Big Weekend of Music starting tomorrow night...

Busy time here.

Tomorrow night, 11pm, I will be playing guitar for Los Angeles songwriter, RJ Comer, at House of blues, New Orleans.

RJ Comer

Saturday night, I will be with my own band at Irvin Mayfield's Playhouse in the Royal Sonesta hotel.  Amazing band.  One of the greatest rhythm section in New Orleans musical history-

Rex Gregory-reeds
James Singleton-bass
Johnny Vidacovich-drums
Jonathan Freilich-guitar

Johnny Vidacovich

Original music there of course- and some other items from across the last 150 years of mostly local music.

Sunday I will be at Yuki Izakaya for a little Latin dance party.  We are getting back to the old days of Mas Mamones etc.classic Cuban rhythmic music- 

Hector Gallardo- Percussion
Andy Wolf-bass
Jonathan Freilich-guitar

Sometimes know as Johnny "Guitar Mambo" and His Hot Latin Combo.  Back where things started to get rolling in the Latin scene here.  Right inside the door that Hector always used to play on the street in front of.  And in the Cafe Brasil building.  Hector is also one of the greats.  Authentic Cuban, vegetarian, and impeccable Swiss timing.

Andrew Wolf/ Hector Gallardo

Last fest time appearance-Playing tonight at Casa Borrega

Tonight 7-10pm: Afro-Cuban music and other musical cousins.  What a band for it-

James Singleton-bass
Hector Gallardo- percussion
Eric Lucero-trumpet
Jonathan Freilich-guitar

The band knows what they are doing and the food is good!  Come out.  Casa Borrega is a wonderful venue across the street from Zeitgeist at 1719 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.

See you there for a fine rhythmic time.

Bacchanal gig tonight! Very interesting lineup

Join us tonight for a Pan-Amero-Caribbean Ecstatic Naked Dithyramb at the bar named for the God of all that...Bacchanal in New Orleans from 7:30-10:30pm. Corner of Chartres and Poland.

Tim Green-saxophone
James Singleton-bass
Hector Gallardo-Cuban percussion systems
Jonathan Freilich-guitar

You'd be crazy to miss! Interesting music, great food, possible sacrifices varying from blood to the extremely symbolic and unknowingly abstract.

See you there

Audio interview with Other Planets leader, Anthony Cuccia

Anthony Cuccia- Percussionist, keyboardist, composer, idea man for The Other Planets. Anthony uses music both for social consciousness and for exploration of its own various technologies.  He is always striving for a new way to assemble his ideas.

Both parts of the interview have been posted and are also available as a podcast from the itunes store.

The interview