On Saturday (2/28), expect to spend the whole day in the Faubourg Marigny as everybody’s favorite record store presents live music from 1-6 PM along with lots of camaraderie and freebies.
The Louisiana Music Factory has been around since 1992 and this is their third location after over twenty years in the upper French Quarter. The business is settling into a neighborhood teeming with music and music fans.
A recent visit last Saturday was a typical afternoon of in store performances. I arrived in time to catch the whole set from the 79ers Gang—a new Mardi Gras Indian group featuring chiefs from the seventh and ninth wards (hence their moniker). A large crowd swayed and clapped as the two chiefs alternated vocals and raised a mighty racket despite the fact that Carnival was already in the rear view window.
Russell Welch is best known as the guitarist in the Little Big Horns—Meschiya Lake’s band. He followed the Indians with a compelling set featuring his gypsy jazz quartet.
This week, expect to see a huge crowd at 1 PM when the party kicks off with singer John Boutte. The rest of the afternoon includes sets by The Shotgun Brass Band, The Lost Bayou Ramblers, Little Freddie King, and Eric Lindell.
