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re: Best NOLA band right now

Posted on 8/3/16 at 5:03 am to
Posted by pmacneworleans
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Posted on 8/3/16 at 5:03 am to
Rebirth, Tin Men, Walter Wolfman Washington and the Roadmasters, Asylum Chorus.
Posted by StanleySpadowski
Member since Feb 2016
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Posted on 8/4/16 at 9:08 am to
Agree on Breton Sound songwriting....

Really wonder where World Leader Pretend would be today
Posted by TigerWise
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Posted on 8/4/16 at 9:40 am to
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I've been gone for a couple of years, but I'll nominate Colin Lake



My ninja
Posted by KamaCausey_LSU
Member since Apr 2013
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Posted on 8/5/16 at 4:46 pm to
Since I've no music board cred to lose, I'm going to say the Revivalists.
Their last album was "meh" overall but had a few great songs. And they play one of the most best live shows I've ever seen. I'll never forget the first time I saw them at Voodoo. Then they stole the show the next time I saw them when they opened for JJ Grey & Mofro at the Varsity.

Eric Lindell is another one of my favorite NOLA based musicians.

I'll definitely have to check out some of these recommendations.

Since I did it for the Best Album thread, I figured "why the hell not" and made a playlist based on the bands listed. This playlist is pretty damn solid.

TDs' Best of NOLA Playlist
This post was edited on 8/5/16 at 5:10 pm
Posted by CCTider
Member since Dec 2014
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Posted on 8/5/16 at 6:44 pm to
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Little Freddie King



I love little Freddie, but hate his name. I'm tried to go to the Telluride blUes festival to see him.


I'm going to see Rebirth tonight in Denver. It's been a couple years since I've seen a brass band. I can now empathize with a junkie. I'm hoping they bring the a team, since it's a road show in a cool city.
Posted by Rize
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Posted on 8/5/16 at 11:41 pm to
Down.
Posted by cgrand
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Posted on 8/7/16 at 6:23 pm to
sweet crude puts on a good show
also Jon gros always plays with good musicians, and his shows are a guaranteed good time
Posted by cgrand
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Posted on 8/7/16 at 6:26 pm to
when I was in college in the late 80s cowboy mouth was a revelation
you'd go to their shows and walk out a foot above the ground

they're just a minor facimile of that now, but they deserve respect for what they were
Posted by urinetrouble
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 8/7/16 at 7:23 pm to
Anders Osborne Band gets my vote. Especially with John Gros on the keys.

Can't really deal with the lead singer for the Revivalists, but like the band itself. Little Freddie King is cool, but he is pretty low energy. Johnny Vidacovich Trio (whoever he is playing with) would definitely be up there for me. I'm a fan of Earphunk as well.
Posted by Head_of_Lettuce
Metairie
Member since May 2016
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Posted on 8/8/16 at 10:05 pm to
GPJ & the running partners, Sonic Bloom, Gravity A, and Cole Williams Band all deserve consideration but have not been mentioned.

Of those mentioned, I would have to give the nod to Anders. Although Galactic used to be the shite with Houseman, I don't like their new sound as much.
This post was edited on 8/8/16 at 10:06 pm
Posted by Fishwater
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Member since Aug 2010
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Posted on 8/9/16 at 7:03 pm to
Anders Osborne is my vote. Each time I see him, he has new energy and continues to amaze me. He has his first headlining full North American tour this past winter.

He style and tone is always evolving and he has yet to even let a slight bit off the gas of inspiration for new materal. That man has a lot of hurt in his soul has is getting out.

Glad he is clean and will be around for years to come.

Posted by pjab
Member since Mar 2016
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Posted on 8/10/16 at 11:59 am to
I've been listening for a few hours this morning. Good stuff.

I hope your frinds didn't leave you stuck in the marsh
Posted by ShamelessPel
Metairie
Member since Apr 2013
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Posted on 8/10/16 at 3:20 pm to
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Mutemath


Somehow gets twice the amount of downvotes as Cowboy Mouth...impressive
Posted by Rickety Cricket
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Posted on 8/10/16 at 3:42 pm to
Brosef, can you link me to some Dummy Dumpster soundboards? I'll even accept auds if you have 'em.
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 8/10/16 at 3:56 pm to
you have to see them live to really appreciate it LINK
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
67075 posts
Posted on 8/10/16 at 4:16 pm to
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Somehow gets twice the amount of downvotes as Cowboy Mouth...impressive


They're an interesting comparison. Both bands are arguably more spectacle than substance, yet completely different in their approach. Cowboy Mouth is all about hyping up the crowd with energy, enthusiasm, and kick drum, while Mutemath dazzles them with crazy light shows. Put them together and you have either the best or worst live band of all time, not sure which.
Posted by monsterballads
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Posted on 8/10/16 at 10:09 pm to
mutemath is an entertaining live band with good songwriting and incredible musicianship... darren is one of the best drummers around.

cowboy mouth is cheesey and is waaaaay past their prime.
Posted by kingbob
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Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 8/10/16 at 10:14 pm to
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cowboy mouth is cheesey and is waaaaay past their prime.


True, but their prime in the early 2000s was something to behold. "Jenny Says", "Love of My Life", "Disconnected", ect all were awesome back in the day. I think the band was still pretty good through their "Voodoo Shop" album, but have not been anywhere near as good since.
Posted by BlackenedOut
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Posted on 8/11/16 at 8:56 am to
Do you consider the early 2000s to be Cowboy Mouth's prime?

I'd say by the mid 90s they had begun to develop into a nostalgia act. Don't get me wrong there is a lot of money to be made in nostalgia/family rock and one can survive on a steady diet of Gretna Fests, Family Gras, etc...
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
67075 posts
Posted on 8/11/16 at 11:09 am to
I do, because "Jenny Says" came out in the early 2000s and that was their best song and biggest hit. I heard it on 104.9 ad nauseum for years as a punk kid never knowing that was a band from just down the road until they played at the Ascension Bicentennial.
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