Summer in New Orleans has its advantages. This Friday, Tipitina’s will be opening their doors for free concerts on Friday nights until the first weekend in September. The concerts are part of the non-profit work that the foundation is known for around the state and the country including the Instruments’ A Comin’ benefit, which provides instruments to students, The TIPs intern program, and other projects.
The shows begin at 10 PM and Friday has a great lineup with Good Enough for Good Times and Stoop Kids. Good Enough is an offshoot project of Galactic band members drummer Stanton Moore (pictured at top) and bassist Robert Mercurio.
I saw Stoop Kids for the first time at the Freret Street Festival and this young band of Loyola music grads was entertaining and musically impressive.The series continues in June with the New Orleans Suspects and the Brint Anderson Duo next week and the Honey Island Swamp Band following.
July has a couple of “to be determined” dates but expect to see the Brass-a-Holics on July 1, Walter Wolfman Washington & The Roadmasters on the 22nd and the Low End Theory Players Present: Tribute to A Tribe Called Quest on July 29. The rest of the schedule can be found here.
I am also excited to report that the Tipitina’s Foundation will also soon unveil a Foundation Free Mondays cinema series at the newly restored Orpheum Theater to complement the Friday music series. Details will be announced soon.
