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Tiz the Holiday season and as always I am offering customized holiday greeting cards for business clients and personal uses alike where you can have your company logo and or personal custom message included! Ordering Customized cards is VERY EASY for corporate and personal uses. Three easy steps, you send me a digital file with [...]
If this is your first time here, glad to have you visit! Been a pretty busy last few months but have finally had some time to go through the past year, at least a little bit….Over the past few months met a ton of new folks and it has been a pleasure talking with [...]
Amazing show at Voodoo Fest 2012 day 1 with Neil Young. Ive seen many Neil shows over the years and this one has topped my favorites list. Was able top catch numerous others including Silversun Pickups, Nas, New Orleans Bingo Show, Paul Sanchez, Gary Clark Jr, Little Freddie King, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, 101 Runners,Metalica [...]
Here are a few pics from the Crescent City Blues and Barbecue Festival at Lafayette Square this past weekend. I was able to get over there on Saturday to catch Ernie Vincent and the Top Notes, Little Freddy King, and Johnny Sansone. Can’t ask for a better blues triple header on a beautiful afternoon. Headed [...]
There’s just no better way to end a “festival” weekend than heading down to Houma for the closing of the Voice of the Wetlands Festival with the VOW Allstars jammin late into the evening, this year joined onstage by the one and only Elvin Bishop and Mickey Thomas (Jefferson Starship) to wish Cyril Neville a [...]
While preparing an order for hanging today, I thought it would be cool to put some of the examples of what photography on artist canvas looks like. All of my canvases are 1.5 inches thick and are image wrap around. Archival inks are used on these canvases, which are printed directly onto an artist canvas [...]
Here are the final images for one of my corporate clients New Orleans Hamburger and Seafood Co. The new restaurant will open next month on Marengo and St. Charles(Old Canons Location) This will be my third store to decorate with beautiful 24×36 framed prints, the first two were the Laplace and Mandeville locations.
Last Saturday at Tips incredible show featuring Anders Osborne with John Gros, George Porter Jr., Doug Belote, Carl Dufrene, special and guest Billy Iuso…those guys were havin so much fun up on stage, a sweet sounds and sights to behold…Also had the pleasure of catching Chicago based Lubriphonic, who lathered the packed house for Anders [...]
Some images from Dr. John and and his Mystickel Majickel Mystery Band at the Howlin Wolf benefit to transport, and house Tribal Elders Tribal Elders to heal the Gulf and the relief workers, along with Billy Iuso and the Restless Natives, both bands were on fire and Mac just took me away, great night, another [...]
Another successful Mardi Gras Day on the books!! Started the day off as usual at Big Chief Monk Boudreaux’s house to join the annual march from Valence down to Second and Dryades. Big Chief and all the Golden Eagles new amazing suit’s were pretty pretty to say the least…..Stanton Moore, Johnny Sansone, Papa Mali, The [...]
Well Jazz Fest 2011 is in the books and this year will go down as one of the best weather years for the 7 day festival in years!! I have finished editing the majority of pics and will be adding more this weekend. I will be adding some more over the weekend but there are [...]
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Last Friday at Tipitinas Uptown I caught Dragon Smoke Featuring Stanton Moore, Ivan Neville, Eric Lindell, and Robert Mercurio. It was my first time see’n them so obviously I was really lookin forward with the incredible talent put together on stage. These guys were on total fire, especially in the second set which was littered [...]
Here are some pics from the Funky Meters New Years Eve show at Tipitinas in the French Quarter last night, made it by there after starting out at dba with the Treme Brass Band and Dr. John at the House of Blues. A great way to start 2012 as Tipitinas French Quarter was nicely primed [...]
Here are a few pics from last nights induction of the Neville Brothers, Aaron Neville, Cyril Neville, Art Neville and Charles Neville with Executive Director Mike Shepard of the Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame during the 2012 Allstate fan fest at the Allstate BCS National Championship in the Jax Brewery Parking Lot on January 7, [...]
In early December 2011 we sent off Coco Robicheaux the only way we know how, with a Jazz Funeral Second Line starting on Frenchmen Street and winding thru the French Quarter, ultimately ending at the House of Blues where countless,and I mean countless, musicians, friends and family celebrated the life and music of Coco late [...]
I was able to go catch a great show at Tipitinas Uptown last night. It’s enough that just Jon Cleary was playin, but about a week or so ago Johnny Vidacovich and James Singleton were added, which made this a don’t miss show as far as I am concerned. Have never seen Cleary and Johnny [...]
Great night over at the Joy Theatre last night for the Offbeat’s 2011 Best of the Beat Music Business Awards. This is always a fun evening with many being recognized deservingly for their contributions to the all important business side of the “heartbeat” of our city, the music industry. Congrats to all winners! The highlight [...]
What a blast last Friday night at the Best of the Beat Awards. Spent most of the evening hangin with friends Rueben Williams, Papa Mali, Tab Benoit, Dr. John, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Charlie Wooten, Cyril, Art and Gayneille Neville, et al….and enjoyed another truly incredible tribute to George Porter Jr. that featured Dr. John, [...]
Well Mardi Gras is upon us and like clockwork, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux slammed a full house over at dba last Saturday with his kick ass band including Mark Adams on keys, Colin Lake on guitar, staple Joe Gelini on drums among others, also joined by his son Joseph Jr. also suited spewin out some [...]
Another year in the books for Mardi Gras with Big Chief Monk Boudreaux with the Golden Eagle Mardi Gras Indians and friends!! Always love watchin Monk come out on Mardi Gras Day, Sooooo Pretty!!! singin “Indian Red” to the masses in front of his house. As usual we all proceeded with Monk to Second and [...]
I am still working through the 2-3 weeks of Jazz Fest shoots, and man oh man, what a Jazz Fest this year. Took in a lot of night shows also…..I think thats why I am behind…..In the mean time here is a slideshow up to “G” in the alphabet….there is a link at the top [...]
6-29-12 Updated the music to Uncle Lionel singing “Back O’Town Blues” from the Treme Brass Band CD “Gimme My Money Back ” So when I read that Uncle Lionel would be at d.b.a. last night at the Treme Brass Band’s weekly residency, my initial reaction was it was a bad joke having seen him last [...]
Stills can be seens along with slideshows at http://www.nativeorleanian.org/complete_uncle_lionel_bastiste_tributes_and_second_lines Over the years I have heard about and had some magical moments at the Candlelight Lounge, last nights tribute to the legacy of Uncle Lionel Batiste Sr. was one of those nights that words just can’t convey….at least right now. Immediately upon walking in the door, [...]
Last year in June I was up in New York for a few days to receive a Cousteau Ocean Inspiration Award for my photography work related to the BP Oil Spill. Of course the farther I get from home the closer it is to where I am as none other than Kermit Ruffins was playing [...]
WHEW!…….Got an early start and finished the pics from the “Nine Lives” performance at Tulane University’s Dixon Hall last week. I got ahold of both soundtracks to listen to while editing, almost like being at the play again! And what a performance it was in front of a packed house throughout. I have had the [...]
Headed over to Pensacola with my friend Brian and crew yesterday to catch my man Anders Osborne at the DeLuna Fest. Hadn’t seen Anders in a while so was really lookin forward and was not disappointed, as if I ever am….I heard Anders was not feeling well at all and when we arrived it was [...]
Here are a few I was able to get to today from Dr. John and the Lower 911 at Lafayette Square last night. Mac has been on tour all over the world promoting his new CD “Locked Down” (KILLER CD BTW) lately so it was really nice visiting with him this week and of course [...]