Monday, October 15, 2007
Friday, October 12, 2007
Drink with Vince Vaughn tonight
Vince Vaughn will be at the N.O. Film Fest After Party tonight. It's FREE and DJ Matty will be spinning dance music.
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Dax Riggs at One Eyed Jacks October 27th
The Houma native and former deadboy leader comes to New Orleans in support of his first solo album, We Sing of Only Blood or Love.
"A remarkably fresh-sounding Johnny Cash-meets-Marc Bolan manner that might be termed doom-and-glam."--SPIN
We Sing of Only Blood or Love is the new album from Dax Riggs. The rough hewn "Demon Tied To A Chair," "Didn't Know Yet," and "Radiation Blues," will strike warm familiar notes with the deadboy contingent, though they may be a bit more on the muscular side. Those wading in deeper are in for some pleasant surprises: Dax's vocals strain to more passionate extremes on "Terrors of Nightlife" and "Ouroboros," he brings some serious glam rave-up to "Living is Suicide" and "I Forgot I Was Alive," offers a complete curveball cover of Richard Thompson's "Wall Of Death," and, yes, a few more nods to the deadboy faithful in the form of "Scarlett Of Heaven Nor Hell" and "Dog Headed Whore" before the album collapses upon itself, spent but still mustering the final throes of "dethbryte"(chopped and screwed by Andrew W.K.).
All told, We Sing of Only Blood or Love is Dax Riggs stepping out as a markedly grown up deadboy--a work imbued with newfound vitality, intensity and maturity, yet one that still begs anyone's best guess as to where things go from here.
Written and recorded in the aftermath of extensive touring behind deadboy's critically acclaimed We Are Night Sky, We Sing of Only Blood or Love is as much the debut of an astonishing new musical voice as it is the culmination of a career (and passion) that's consumed more than half of Dax's young life.
His parents having divorced early on, Dax spent his childhood with his Jehovah's Witness mother in Evansville, Indiana. Saturdays Dax, his mother and the rest of their congregation would take to the streets of outlying neighborhoods, on a mission to share information about the coming Armageddon and to save those who would listen. As much as young Dax loved his work, it would come to an abrupt halt at the age of ten, when he accidentally viewed The Elephant Man on HBO.
The film single-handedly decimated Dax's belief in a benevolent almighty and sent him on the course that would ultimately lead to We Sing of Only Blood or Love. By the age of 12, he went to live with his more liberal father in Houma, Louisiana (spawning ground of the Swamp Thing for you comics fans). Lured by the oil boom of the early '80s, Dax's father had moved to Houma and secured work as a cook on an oil platform in the Gulf. Dax did his best to adjust but ultimately drew progressively inward, unable to comprehend the local creole. Frustrated, he would ultimately quit school at 13 and move to Florida with a girl who was... "older."
With school out of the way, Dax focused his attention entirely on songwriting. Unsurprisingly, his relationship failed and he returned to Houma, where with three like-minded friends, he formed the sludge-metal band Acid Bath at the age of 16. Acid Bath played anywhere they could around Thibodaux, New Orleans and Houma, and spent the winter of '98 headquartered in an decrepit (sometime) porn theater in Morgan City. Nevertheless, its balcony provided a place for Dax and guitarist Mike Sanchez to sleep. Acid Bath signed to indie label Rotten Records, booked a total of four tours and completed one. Plagued by everything from drug addiction to the death of bassist Audie Pitre, Acid Bath called it quits pretty quickly-though they did leave behind a legacy of 100,000+ record sales, a Louisiana scene that spawned the likes of Eyehategod, Crowbar and Down, and John Wayne Gacy album covers.
By 2000, Dax had outgrown metal, honed a self-taught style on guitar and piano, and begun playing out under the name deadboy & the Elephantmen-the name being a tribute to the film that changed his life as well as an expression of his less than positive outlook. He spent the next four years auditioning musicians before hooking up drummer with Tessie Brunet, a kindred spirit hailing from the New Orleans Adoption Agency. She began singing in 2003 and was drumming for barely two months, when during a 2004 visit with her adoptive parents, she played a gig with Dax. It went well enough that she ditched the life she'd been leading in New York City to record We Are Night Sky, which was released in 2006 to an unforeseen level of critical acclaim: ROLLING STONE awarded the record a 4-star review and featured deadboy as an "Artist to Watch," unlikely accolades poured in from the unlikely likes of ELLE (Best of the Month), ESQUIRE ("unexpected gems"), MAXIM ("4 stars... a nightmare come true"), WWD and NYLON, as well as the standard-bears at THE NEW YORKER, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, MAGNET, HARP, BILLBOARD and TIME OUT NEW YORK.
Following a grueling year of touring that included the most incongruous bill of Austin Texas's 2006 South By Southwest Festival (deadboy/Beastie Boys/Nickel Creek??? No shit) as well as that year's Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, Dax and Tess went their separate ways and Dax repaired to Houma to continue work on the songs that continued to pour out over the course of all the touring and downtime that had surrounded We Are Night Sky.
On Hallows Eve 2006, Dax hooked up with Matt Sweeney (Chavez, Johnny Cash, Superwolf, etc.) in Houma, who would produce and play a lot of guitar on what would become We Sing Of Only Blood Or Love - but not just yet. Sweeney broke his hand just as those early November sessions at New Orleans' Piety Studios were to begin, resulting in a sad stretch of self-medicated producing with limited musical input. The two reconvened in January 2007 in New York, for a creative spurt spurred by Dax taking in a rehearsal of Sweeney's favorite band, Endless Boogie. Deeming it "a fucking religious experience," Dax promptly asked the band's drummer Endless Andy MacLeod (White Magic, Bright Black) to play on the record. Winter found Dax, Sweeney and Endless Andy on NYC's Lower East Side arranging, and then in Brooklyn recording a bunch of songs at The Rare Book Room with owner/operator Nicolas Vernhes.
At Nicolas's studio, Dax and crew would complete songs from Piety and material that Aaron Havill had recorded at Dax's home with the latter-day deadboy touring dudes: Alex Bergeron (bass), Adam Clement (drums), Sean Keating (keys) and Lucas Broussard (backing vocals)--as well as additional guitar from T.K. Webb, Dax's pal J.T. Van Zandt and his buddy Bozo Cyclops, piano and keys from Endless Andy's bro Robt. E. Lee, drums by Sweeney's Chavez cohort James Lo on three songs and more... Ultimately it became clear that the new material had taken on a life of its own, becoming the next evolutionary stage of Dax's career beyond the deadboy moniker. And a scant few months later, Dax would post on his myspace page:
"I want to let everyone know that for a variety of reasons I have decided to release my upcoming album We Sing of Only Blood or Love under my name: Dax Riggs.
I want to thank everyone who supported deadboy & the Elephantmen, it was and will always be more than just a band, it's in my DNA."
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
The Yard Dogs Road Show at OEJ October 10th
The travelling combination of sword swallowers, rock and roll, fire eaters, and dancing dolls arrives in New Orleans soon.
"Many wandering youngsters identify with the label 'tramp artist,' but few have taken it to the top-hat perfection quite like Eddy Joe Cotton…[Eddy] and the Yard Dogs Road Show do their neo-vaudeville thing the only way it should be: with flash, panache and an underlying sense of menace.”--San Francisco Weekly
The Yard Dogs Road Show is a hobo cabaret, a living patchwork of vaudeville and rock and roll. It’s a true story on stage: sword swallowers, dancing dolls, fire eaters and sunset hobo poetry--all animated by the live sounds of the Yard Dogs cartoon heavy band. Born from the saloon vaudeville that toured the Wild West in the late 1800's and slammed into the underworld of modern American road culture, the Yard Dogs create a timeless space for the union of ancient theatrical alchemy and modern pop culture.
With the publication of his book, "Hobo: A Young Man’s Thoughts on Trains and Tramping in America," straw boss and founding member Eddy Joe Cotton and the Yard Dogs Road Show surfaced into the mainstream media, including recent recognition in SPIN Magazine.
Bringing rock & roll to theatre and theatre to rock & roll, Yard Dogs Road Show has collaborated with Teatro Zinzanni, Cirque Du Soleil, and Burning Man and have performed at such renowned festivals as Bonnaroo, Vegoose, Oregon Country Fair and Wakarusa.
There is some speculation as to the origin of the Yard Dogs Road Show. Not for the want of mystery but for the difficulty in translating an experience that was navigated by the overly-romantic and sleep deprived. Shows came and went leaving very little time to fully comprehend what was going on. Some say the carnival-inspired performance art of the Yard Dogs Road Show began as a three piece jug band performing in road houses and dance halls and at informal gatherings, including Oregon’s modern day acid tests with Ken Kesey and The Merry Pranksters. Some say they traveled in a 1967 Ford Galaxy 500 and the evolution of their show revealed itself in the flames of a campfire on Dog Creek Road: dancing dolls with feather fans, an hombre in silver sunglasses eating fire, a dreamy guitar boy with golden locks, a bearded swami capable of conjuring the supernatural. Others say this story is complete hogwash and it was actually the brainchild of an unemployed “cowboy” and his faithful muse – transient artists with an incredible talent for brainstorming impossible ideas while under the influence of poppy tea and wishful thinking. By chance these conversations were overheard by an ambitious young poet who decided to actualize them for the sake of all impossible dreams everywhere.
Either way, that was seven years ago, and the unlikely troupe of gypsies has been performing on stages ever since.
Friday, September 21, 2007
The Hives at OEJ's October 25th
The Hives, an endlessly energetic and uncomparably awesome rock band, will play an 8 p.m.(doors at 7) show at One Eyed Jacks on October 25th. The Swedish group is touring in support of their new album, The Black and White Album, to be released November 13th. Here's what a reviewer said about a recent London show:
"The Hives went off like a bomb within the tight confines of the 100 club...the new songs sounded smarter and heavier than ever...the band threw themselves into the performance with energetic abandon, combining anarchic spirit with deceptively well-drilled precision"--David Sinclair, writer for The Times Online, July 26, 2007
For more background on the band, click here
For tickets click here
Running with Scissors Presents Carrie's Facts of Life in October
Running With Scissors Presents CARRIE'S FACTS OF LIFE, a live stage production running Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from October 5 - 21. Stumble back a few decades to the ivy-covered halls of the Eastland School, home to Blair, Tootie, Jo, Natalie, and their spunky supervisor, Mrs. Garrett. It's late in the spring semester, and the girls have just one thing on their minds: hot dates for the senior prom! But it's when part-time housekeeper/full-timeproselytizer Margaret White moves into the attic with her telekinetic daughter, Carrie, that things really start to heat up! Will Blair be, like, totally banned from the prom? Will Natalie confess her true feelings to Jo? Will Tootie ever take off those damn rollerskates? And, um, what's the deal with Cousin Jerri? Tune in and find out!
Carrie's Facts of Life runs Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00pm and Sundays at 5:00pm, from October 5 - 21 at One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse Street. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at www.NORunningWithScissors.com or reserved at 504 606 9903. Sundays are MySpace night, with 2-for-1 admission for our MySpace friends-visit NORunningWithScissors.com for details!
PLEASE NOTE: the Friday, October 5 performance of Carrie's Facts of Life isa fundraiser for the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. For tickets to thatperformance only, please call 504-525-4498!
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Voodoo Night Shows Announced!
Voodoo 24/7 Presents
Thursday, October 25th--The HIVES(doors at 7, show starts at 8)
Friday, October 26th--Quintron plus Yip Yip and The Black Rose Band
Saturday, October 27th--Dax Riggs
Sunday, October 28th--Andre Williams
Purchase tickets here
Monday, September 17, 2007
Holly Golightly and The Brokeoffs play One Eyed Jacks October 17th
The prolific singer-songwriter from England known for her garage and R&B background teams up with collaborator Lawyer Dave(a.k.a. The Brokeoffs) for a more blues, folk, and country influenced record, You Can't Buy a Gun When You're Crying.
"A glorious example of what Rock ‘n Roll should be"--NME
"Holly Golightly is certainly one of the better singer/songwriters of the post-grunge era."--Allmusic.com
The oh-so-lovely Miss Holly Golightly returns Stateside this fall, and more specifically One Eyed Jacks on October 17th, bringing her quick-witted soulful twang back to the U.S. for the ninth time in her prolific career.
Fresh off a full tour of Germany and Scandinavia, Miss Golightly will be traveling extensively and exclusively throughout the country with her album collaborator and touring companion, Lawyer Dave, in support of their most recent album You Can’t Buy A Gun When You’re Crying.
Holly Golightly, mostly recognized from her work as part of Thee Headcoatees (1991-1995), the all-girl garage band known well around London from for their blend of girl group sounds and three-chord garage-rock, with all the original songs coming from the pen of Billy Childish, Miss Golightly’s first inspiration and mentor. Since her initial entrance into the world of music in the early 1990s, Holly has released 12 LPs and over fifteen singles for a wide variety of labels. Additionally, she has appeared on multiple collaborative albums and tracks, including the White Stripes "It’s True That We Love One Another" from their platinum selling Elephant. Holly will return to the studio in early 2008 to record her first solo album since 2004’s Slowly But Surely.
"A ten-year overnight sensation" --WORD
Listen to Holly Golightly and The Brokeoffs here
Thursday, September 13, 2007
ActionActionReaction Indie Dance Party w/ The City Life Sunday the 23rd
DJ's Travis, Jack, and Elisabeth will be serving up the most danceable indie music on Sunday the 23rd. Local rock band The City Life will perform, and there's a good chance that the party will feature an appearance by Interpol's Carlos D, thereby making the whole thing an INTERPOL AFTER-PARTY. Will Carlos DJ? Maybe, yes, maybe.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Black Lips Rock One Eyed Jacks October 7th
The garagey, bluesy punk rock group return to One Eyed Jacks with new album, Good Bad Not Evil, to be released on September 11th.
“One of the best live bands in America”—Rolling Stone Magazine
Already infamous for their endless touring and frenetic live shows, Black Lips are proud to announce their fifth album, entitled Good Bad Not Evil. Produced by the band in their hometown of Atlanta, the album was recorded with the assistance of friend Ed Rawls. Ranging from dirty psychedelic blues songs about Holy World War III ("Veni Vidi Vici") to outright pop hits like "O Katrina" (written the night the band found out that the hurricane of the same name had devastated New Orleans) and "Bad Kids" (based on certain band members' experiences with juvenile detention centers), Black Lips masterfully reference the tradition of energetic abandon that begun with bands such as Los Saicos and the 13th Floor Elevators while displaying a sincere personality uniquely their own.
Widely recognized as the reigning kings of today's psychedelic garage rock underground, Black Lips have spent the better part of their formative years touring the world and leaving a trail of mayhem in their wake. Their days of vomit, blood, and urine filled live shows behind them, Black Lips have emerged grizzled garage rock veterans, prompting the New York Times to feature them as the "hardest working band at SXSW" this year. Their dogged work ethic continues as they tour North America throughout September and October.
Doors at 9.
Show at 10.
Listen to the band here
Purchase tickets here
Watch the Saints Games on the Biggest Screen in New Orleans
One Eyed Jacks has the biggest screen in New Orleans, and for every game this season, home or away, we'll be opening our doors to all the faithful out there. The next games:
Sunday, Sept. 16th at Noon @ Tampa Bay
Monday, Sept. 24th at 7:30 p.m. vs. Tennessee
Sunday, Sept. 16th at Noon @ Tampa Bay
Monday, Sept. 24th at 7:30 p.m. vs. Tennessee
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Fleur de Tease return for another season of burlesque starting September 9th
Fleur de Tease, voted the city's best new burlesque troupe by Where Y'At Magazine, returns to One Eyed Jacks on Sunday, September 9th to start a monthly run of shows. Catch two performances that night at 8 and 10. Doors are at 7 and 9.
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