The HeadCount Participation Party in association with Magic Hat is a celebration of democracy as the presidential election approaches, and will kick off its 3^rd election season tour with headliners Anders Osborne and Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk plus surprise guests to be announced


This is Nolafunk’s first foray into Philadelphia, Baltimore, and DC, and they have partnered with long-time collaborators, the Blue Note Entertainment Group on the four show run.

For more information, please visit HeadCount.org and Nolafunk.com.

Tour Dates:

Friday November 2              Baltimore Sound Stage      Baltimore, MD

Saturday November 3         The Blockley                         Philadelphia, PA

Sunday November 4           The Howard Theatre           Washington, DC

Monday November 5           Highline Ballroom               New York, NY

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Bringing some Soul to Brooklyn Bowl

Funky soul group JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound is coming to the Brooklyn Bowl Friday, August 17. JC Brooks has been noted by the New York Times as “Neo-soul Glory”, and the Chicago Tribune claimed that “The Uptown Sound is the real deal.”

Taking the stage with raw emotion and uncontainable energy, the Uptown Sound labeled themselves as Post-Punk soul and that they are. Added with a touch of R&B, this band creates a “lively set of gritty old-school soul and funk injected with raw garage-rock aggression”, as said by KEXP.

Accompanying JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound will be The Revelations Ft. Tre Williams, Mingo Fishtrap, DJ Jack Dutone (Brooklyn Soul Club).

www.Jhttp://CBrooksandtheUptownSound.com

http://therevelations.bandcamp.com/

http://mingofishtrap.com/

http://brooklynsoulclub.com/

Fri 9/14 Royal Southern Brotherhood

As said in their most popular song "Gotta Keep Rockin'", the Royal Southern Brotherhood keeps on rockin'. 

The southern rock group comprised of Mike Zito, Devon Allman, Cyril Neville, and Yonrico Scott  began jamming in saloon bars from Mississippi all the way to Maryland and will now be in the Big Apple on Saturday September 14, 2012.

The combination of having the talents of an Allman and a Neville in this band wows the crowd before the music even starts. After that first hit of the guitar string you know you are in for a special night of authentic southern rock.

The Royal Southern Brotherhood were nominated for the "Best Blues Rock" award by the Blues Music Foundation and won the 2010's Blues Music Award.

Nolafunk.com Summer Jazzfest 2012

The 2nd annual Nolafunk.com Summer Jazzfest, featuring Rebirth Brass Band with Brother Joscephus & The Love Revival Revolution Orchestra was a great success. The July 13th event taken place at the Beekman Beer Garden Beach Club was filled with grooving fans and music lovers.

Here are some fan photos taken from the show! 

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Sat, July 7 bring your dancin' feet to Vaud and the Villains

Saturday, July 7

Vaud and the Villains is 19 piece 1930s New Orleans orchestra and cabaret. This band has been categorized as American Noir meets Moulin Rouge. Vaud and the Villains put on show with dancing, singing, and great instrumental talent. Their influences begin with Bruce Springsteen’s Seeger Session Band and range all the way to The Subdudes and The Beatles. Fans are advises to bring their wretches souls, their sins and their dancing feet.

Bonerama with Mingro Fishtrap & Monophonics

Saturday, June 23

Combining sounds of vintage funk, classic rock, and improvision, Bonerama takes the classic New Orleans brass funk music and makes it its own breed of sound. Bonerama has been recognized by Rolling Stone Magazine as, “the ultimate in brass balls” (Rolling Stone, 2005). They have also been noted for, “crushing ensemble riffing, human-feedback shrieks and wah-wah growls” (Rolling Stone, 2007).

 Also performing this evening, Mingo Fishtrap, holds different musical characteristics. As noted by David Lynch of the Austin Chronicle, Mingo Fishtrap is, “Tight n’ punchy horns, deep rhythms, restless melodies, and emotive singing had garnered Mingo justified respect as a live powerhouse.”

Mingo hones in on soul, R&B, and funk music to get the crowds dancing for hours. Their influence include Motown, Sly and the Family Stone, and Otis Redding.

 Psychedelic soul and heavy funk band, Monophonics, consider themselces a sub-genre of soul music with mixes of soul and psychedelic rock. Staking their claim in the Bay Area of San Francisco, the Monophonics have toured all around California up to Motown and down to Louisiana and now making their way to the Big Apple.

George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners come to Sullivan Hall

New Orleans native, George Porter Jr., is coming to Sullivan Hall June 29 with his band Runnin' Pardners. Porter is best known as the bassist of The Meters. He and his new project band the Runnin' Pardners combine sounds of rock, funk, and R&B. With this fusion of music, Porter is known as a respected and talented musician.

He has recorded with Paul McCartney, Patti LaBelle, Taj Mahal, and Jimmy Buffet. Porter has also shared the stage with Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, and Warren Haynes.

As said by porter himself on the topic of the Runnin' Pardner, "I feel like I am working towards something that will be remembered." We believe that too! Share that memory with him June 29 at Sullivan Hall.

6th Annual Nolafunk.com Mardi Gras Ball

6th Annual Nolafunk.com Mardi Gras Ball @ the Hiro Ballroom in NYC
Saturday, Feb 18- Sunday, Feb 19, 2012

Mardi Gras. The mere mention of these two words convey thoughts of wild celebrations, beads flying through the air, feathered hats, free-spirited dancing and a lot of booze and smiles. Nolafunk.com will help create this scene with your help. We’ll provide you with masks, hats, white cloths and beads. Lots and lots of BEADS! So bring your Mardi Gras outfits and your will to dance. The 6th Annual Mardi Gras Ball might be the best yet.

BONERAMA

Even in a city that doesn’t play by the rules, New Orleans’ Bonerama is something different. They can evoke vintage funk, classic rock and free improvisation in the same set; maybe even the same song. Bonerama has been repeatedly recognized by Rolling Stone, hailed as “the ultimate in brass balls” and praised for their “…crushing ensemble riffing, human-feedback shrieks and wah-wah growls.”

KERMIT RUFFINS & THE BBQ SWINGERS

New Orleans is the only place on the planet that could have produced native son Kermit Ruffins. Whether he's blowing trumpet on a Louis Armstrong classic or one of his own hot numbers, Ruffins embraces the tune with the true spirit of the city. Ruffins' music, like New Orleans itself, swings hard with a big heart as it remembers tradition and the importance of good-timin’ fun.

Past Mardi Gras Ball performers include Dr. John, Anders Osborne, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Bonerama, Eric Lindell, Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, Soul Rebels Brass Band and Tab Benoit.

Please RSVP to our Facebook Event! http://www.facebook.com/events/195835387176875/

Feb 18-19, 2012
7pm Doors - 8pm Show

Hiro Ballroom
88 9th Avenue
New York, NY

Purchase tickets HERE! VIP Seated Booths are available! For more information go to www.Nolafunk.com

Saturday December 17

It’s been said that the musicians of New Orleans are all members of one gigantic band that breaks up into smaller groups on a nightly basis. If this were really the case, The New Orleans Suspects would be in a class all their own. The group is comprised of musicians with experience and versatility that rival any other band that the city has ever produced.

CEG & Nolafunk.com present:
The New Orleans Suspects
featuring members of The Neville Brothers Band, The Radiators & Dirty Dozen Brass Band
w/ Joe Gallant & Illuminati

Tickets Available at Brooklyn Bowl

Porter Jr. Performs 2 sets Dec. 3rd at Hiro Ballroom

GEORGE PORTER JR. & THE RUNNIN PARDNERS


Tickets Here

A Funktastic NOLA Night with BroJo at Hiro Ballroom September 10th

BroJo at the Brooklyn Bowl - Bon Temps Roulez from David Mendelsohn on Vimeo.

Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra are bringing their unique New Orleans party to Hiro Ballroom on September 10th for an awesome night of funk and fun. Bro-Jo is known as a 12-piece explosion of righteousness that blends New Orleans party music, Soul in the style of Ray Charles and Al Green, a good helping of jam-bandy Roots Rock and a righteous splash of good, upbeat Gospel without the religious overtones (they like to call it secular gospel).

BroJo is also all about the spectacle and pageantry - it’s a life changing EXPERIENCE!

Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra

Hiro Ballroom September 10th

6pm doors / 7pm show

$20 General Admission

$25 per person 4-6 top VIP table

http://tinyurl.com/3fk5laj

Eric Lindell with Sol Driven Train and Otis at Sullivan Hall

New Orlean's blue eyed roots rocker Eric Lindell returns to Sullivan Hall in support of his new album West County Drifter. His first release in two years, his new work is expected to elevate his already buzz worthy notoriety.

"Unquestionably one of the hottest things at last years’ New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival....impressive super slinky guitar tone....classic blues and r&b origins with a taste of country twang....bound to win over roots music fans for years to come." -Guitar Player

"a tremendous talent with a poet's soul..Lindell writes from the heart with a fully realized musical vision." -Chicago Sun Times

“Lindells voice is drenched in time and experience.....perfectly understated.....will keep you dancing all year...his guitar is a workshop on soul playing." -Vintage Guitar

Lindell will be supported by Charleston's eclectic americana roots rockers Sol Driven Train and Brooklyn based groove rock outfit OTis.

Eric Lindell

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Sol Driven Train & Otis

September 9th at Sullivan Hall

7:30 doors / 8pm show

$20 adv, $25 dos

http://tinyurl.com/3ue53ty

Voices of the Wetlands All-Stars Bring Their Message and Music to New York City

On August 25^th, 2011, the Voice of the Wetlands (VOW) All-Stars will make a stop in NYC at Hiro Ballroom on their first U.S. tour since February, supporting their new CD, Box of Pictures. The August 25th lineup will include Tab Benoit, Cyril Neville, Anders Osborne, Johnny Vidacovich, Johnny Sansone, Waylon Thibodeaux, and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux.

The All-Stars have been widely received with sold out shows and critical acclaim:

“A veritable super-group of musicians based in and around the Big Easy…” -George Varga, Union Tribune

"This lineup has so much soul, blues, funk, and bayou pedigree that it was guaranteed to be a memorable show.” –Andy J. Gordon, Jet Set Jane

Voice of the Wetlands Allstars

August 25th at Hiro Ballroom

7pm doors / 8pm show

$35 adv, $40 dos

http://tinyurl.com/4335brx

VOW is a 501(c)3 non-profit founded in 2003 by Grammy®-nominated Blues musician Tab Benoit. By utilizing the power of music as a platform to educate the public about the crises in southern Louisiana, VOW has been able to reach a vast number of people all over the world, setting a high standard for other wetlands organizations. Benoit also formed the VOW All-Stars, a collaboration of some of Louisiana’s music elite. Joining Benoit are Cyril Neville of the world-famous Neville Brothers, the critically acclaimed Anders Osborne, and drumming legend Johnny Vidacovich. Rounding out the group are harmonica guru Johnny Sansone, extraordinary fiddler Waylon Thibodeaux, and Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief Monk Boudreaux.

Benoit has long been an advocate for and a powerful raconteur of Louisiana’s disappearing coast and wetlands. Box of Pictures is an extension of the on-going mission to bring national attention and action to protect and preserve Louisiana’s wetlands for future generations. The album is riddled with emotion and the harsh realities experienced in the months following hurricane Katrina. The storm was a culmination of the erosion plaguing Louisiana’s wetlands, leaving southern Louisiana’s communities more vulnerable and exposed to future damage. Box of Pictures is an illustration of Louisiana’s resilience, a love story of survival, hope, and inspiration. It is also a message that attaining justice is a daily battle, and that saving and preserving New Orleans, Louisiana’s wetlands and culture are the major challenges of this lifetime.

The VOW All-Stars is a crash course in south Louisiana's rich musical history. An eclectic mix of soulful blues, New Orleans funk, hoodoo rhythms, Cajun Zydeco, and gritty rock-n-roll, the band takes listeners through every genre that has made southern Louisiana special. While theVOW All-Stars are musicians by trade, the have become the ambassadors of Louisiana’s fight to protect and preserve a national treasure and a vital part of the U.S.

To learn more about VOW, and how you can help, visit www.voiceofthewetlands.org.

2nd Annual Summer Jazzfest with Rebirth Brass Band

Nolafunk.com is excited to present the 2^nd annual Nolafunk.com Summer Jazzfest, featuring Rebirth Brass Band with Brother Joscephus & The Love Revival Revolution Orchestra and Andrew Watt & the Dirty Touch. The July 13th event will take place at Beekman Beer Garden Beach Club at Pier Garden (formally known as South Street Seaport’s Water Taxi Beach).

Formed in 1983 by the infamous Frazier brothers, Rebirth Brass Band has upheld the tradition of brass bands for almost three decades, while ushering in a new generation of fans with their unique melding of funk, hip-hop, r&b and reggae. After 28 years they are the undisputed kings of New Orleans brass bands and a regular fixture on HBO’s Treme.

Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra is a 12-piece explosion of upbeat gospel righteousness that blends funky New Orleans party music, old-fashioned soul, and a fair share of rock and roll. The high energy that radiates from the band is instantly contagious and has quickly gained the band notoriety as a must see live show.

Beekman Beer Garden is a new outdoor establishment located on the north side of the alley along Pier 17 in Manhattan. The venue features a spectacular view of the Brooklyn Bridge and East River, a huge selection of craft beers, a menu of beer garden favorites, pool tables, a life-size chessboard, and a beach area with chaises, hammocks, and "glowing" lounge chairs.

2nd Annual Summer Jazzfest

July 13th at Beekman Beer Garden

6pm doors, 7:30 show

$35adv, $40dos

http://tinyurl.com/6buh7dd