Today, Jurassic 5 announced they will play a double-bill Jazz Fest after-show with fellow ’90’s hip-hop stalwarts Blackalicious at The Howlin’ Wolf in New Orleans on Thursday, May 4th. Tickets for the show go on sale tomorrow, March 22nd at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. You can purchase tickets here when they go on sale.
The show joins the already long and diverse list of after parties around New Orleans during Jazz Fest, which is set to begin on April 28th and wrap its second weekend on May 7th. Live For Live Music is excited to be presenting a variety of talent-packed Jazz Fest late nights at the Howlin’ Wolf and elsewhere around the city this year, including:
- Break Science Live Band & The Russ Liquid Test plus The Werks @ The Howlin Wolf, 4/29
- Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe @ One Eyed Jacks, 4/29
- The Nth Power‘s “WAKE UP & LIVE: The Music of Bob Marley” with special guests @ One Eyed Jacks, 4/29
- “Fu*K 2016: A Tribute To Musicians We Lost” featuring members of Turkuaz and The Motet @ The Howlin’ Wolf, 4/30
- “Earth Wind & Power” featuring special guests with All Brothers Band (featuring Oteil and Kofi Burbridge & Neal and Alan Evans) and Organ Freeman @ The Howlin’ Wolf, 5/2
- “Allen Toussaint Jukebox” featuring members of Turkuaz, The New Mastersounds, and more @ The Howlin’ Wolf (In The Den), 5/2
- “The Daze Between Band” featuring Oteil Burbridge, Eric Krasno, Duane Trucks, Scott Metzger, and Danny Louis @ One Eyed Jacks, 5/3
- “Zigaboo Modeliste‘s Funk Revue” and “MJ vs. Stevie” featuring members of Lettuce, Prince‘s band, and more, plus Organ Freeman (In The Den) @ The Howlin’ Wolf, 5/7
In addition to our long list of exciting late nights, Live For Live Music is partnering with “Crawfish King” Chris “Shaggy” Davis to host the second annual NOLA Crawfish Festival during the days between the two Jazz Fest weekends, from May 1st – 3rd at Central City BBQ. The event will feature all-star musical collaborations by George Porter Jr., Eric Krasno, Jon Cleary, Nigel Hall, John “Papa” Gros, John Medeski, Ivan Neville, Cris Jacobs and more, in addition to craft beers and Shaggy’s world famous crawfish! For more information, or to purchase tickets, head to the event’s website.