#1

My wife and I fell in love with New Orleans the instant we first arrived there.

We have pretty solid plans to move there to live in a few years, hurricanes and rising sea levels be dammed.

We’ve only visited in winter though, so we’re going to visit again this July / August, in the height of summer, to see if we can stand it. (We’re familiar with summers in New York, so we’re not going in totally blind.)

I’m familiar enough with the jazz scene in New Orleans, but have no idea about any electronic or experimental music there.

Has anyone lived there recently and know of anything interesting going on, any interesting people? Think modular, monome and so on, not dull commercial so-called EDM.

Or is the city so steeped in jazz / soul / blues etc. that everything else gets drowned out?

Even better, are there any lines members living there now that I can shout a beer and quiz about the reality of life in the Big Easy?

Cheers!

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#2

I found this on facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/nomssg/

and there’s tons of stuff going on there, always. I’ve only been once (on a work trip, no less) but I totally love the vibe there, too. Incredible city. Maybe also look for cool people at the universities?

#3

I lived in New Orleans from 1999 to 2003, and there was a pretty healthy scene, especially when tying in folks from Baton Rouge and elsewhere, who would come in for shows. The hub at the time, though it’s no longer around, was the Mermaid Lounge. Quintron was (and may remain) the best known local electronic musician — well, at the time excepting Trent Reznor, then a resident, whose studio (in a former mortuary) was a few blocks from the shotgun shack I lived in uptown. Definitely check out twitter.com/chefmenteur, who is still active. Other names escape me at the moment, but I’ll think of some.

#4

Comparing summers in NYC to New Orleans is puzzling to me - but I wish you luck. If it’s anything like Charleston, SC (and I bet Charleston has a bit more of a breeze), it’s going to be brutal in the summer. But then, I’m from Wisconsin and don’t cope well even with Kentucky summers. I played in New Orleans once in a band opening on a tour with Mono once in 04 I think and loved my brief visit and have always wanted to go back. It’s such a fascinating blend of cultures and, as a result, it seems like a very unique town.

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#5

I do believe he is - I never saw him and Miss Pussycat in NOLA itself, however.

I remember meeting a guy in a workshop on Decatur around 2008 or so who I had a long chat with about Neubauten, Linux and electronic music in New Orleans, and even though I took his email address at the time, I lost contact, sadly.

I too would love to live there one day as I’ve visited my mother-in-law there many times and have gradually come to love the city. It’s been considered a few times, but the weather and the bizarreness of the US healthcare and school system put the idea on hold. For now, at least.

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#6

thanks all for the input. time for some more googling i think.

our two biggest fears also

#7

i have not so fond NY summer memories of being stuck between stations on a subway car beneath the east river with no lights and no aircon, while the MTA tried to kickstart their 100 year old electric systems. let’s see if New Orleans can beat that… which i’m sure it can.

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#8

Ha, that’s reasonable. I know it can get pretty stinky too with the trash roasting. I’ll be passing through maybe next Friday on my way up to Rhinebeck, where my sister has a home to escape the city during the summer for probably similar reasons. If only everyone were as lucky as my sister to have a release valve/escape.

#9

As someone married to a southerner (Mississippi), there is no comparison. New York in August is downright comfy compared to New Orleans in august. :slight_smile: I do love New Orleans though.

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