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By Charles Nunmaker

New Orleans: Beyond Voodoo Fest

The Howlin' Wolf
The Howlin' Wolf will be kicking off the weekend early with a FREE show featuring Biz Markie, The Knux, and others. The Howlin' Wolf will also be featuring a Voodoo At Night concert series for when the fun in City Park ends. On Friday, Rebirth Brass Band and Big Sam's Funky Nation play the venue. The music continues on Halloween night with a Ball by the Krewe of M.O.M. that features Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk; and on Nov. 1, the Howlin' Wolf will be holding "Down on the Bayou" that will be a benefit concert for the New Orleans Musicians Clinic. The benefit will include JoJo Hermann, Ivan Neville, George Porter Jr., and other great jazz players.

Tipitina's
Tipitina's is also bringing out some good jazz and funk music for the weekend. On Friday, Tipitina's will be featuring Galactic, and Tipitina's in the French Quarter will be showing Bonerama and P.B.S. (Porter, Batiste, Stoltz). The music continues on Halloween with Trombone Shorty, and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band at the French Quarter location. On Sunday, Tipitina's joins the Voodoo After Dark movement with JJ Grey & Mofro.

The House of Blues
This Friday at the House of Blues, the original boy/brother pop trio Hanson will be playing. The H.O.B. continues to rock the weekend on Halloween night with the Endless Night Vampire Ball that features a masque themed dress code and special DJs.

One Eyed Jack's
One Eyed Jack's will have a FREE show on Friday with the Meat Puppets and Bobby Bare Jr. The music continues to treat Halloween night at the venue with Quintron, and Sunday, Jack's will also feature Sage Francis, Pnuma P.A., and Emancipator.

Other Tricky Treats
If worshipping music is not your kind of shindig, you could actually join in on the real thing. The 11th Annual Voodoo (as in the religion) Authentica Fest is free and is in New Orleans' own French Quarter. The festival features famous Voodoo priests and priestesses from New Orleans and all over the world who have come to lend their hand in celebrating a New Orleans tradition. There will also be musical performances by these priests and priestesses, and the fest will conclude with an ancestral healing ceremony.

Originally Published: Issue 821 - October 28, 2009

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