The New Orleans Comedy Festival

Stand-up comedy is BACK!!!! And by that I don't mean back in New Orleans. I mean the art form is making a come back in a big way.  The emergence of "alternative comedy" has given rise to such new greats as Paul F. Thompkins, Jimmy Pardo, Demitri Martin, and Mitch Hedberg (R.I.P we miss him so). 

Long gone are the days of, "what is up with airline food?" and half-assed impressions of Jack Nicholson. This has been replaced with more personal accounts of living in the post 9/11, post Bush, online era that has changed so much of how our lives are lived.  Comedians can be honest about real life experiences and they no longer have to prattle on about the banal issues that plagued 80s era comedy. It's a new style of comedy that hits home with listeners and creates a much more pleasing experience.  It is truly a great time to be a fan of Comedy!!!

The Howlin Wolf is proud to celebrate the resurgence of Comedy with the New Orleans Comedy Festival on Thursday January 28th and Friday January 29th.  The first night will feature Josh Cheney, Ron Ferguson, Bill Chott, Sean Patton, and Leo Allen.  The evening will be hosted by Yvonne Landry.  The second night will feature Jeff Kluger, James Adomian, Mia Jackson, Sean Patton, and Leo Allen. This night will be hosted By Jodi Borello.

Both nights are shaping up to be incredibly funny nights in New Orleans.  So come on out and have have a laugh at the New Orleans Comedy Festival.

Here's a couple of the featured performers doing there thing!!!

Josh Cheney


Here's James Adomian

This week at the Howlin Wolf New Orleans

Jan 27, 2010 at 10:00 PM (9:00 PM DOORS)
Wiz Khalifah , Aqua Force, and Rico Got'em

Jan 28, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Jamey Johnson with Jerrod Neimann

Jan 28, 2010 at 10:30 PM
New Orleans Comedy Festival featuring Josh Cheney, Ron Ferguson, Bill Chott, Sean Patton, and Leo Allen / Hosted By Yvonne Landry

Jan 29, 2010 at 10:30 PM
New Orleans Comedy Festival featuring Jeff Kluger, James Adomian, Mia Jackson, Sean Patton, and Leo Allen / Hosted By Jodi Borello

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

SEE YA AT THE WOLF!!!

The Revivalists

The New Orleans music scene has many different genres consisting of many different sub-scenes.  No matter what you may be interested in, New Orleans has got it.  Blues, Traditional, Jazz, Brass Band, Indie, Punk, Metal...it's all here.  Each genre seems to keep to itself, maintaining its own incestuous relationships with its own bands.  Rarely is there any crossover.

The Revivalists are an enigma.  They've managed to develop a unique sound that incorporates a bit of Indie, a little Jam Band, a smidge of Jazz, and a smattering of Pop.  What results is a band that can mix it up with just about anybody on the scene (maybe not metal...hardly anyone fits in with them) and not sound out of place.  Whether opening for Rebirth Brass Band or headlining a night for the New Orleans Indie Rock Collective, they got what it takes to shake the house down.

The band formed in 2007 and have been on a steady rise towards local and national prominence ever since.  I am personal acquaintances with most of the band, and I can attest that they are all class acts who deserve all the success that they have, or will, received.

The band will be rockin' the Howlin Wolf on January 22nd with another up-and-coming group, The New Grass Country Club.

Here's the band last year at the Howlin Wolf:

This week at the Howlin Wolf New Orleans

Jan 21, 2010 at 9:00 PM (8:00 PM DOORS)
Pentagram plus The Gates of Slumber, Thou, Mars, and The Oggin

Jan 22, 2010 at 10:00 PM
The Revivalists plus New Grass Country Club

Jan 23, 2010 at 9:30 PM (9:00 PM DOORS)
Headspill plus Floodstage , Trevelyan and Mechanics of Resonance

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

Jan 13, 2010 at 9:00 PM CST
Live On Air: Celebrating the 3rd Anniversary of the LA Smoke Free Air Act featuring Rebirth Brass Band with Big Sam Williams and Kirk Joseph

Jan 14, 2010 at 9:00 PM CST (8:00 PM DOORS)
Big Chief Bo's 66th Birthday Jam featuring Bo Dollis Jr and the Wild Magnolias, Rockin' Dopsie Jr, The Pinettes , Big Chief Donald Harrison, The Pinstripe Brass Band, and more

Jan 15, 2010 at 8:00 PM and 10pm

GRAND OPENING OF THE DEN!!!

The A**hole Monologues Starring Chris & Redbean - 10th Anniversary

Jan 15, 2010 at 10:00 PM CST (9:00 PM DOORS)
Alias Orion plus Vedas and Jak Locke

Jan 17, 2010 at 5:00 PM CST
Gorilla Productions Battle of The Bands

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

SEE YA AT THE WOLF!!!