31st Annual Mardi Gras at the Original Farmer's Market in Los Angeles!

L.A.’s favorite Mardi Gras celebration features Cajun and Zydeco bands galore, down home Southern cookin’, the Mutti Gras Pet Parade, bead throwing and much more. Join in the 31st annual Mardi Gras celebration all day on Saturday & Sunday, February 22 & 23, & Fat Tuesday, February 25, 6-9pm

Long Beach, California hosts its annual Mardi Gras Celebration on 2/15/2020!

Join in on the fun at the annual Long Beach Mardi Gras Celebration at Shoreline Village and Rainbow Harbor on Saturday, February 15, 2020! This free community event is an afternoon of live music, bead throws, a parade, novelty acts and more. Join folks of all ages in dressing up, dancing, and making merry. All are welcome and participation is FREE!!

Dead in the Dome featuring George Porter, Jr. in Wisdome.LA on 2/14 & 2/15

Wisdome.LA & Kentyah present Dead In The Dome - a special immersive Valentine's Day exploration of the music and art of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead featuring an All-Star cast!! Experience the mythical Grateful Dead Album “Infrared Roses” performed live from beginning to end by an all-star cast including original producer Bob Bralove, plus Grateful Dead core family members Tom Constanten, Steve Kimock, George Porter Jr., Wally Ingram and Papa Mali on vocals. Enjoy a unique performance by Grammy Lifetime-Achievement Award winner and godfather of funk bass, George Porter, Jr, in a 35,000-square-foot, five dome complex equipped with 360-degree planetarium-like projection technology, located in the Arts District in downtown Los Angeles. Jam out to a mind-bending array of 360-degree VR format custom visuals using Jerry Garcia’s original art and the work of renowned Burning Man visionary artist and Grateful-dead VJ, Android Jones. Join 500 other Los Angeles Grateful Dead Fan's in massive dome theater for one of LA's best Dead events!

The Samantha Fish Cigar Box Guitar Festival - 1/15 -18/2020

The New Orleans Blues Society’s mission is to preserve the past, support the present and promote the future of area roots music, so in 2016 they celebrated with the inaugural festival dedicated to this homemade instrument. This first edition of the Samantha Fish Cigar Box Guitar Festival in 2020 promises to build on that foundation, and to provide unforgettable performances by legendary performers. Don’t miss it!

The Bummers at The Smell in L.A. on 1/10/2020

New Orleans band The Bummers has never been one for genre conventions. Instead the four piece group crafts their style out of unlikely pairings: the jagged riffs of vintage metal with the raw attitude of trap; the breezy melodies of pop paired with their own brand of nihilistic humor; North-eastern punk meets New Orleans Frenchmen street vibes. Featuring vocalists/guitarists Sean Doyle and Ben Shooter, bassist Clay Hakes, and drummer Max Berdik, The Bummers formed in 2014, materializing out of countless dorm-room jam sessions. The band gained a following playing at historic New Orleans venues like Tipitina’s, One Eyed Jacks, and Gasa Gasa, all the while cultivating a euphoric live concert experience. Onstage, The Bummers thrive on a sort of controlled chaos – emerging from trash cans, diving into the audience, venturing into spontaneous jams, all well perfectly capturing the in-your-face feel of their original material.

Dumpstaphunk at Wisdome.LA on 12/31 - New Year's Eve!

Dumpstaphunk stands out among New Orleans’ best as one of the funkiest bands to ever arise from the Crescent City. Born on the Jazz & Heritage Festival stage, and descended from Neville family bloodlines, these soldiers of funk ignite a deep, gritty groove that dares listeners not to move. Their performances combine ingenious musicianship and complex funk and jazz arrangements with soulful melodies that are simple enough for anyone to enjoy. In Big Easy tradition, dueling baselines from Tony Hall and Nick Daniels III set off one of the dirtiest rhythm sections on the planet, while Ivan Neville lights up the Hammond B3 keys and cousin Ian Neville’s funky guitar riffs send the groove into overdrive. The band recently welcomed their newest member, Alvin Ford Jr. to the quintet, a New Orleans born and raised powerhouse drummer. Dumpstaphunk tosses around lead vocals and four-part harmonies the way Sly & the Family Stone did, but with three studio albums under their belt, Dumpstaphunk stands on the merit of their own material. Songs like “Dancin’ To The Truth” off their latest record, Dirty Word (July 30, 2013, Louisiana Red Hot Records), offer an escape into the funky sublime, sharing the true spirit of New Orleans with every note. Ring in the New Year the funkiest way possible … with Dumpstaphunk at Wisdome.LA!

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