If you read my last blog post, you’ll recall my friends
and I made the snap decision to skip a day at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage
Music Festival earlier this spring for a day drinking tour of the French
Quarter instead. However, that does not
mean we were without options for seeing some great live music in the Big
Easy.
In fact, one huge reason we chose to go to New Orleans
during the week between Jazz Fest weekends was to catch many great local and
regional artists in much smaller venue.
During what many call “Jazz Fest After Dark,” most of New Orleans’ bars
and night clubs known for live music are booked solid, as many acts scheduled
for Jazz Fest try to squeeze in an extra gig or two on festival nights (the
music stops at 7 p.m. on festival days) and during the week in between.
So, when we opted for day drinking on our Sunday arrival
day, we put Plan B into action. And
that’s how – after one evening nap and a quick cab ride later – my friends and
I wound up at perhaps the most eccentric live music venue in the big Easy – the
New Orleans Rock ‘n’ Bowl.
You guessed it, part bowling alley, part live music
venue, and genuine New Orleans institution, the Rock ‘n’ Bowl stands out on
Carrolton Avenue in between the end of the St. Charles streetcar line and
I-10. Seriously with all the lighting at
night, you can’t miss it.
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