It is nearly the magical one month mark...

Lots of things happening every day. This is the time when we wait for new shows to be added with a fervor, see a few conflicts arise in terms of scheduling, and the excitement really builds !

In the interim, I need to tell you all about a FANTASTIC event that is well worth your consideration - the 2011 Threadhead Charity Raffle has begun !!

There are phenomenal prizes in this raffle and the proceeds benefit the Threadheads Record Foundation, The New Orleans Musicians Clinic and Fest 4 Kids and Silence is Violence !

Among the things included in this year's prizes: a New Orleans Getaway (how great is that?!), tickets to shows, a WWOZ Jazzfest Brass Pass, Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest Camping Tickets (June 3-5 in Augusta NJ), Tickets to Bonnaroo 2011, Art work, apparel, gift certificates to local merchants, Music, and a whole host of other things ! You have to check it out!

Ticket sales will end on Friday, April 22, 2011 at 11:55 pm CDT (subject to change). Tickets range from $1.00 - $10.00 based upon the value of the prize. Thanks for checking out The 2011 Threadhead Charity Raffle

It is getting closer by the minute and my JazzFest Jonesing has begun in earnest ! The lineups this year, as in years past, produce much FOMS (Fear of Missing Something) as well as agonizing decisions among jammed packed nights of music. Oh, the choices !!!

Tonight I added a bunch of shows across the board, added details and ticket links to many that had not been previously available. As promised, the lineups are really now starting to hit the wire. Special thanks goes out to my friends at d.b.a who sent me an email with all of their shows from 4/27-5/11. If you've not been to d.b.a. on Frenchmen, do yourself a favor, stop in. In my opinion, they offer some of the best drinks in the City and have a stellar lineup for the Fest. (this is just my opinion, not an official endorsement and all of that mumbo jumbo).

Happy Festing everyone - lots of tickets are going on sale/went on sale this week....save your pennies (bring your lunch, and make the coffee at home) because I forsee lots and lots of shows tickets we all want to purchase!!

Well, now that Mardi Gras has officially ended, we should start seeing daily announcements of more shows for JazzFest. This weekend the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade will roll and of course, next week there will be fine festivities on the 17th.