New Years Eve Tickets for Tweets!!!

I know its late notice, but we figured, "what the hell!" and decided to run a Tickets for Tweets contest for our New Years Eve show!!! 

Here's how it works for new contestants:

Get your Twitter followers to follow us @howlinwolfnola. After they have followed us they MUST post in their status, "I followed @howlinwolfnola so that @yourtwitternamehere can have New Years Eve for free!"

I will tabulate the score and announce the winner tomorrow, Dec 31st at noon.  The winner will receive a ticket to our New Years Eve Party with Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk and Papa Grows Funk.  This is a $70 value, and will be ALL INCLUSIVE!!!!  meaning your drinks and food will be FREE!!!

So get on board and start Tweetin'!!!

This week at the Howlin Wolf New Orleans

Dec 31, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk with Papa Grows Funk 

ADMISSION INCLUDES PREMIUM OPEN BAR AND LIGHT BUFFET!!!

Enjoy a night of classic N'awlins funk with unlimited libations and an assortment of grub from our new restaurant. To ensure a good time for everyone we ask that you order a maximum of 2 drinks per transaction, per person please. No service charges if you pay cash. Box office open all day on NYE Eve day. Must be 21. Call 529-5844 for more info.

Jan 1, 2010 at 10:00 PM
New Year's Birthday Bash for Priff aka Big Kennith and Jamar aka Marley B CEO of Circle Entertainment

Jan 2, 2010 at 7:00 PM
3rd Annual Silence Is Violence Fundraiser featuring Hot 8 Brass Band, Rebirth Brass Band, Soul Rebels, Free Agents, Stooges Music Group , Shamaar Allen, TBC Brass Band, Pinettes Brass Band, We Are One Brass Band, plus Baby Boyz Brass Band, MLK Charter School Marching Band, and Rabouin High Marching Band

Proceeds to Benefit The Dinneral Shavers Education Fund

For more information, or to buy tickets, check out the Howlin Wolf Website.

SEE YA AT THE WOLF!!!

George Porter Jr. Birthday Bash

All across the world, December 25th brings about the celebration of Jesus' birthday.  In New Orleans the day after Christmas is cause for another birthday celebration: George Porter Jr.!!!  George's birthday has become a tradition at the Howlin Wolf, and while it may not be as widely well known as the coming of our Lord, it does pay tribute to the reigning lord of New Orleans Funk.

So come on out to the Wolf on December 26th and help us celebrate one of New Orleans' greatest musicians.

Tickets can be purchased here.

Here's George gettin' Funky with The Meters:

This week at the Howlin Wolf New Orleans

Dec 23, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Birdfinger's 10th Anniversary Spectacular

Dec 25, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Rebirth Brass Band plus Kermit Ruffins

Dec 26, 2009 at 10:00 PM CST (9:00 PM DOORS)
George Porter Jr.'s Birthday Bash with George Porter Jr. and his Runnin' Pardners

For more information, or to buy tickets, check out the Howlin Wolf Website.

SEE YA AT THE WOLF!!!

This week at the Howlin Wolf New Orleans

Dec 16, 2009 at 10:00 PM CST (9:00 PM DOORS)
Local Spotlight Series featuring M. Harris, SPY-Anage, Young Nut, PHAT Word, and Cezo

Dec 17, 2009 at 10:00 PM CST (9:00 PM DOORS)
Luke Starkiller CD Release Party plus Pandemic and Nothing More

Dec 18, 2009 at 9:30 PM CST (9:00 PM DOORS)
Matt Lionett plus Zama Para

Dec 19, 2009 at 10:00 PM CST (9:00 PM DOORS)
Benjy Davis Project plus Meriwether

For more information, or to buy tickets, check out the Howlin Wolf website.

SEE YA AT THE WOLF!!!

New Years Eve at the Wolf!!!

Once a year we say goodbye to the past year and Welcome the next, and on Thursday, December 31st Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk and Papa Gros Funk will bring in the New Year!



Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, which started as a side project in 2003 has become regarded as the future of New Orleans funk. With a direct lineage to The Meters and The Neville Brothers, combined with members who have shared the stage with Dave Matthews, Trey Anastasio, Etta James and Harry Connick Jr. (just to name a few), Dumpstaphunk is a recipe for creating a new standard for an entire genre. Dumpstaphunk is a unique music moster which has grown from the grooves of Ivan Neville (vocals, Organ), Tony Hall (bass, guitar, vocals), Nick Daniels (bass, vocals), Ian Neville (guitar), and raymond Webber (drums, Vocals).

Also performing New Year's Eve, another of New Orleans funk favorite, Papa Grows Funk! The all-star lineup features New Orleans' finest musicians and funkiest characters, all of whom have deep roots in New Orleans music. Anchored around the slinky Hammond B3 grooves of band leader John Gros (George Porter, Jr. and Runnin' Pardners) is internationally renowned June Yamagishi (Wild Magnolias) on guitar, Marc Pero (Smilin’ Myron) on bass, Jason Mingledorff (Galactic) on saxophone and Jeffery “Jellybean” Alexander (Jon Cleary).

Whether you're an optimist that wants to stay up until midnight to see the New Year in or a pessimist that wants to make sure the old year leaves, come down to The Howlin' Wolf to phunk it out!

Tickets can be purchased HERE!!

Enjoy a night of classic N'awlins funk with unlimited libations and an assortment of grub from our new restaurant. To ensure a good time for everyone we ask that you order a maximum of 2 drinks per transaction, per person please. No service charges if you pay cash. Box office open all day on NYE Eve day. Must be 21. Call 529-5844 for more info.

This week at the Howlin Wolf New Orleans

Dec 11, 2009 at 10:00 PM
The Public

Dec 12, 2009 at 10:00 PM (9:00 PM DOORS)
Dave Matthews Tribute Band plus The Greg Talmage Band

For more information, or to buy tickets, check out the Howlin Wolf Website.

SEE YA AT THE WOLF!!!

New Orleans Songwriter's Festival

It's time for the 2nd annual New Orleans Songwriter's Festival! The Howlin Wolf is proud to be playing such a big role in the success of the festival this year. We will be hosting several event over the first two days of the festival.
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We will begin on Thursday, December 3rd with the Bluebird Cafe Open Mic hosted by Barbara Coyd of the Bluebird Cafe. Plus one lucky songwriter will go home with Louisiana-made Composite Acoustics High Gloss GX Guitar valued at $2,700!!! The open mic will begin at 7 pm and we would suggest that you GET THERE ON TIME!!! Last year there were over 100 artist jockeying for postition.

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Friday, December 4th we will be having the Urban Artists & Songwriter's Panel. The panel will feature hit Hip-Hop writer/producer/artist, Al Kapone, New Orleans own beloved Hip-Hop/R&B DJ Wild Wayne of Q93, Music Shed Recording Facility owner Frank Alquist, and Howlin' Wolf Manager/Partner, Stu Schayot. The panel will be moderated by Reid Wick, Grammy Rep for the Mid-South. The panel will begin at 7pm.

This will be a great opportunity to network and ask questions of some of the "movers and shakers" in the music industry!!!

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Later that evening (Friday, December 4th at 10pm) we will have a show by Baby Boy Da Prince, NO Capo, Asia Bryant, and more!!!

All in all, the 2nd annual New Orleans Songwriter Festival is shaping up to be a great event for New Orleans artist!!! We hope to see ya' there!!!