Junkie JAMZ Dogs In a Pod topics include: Jam Cruise then and now, band origin story, Asbury Park scene, Danny Clinch, West Coast vs. East Coast audiences/energy, family lineage, Grateful Dead, responding/reacting/handling increasing success/popularity, and more. Huge Thanks to Jeremy Kaplan (keys/vox), Brian Murray and Jimmy Law (guitar/vox)· Joey Babick (drums), and Sam Lucid (bass/vox); appreciate y'all carving out some boat time for Unc, keeping it a buck, and delivering a cool improvisational convo. DOGS IN A PILE bio "I'm On Fire" [Bruce Springsteen] - Hanll house edit After that round-robin situation, get ready for the grand return of J.A.! My hometown homie and best bud of 35 years, lifelong Springsteen Stan, noted Jerzadelphia Phishtorian, glam-rock guru, and pro-wrasslin' encyclopedia sits down for another classic one-on-one. Jason Abrams makes his record 6th appearance on the Upful LIFE program to discuss select summer tours, Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame class of ‘25, Bruce, the current state of Guns n' Roses, GD60 in SF this August, BMFS, plus the usual nans and hijinks listeners have come to love from the legend J.A.!   ViBE Junkie JAMZ “Spread That Feeling [All Around]” - Nikki Glaspie & the Homies. (PLEASURE cover) - 5/4/25 Maple Leaf Bar, NOLA “Look Johnny” - Dogs In A Pile - 1/28/25 - SLC, Utah   Venmo B. a few dollas for makin you holla! Upful LIFE Patreon EMAIL the SHOW PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW on Apple Podcasts Listen/Comment on Spotify Theme Song: "Mazel Tov"- CALVIN VALENTINE

Welcome back the lovely and talented singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Ms. ANNA MOSS. One-half of beloved political folk-hop duo Handmade Moments, the NOLA-based chaunteuse has launched an absolutely sensational solo project under her own name, leading a larger band on guitar and vocals, and she released a fantastic debut LP ‘Amnesty' in March 2024. We checked in w/ Anna at the end of a jam-packed summer for a lengthy, spirited, occasionally raw and vulnerable convo about this dynamite new project, her career evolution, the mental/emotional roller coaster she rode during the pandemic to manifest this music, among other associated topics du jour. Anna Moss was first featured on this program Episode 020 (June 2019), where the focus is almost exclusively Handmade Moments, and her musical/personal journey up through that juncture. Ep.080 picks up where we left off, spotlighting her new chapter: writing solo songs, her killin' band, crucial collaborators, and more. Then we probe a bit deeper beneath the surface to unpack some heavier matters and perspectives, too.    00:00 - Ep. 080 Preview 02:30 - HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF - iamAVL 06:00 - The Upful Update 15:30 - Introducing ANNA MOSS 20:30 - conversation w/ Anna [80min] 1:41:00 - Afterglow x Vibe Junkie JAMZ   Asheville's Hurricane Helene MUSIC INDUSTRY RELIEF FUND   donate via iamAVL "With the world outside her window rapidly unraveling into chaotic madness, Anna Moss found herself holed up alone in her New Orleans home during 2020's unprecedented global pandemic. Frozen in a state of paralyzing panic, crippling anxiety, and isolation, she was armed with only a guitar, and the voices in her head. A working musician her entire adult life, touring gigs and studio sessions had suddenly screeched to a harrowing halt. Online, friends and fans sparred feverishly, screaming at each other and into the ether, while the realities and insecurities of her precarious situation sent the singer/multi-instrumentalist spiraling into a deep depression. Manifested from the nadir of her own darkness and demoralization, Moss mined a medicinal muse from within, incessantly writing on guitar and rediscovering her salvation in song. Intimate, delicate, dreamy, messy, a flurry of new tunes began to flow freely, slowly liberating Anna from the suffocating clutches of her own despair. Emerging from the ashes of this traumatic, dehumanizing spell: a phoenix of deeply personal compositions that would eventually comprise Amnesty, Anna Moss's solo debut LP released in March 2024 via Empire Records. An intoxicating gumbo of bedroom pop and existential R&B, Amnesty is at once Anna's potent opening salvo and a righteous rebirth, too. Paeans born of an emotional purge peel back the rawest, realest layers to reveal ruminations on an artist's humanity. Throughout Amnesty, Moss treads distinctly different topography than with the idiosyncratic Handmade Moments—her long-running political folk-hop duo with partner Joel Ludford. Rich in ethereal harmonies, subtle sensuality, and melodies majestic, her album's stripped-down, organic-soul sound leans into throbbing basslines and pulses with a buoyant thump."      (c) B.Getz, May 2024   ViBE Junkie JAMZ Anna Moss "Gravy" Sari Jordan "Perfect Is the Enemy" [live @ Maple Leaf Bar, NOLA 2024]   Anna Moss 'Amnesty' LP feature via L4LM Anna Moss Instagram AnnaMossMusic.com Sari Jordan     EMAIL the SHOW PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Theme Song: "Mazel Tov"- CALVIN VALENTINEa

The writer, educator, and author of "They Called Us River Rats: The Last Batture Settlement of New Orleans" has lived on the thin strip of land on the Mississippi River-side of the levee since he stumbled onto the hidden enclave after a chance encounter at the Maple Leaf Bar decades ago. Now he chronicles the history, folkways, and legends of the area with a personal memoir of his life on the margins. Macon is comfortable living in constant jeopardy, so he’s cool as a catfish when he sits down with the Troubled Men. Topics include election day sensations, a silent partner, the Clempire, a campaign ad idea, Po Boy Fest, Hubig’s pies, an old flame, Dave Clements, a Virginia childhood, a first rental, Wavelength magazine, a teaching job, Fortier High School, a word origin, batture commerce, goats, the heyday, the decline, squatters, mail service, the big teardown, hurricanes, flood stage, river sounds, Oliver Houck, Gemini parties, John Mooney, a french fry fight, book royalties, new friends, power lines, changes in New Orleans, a bone-in pork chop sandwich, and much more. Intro music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman Break Music: "Sacred Ground" from "Son & Moon" by John Mooney Outro Music: "Standing Still" from "Truth of the Matter" by John Mooney Join the Patreon page here. Shop for Troubled Men’s Shirts here. Subscribe, review, and rate (5 stars) on Apple Podcasts or any podcast source. Follow on social media, share with friends, and spread the Troubled Word. Troubled Men Podcast Facebook Troubled Men Podcast Instagram Iguanas Tour Dates René Coman Facebook Macon Fry Facebook Macon Fry Homepage

The following morning, my first real stop across the canal, apart from gawking at random pieces of rotting machinery, was the ghost town of Gregoryville – which is of a very different sort than the one at Fayette. As far as I could tell, looking out from the empty gravel parking lot of the Maple Leaf Bar, it isn't just the people of Gregoryville, but also the buildings, that are ghosts.-Visit us online at: Itshometownhistory.com-Support our podcast by becoming a patron at: Patreon.com/itshometownhistory-Check out our other podcasts: itsarclightmedia.com-Find us on all platforms: https://link.chtbl.com/hometownhistory

The keyboard player and singer’s tenure with George Porter and Papa Grows Funk stemmed from his love of New Orleans R’n’B, particularly the triumvirate of Art Neville, Allen Toussaint, and Dr. John. His years on Bourbon Street taught him the value of a timeless song. He brings these twin imperatives to bear on his latest album, “Central City,” recorded with an all-star lineup and released this spring. His early reluctance to live streaming has morphed into a full embrace of the possibilities of high quality online performance. Like any new medium, the virtual environment presents a unique set of challenges. Tune in as John takes on the challenge of the Troubled Men Podcast. Topics include cancelled parades, Mardi Gras alternatives, a swingers convention, a campus exodus, holiday traditions, Catholic high school, Billy Spenser, Loyola University, a first audition, Madigan’s, Dave Ferrato, Mark Mullins, Rum Boogie, cover tunes, a Chris Owens nightmare, the Olde Point Bar, Russel Batiste, the Maple Leaf Bar, celebrity sightings, touring, June Yamagishi, the Radiators, a blueprint, songwriting, Don Vappie, a retirement plan, a Magnificent 7 record, future predictions, and much more. Subscribe, review, and rate (5 stars) on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or almost any podcast aggregator. Follow on social media, share with friends, and spread the Troubled Word. Intro music: Styler/Coman Break music: “Old Joe’s Turkey” from “Central City” by John “Papa” Gros Outro music: “Mardi Gras” from “Central City” by John “Papa” Gros

The keyboard player and singer's tenure with George Porter and Papa Grows Funk stemmed from his love of New Orleans R'n'B, particularly the triumvirate of Art Neville, Allen Toussaint, and Dr. John. His years on Bourbon Street taught him the value of a timeless song. He brings these twin imperatives to bear on his latest album, “Central City,” recorded with an all-star lineup and released this spring. His early reluctance to live streaming has morphed into a full embrace of the possibilities of high quality online performance. Like any new medium, the virtual environment presents a unique set of challenges. Tune in as John takes on the challenge of the Troubled Men Podcast. Topics include cancelled parades, Mardi Gras alternatives, a swingers convention, a campus exodus, holiday traditions, Catholic high school, Billy Spenser, Loyola University, a first audition, Madigan's, Dave Ferrato, Mark Mullins, Rum Boogie, cover tunes, a Chris Owens nightmare, the Olde Point Bar, Russel Batiste, the Maple Leaf Bar, celebrity sightings, touring, June Yamagishi, the Radiators, a blueprint, songwriting, Don Vappie, a retirement plan, a Magnificent 7 record, future predictions, and much more. Subscribe, review, and rate (5 stars) on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or almost any podcast aggregator. Follow on social media, share with friends, and spread the Troubled Word. Intro music: Styler/Coman Break music: “Old Joe's Turkey” from “Central City” by John “Papa” Gros Outro music: “Mardi Gras” from “Central City” by John “Papa” Gros

Hi, and welcome to Costume Talk! we have some really fun content planned for you this season, but in the mean time, Shel sat down with Hank Staples, and Fred Kasten, two of the originators of Midsummer Mardi Gras. Midsummer Mardi Gras is a walking costume parade held every year at the end of the August, halfway to the beginning of Carnival season. The parade is put on by the Krewe of Oak, who hail from the iconic Maple Leaf Bar, Uptown in New Orleans.

It's Saturday! You know, Saturday is very different. We are going to tell you about a few things we think you should know about with all of the music streams, artist projects and more that are out there. We have a lot of original Osiris stuff coming soon, which we'll tell you about. Let's dive in. Jon Cleary “Quarantini Happy Hour.” What a nice way to kick off a Saturday afternoon. If you've never seen Jon Cleary, you should check him out. He's a classic New Orleans pianist, been around and played with almost everyone. This is a piano lesson and musical event.Uncle Jesse's dance party. This is going to be a blast. From 4-7pm ET, you'll be invited to listen to our good friend Jesse Lauter DJ and put on a virtual dance party via Zoom. You can check the Osiris Twitter this morning for an announcement and invite link. Do you want to get down with hundreds of your friends? You should do that. Papa Mali music and storytime. Back to New Orleans for the evening, 8pm ET, the guitarist will be playing songs, taking requests, telling stories and “hopefully, providing a welcome distraction, maybe even a brief sense of normalcy,” donations can be made via the stream. Presented by The Maple Leaf Bar.Beyond the Pond Sunday Morning Deep Dive. At 11am Sunday, Brian and Dave will be doing a live video deep dive on 7/17/98 set 2. Plus some essential Sunday albums. Get some coffee and hang with Brian and Dave as they explore a Phish show and probably expose you to some music you didn't already know about! Mark McKinnon on Politics of Truth. Bob Crawford of The Avett Brothers hosts this new podcast that's about politics and music. I found this episode really cool and refreshing because it doesn't have any of the divisiveness of current politics. Mark talks about meeting Kris Kristofferson as a teenager and moving to Nashville to work with him, as well as his experience in the Bush administration and beyond We'll be back first thing Monday morning to tell you about the new stuff coming from Osiris and beyond. Keep us posted on what you think of this format, and enjoy the weekend. Until then… See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

So today it's New Orleans Corona Virus: Part 1 - the first day of the New Orleans shut down. Even the It's New Orleans Happy Hour podcast is caught up in the global pandemic, though so far all that's happened to us is we have to move off the stage of the Maple Leaf Bar to make room for Dave Jordan and Flow Tribe after they relocated here when the outdoor Wednesday in the Square concert was shut down by the city. So, instead of thousands of people gathering in the sunny outdoors while our small crew meets on the stage of the club, now thousands of people are crammed into the club while our small crew gets to hang out in the sunny outdoors in the courtyard. So, Yay Corona Virus Part 1! Felter goes by one name, like Cher or Prince, who she's the same height as. Felter, like Prince and Cher, specializes in making people feel better. She's a motivational speaker whose contribution to New Orleans Corona Virus Part 1 is coming up with a whole new way to inspire people without catching their viruses. Joe Gerrity's contribution to making people feel good during the early days of New Orleans Corona Virus: Part 1 is selling them CBD. Joe's company - Crescent Canna - makes what he says is not only the finest CBD available but, unlike other local manufacturers, it is actually CBD. Did you know what other people claim as CBD that you're paying $60 a bottle for, is not CBD at all? Now that you'll have plenty of time at home to do nothing but experimental stuff like trying various CBD's you can find that out for yourself. Doyle Cooper's contribution to the sum total of human happiness during the era of New Orleans Corona Virus is substantial. Doyle is the leader of the Doyle Cooper Jazz Band. Maybe you've heard people tell stories of how they got started playing an instrument? No matter how many of these stories you've heard, you've never heard  one like Doyle's. It involves parents who are partying their asses off, a stoned baby sitter, and Jazz Fest Crawfish Bread. See photos from this show by Jill Lafleur at our website: https://itsneworleans.com/2020/03/11/new-orleans-corona-virus-part-1/

If you've ever rented an apartment, when you've gone to move out, you've almost certainly told the landlord "I want to get my security deposit back." What happens after that is the great unknown. Most often you've probably just given up arguing with the landlord and let the guy keep your money. Because that's what a huge number of us do, there is about $6 BILLION a year in un-returned security deposits. Marco Nelson is the guy who knows all about that $6B, he's setting about getting it back for all of us, one renter at a time. Marco's startup is called RentCheck and it's already a big deal nationwide. Marco's got a great story about starting out in the military and while his friends are being shipped off to Iraq and Afghanistan, he gets  sent to New Orleans! You just know this guy is going to be a billionaire. Katherine Klimitas is a "3." She's also an artist and the author of a new book of portraits of dogs, called Breed All About Us, with co-author Yvonne Krumins. It's a delightful book, especially if you love dogs, and it's equally as delightful as its authors. Katherine's "3" refers to the specific kind of genetic mutation that makes her the shortest person in New Orleans, at 2 feet 7 inches tall - but there's no way you'd guess that from size of her personality - and Yvonne is an author-in-waiting whose time has finally come. Aaron Maras is one of New Orleans most talented singer-songwriters, and that's saying something. Aaron fronts a band called Cactus Thief built largely around his music. On this Happy Hour he plays two songs off the band's latest album, Two Bells. If you don't know Cactus Thief or Aaron you're going to love making this discovery. Happy Hour is recorded live at the iconic Maple Leaf Bar in New Orleans. To see photos from this show by Jill Lafleur, and more check out our website. Check out Katherine Klimitas' last appearance on Happy Hour where she was plotting to sabotage a Rolling Stones gig.

Mardi Gras and Day of the Dead are two very different holidays. But in 2020 Mardi Gras Death is a real thing. It's Ash Wednesday 2020, the day after the deadliest Mardi Gras, possibly of all time. Julie Couret is a witness to what happened. As a regular TV commentator camera crews sought Julie out right after the event and today, with the benefit of a bit hindsight, Julie gives us a first hand account of riding in the Nyx Parade just a few floats behind the woman who was killed trying to walk between the two sections of a tandem float. Was she cut in half, as people reported? (Julie says she knows the person who tried to give her CPR so it's doubtful she was in two pieces.) Was Mardi Gras 2020 cursed by the spirits of the dead people trapped inside the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel on Canal Street? (The jury is out on that one.) Dr. Mark Carson is a professor of history. But nobody mentions that small detail until the last moments of this Happy Hour, after Mark has played one of the nearly 2,000 songs he's written - this one appears on a Papa Grows Funk album and it's about a New Orleans character who used to hang out outside the Maple Leaf Bar where this show is recorded - and recounted his worst nightmare from years in bands. You'll wish you had a nightmare like this. Julie summarized it as, "having to deal with the oily grease from a stripper's tits."  All in all, for the day after the deadliest Mardi Gras ever - in which two separate people were killed in bizarre Mardi Gras parade accidents, both run over by the back half of a tandem-float - this Happy Hour is pretty punchy.  We get to hear how Julie get meets a guy on Bumble, and how - thanks to Ancestry.com and Facebook - she finds the brother she never knew she had, who came to be born as a result of a date her father barely remembers going on back in the day.  For photos from this show by Jill Lafleur, and more, visit our website at www.itsneworleans.com

Jazz singer/songwriter Gabrielle Cavassa broke up with the guy she was dating and when they got together a month later - for that ridiculous "closure" we've heard so much about - he gave her the ammo for a vicious, cutting song about what a kind, loving, genius he'd turned into since they split. He even told her that he'd gotten so smart that he listens to podcasts now. We realize we're on thin ice here, suggesting only pretentious jerks listen to podcasts, because obviously you're so smart you do listen to podcasts, but nobody in their right mind would claim this is a podcast for smart people. Although we do have smart people on it, like for example Arthur Franz IV. Arthur is the inventor of Mardi Gras Madness, a board game that doesn't actually require a board. It's a card game in which you play the part of a Mardi Gras parade-goer and the object of the game is to collect as many throws as possible. For $25 it looks like a good investment in drinking for those long nights between parades when you're dreaming of streets filled with people having fun and forgetting the misery that is our daily lives. Or is it? Do you believe most people go through life relatively confident and happy? Or that most of us are "riddled with debilitating self doubt?" If the latter camp, the captain of your ship is Andrew Duhon. Although, ironically, the song Andrew plays on this show is one of the quirkier in his pantheon. It's a new song called, The Castle on Irish Bayou. If you live in New Orleans and you've driven east on I-10 toward Slidell, you know the place. Deborah Oppenheim taught in the New Orleans public school system for 30 years and escaped with her sanity by switching schools every 7 years. These days she's the founder of an organization called Look Before You Open, a non-profit whose mission is to save bicyclists' lives by educating drivers and passengers on how to open a car door. There's actually a safe technique called "Opposite Hand Reach." (That's also the method Arthur would use to get out a submerged helicopter, and that's a whole other story.) It's New Orleans Happy Hour is recorded at the iconic Maple Leaf Bar in Uptown New Orleans. You can see photos from the show by Jill Lafleur at our website https://link.chtbl.com/NnOEpjgh There's more Happy Hour Mardi Gras Madness here.

You probably think you've heard every weird bad disastrous insane mistaken awful relationship story there is. You haven't. Not till you hear comedian hypnotist Flip Orley document his 5 wives and explain the drunken tattoos all over his body with, "My 4th wife was Cajun." Honestly, if you need to be reassured your own relationship is not so bad, or you want to bask in the relief of being in a good relationship, you have got to hear these extraordinary true tales of Flip's wives.  Musician Lenny Green has his own horror story. Namely, the time he came from a great gig to find his wife so mad that he was out all night playing music that she got out of bed and punched him in the face. "That was the beginning of the end," as you might imagine. Lenny also sings a love song on this show complete with the chorus in which he dreams about "flipping you over." Strangely, for a guy who writes sad songs about the lonely and broken-hearted - the self-described genre of Sad Bastard music - Andrew Duhon is the one guy at the table with a stable relationship. And a beautiful new work-in-progress song about the state of the heart. Fashion designer Claudia Croazzo was meant to be on this show but a last minute emergency took her away. Fate has a strange way of working things out. Claudia was spared having to listen to this kind of barroom talk, but on the other hand it's doubtful we would have gotten to these kinds of bare-knuckle tales with the leavening influence of a sensible woman of the world at the table. This is a chance to be a fly on the barroom wall at The Maple Leaf. There are photos by Jill Lafleur and more info on our website.

It literally doesn't get more real New Orleans than this Happy Hour. Charlie Gabriel was born in New Orleans in 1932. He started shining shoes and playing music when he was 5. By the time he was 11 he was a professional musician and he's never looked back. He did leave new Orleans for a while. Actually, about 60 years. Hurricane Katrina and Preservation Hall brought him back. Charlie is a national treasure and one of New Orleans' finest musicians and gentlemen. This is a rare opportunity to hear him talk about everything from living through segregation to playing with Aretha Franklin and working for Amazon.  Charlie plays sax on a new song by Andrew Duhon. If you're an Andrew Duhon fan you might want to chart the progress of this song from its first ever airing here on Happy Hour, through to wherever it eventually ends up. You'll get it from the first note: this is going to be a beautiful song. Deniseea Taylor moved to New Orleans because she got a cheap air ticket from New York but even if you don't believe in anything as mystical as the power of the Universe you'd have to believe it was Destiny. Where else could a person who is cocktail artist live if not the city that's the home of the cocktail? "D" as everybody calls her is the creative force behind Cocktails by Pop. You can keep up with all her cocktail events - and they're super cool - by following her on Instagram at @ChickenandChampagne. And just to make this show the most perfect representation of New Orleans of all time, T R Johnson is here with his new book, the definitive collection of New Orleans literature, called New Orleans: A Literary History. The book might be an academic tome but you can get it at decidedly unacademic places like Melba's poboy shop. Really, can you even imagine anything more Real New Orleans than this collection of New Orleanians? It's New Orleans Happy Hour is recorded live at The Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street in Uptown New Orleans. You can see photos from this show by Jill Lafleur, and more, on our website https://link.chtbl.com/NnOEpjgh   

Cutting Edge C.E. is an annual music conference in New Orleans that brings together prominent musicians, industry professionals, and filmmakers from across the country. The 26th Cutting Edge conference concluded a few weeks ago, and for my podcast coverage I had the opportunity to interview the festival's founder Eric Cager, along with some musicians performing at the conference and a filmmaker who screened work there. We seek out good people in the industry.  You can go out and meet sharks anywhere, but you don’t need to come and meet them at the Cutting Edge.” - Eric Cager, founder and executive director of Cutting Edge C.E.  Below is a breakdown of the interviews and the approximate times when they start. 1. Bucky Goldberg and Marietta Roebuck, Wild Rabbit Salad - 4:48 min Their song "Amelia" has been tracking high on the Americana charts, and "Killing Flood in Houston" was the No. 1 song on Reverbnation in Houston back in February. 2. Filmmaker Paul Catafago, founder of Mosaic Culture Project - 8:22 min Paul is a New Yorker whose sense of artistic purpose was significantly shaped by the 9/11 attacks. Along with his Mosaic partner Lance Arnold, Paul has put together a series of documentaries on icons in the New Orleans music community. Some of the musicians he interviewed include Clarence "Frogman" Henry, best known for his 1956 hit song "Ain't Got No Home" Deacon John Moore, guitarist for Allen Toussaint and head of the New Orleans Musicians Union George Porter Jr., "the grandfather of funk bass" who has a residency at the Maple Leaf Bar 3. Henry Turner Jr., a soul and funk musician - 20:02 min Henry who wrote the Baton Rouge theme song and spreads the Louisiana spirit across the country with his Ultimate Louisiana Tour. In appreciation of his music outreach efforts the city of Baton Rouge proclaimed Oct. 28 as Henry Turner Jr. Day. Henry's song "Ugly Man" can be heard shortly after his interview.  4.  Cliff & Jeana Downing and Michael Robertson, The Captain Ledge Band - 39:02 min Captain Ledge Band's latest album, Rumors of the Great White Skunk, was awarded the 2018 Bluegrass Album of the Year by the International Music and Entertainment Association.  The band has a sweet way to make a first impression on music industry types, which we also discuss. After the interview concludes, you can hear the band's song "Bucket Mouth," which was nominated for bluegrass song of the year by the International Music and Entertainment Association (IMEA).   5. Eric Cager, founder and director of Cutting Edge C.E. - 59:31 min We discuss the unique vision behind Cutting Edge and some of the highlights from this year's music conference.   # I had a number of takeaways from the conversation and things I wanted to expand upon, so I recorded my commentary as a separate track, which you can hear below or next in the podcast feed. # If you'd like to hear from another band that has played at Cutting Edge, check out thisinterview I did with Mystery Loves Company, a chamber rock band I met at the music conference a few years ago. # Sponsor for this Episode nsavides productions– I make videos and tell stories. Some of my videos are here. # Say hello: podcast@nsavides.com # Related Things Cutting Edge C.E. The Captain Ledge Band Facebook, Instagram, Spotify Twitter Mark Hornsby, a former guest on the podcast, mixed and mastered an album for The Captain Ledge Band. Eric Cager Facebook, LinkedIn WWOZ's Livewire Music Calendar, one of the sites Eric visits to stay abreast of up-and-coming local bands Henry Turner Jr. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter Henry's Ultimate Louisiana Party Festival Henry Turner Jr. Day is on Oct 27. Details about the festivities Paul Catafago Facebook Shortcut for the podcast: nicksav.show Music for the show provided by Rob Costlow. # Bands & Musicians Mentioned Beethoven  Bob Seger Bob Wills Buddy Stewart The Captain Ledger Band Carrie Underwood Cypress Whyman Clarence "Frogman" Henry Deacon John Moore Dick Sims Etta James George Porter Jr. Grayhawk Perkins Henry Turner Jr. J. J. Cale Jackie Wilson Jamie Oldaker John Boutte Leon Russell Loren Pickford Loud MX Mystery Loves Company Peter Frampton Reba Mackintire Rev Goat Carson Roy Brown Smashing Pumpkins Tantrum The Tractors Wild Rabbit Salad Woodenhead # If You Liked the Show Sign up for The nsavides Newsletter. Subscribe or leave an honest review:   Apple Podcasts   Spotify   Overcast Say hello on Twitter:  @nsavidesPRO Thank you for visiting!

Do U Want It? is a music documentary that tells the story of the New Orleans funk band, Papa Grows Funk, their residency at The Maple Leaf Bar, and then their indefinite hiatus that they announced in 2013. The film doesn't just capture a band in transition and the creative differences that came along though. It also offers an insider's glimpse into what makes the New Orleans music community so special, which the film sometimes accents with New Orleans-styled animation. No surprise then that the film won the audience award at the New Orleans Film Festival when it screened there in 2017. The film has also screened in festivals across the country including San Francisco Indie Fest, Oxford (Mississippi) Film Festival, and Chicago International Movies & Music Festival. Just a few weeks ago, the film won Best Music Documentary at San Francisco's Frozen Film Festival. I had the chance to catch the film when it screened at the Louisiana International Film Festival in April.  That's where I met the film's directors, Josh FreundandSam Radutzky. I was captivated by their affection for the New Orleans music scene and by the way their film explores Papa Grows Funk's creative collaborations, both when they work and when they don't, so I invited them to come on the show. Some of the things we discuss include How to connect with bands at shows What makes the New Orleans music scene so distinct The tension that arises between musicians who are content to preform locally and those who want to build a national following How much footage and editing goes into shooting a feature-length music documentary The way that Josh and Sam resolved their own creative differences during post Budgeting for animated clips in a film and an indie tip for getting a lower rate How to shoot a band on tour   # Want to hear from a band that played at Jazz Fest this year?  Then check out this interview I did with Daniel and Jesse Reaux from The Rayo Brothers.  # Sponsor for this Episode nsavides productions– I make videos and tell stories. #   This is the video I shot of The Rayo Brothers at Jazz Fest this year.   Say hello: podcast@nsavides.com # Related Things Do U Want it? Facebook, Instagram, Twitter Josh Freund - Facebook, Instagram Sam Radutzky - Facebook Abis Productions, Josh and Sam's company Hear the Papa Grows Funk songs mentioned in the episode on Spotify: "Do U Want It" and “Planet of Love & Hate” The Facebook postwhen the Papa Grows Funk reunion show was first announced Frenchy, the artist known for live painting concerts and other events in New Orleans Quint Davis, CEO of Festival Productions, the company that produces Jazz Fest More on mirror neurons The Music Stops Here, a documentary short about one of the last indie music venue in Manchester, the English city that was the birthplace of The Smiths, Oasis, and Joy Division The Preservation Hall animationdone by Jimmy Tancill and his TancoToons company. He also oversaw the animation in Do U Want It? Shortcut for the podcast: nicksav.show Music for the show provided by Rob Costlow. # Book Mentioned A Tale of Two Cities # Bands & Musicians Mentioned Allen Toussaint Anvil, Canadian metal Aurora Nealand, experimental jazz The Brian Jonestown Massacre, psychedelic rock Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet The Dandy Warhols, alternative George Porter Jr. James Singleton, experimental jazz King James & the Special Men The Meters The Neville Brothers Oasis Papa Grows Funk frontman John Gros guitarist June Yamagishi The Revivalists The Smiths frontman Morrissey Talking Heads Tank and the Bangas Trombone Shorty # New Orleans Music Venues & Events Mentioned The Civic Theatre Jazz Fest, last weekend of April and first weekend of May at the Fairgrounds in New Orleans The Joy Theater The Maple Leaf Bar Preservation Hall Saenger Theatre Saturn Bar  -  King James & the Special Men play on Mondays Tipitina’s Vaughan’s Lounge -  Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet play on Thursdays # Shows & Movies Mentioned Ant-Man and the Wasp  Anvil! The Story of Anvil- a rockumentary about Canadian metal band Anvil Dig!- a documentary about the love-hate relationship between the bands The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre Macbeth Stop making Sense, a 1984 Talking Heads concert film Treme, "Dippermouth Blues" (Season 4, episode 3) # If You Liked the Show Sign up for The nsavides Newsletter. Subscribe or leave an honest review:   Apple Podcasts   Spotify   Overcast Say hello on Twitter:  @nsavidesPRO Thank you for visiting!

Thie time out we have a pairn of musicians who also teach the art of music. We start out with kids music camp instructress Angela Wynn who shares the joy of running Lala's Sing-A-Long's fun programs to teach lil ones rhythm and basic music skills. Then, on the opposite end of the teaching spectrum we have a legitimate music legend, New Orleans drumming icon Johnny Vidacovich! The illustrious Mr. V has played every type of music with literally every musician on the planet, has a new album out as part of the Nolatet and is the rhythmic center for the weekly Maple Leaf Bar tradition known as "The Trio" among his many, MANY other projects. It should be a fun one! Enjoy!

Although he grew up in a small town just south of London, England, spend some time listening to Jon Cleary and you will swear he is the result of some sort of super-engineering experiment that sought to combine the absolute best of New Orleans/Funk/ Soul music into one performer- it's in his DNA- from the way he plays to the subtle ways it permeates his native English accent. In addition to being a pianist and guitarist of impeccable taste and feel, he is also a gifted vocalist.  Cleary, who has 8 solo records to date, recently won a Grammy last year for Go Go Juice, (a record I had the pleasure of being a part of). He was also a member of Bonnie Raitt's band for 10 years - (she once referred to him the “9th Wonder of the World”. )   He frequently plays at the world famous Maple Leaf Bar, a place that he has had a connection with since the early 80's, as well as touring all over the world with his band. In this interview we discuss piano, guitar styles, his early years and passion finally making it to New Orleans, James Booker stories, Bonnie Raitt, what makes the New Orleans sound unique to other styles, and much much more. We do a fair bit of playing in this one too.  This interview took place at Jon's home/studio in New Orleans, LA on June 2nd, 2017.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-riff-raff-with-shane-theriot/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The is the first full interview we're sharing from the trip, and it features Gregory Davis, founding member and trumpet player for the legendary Dirty Dozen Brass Band of New Orleans. Gregory sat with Fred and Kyle on the patio of the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street. The band is celebrating forty remarkable years of music this year, and Gregory generously shares the history of how they came together and how their early days of rehearsal-like jam sessions blended the music of traditional brass bands,R & B, and jazz created the Dirty Dozen Brass Band as we know them.  They’re an ingenious mix, combining and enlivening traditional methods with a modern perspective and approach.  They’ve not only created an entire segment or style of music, they’ve also brought daylight to instruments and historical music that could’ve long since gone away. www.dirtydozenbrass.com @dirtydozenbrass

The keyboard player and singer's tenure with George Porter and Papa Grows Funk stemmed from his love of New Orleans R'n'B, particularly the triumvirate of Art Neville, Allen Toussaint, and Dr. John. His years on Bourbon Street taught him the value of a timeless song. He brings these twin imperatives to bear on his latest album, “Central City,” recorded with an all-star lineup and released this spring. His early reluctance to live streaming has morphed into a full embrace of the possibilities of high quality online performance. Like any new medium, the virtual environment presents a unique set of challenges. Tune in as John takes on the challenge of the Troubled Men Podcast. Topics include cancelled parades, Mardi Gras alternatives, a swingers convention, a campus exodus, holiday traditions, Catholic high school, Billy Spenser, Loyola University, a first audition, Madigan's, Dave Ferrato, Mark Mullins, Rum Boogie, cover tunes, a Chris Owens nightmare, the Olde Point Bar, Russel Batiste, the Maple Leaf Bar, celebrity sightings, touring, June Yamagishi, the Radiators, a blueprint, songwriting, Don Vappie, a retirement plan, a Magnificent 7 record, future predictions, and much more. Support the podcast [here.](https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/troubledmenpodcast) Shop for Troubled Men's Wear [here.](https://www.bonfire.com/troubled-mens-wear/) Subscribe, review, and rate (5 stars) on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or almost any podcast aggregator. Follow on social media, share with friends, and spread the Troubled Word. Intro music: Styler/Coman Break music: “Old Joe's Turkey” from “Central City” by John “Papa” Gros Outro music: “Mardi Gras” from “Central City” by John “Papa” Gros