Ya'll behave.. I'm taking off for awhile.. It's New Orleans Jazzfest..
My new apartment is directly across from the Gates.. 1 minute to enter Jazzfest from my house..I'll try not to suffer..
www.nojazzfest.com/Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
• Eagles
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• Jimmy Buffett, Acoustic - with Mac McAnally
Foo Fighters
• The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Reunion
• Zac Brown Band
The Neville Brothers
• Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
• Al Green
Herbie Hancock and his Band
• Ne-Yo
• My Morning Jacket
• Bon Iver
Paulina Rubio
• Cee Lo Green
• Florence + the Machine
• Allen Toussaint
• Feist
Bonnie Raitt
• Irma ThomasNew orleans Jazzfest..I
• Maze feat. Frankie Beverly
• Dr. John & the Lower 911
Janelle Monáe
• Yolanda Adams
• Iron & Wine
• Pete Fountain
Rodrigo y Gabriela and C.U.B.A.
• Steel Pulse
• Rebirth Brass Band
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
• Esperanza Spalding: Radio Music Society
funky Meters
• Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Aaron Neville’s Gospel Experience
Steve Earle and the Dukes with Special Guest The Mastersons
• Galactic
Preservation Hall and Friends
• Little Anthony & The Imperials
• Ani DiFranco
GIVERS
• Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers
• Dianne Reeves
Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
• Better Than Ezra
Carolina Chocolate Drops
• Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk
Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers
• Dave Koz
• The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Gomez
• The Pedrito Martinez Group
The Bounce Shake Down feat. Big Freedia, Katey New orleans Jazzfest..IRed, Keedy Black, and DJ Poppa
• Israel Houghton and New Breed
• Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
• Zebra
Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys
• James Cotton “Superharp” Band
Cowboy Mouth
• Asleep at the Wheel
• Papa Grows FunkNew orleans Jazzfest..I
David Sanborn and Joey DeFrancesco
• Bobby Rush
Chuck Leavell & Friends with special guest Bonnie Bramlett
• Ellis Marsalis
Marcia Ball
• Voice of the Wetlands AllstarsNew orleans Jazzfest..I
• John Boutté
• Gary Clark Jr.
The Texas Tornados feat. Flaco Jiménez, Augie Myers, and Shawn Sahm
Cubano Be, Cubano Bop: Poncho Sanchez & His Latin Band feat. Terence Blanchard
• Cheikh Lô of Senegal
• Tab Benoit
• Regina Carter's "Reverse Thread”
Bombino of NigerNew orleans Jazzfest..I
• Glen Hansard
• Big Sam's Funky Nation
• Jeremy Davenport
Sarah Jarosz
• Bonerama
• Evelyn Turrentine-AgeeNew orleans Jazzfest..I
Terri Lyne Carrington’s Mosaic
Ruby Wilson’s Tribute to Bessie Smith & Ma Rainey
Wycliffe Gordon Quintet: Hello Pops Tribute to Louis Armstrong
• Donald Harrison
Lindigo of Reunion Island feat. Fixi of France
• Sonny Landreth
Buckwheat Zydeco
• Soul Rebels
• The Stars of Heaven
Jewel Brown and the Heritage Hall Jazz Band
Rockin’ Dopsie, Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters
• Anders Osborne
Honey Island Swamp Band
• Theresa Andersson
• John Mooney & BluesianaNew orleans Jazzfest..I
Eric Lindell
• Walter "Wolfman" Washington & the Roadmasters
BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
• Pine Leaf Boys
James Andrews & the Crescent City Allstars
• Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
Bo Dollis & the Wild Magnolias
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indians
Shamarr Allen & the Underdawgs
• Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience
Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band feat. Thais Clark
• Banu Gibson
Hot 8 Brass Band
• George French & the New Orleans Storyville Jazz Band
and more are all among the artists scheduled to appear at Jazz Fest.
• Ziggy Marley - Wild and Free TourNew orleans Jazzfest..I
Warren Haynes Band
This is just the First day.. I go to the food booths cause it's fresh killer eats..
Oh sorry Here's some Food!
Grandstand
Raw oysters. Maybe it's the highboy tables and draft beer or maybe it's the shady spot where we can enjoy some music from the Lagniappe stage, but we always want to sit just a little longer as we enjoy raw oysters with all the fixin's.
Food Area I
Boudin balls and crawfish remoulade. Three crispy balls filled with rice sausage are great shared as an appetizer. The cool, crisp romaine lettuce topped with crawfish and a lightly spiced and chilled pink remoulade sauce cools as it satisfies. New at this booth in '12: Shrimp and lump crab ravigote. We're eager to try it.
Cajun duck po-boy. This tasty, shredded duck, drizzled with horseradish sauce on po-boy bread first arrived on the Fair Grounds in '08 and it's here to stay.
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Cajun jambalaya and fried chicken. Crispy, southern-fried chicken with a side of meaty brown jambalaya is the down-home-gourmet way to go at this booth.
Catfish amandine and potato salad. Fresh fish, topped with whole and sliced almonds and a buttery sauce, sits next to a scoop of creamy potato salad in this perfect summer pairing. Try it with white wine.
Cochon de lait po-boy. All six lines are nearly always packed with this po-boy's fans. It's a generous serving, loaded with tender suckling pig meat, served with creamy cole slaw.
Crawfish bread. Although it's been uneven some years, we keep it on our list because when it's good, it's so very good. Generous amounts of melted cheese and crawfish tails, wrapped up in thin, crisped sandwich bread, make it a great on-the-go dish.
Fried oyster spinach salad. Looking for a light dish, this may be one of the lightest entrees: A salad of fresh spinach tossed in a creamy dressing and covered with flash-fried oysters and thinly sliced red onion.
Gator with fried jalapenos and onions. Perhaps one of the more adventurous choices on the grounds is the plate of crisply fried gator pieces, thin fried onion rings and fried jalapenos.
Mango Freeze (also near Fais Do-Do Stage) This sweet, cool treat makes a great dessert or just a cooling intermezzo. It never disappoints and has been the go-to dessert for generations of Fest-goers.
Pecan catfish meuniere and seafood mirliton casserole. The crisp-fried catfish filet, drizzled with a light butter sauce and paired with a seafood casserole delivers for those who prefer white-table cloth dining.
Spinach artichoke casserole, seafood au gratin and Creole sweet potato pone. Elegance, abundant and tastes like your momma made it. There is never a bite of casserole left. It and the seasoned au gratin seafood make a perfect counterpoint to the fabulous sweet potato cake.
Food Area II
Café au lait (also near in Heritage Food area). For breakfast, get it hot with traditional New Orleans beignets. Need a mid-afternoon pick-me-up, get it frozen slushy and sweet. New this year: You can get your iced coffee black.
Crawfish Monica. The Fest's grande dame of foods, this dish is the favorite of hundreds of thousands of foodies who craved the creamy pasta and crawfish combination.
Crawfish, spinach and zucchini bisque. We know it gets hot out there, but don't skip the bisque, one of the most creative fusion dishes at the Fest.
Crawfish strudel and white chocolate bread pudding. The strudel and bread pudding make the list year after year.
Cuban sandwich. This hot pressed sandwich of meats and cheeses is likely one of the tastier sandwiches on the grounds, but it is definitely the neatest one to pass around and share.
Cracklins. It's blazing hot in this food booth because these treats are fried fresh, plopped in a brown paper bag, which soon shows that low-fat is not in their vocabulary.
Fried soft shell crab po-boy. OK, we confess, we sometimes ditch the so-so bread and just eat that delicately fried crab. It leaves room for other delicious dishes.
Gyro, hummus with pita and Greek garden salad combo plate. Feel good about yourself as you tuck into this crisp plate. Fresh, bountiful servings are beautifully presented in either the vegetarian or meat-centered Middle Eastern combo.
Lemon ice. This traditional treat from Angelo Brocato's shop has long been enjoyed by New Orleanians each summer. It's a lighter option for those who want to indulge, but not overindulge.
Pheasant, quail and andouille gumbo and crab and crawfish stuffed mushrooms. This remarkable gumbo is a serious best bet for those with professionally trained palates. Don't miss it. The mushrooms, with their sophisticated seafood stuffing, are a tasty addition to one of the most elegant offerings on the Grounds.
Strawberry shortcake and key lime tart. Pick one? We didn't, so why should you? The ripe, red berries are piled on crisp shortcake and smothered in real whipped cream. The tangy Key lime tart is tangy with a superior crust.
Heritage Square Area
Barbecue pork ribs; meaty white beans; cole slaw; peach cobbler. If sitting in the grass makes you feel like you're at a barbecue, here's your menu: A large slab of ribs, accompanied by seasoned meaty white beans and creamy cole slaw. Finish with the excellent peach cobbler.
Creole cream cheese cake. This cheesecake -- big enough for two or three -- is covered with ripe local strawberries.
Goi Cuon (spring rolls) and bun (vermicelli salad). Two Vietnamese spring rolls -- thin rice paper pancakes wrapped around cold vermicelli noodles, herbs and shrimp -- come with peanut sauce for dipping. They make a fine starter for the bowl of bun, a light Asian salad of cold vermicelli over shredded lettuce with mint and slivers of carrot, topped with charred shrimp or beef.
Trout Baquet. Fresh fish topped with crab meat in a butter-based sauce. What more do you need to know?
Congo Square
Dibbi; grilled veggie pita; couscous with yogurt sauce. These may not be the prettiest dishes on the grounds, but the dibbi (grilled steak on a pita) and the chopped up veggie version of the same with its creamy sauce is deliciously satisfying. And the wonderful combination of chilled couscous topped with a vanilla yogurt sauce and plump golden raisins is delight.
Jama-jama; fried plantains; poulet fricassee. Tender sweet plantains and savory jama-jama (sautéed spinach) are a vegetarian's dream come true. Add a skewer of tender poulet (chicken) and enjoy a taste of the islands.
Sweet potato turnover and apple turnover. We can honestly say, if you eat no other dessert on the grounds, try this one. And, if you're asked if you want icing, say an emphatic: Yes.
