The New Orleans Indie Rock Collective (NOIR Collective) presents Foburg: A Music Festival, a brand new three-day alternative music festival located in venues all along Frenchmen Street here in New Orleans March 12-14, 2010. The festival features rock, indie rock, and alternative artists from the greater Gulf South and national touring artists on their way to SXSW in Austin, TX. WTUL New Orleans (the radio station I DJ at) is sponsoring it so I'm fo sho working at it. I'm actually making Foburg flags right now to hang along Frenchmen. But anways this whole festival started after New Orleans received over 75 emails from up-and-coming national artists looking for shows in New Orleans on their way to SXSW. So in response, the New Orleans Indie Rock Collective decided to create a festival to showcase these touring acts alongside the best alternative music in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Post-Katrina has caused a lot bands to pass over New Orleans. Additionally, the indie rock scene is often overshadowed by the jazz, blues and funk heritage. The location for the festival came up after the NOIR Collective was informed that some Frenchmen Street venues had closed and others were in financial turmoil due to diminished attendance in recent years. Frenchmen Street is one of my favorite places in all of New Orleans. It's one of the few areas zoned as an Arts and Cultural Overly District. I think it has the most character out of all of New Orleans and is a break from all the tourist spots. Hopefully Foburg will revive the indie rock scene and Frenchmen Street. If you're a local - COME!
Here's a playlist of some of the bands. Since a lot of them are just breaking into the music scene I can't find a lot of their songs, but here you go.
Tambien, since there will be an obscenely large amount of music to transpire in three days, I know I won't be able to witness it all but here are some of my favorites that you will definitely find me at:
New Grass Country Club <-- YES!
A Living Soundtrack
Dr. Manhattan
Blue Party
The Pharmacy
Caddywhompus
Sun Hotel <--Releasing a new song @ Foburg!
Givers
Brass Bed
Booty Trove
High In One Eye <-- I will definitely be here!
The Gills
The Burroughs
Artists Performing:
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