We realized a couple of things recently. First: Live music is the heart and soul of Metairie and of The River Shack. Second: There is no good online source of information about Metairie’s live music scene. Well, now there is.
Welcome to the first live music blog for the Metairie scene. From now on we’ll be posting weekly about the bands, acts and local talent that really help Metairie shine. And rock. And roll. Yes, we’re biased. We will be featuring the talent that passes through our doors and expounding on the virtue of the shows we host – but how can we help it? They rule. They don’t get in our doors unless they’ve got soul. They don’t hook up the amps if they don’t rock. They don’t sing on our stage if they act their damn age.
New Orleans proper has too long held the public’s eye with it’s well deserved lighthouse beacon of local and non-local musical acts at the expense of Metairie and the surrounding area’s excellent tune makers. New Orleans’ publicity might outshine Metairie’s, but Metairie’s music retains its roots. To be successful in New Orleans’ spotlight, live music acts homogenize their sounds and conform to what tourists think Jazz should be. To please a Metairie crowd a band perfects its form and takes it to the next level.
It’s about time there was a source for information on the bands that play outside the bright lights / big city. That time has come. Stay tuned.
