Vintage professional wrestling-meets-experimental jazz-meets-psychedelic visual art duo Wednesday Night Titans will head to New Orleans, LA’s Toulouse Theatre on Friday, April 26th, 2024 (technically early-morning 4/27) to defend their Jazz Fest late-night belt with an after-midnight showdown [get tickets].
The duo, which features decorated wrestling champ/bassist Ted Technical and his trash-talking manager/drummer Stix “Hit Man” Jenkins, has made a name for itself by tapping into the zany antics of 1980s-era icons like Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, and “Macho Man” Randy Savage to create “an over-the-top mind-gasm of roid-warrior madness and performance art profundity.”
While some Wednesday Night Titans die-hards have noted that Ted Technical looks like Gov’t Mule’s Kevin Scott, the bassist declined to comment on his resemblance to the wrestler. Instead, he asked us to remind people heading to Jazz Fest to come see Mule’s guest-filled headlining set at Daze Between New Orleans on Wednesday, May 1st.
Ted Technical, on the other hand, had this to say: “Jazzfest… more like ‘JABRONI-fest!!‘”
Stix Jenkins often draws comparisons to experimental jazz drummer Zach Danziger. Though Danziger said he was not aware of Jenkins’ true identity, he noted that he had been fortunate enough to experience the mysterious project live in the past. Beyond the music, he explained, it was the electric ringside atmosphere that made the show memorable. “This is a Blue Man Group-ish type [thing],’” Danziger told Live For Live Music. “It’s a thing you go see.”
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Who will Wednesday Night Titans see in the ring for their Fest by Nite melee? That depends on who’s got enough guts to take a shot at the champ: As Ted Technical said of the event, “If you people want to see the greatest show on the planet, look no further. We are a bigger deal than the Grateful Dead and the Beatles combined and if you consider yourself a real music fan, you can’t miss this show… Oh yeah, one other thing—to all the musicians that are in NOLA that week, come get your free music lesson.”
Tickets to Wednesday Night Titans at New Orleans, LA’s Toulouse Theatre during Jazz Fest (Friday, April 26th, technically early-a.m. 4/27) are on sale here. Scroll down for complete show details. Read our 2022 interview with Wednesday Night Titans here.
Wednesday Night Titans
This show is part of Live For Live Music and GMP Live’s 2024 Fest by Nite series in New Orleans during Jazz Fest. Confirmed Fest by Nite 2024 events include:
- Daze Between New Orleans Festival ft. Gov’t Mule, Lettuce, John Scofield, & more – Faubourg Brewery – Tuesday, 4/30; Wednesday, 5/1 [tickets]
- Tell Me Something Good: A Tribute to Chaka Khan – Jennifer Hartswick, Shira Elias, Erica Falls, Jelly Joseph, & more – Toulouse Theatre – Thursday, 4/25 [tickets]
- Jimi’s Dead: A Mashup of Jimi Hendrix & The Grateful Dead ft. Eric Krasno, Ross James, Nikki Glaspie, Brandon “Taz” Niederauer – Toulouse Theatre – Friday, 4/26 [tickets]
- Wednesday Night Titans – Toulouse Theatre – Friday, 4/26 (technically early-a.m. 4/27) [tickets]
- TAUK Presents Tower of Wonder: A Tribute to Tower of Power & Stevie Wonder – TAUK ft. Kanika Moore, The Horn Section, Lyle Divinsky – Toulouse Theatre – Saturday, 4/27 [tickets]
- LP Giobbi: Dead House – Civic Theatre – Saturday, 4/27 [tickets]
- The Funk Sessions ft. Stanton Moore, Nels Cline, Skerik, Wil Blades – Toulouse Theatre – Saturday, 4/27 (technically early-a.m. 4/28) [tickets]
- Kitchen Dwellers: A Bluegrass Tribute to Dr. John – Toulouse Theatre – Sunday, 4/28 [tickets]
- Frequinauts ft. Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr., Stanton Moore, & more – Toulouse Theatre – Monday, 4/29 [tickets]
- Andy Frasco & The U.N. w/ Special Guests – House of Blues New Orleans – Tuesday, 4/30 [tickets]
- The Daze Between Band ft. Chuck Leavell, John Scofield, George Porter Jr., & more – Tipitina’s – Wednesday, 5/1 [SOLD OUT]
- John “Papa” Gros’ Papa Plays The Nite Tripper – Toulouse Theatre – Wednesday, 5/1 [tickets]
- Tank and the Bangas – A Special Three-Day Event / Jam Cruise 21 Lineup Announcement Party – Toulouse Theatre – Thursday, 5/2 [tickets]
- Stanton Moore & Friends ft. Robert Walter, Big Sam, Skerik, & more / Jam Cruise 21 Lineup Announcement Party – Thursday, 5/2 (technically early-a.m. 5/3) [tickets]
- Lettuce: Rage Fest – The Joy Theater – Friday, 5/3 [tickets]
- Tank and the Bangas – A Special Three-Day Event – Toulouse Theatre – Friday, 5/3 [tickets]
- Joe Russo’s Selcouth Quartet – Toulouse Theatre – Friday, 5/3 (technically early-a.m. 5/4) [tickets]
- Tank and the Bangas – A Special Three-Day Event – Toulouse Theatre – Saturday, 5/4 [tickets]
- Crescent City Classics: A Celebration of New Orleans Funk ft. members of The Meters, Lettuce, Dumpstaphunk, & more – The Joy Theater – Saturday, 5/4 [tickets]
- Break Science – Toulouse Theatre – Saturday, 5/4 (technically early-a.m. 5/5) [tickets]
- Purple Party: A Tribute to the Music of Prince ft. members of Cool Cool Cool, The Nth Power, Doom Flamingo, Magic Beans, & more – Toulouse Theatre – Sunday, 5/5 [tickets]
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***SHOW INFO***
Show: Wednesday Night Titans
Presented by: Live For Live Music & GMP Live
Band: Wednesday Night Titans – Ted Technical (bass), Stix “Hit Man” Jenkins (drums), & punk-ass challengers TBA
Date: Friday, April 26th, 2024 (technically early-a.m. 4/27)
Time: Doors: 1:00 a.m. / Show: 2:00 a.m.
Venue: Toulouse Theatre – 615 Toulouse St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Tickets [on sale now]: General Admission Advance: $25 / General Admission Day of Show: $30.00 / VIP: $45.00