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Honey Island Swamp Band Christmas Party @ HiHo Lounge HizzBee's HiHoHo Christmas Party! Come on out and get yer yuletide on with a little Honey... This Friday (12/18) @ 10pm. HiHo Lounge 2239 St. Claude New Orleans, La This will be the show to see this weekend! If you're not familiar with HISB, here's a bit about them and their latest album. NEW ORLEANS MUSIC — Great music begins with great songs, and great songs are what the Honey Island Swamp Band is all about. When they formed the band, Aaron Wilkinson and Chris Mulé had already established promising songwriting careers, both individually and as a team. Collaborating with fellow songwriter and Alligator Records recording artist Eric Lindell, the two were instrumental in the writing for Lindell’s acclaimed 2008 release Low on Cash, Rich in Love. With Wishing Well, the first full-length release from Honey Island Swamp Band, both musicians bring their songwriting to new levels with their most fully-developed material to date. From the opening bars of the title track to the album’s final note, Wishing Well covers the entire landscape of southern roots music that has made the band’s live shows and eponymous 2007 EP favorites among music lovers of all genres.

Now entering its fifth decade, The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival continues to showcase the most important names in music alongside Louisiana’s favorite entertainers. A true heritage festival, Jazz Fest stands alone in presenting the highest caliber artists in such varied genres as gospel, blues, traditional and contemporary jazz, rock, R&B, Cajun, country, zydeco and much more. Some of the many highlights of the 41st edition of the Jazz & Heritage Festival include Pearl Jam’s Jazz Fest debut, Aretha Franklin’s much-anticipated return, Louis Prima’s 100th anniversary celebration featuring Keely Smith, along with one major artist to be added to the lineup soon. First-time Festival appearances by My Morning Jacket, Anita Baker, Jeff Beck, Gipsy Kings, The Dead Weather, The Levon Helm Band, Drake, Johnny Lang and others are also set. Returning Fest favorites for 2010 include Van Morrison, Lionel Richie, Allman Brothers Band, Widespread Panic, The Black Crowes , and B.B. King. Of course, legendary local Louisiana artists such as the Neville Brothers, Irma Thomas, Pete Fountain, Dr. John, Galactic, Juvenile & DJ Mannie Fresh, Trombone Shorty, Dixie Cups, Buckwheat Zydeco, Zion Harmonizers, Better Than Ezra, The Radiators and hundreds more round out the “Only at Jazz Fest” schedule.

Treme Creole Gumbo Fest is this weekend!Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009 Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009Time: 11am - 5:30pmLocation: Jazz & Heritage Center (1225 N. Rampart St.)and it's FREE!Great New Orleans music, food and holiday shopping combine for a fun winter weekend at the second annual Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival. This free event, presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, takes place Saturday and Sunday. Music on Saturday includes Kermit Ruffins – who is not only one of New Orleans’ favorite trumpeters, but he’s also a featured character on the now-filming HBO drama “Tremé.” Also appearing on Saturday are Shamarr Allen, the Joe Krown Organ Trio featuring Walter “Wolfman” Washington and Russell Batiste and jazz combo Bleu Orleans.On Sunday, a “trifecta” of Tremé horn players – Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews and his band, Orleans Avenue, James “Twelve” Andrews and the Crescent City All-Stars and the Glen David Andrews band.Additional performers include the Imperial Quintet of New Orleans featuring Esquizito’s tribute to Danny Barker, and the students and faculty of both campuses of the Heritage School of Music.Of course, there will be great gumbo to sample in several varieties: okra, “kitchen sink filé,” Cajun with andouille sausage and a dark roux, and gumbo z’herbes.