Attention vinyl junkies, dancing freaks, and soul music lovers, the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon bandleader and drummer will be spinning wax at Tipitina’s tonight beginning at 9 PM.
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson co-founded the seminal hip hop collective, The Roots, in Philadelphia in 1987. He is also an in-demand producer and recently released his first book. He has said that he thought that the job on Fallon’s talk show was going to be his retirement gig, but it turned out to be his dream job because he gets to perform with so many different musicians.
DJ Soul Sister is a longtime programmer at WWOZ-FM 90.7, veteran party host, and crate digger par excellence. She’s a regular on the stage of Tipitina’s performing before and after DJ sets for major touring acts like George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic.
Her live “Hustle” parties are legendary for a dancing atmosphere and soulful vibe that is rare in 21st century New Orleans.
Both Questlove and DJ Soul Sister have massive vinyl collections and deep knowledge of a wide variety of genres and subgenres of music. However, the gig tonight is not a record show, it’s a party, so bring your dancing shoes.
