Whereyat http://www.whereyat.com/neworleans/ <![CDATA[Food News]]>  We’ve been watching since August when Chef Phillip L. Lopez was named by Louisiana Cookin’ Magazine as one of the “Chefs to Watch” and it seems our waiting has come to an end. Just a cou]]> <![CDATA[Alchemy Lounge: A Pop-Up Cocktail Bar]]>  The message is short and secret and sends me to a Mid-City street, where I land just shy of midnight. The porch is dark, but a front door is slivered open. A walk through it sends me into the ca]]> <![CDATA[December Lakeside 2 Riverside]]> Bucktown All-StarsFriday Nov. 25 Rock N’ Bowl3000 South Carrollton Ave., 861-1700If ya think you eat a little bit too much turkey and just woke up from your nap after catching all those killer Black]]> <![CDATA[Home is Where the Hearty Food Is]]> My mom is well known for her exuberance and unwavering optimism, among her other wonderful attributes, but she is also famous for her cooking. Her knack for adding oomph to the most basic dish is no s]]> <![CDATA[December 6 Blog]]> This week is full of great concerts, and some cool movies kick off the festivities. Wednesday, the Scumbag Cinema series at Antenna Gallery, located at 3161 Burgundy, continues with music-influenced films.Starting at 9 p.m., Todd ]]> <![CDATA[April 2011: CD Reviews]]> “Even though all of us try to soar to greater heights/we’ll proabbly all die trying twice” sings lead vocalist Vincent Ebeier on the opening track “Leia is not your sister.” Fortunately for The Scorseses, they deliver a solid debut on their first EP Presenting…The Scorseses.]]> <![CDATA[February 14th]]>  Machine Head, Suicide Silence and Darkest Hour put on a great show Friday night at the House of Blues. The house was pretty full and the fans were rabid. You can watch an interview I did with ]]> <![CDATA[February 7th]]>  The Baroness Undressed was incredible. Diana Shortes did an amazing job performing her interpretation of Michaela Pontalba, one of my favorite New Orleans women. And Krewe de Vieux and Krewede]]> <![CDATA[Music Reviews]]> Meet Me At Mardi GrasCollection: Various ArtistsRounderIt’s officially Mardi Gras season, and no festivities are complete without the perfect Mardi Gras mix! And that’s exactly what you’ll find ]]> <![CDATA[Music Reviews]]> Meet Me At Mardi GrasCollection: Various ArtistsRounderIt’s officially Mardi Gras season, and no festivities are complete without the perfect Mardi Gras mix! And that’s exactly what you’ll find ]]> <![CDATA[The Music of Mardi Gras]]>  New many, Mardi Gras is essentially an endless parade of free-flowing booze, boobs, and tourists, but for all the stereotypical reductions of the carnival season, there are twice as many reasons]]> <![CDATA[Party Girl Blog 10/26]]>

Last weekend was a blast filled with great music and events including Boo at the Zoo with my very own “Lil’ Party Girl” donning

]]> <![CDATA[Jazz Fest Weekend 1 Night Shows]]> Backbeat Jazz Fest Series presents Marco Benevento
Saturday, April 30, 1 a.m. Le Petit Theatre, 616 Saint Peter St.For Marco Benevento, the piano conveys more than just music or emotion. At his hand]]> <![CDATA[Rock 'N Roll New Orleans Marathon]]>  Pilar Burson, a 36-year-old teacher and assistant volleyball and girls track coach at Teurlings Catholic High School in Lafayette, La., can’t wait to run in the Rock ‘n’ Roll New Orleans m]]> <![CDATA[Mardi Gras Indian Costumes Unmasked]]>  They’ve walked the streets of New Orleans for hundreds of years. With their heads held high and their sights held steady, the Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans have reveled in the Louisiana su]]> <![CDATA[Fat Stupid Ugly People]]>  Leave it up to the young ones to express themselves with all the piss and vinegar that comes from being a disgruntled sub-urban kid, banned from convenient stores for wearing ski masks, says dru]]> <![CDATA[How to Cook for Mardi Gras]]>  New 5:30 a.m. on Mardi Gras morning, and the day’s first parade is about to roll: a string of little red wagons and wheeled ice chests, towing food and drinks. Uptown resident David Berger and]]> <![CDATA[Lakeside 2 Riverside: Concert Previews]]>  Lillian Axe CD Release PartySaturday, Feb. 4; 9 PM FREEHowlin’ Wolf—907 S. Peters; 522-9653In honor of their eleventh record XI: The Days Before Tomorrow, New Orleans’ own Lillian Axe are ]]> <![CDATA[The Joy is Back on Canal St.]]>  Canal Street, in its heyday, was once the showplace and marketplace of New Orleans. Those with long memories can recall dignified women and their daughters in fashionable apparel (including elbo]]> <![CDATA[The Mystic Krewe of Nyx]]>  Throw me something, missus! Does that sound a bit funny? Probably because floats full of men have traditionally dominated Mardi Gras parades. But then female krewes, such as Muses and Iris,]]> <![CDATA[Food News - February]]>  The holidays may be over in other parts of the world, but in New Orleans, the party has just barely begun. Starting on January 6, Twelfth Night officially marked the beginning of Mardi Gras and ]]> <![CDATA[Valentines or the Art of Baking]]>  She leaned across the bar and said: “Tell me a story; tell me a love story.” So I did.Once upon a time there was a chef; a hard working, hard drinking, philanderer of a chef. He worked in a ]]> <![CDATA[February Film Reviews]]> A Dangerous Method3 starsBy David Vicari A Dangerous Method is directed by David Cronenberg, and while there are no exploding heads perpetrated by Scanners, Keira Knightley does, however, get spa]]> <![CDATA[Party Girl Blog November 2]]> Well Halloween 2011 was wild and wicked with the Voodoo Music Experience, MOM’s Ball, Metro’s Halloween Bash, Halloween New Orleans 28, and so much more happening around the city.  Be sure to]]> <![CDATA[January 10th]]>  This weekend was incredibly fun. After watching a wonderful Saints game at Rock N’ Bowl, where I had delicious Louisiana grass-fed beef chili served in a bag of Zapp’s Chips, I had an even b]]> <![CDATA[Dreaming of Spring: Tomatoes and Corn]]>  This has, so far, been a ridiculously mild winter.  Balmy weather and sunny days gets me dreaming about tomatoes.  I’ve never had good luck with tomatoes in New Orleans, so I’m cer]]> <![CDATA[A Guy Walks Into A Bar...]]>  While Mardi Gras may be something different to everyone, for many, the gas that this engine of chaos runs on, is the booze. And though the police are highly touted for their ability to control c]]> <![CDATA[Higher Ground]]>  Higher GroundBy James Nolan271 pagesPublished by University of New OrleansReview by Fritz EskerFive months after Hurricane Katrina, a New Orleans man is killed in a mysterious drive-by shooting.]]> <![CDATA[My Life as a Dog]]>  My Life as a dogBy Cynthia and Mike ArsuagaSecret Cravings Publishing180 pagesReview by Dionne CharletWhat makes a fantasy novel work?  Is it how seamlessly the introduction of shape shifte]]> <![CDATA[Behind the Mask]]>  The colorful and chaotic holiday celebrating justice, faith and power is what so many people think of when New Orleans comes to mind. And it can mean different things to people. Family fun going]]> <![CDATA[Beads, Beads, Beads]]> Walking along Bourbon Street at any given point during the day, anyone can witness tourists, and sometimes locals alike, in a stand-off competition with revelers from second-story balconies to be ]]> <![CDATA[Chef Brack May of Cowbell and George Porter Jr.]]> Laid back, engaging and friendly, chef Brack May sat with me in his restaurant Cowbell, cracking jokes in a successful effort to make me laugh. His eclectic eatery was bustling behind the scenes, but ]]> <![CDATA[The Lovers' Cocktail]]> A frat boy asks: “Should I call you in the morning, or nudge you?” Neither, as it turns out, though his luck might have been better if he hadn’t come at me with a neon Sex on the Beach.Years lat]]> <![CDATA[January 17th]]>  Although the Saints lost last Saturday, it didn’t deter people from nearly packing the Good Children Gallery to see the Hard Art 1979 photo exhibit and The Front to see a Prospect 2 gallery ]]> <![CDATA[January 24th]]>  This week is going to be packed with fun events. Even if you don’t care for classical music, I recommend you check out the “Becoming American: The Musical Journey” concert at the St. Lou]]> <![CDATA[January 31st]]> Wizard World Comic Con was such a blast! It was incredibly packed with fans of comics and pop culture. The highlight of my experience was the Boondock Saints Reunite Q &A. It got a little wild wit]]> <![CDATA[Everything but the baby...]]>  Since early January, King Cakes have been flooding the office break room, daring you to take the chance and try another piece from yet another local bakery that has mastered the brightly frosted]]> <![CDATA[Onion Rings: The Better Batter]]>  “But a bit of better butter,Better than the bitter butterWill but make my bitter batter better.”Those of us who have twisted our tongues in this particular construction know well the boon of]]> <![CDATA[Michael Jackson - The Immortal Tour]]>  Throughout the world and the span of history, few other artists can claim a career comparable to that of one Michael Jackson.
]]> <![CDATA[Food News - January 2012]]>  The holiday bustle has calmed and a new year has dawned bringing with it the arrival of new restaurants, new chef appointments, mysterious foodie experiments and more! First, the long-awaited Ma]]> <![CDATA[Assembling Voodoo Fest]]> What music lovers will go through to see their favorite acts is nothing short of fervent dedication. From the more popular camp-outs, to the more extreme hiding in the musician’s dressing rooms, fans]]> <![CDATA[Why New Orleans?]]>  So when I tell people I moved from Miami to New Orleans, travelers, tourists, and citizens of this city alike have asked me “Why?” When I first got here, my response tended to literally be �]]> <![CDATA[Fall Festivals]]>  Cajun DancesOct 3- Jan 1Various Locationscajunradio.org/neworleanscajunzydecoVarious local music spots host Cajun and Zydeco bands across the city as well as dancing classes. Check out their online]]> <![CDATA[Turkey, Dressing and Horseracing]]> Ok, so maybe it’s not exactly what the Pilgrims had in mind at the first Thanksgiving even though all three must have been around in some form or fashion.But horseracing at The Fairgrounds on Thanksgiving]]> <![CDATA[November Food News]]> We have seen numerous restaurants appearing all over town as if magicked there overnight, but there have also been a literal slew of “special” dining options that have popped up as well, conveniently termed “pop-ups.”]]> <![CDATA[ The Bikery Delivers Sweets on the Streets]]> Someday, when Kelly Jacques’ bakery gets a storefront, her first buy will be a bicycle-driven commercial mixer. She’ll invite customers to generate clean power in exchange for her moist cookies or]]> <![CDATA[Local sounds, Local Performers]]> In this musical city, you can go out at any given time and be guaranteed a live performance. We are lucky to have so much music, and regularly indulge in shows whether it’s one of our local favorites]]> <![CDATA[Lagniappe Brass Band]]>  Lagniappe Brass Band draws crowds in with its high-energy, New Orleans second-line brass band sound. The band is young and fun, and it is packing the crowds in at venues across New Orleans.
]]> <![CDATA[Autumn Winds, Winter Winds]]> I am sitting here trying to capture words and thoughts for the weeks sandwiched in between Halloween and Thanksgiving.  For starters, it seems that nearly everyone, Dad and myself included, has a]]> <![CDATA[Lagniappe Brass Band]]>  Lagniappe Brass Band draws crowds in with its high-energy, New Orleans second-line brass band sound. The band is young and fun, and it is packing the crowds in at venues across New Orleans.
]]> <![CDATA[Q&A with Saints’ Jimmy Graham]]>  Life has been all about overcoming transitions for New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham.Graham was left by his family and placed in foster care in North Carolina at the age of 14 only to be]]> <![CDATA[A Thanksgiving Carol Or Pecuniary Comforts]]> Robert Duprey didn’t pay his rent that month; instead he separated himself from his family in Tacoma, Washington in July of 1995 and took a Greyhound Bus to Livingston, Montana. He spent his forty
]]> <![CDATA[December Film Reviews]]> Descendants by David Vicari3 1/2 starsThe premise of The Descendants, based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings, may sound like a schmaltzy made-for-Lifetime-TV-Movie, but it is far from it. This is Al]]> <![CDATA[Voodoo Fest Preview]]> Friday, Oct. 28The WombatsFriday, October 28 - 2:15 p.m. Le Carnival: Bingo! ParlorThe Liverpool, England band, The Wombats, is undoubtedly one of the most hardworking bands currently touring. Before ]]> <![CDATA[Film Reviews]]> Buried Halloween Horror FlicksBY DAVID VICARIIt’s always fun to turn out the lights and watch a horror movie marathon, especially on Halloween night. Staples for Halloween viewing consist of John Ca]]> <![CDATA[Film Reviews]]> Buried Halloween Horror FlicksBY DAVID VICARIIt’s always fun to turn out the lights and watch a horror movie marathon, especially on Halloween night. Staples for Halloween viewing consist of John Ca]]> <![CDATA[Southern Pesto]]>  If you’re a laissez-farmer like me, you haven’t yet torn out your summer plants and replaced them with the cool season crops like lettuce and healthy greens.  I always feel guilty tearing]]> <![CDATA[610 Stompers]]>  They’ve been called legendary; they’ve been called brave. Quite frankly, I call them brilliant - and insanely entertaining. Heroes come in all forms - some wear capes, others wear coach’s ]]> <![CDATA[November CD Reviews]]> TorgoDivinity, Transmissions, Phase One: Salvation for the DeadExperiencetorgo.wordpress.comOne of the more original bands based out of Loyola University, Torgo is quietly gaining notoriety on the loc]]> <![CDATA[Lakeside 2 Riverside: November Concert Previews]]>  NOLA Brewing Co. Can Release Party with Colin Lake, Flow Tribe, and Big Sam’s Funky NationThur., Oct. 27, 8 p.m.Tipitina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave., 895-TIPSNOLA Brewing Company is having a can re]]> <![CDATA[Voodoo Fest Preview]]> Friday, Oct. 28The WombatsFriday, October 28 - 2:15 p.m. Le Carnival: Bingo! ParlorThe Liverpool, England band, The Wombats, is undoubtedly one of the most hardworking bands currently touring. Before ]]> <![CDATA[Voodoo Fest Preview]]> Friday, Oct. 28The WombatsFriday, October 28 - 2:15 p.m. Le Carnival: Bingo! ParlorThe Liverpool, England band, The Wombats, is undoubtedly one of the most hardworking bands currently touring. Before ]]> <![CDATA[December 27th, New Years Weekend]]>  I would firstly like to give kudos to the Joy Theater which is opening this weekend. Canal Street  will look great with the neon sign lighting up after many years of being dark. On Wedne]]> <![CDATA[December 20th]]> I was so happy to see lots of people shopping on Magazine Street for Christmas last weekend. Many of the stores I visited were pretty packed. I got great gifts at Vom Fass, Blue Frog Chocolates, and other cool stores.]]> <![CDATA[Film Reviews - January 16]]>   Director Roman Polanski’s latest film, Carnage (adapted from the stage play God of Carnage), is a partially successful film that runs out of gas in its final act. The movie takes place almost entirely in the ]]> <![CDATA[Choosing Chinese]]>  Though it’s a running gag that the only eateries open during the holidays are Chinese restaurants, the reality is not so far from the truth. Naturally, in New Orleans you can indulge in lavish]]> <![CDATA[January 3rd]]>  Now that it’s officially the New Year, and the winter holidays are done, things are beginning to heat up around town while the temperatures are dropping.   The increasingly popula]]> <![CDATA[Cognac Gets Crunk]]> Lil Jon once sang about Hennessy and Red Bull, an unlikely pairing called “crunk juice.” It’s not as surprising that status-conscious rappers latched onto cognac, given its luxe reputation.]]> <![CDATA[Hornets Season Preview]]> If there ever was a blueprint for teams as to how to prepare for a season after a lockout the New Orleans Hornets smashed it.]]> <![CDATA[December 20th]]> I was so happy to see lots of people shopping on Magazine Street for Christmas last weekend. Many of the stores I visited were pretty packed. I got great gifts at Vom Fass, Blue Frog Chocolates, and other cool stores.]]> <![CDATA[Top Local Music Pics of 2011]]>  With 2011 behind us, our music writers look back on their favorite local acts from the past year.Favorite Live Music PerformancePony Killer CD release showOctober 14, 2011By Brian Serpas Ta]]> <![CDATA[Higher Ground]]> Higher Groundby James Nolan271 pagesPublished by University of New OrleansReview by Fritz EskerFive months after Hurricane Katrina, a New Orleans man is killed in a mysterious drive-by shooting. ]]> <![CDATA[December 13th]]> I really had a great time last weekend seeing my friends in The Midnight Ghost Train at Siberia. Andrew W.K. and Quintron even stopped by for a bit after they played the last show of Prospect 2’s Mu]]> <![CDATA[Food News - January 2012]]>  The holiday bustle has calmed and a new year has dawned bringing with it the arrival of new restaurants, new chef appointments, mysterious foodie experiments and more! First, the long-awaited Ma]]> <![CDATA[Isn't It Good? Norwegian Food]]>  So you’ve checked into one of those ice hotels—or maybe that’s how your drafty house feels this winter (meanwhile your fir tree, stripped of the holidays, is thriving). This hardy, Nordic ]]> <![CDATA[Melting For Some Grilled Cheese]]> Other than being forced to watch All My Children and General Hospital when my mom came home for lunch, the thing I remember most about being home sick from school was grilled cheese sandwiches.  ]]> <![CDATA[Fit for the Boys]]>  An anonymous pub, Saturday afternoon: while friends argued over college football rankings, I wandered to the bar and asked for a piña colada, skinny-style. What I got was a shake of Malibu rum,]]> <![CDATA[Scout]]> I’ll be home for Christmas—my first Christmas. You see, I am barely a year old, at least that’s what the guy at the animal shelter said as my siblings and I were fostered out. We all went t]]> <![CDATA[Santa Claus and Effect Or Citron, Caouane, Sauerkraut and Beer]]>  Goldonna (Goldie) Baudelaire Henderson Litchfield Boudreaux entered into eternal rest in the middle of December; she stepped out of time and into eternity and was the cause of this year’s Chri]]> <![CDATA[Baronne Street]]> Baronne Streetby Kent Westmoreland258 pagesPublished by Create Space Self PublishingReview by Dionne CharletKent Westmoreland’s “Baronne Street” is a bold first effort. Wit and spunk prevail. De]]> <![CDATA[A Couchsurfer’s Guide to Costa Rica]]> If you were to tell my kid self I’d be spending an entire summer in Costa Rica, working half the time guiding high school students, and the next month or so traipsing through the country with next-t]]> <![CDATA[Chicken Pot Pie]]> For the past two years, my chicken flock has foraged over a large vacant lot, scratching the ground for bugs, eating grass and weeds and being very active. They lay the best eggs I’ve ever tasted. B]]> <![CDATA[The Mystery of the LaLaurie Mansion]]> The stately three-story home on 1140 Royal Street in the French Quarter has been a fixture since the mid 1800s. It currently sits empty and quiet with just a sign hanging outside and crumpled permit p]]> <![CDATA[December Music Reviews]]> Ellis Marsalis A New Orleans Christmas Carol ELM Records Nobody during this time of year wants to come across as being Grinch-like. So we grit our teeth and suffer in silence to the umpteenth repla]]> <![CDATA[Dezmond Meeks]]>  The most fitting label for Dezmond Meeks is entertainer. Yes, it is an ambiguous and untelling title to address one’s art form. Saying someone is an entertainer can mean many things: the perso]]> <![CDATA[The Many Ways to Say "I Do"]]> Nothing in a woman’s imagination quite comes close to the idea of her perfect wedding. In years past, a wedding was something dreamt of by a little girl, planned by her mother, and paid for by her f]]> <![CDATA[A Perfect Winter Pair: Cabbage and Potatoes]]>  For is National Garden Mail Order Month.  This is news to me, although I shouldn’t b surprised because, at this time of year, the seed companies take advantage of us indoor-bound gardener]]> <![CDATA[The non-Geek guide to Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con]]>  New Orleans Comic Con will be held on the weekend of January 28 – 29, 2012. This will be the second year Wizard World has chosen the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Organizers ]]> <![CDATA[Cinema Through The Seasons 2011 ]]> In the wintery months of January and February, New Orleans gets the last of the previous year’s Oscar contenders. We also get something else...something darker. You see, January/February is generall]]> <![CDATA[Film Reviews - January 2011]]>  Girl With The Dragon Tattoo3 and 1/2 starsBy David VicariI haven’t read the book by the late Stieg Larsson, but I have seen the 2009 Swedish film version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, wh]]> <![CDATA[Film Reviews - January 2011]]>  Girl With The Dragon Tattoo3 and 1/2 starsBy David VicariI haven’t read the book by the late Stieg Larsson, but I have seen the 2009 Swedish film version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, wh]]> <![CDATA[New Orleans - The College Football Championship Capital]]>  New to the four-year Bowl Championship Series rotation, a bowl tradition and a young bowl that always presents interesting games, New Orleans is the capital of the college football universe and ]]> <![CDATA[Music Reviews - January 2011]]> The Breton SoundEudaemoniaIndieThis four-track debut from The Breton Sound (led by veteran guitarists Jonathan Pretus and Stephen Turner) flies under the banner of longing: how we express ambition, or]]> <![CDATA[Lakeside 2 Riverside]]> NYE at Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz PlayhouseSaturday, December 31; 7:30 PMIrvin Mayfiend’s Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, 300 Bourbon St., 553-2299In a city full of epic ways to celebrate th]]> <![CDATA[Tasting Notes: The Breton Sound and Cowbell]]> The Breton Sound and CowbellClearly, I owe Jonathan Pretus an apology, but it waits until we meet – with his photographer wife, Julia - at Cowbell, the artsy roadhouse at Oak Street’s end. Jo]]> <![CDATA[Nola Ink]]>  New Orleans has always been a hotbed for creativity and innovation in the arts of every genre. With that artistic territory comes the less traditional forms of art; those that can’t be hung on]]> <![CDATA[The Breton Sound]]>  The Factory is a cavern, really, with concrete floors and glass panes punched out of the front window. Long ago, a congressman launched his campaign for governor here. Now it’s October 2010, o]]> <![CDATA[Drinking in Chocolate]]> Everyone loves the comforting, homey feel and flavor of hot chocolate, but we all have our own particularities on what a good cup entails. Do you like a couple of big marshmallows on top, a bunch of l]]> <![CDATA[NOLA Party Girl Blog November 16]]> What an amazing weekend with 610 Stompers, celebrity chefs, and great art!  I love the fall social season and it’s not stopping anytime soon. ]]> <![CDATA[Holiday Dining Diversity]]> One would naturally expect the holiday tables in New Orleans to be filled with dishes like Fried Turkey, Dirty Rice, Duck & Andouille Gumbo, Cochon de Lait, Shrimp & Crawfish Mirliton Cassarol]]> <![CDATA[Fall in a Glass]]> Apple, pine and smoke are fall’s sensual trinity, reminding me of hikes through northern autumn woods, the sooty smell of a neighbor’s lit-up fireplace, the first ruby apple of the season.New Orle]]>