Patrick in New Orleans Musicians Benefit Show

[LaurieBlue]

http://hob.com/tickets/eventdetail.asp?eventid=50310&rss=1
HOUSE OF BLUES PRESENTS
MUSICIANS BRINGING MUSICIANS HOME III - A BENEFIT FOR SWEET HOME NEW ORLEANS FEATURING JON LANGFORD AND SALLY TIMMS OF THE MEKONS, PATRICK HALLAHAN OF MY MORNING JACKET, CHARLES BISSELL OF THE WRENS, CRAIG KLEIN, MAT PERRINE, ERIC BOLIVAR AND BERT COTTON OF BONERAMA AND KIMYA DAWSON OF MOLDY PEACHES

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The Parish @ House of Blues New Orleans »
229 Decatur Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
504.310.4999  price : $10.00  *  
date : Thu, January 10
door : 8:00pm
show : 9:00pm
genre : Other

age : 18+ w/id  

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[ms. yvon]

what a wild line up!  i wonder if they'll be playing collaboratively.

GO PATRICK!

love love love charles bissel!

[BH]

I'm going to assume that this means all of Patrick's drum tracks are finished and he's going down to N'awlins for a little rest and relaxation.  Maybe catch the championship game, have a few hurricanes, play at a charity event....

[ms. yvon]

like the way you're thinking, bh.   [smiley=beer.gif]

[realdeal]

So he's performing a drum solo?

[BH]

So he's performing a drum solo?

Yes, each of the musicians will stand on stage, one at a time, playing by themselves, their own respective instrument.  Originally they were all going to play songs together, but realized they have never practiced, and therefore knew it would never work out. ::)

[sweatboard]

On a side note, I think MMJ could do a really awesome sounding Wrens cover.

[realdeal]

So he's performing a drum solo?

Yes, each of the musicians will stand on stage, one at a time, playing by themselves, their own respective instrument.  Originally they were all going to play songs together, but realized they have never practiced, and therefore knew it would never work out. ::)

That was a joke homey.

[BH]

Anybody going to this?

NoVa_NoLa?  

[NoVa_NoLa]

Wish that I could have attended...mentally in New Orleans most of the time, physically in Virginia most of the time.

[aMD]

it was last night.  I hoping we'd get a review.

[NoVa_NoLa]

http://futureofmusiccoalition.blogspot.com/

Last week, FMC and Air Traffic Control got their indie-rock on at two concerts to benefit New Orleans musicians still struggling to secure housing after Hurricane Katrina.

The first show, "Musicians Bringing Musicians Home III," took place in the Parish Room of the New Orleans House of Blues on Thursday, January 10. Performers included Nellie McKay, Jon Langford & Sally Timms of The Mekons, Patrick Hallahan of My Morning Jacket, Charles Bissell of The Wrens, Kimya Dawson, Timothy Bracy of the Mendoza Line, Janet Bean of Freakwater and members of Bonerama, who provided sure-footed backup during several artists' sets. Need we say it rocked?

Here are some cool shots of the evening's festivities from NOLA.com.

The concert came at the end of FMC & ATC's annual Artist Activism Camp, which brings musicians together to discuss best practices for artist advocacy. During the two-day meeting, attendees went on a tour of New Orleans, checking in with Ninth Ward musicians about efforts to revitalize their community. Thursday night's show was a benefit for Sweet Home New Orleans — a coalition of non-profit organizations that helps find affordable housing and provides rental assistance for artists scattered by Katrina.

The following night, January 11, saw infectious pop-rockers OK Go join up with New Orleans funk faves Bonerama for a show to benefit Crescent City music legend Al "Carnival Time" Johnson, who lost everything in the hurricane. The two groups have also collaborated on an iTunes-only EP, You're Not Alone, which features Al on a cover of Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released." The mini-album will be released on February 5, just in time for Mardis Gras!

Check out pictures from the gig here.

Bummed you missed the NOLA show(s)? You can still catch OK Go and Bonerama when they perform at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC on February 2 — which will be streamed and podcast by NPR. It, too, is a benefit for Al Johnson and SHNO, so don't miss this opportunity to help out Big Easy musicians in need.

Stay tuned for more info on this exciting event.