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It's a big weekend in the CBD as Cutting Edge's NOLA Downtown Music and Arts Festival gets underway today and runs through Saturday.
It's an entertainment conference for film and music, mixed with a festival says Eric Cager, Executive Director of the Music Business Institute, with over 180 artists, plus comedy acts, performing at various venues around the city, including Lafayette Square and Gallier Hall.
And for the first time Cager says they're adding the Cruisin' New Orleans Specialty Car Show, which will be showcased in the heart of New Orleans' Downtown Development District focused near Historic Gallier Hall and Lafayette Square, featuring antique, classic and hot rod vehicles. "There's never been a car show on the streets of downtown New Orleans," Cager says.
The historical setting of Lafayette Square is the perfect place for the display of such fine antique vehicles. "Oh yes, that's our secret weapon! You know music, gear and cars, it's like boys with toys," and Cager says Cruisin' New Orleans is certain to develop into one of New Orleans' premiere events.
In New Orleans, music is more than business, but also a cultural expression and what better way to compliment great music than with hot cars Cager says.
This festival is part of 20th Annual Cutting Edge CE (formerly the Cutting Edge Music Business Conference) which brings together music industry personnel from across the country, including representatives from ASCAP, BMI, ReverbNation, Music Connection, eOne Music, and many others.
Started in 1993 as a conference dedicated to educating musicians and music professionals about the latest trends in the music industry, organizers say it has evolved into entertainment workshops featuring the Cutting Edge Business Sessions, Cutting Edge Entertainment Law Seminar, and Cutting Edge Film Workshop. The sessions also includes the NewWorks Showcase for new and emerging artists seeking special exposure to record executives, booking agents, managers and the media.
The NOLA Downtown Music and Arts Festival features free musical performances from local, national, and international acts from places as far as Canada, London, and Guadeloupe featuring various genre of music, including Cager says, "Gospel, blues, rock, heavy metal, rap, jazz."
Headline performers include Gerald French and The Original Tuxedo Band in a tribute to Bob French; rock & rollers The Breton Sound; the silky jazz vocals of New Orleans' Stephanie Jordan; Treme's James "Satchmo of the Ghetto" Andrews; Susan Cowsill whose music channels emotions of loss into her work; New Orleans' surf rock band, The Unnaturals; Big Easy and OffBeat Awards winner Egg Yolk Jubilee with their electrical musical palate; New Orleans' female fronted rock band, DiNOLA; Jam-All Production headed by Jamal Batiste; and Gina Brown with her G-Slide dance craze that's sweeping the Blues charts.
In addition to the musical acts on the main stages at the festival grounds in Lafayette Square, other performance venues include Gallier Hall, Jazz Live at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Ogden Museum, Circle Bar, Howlin Wolf, Irvin Mayfield I Club, Mike's on The Avenue, Rotunda, The Wine Bistro and Twist Cocktail Bar.
Great music, fine cars, tasty food, and more in a legendary city....
- NOLA Downtown Artists Market and Vendor Fair
- Cruisin' New Orleans Car Show
- Mardi Gras in September Second Line Romp
- Silent Film Festival featuring Tarzan of the Apes
- Entertainment Industry Business Opportunity Expo and Gear Show
- Energy/Green efficient lifestyle products demonstration
- Popular musical acts from the national and local scene
It's an entertainment conference for film and music, mixed with a festival says Eric Cager, Executive Director of the Music Business Institute, with over 180 artists, plus comedy acts, performing at various venues around the city, including Lafayette Square and Gallier Hall.
And for the first time Cager says they're adding the Cruisin' New Orleans Specialty Car Show, which will be showcased in the heart of New Orleans' Downtown Development District focused near Historic Gallier Hall and Lafayette Square, featuring antique, classic and hot rod vehicles. "There's never been a car show on the streets of downtown New Orleans," Cager says.
The historical setting of Lafayette Square is the perfect place for the display of such fine antique vehicles. "Oh yes, that's our secret weapon! You know music, gear and cars, it's like boys with toys," and Cager says Cruisin' New Orleans is certain to develop into one of New Orleans' premiere events.
In New Orleans, music is more than business, but also a cultural expression and what better way to compliment great music than with hot cars Cager says.
This festival is part of 20th Annual Cutting Edge CE (formerly the Cutting Edge Music Business Conference) which brings together music industry personnel from across the country, including representatives from ASCAP, BMI, ReverbNation, Music Connection, eOne Music, and many others.
Started in 1993 as a conference dedicated to educating musicians and music professionals about the latest trends in the music industry, organizers say it has evolved into entertainment workshops featuring the Cutting Edge Business Sessions, Cutting Edge Entertainment Law Seminar, and Cutting Edge Film Workshop. The sessions also includes the NewWorks Showcase for new and emerging artists seeking special exposure to record executives, booking agents, managers and the media.
The NOLA Downtown Music and Arts Festival features free musical performances from local, national, and international acts from places as far as Canada, London, and Guadeloupe featuring various genre of music, including Cager says, "Gospel, blues, rock, heavy metal, rap, jazz."
Headline performers include Gerald French and The Original Tuxedo Band in a tribute to Bob French; rock & rollers The Breton Sound; the silky jazz vocals of New Orleans' Stephanie Jordan; Treme's James "Satchmo of the Ghetto" Andrews; Susan Cowsill whose music channels emotions of loss into her work; New Orleans' surf rock band, The Unnaturals; Big Easy and OffBeat Awards winner Egg Yolk Jubilee with their electrical musical palate; New Orleans' female fronted rock band, DiNOLA; Jam-All Production headed by Jamal Batiste; and Gina Brown with her G-Slide dance craze that's sweeping the Blues charts.
In addition to the musical acts on the main stages at the festival grounds in Lafayette Square, other performance venues include Gallier Hall, Jazz Live at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Ogden Museum, Circle Bar, Howlin Wolf, Irvin Mayfield I Club, Mike's on The Avenue, Rotunda, The Wine Bistro and Twist Cocktail Bar.
Great music, fine cars, tasty food, and more in a legendary city....
- NOLA Downtown Artists Market and Vendor Fair
- Cruisin' New Orleans Car Show
- Mardi Gras in September Second Line Romp
- Silent Film Festival featuring Tarzan of the Apes
- Entertainment Industry Business Opportunity Expo and Gear Show
- Energy/Green efficient lifestyle products demonstration
- Popular musical acts from the national and local scene
