It's only a few short weeks away..... It's hard to believe the world's most fabulous music event is just three weeks from now - YIPPPPIIIIEEEEEEEEE!!!

Lots of new shows have been added to the grids over the past two weeks. Now the time when edits are made, artists change their schedules, cancel gigs, and a few confusing entries and double bookings come to light :) These things are all part of the natural course of events at JazzFest so do check back lots before it all gets here! Yes, there will be some frustrations - but remember - there is just tooooooo much fantastic music to be upset if something changes :)

Can't wait to see everyone here - and there will be more to come - no doubt!

Special Note to Musicians: Just a reminder - the LAST DAY the grids will be updated is MONDAY, April 23rd. So make sure y'all get your info in and straight by then - PLEASE. Trust me - there will be plenty o 'custom grid makin' and printing going on that night and I wouldn't want anyone to miss out on your band or your gig !!!

The end of this week will bring another cherished tradition in New Orleans - St. Patrick's Day, followed by the legendary Super Sunday where Mardi Gras Indians meet, and then St. Joseph's Day with all of the extraordinary altars throughout the city.

Living here can be quite a challenge and its best to remember the phrase "it's a marathon, not a sprint."

Spring has sprung and azalea's have bloomed all over the city, pollen decorates cars and porches alike and it is a mere 5 weeks until French Quarter Fest and 7 weeks until JazzFest!!!

The next few weeks should bring news of fanatastic shows and regular gigs alike. While we will sorely miss some this year, as they have moved on to that great gig in the sky, there are new talents out there filling our streets and clubs with wonderful music.

This year, as you begin to plan your evenings of music, I'd like to tell you to consider keeping a day or so free - to go where the wind will blow you and maybe pass by a few of those placed that 'you've always wanted to go there but we never seem to have time,' - or see a band you've never heard of but sounds interesting.

Happy Sunday y'all!

It is full-on Mardi Gras season here in New Orleans and as such, we're taking a small break from adding any new shows to the grids until next Wednesday.

A few changes to note, not the least of which is showing all of the clubs in the grids, even if they are blank, because a handful of you have mentioned you would like to see this and a few newbies didn't 'get it' when they looked at the grids and didn't understand that by the time we get to JazzFest itself, there will be many, many listings. By the time we get to the week before JazzFest (when we stop putting in new information), we will delete clubs without any shows etc. so it will be the most useful.

There are some fabulous new features here, including the ability to 'make your own' grids etc that we've incorporated for this year and we're still working on lots and lots of others features for our next iterations.

In the interim, Happy Mardi Gras

Michele