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Happy Carnival! Mr. Dr. Sick here. Here's the latest:

WANNA HEAR SOME GOOD MUSIC?

drsick.bandcamp.com

IF YOU'RE FEELING PHILANTHROPIC:

venmo @DrSick

paypal fiddlekiller@gmail.com

WEEKLY SCHEDULE in NEW ORLEANS:

Wednesdays 8-12pm

ORIGINAL MUSIC (aka Career Suicide)

Usually a trio, always killer!
21st Amendment Bar - 725 Iberville St

Thursdays 10pm-2(ish)

Jumbo Shrimp Jazz Band

Spotted Cat Music Club - 623 Frenchmen St

SELECT FRIDAYS 8-11

Dr. Sick and the Late Greats

New Orleans music is so diverse it's undefinable. The Late Greats put that to the test with 4 hours of genre bending party music and an interactive vibe that keeps the people coming back for more.

21st Amendment Bar - 725 Iberville St

BE KIND. FACE THE PERFORMERS DURING THE SHOW.

NO HATE SPEACH AT SHOWS UNLESS IT'S ABOUT THE MUSIC.

MONKEY SEE MONKEY DO, OR YOU CAN ALWAYS JUST LEAVE.

IF YOU SEE NOTHING, SAY NOTHING.

MUSIC NOW AVAILABLE FOR STREAM AND PURCHASE:

https://drsick.bandcamp.com/

AND NOW, A DESCRIPTION OF MY PROJECTS:

SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS:

Not a reunion, but a revival! Acclaimed swing band from the 90's doesn't quite sum up the show. Brand new songs added to the long standing tradition of reimagining the popular styles of music from the early days of recordings, especially the 1930's. With Jimbo Mathus at the helm, the songs you remember are interspersed with new and exciting tunes written and recorded by the new line-up.

SEXTETTE:

This band is a high energy experiment, mixing Pop sensibility with elements of punk, swing, country, metal, funk, and Americana. All original songs, rotating cast of characters, all New Orleans all the time. Lately it's been a power duo with 19 guitar pedals. Album coming soon!

THE LATE GREATS:

My Jazz Quartet enjoys mixing the styles of New Orleans music with songs less expected. Everything from Broadway tunes to Rockabilly. Album Coming Soon!

CHAMPAGNIACS! :

Sometimes jazzy and typically goofy, Champagniacs! is a New Orleans based trio that keep the toes tapping and jaws dropping. Founded by virtuosic swing guitarist Russell Welch III in 2019, he had the vision to combine his songbook of originals and trad tunes with violinist Dr. Sick's showbiz sensibilities and the low end brilliance of Hank West on sousaphone. They took an extended break which started during the pandemic lockdown, and reformed in 2023, stronger than ever, with a newfound zany approach to their setlist. They can bring you to tears with Chopin, or make you Lindy Hop to Beyonce. Magic happens when the 3 fellas try to make each other laugh with their musicianship, wowing audiences every time.

THE SALT WIVES:

Always entertaining, very eclectic, this band features European cabaret hits from yesteryear. Show up for the accordion, stay for the multi-lingual sing alongs!

Obliquestra!

Choro, Waltzes, European and American Vaudeville, Klezmer, everything from Raymond Scott Quintette to Tom Lehrer to Marlene Dietrich to Andrew Brid's Bowl of Fire to Bertolt Brecht to Tom Waits to Mel Brooks.

Jumbo Shrimp Jazz Band

Loud fun genre defying swing music led by Colin Meyer on trombone.

RUSSELL WELCH HOT QUARTET:

Un-traditional Gypsy Swing music, interspersing original compositions with unique arrangements of European and early jazz songs.

THE ROTTEN CORES

Louisiana based "Swampy-Tonk" combo, with fiddle, slap bass, hybrid guitar and punk drums, all in a rockabilly format.

FLYWAY

Rock, funk, folk, guitar heavy grunge band.

THE FINER THINGS

Funny (and fortunate) how former co-fornicators from folk fest with foul-humor and a foundation of feminism have found a fondness for fronting a faux family friendly freakathon so fearlessly. Anyway, Raina (Lady Bangs) and Sick (Surly Joe) play and sing and dance and tell off-color jokes. Buy the album.

999 EYES FREAK SHOW/ THAT DAMNED BAND

Names you can trust. While primarily a stand alone unit, TDB is an accordion driven post-apocalyptic street band, that backs up 999 EYES whenever the freaks want to come out and play!

UPCOMING SHOWS:

STAY TUNED FOR SPECIAL EVENTS!

venmo @DrSick

paypal fiddlekiller@gmail.com

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