Fiyawerx Productions are bringing the Creole Queen Riverboat shows back to Jazz Fest! On Saturday, April 26 - FIYA WATER 1 will have Oteil Burbridge, Ivan Neville, Stanton Moore, Eric Krasno, Mike Dillon, Roosevelt Collier, Jennifer Hartswick, Natalie Cressman and James Casey all on board. DJ Logic will be spinning a dance party on the top deck during boarding and as they set sail. They pushed the boarding and cruise times back to give everyone two hours after the last set ends at the Fairgrounds before they take off. Ticket info will be up early next week. I'm glad the riverboat shows are back, as they were a fun alternative to the traditional night shows. The one down side was having to leave the fairgrounds early, which they appear to have rectified. You can find more information about this show and others on the first weekend link above. Happy Festing!

Today the Grids highlight the return of Deadfeat to the Jazz Fest night calendar at Republic on May 3rd and 4th. During Jazz Fest 2011, Anders Osborne and his band, the Grateful Dead's Bill Kreutzmann, Little Feat's Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett, and Billy Iuso took the stage at The Temple in New Orleans for the first time ever together with not even one note of rehearsal. What ensued was three hours of Grateful Dead, Little Feat, and Anders Osborne tunes, and a bevy of thrilling covers. The same band and lineup returned during Jazz Fest 2012 at Republic, which also quickly sold out. After taking a break in 2013, the same incredible musicians will regroup for two shows at Republic on May 3 and 4, 2014. Once again, they will perform Grateful Dead, Little Feat, Anders Osborne tunes. More information and ticket links to these shows are located on the Second Weekend Page.

Show of the Day is a new feature here on the Grids where we will highlight either a newly posted show, a show that is receiving tremendous interest from the Threadhead community or something completely subjective. Let's start off with Fiya Power!, the second annual event which was released today that will take place on 2:00 a.m. on May 1st (technically 5/2) featuring a supergroup of keyboardist Ivan Neville (Dumpstaphunk), drummer Stanton Moore (Galactic), saxaphone wiz Skerik (Garage a Trois), bassist Tony Hall (Dumpstaphunk), lap steel guitarist Roosevelt Collier (Lee Boys), guitarist Eddie Roberts (New Mastersounds) and Rahzel (Roots). Additional information and a ticket links are located on the Second Weekend Page.