New Orleans Mardi Gras Laneway Party!
It’s Mardi Gras Time in the Big Easy!!!
Mardi Gras, regarded as a national holiday in Louisiana, celebrates the last day of normalcy, where people come together in vivid, traditional Mardi Gras colours of purple, green and gold, dress up for eccentric parades and indulge in a variety of dishes before returning to their daily lives. Now, imagine the scene of music, conviviality, and a feast that never ends reinvented in the heart of Melbourne! And to celebrate the final and biggest weekend of the carnival, The Fig is throwing a party in our laneway!
Come celebrate with us and enjoy free ‘king’ cake, Mardi Gras beads, live performances, giveaways, and the heart warming Cajun Creole soul food you’ve come to know and love The Moldy Fig for!
“Laissez les bon temps rouler!” – Let The Good Times Roll!
1pm – Tony J King
Tony J King’s signature sound is hard to pin down. Cycling between the contemporary alt-roots sound, to the jiving, dirty tunes of the 40’s and 50’s, King oscillates between worlds, sounds and moods taking influences from the likes of Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan, Howling Wolf, Leadbelly and Robert Johnson.
With a few stories, guitar and half a drum kit, Tony J King creates a ramshackle music that has its roots in the street-corner blues and folk of the forties. Drawing on his experiences growing up in the ‘Northern Badlands’ of SA and the interesting and unique jobs he’s had since Tony J King weaves tales from his fascination with the unusual, the exotic and the downright bizarre delving into the darker and mysterious side of the flawed and the famous, the wild and the wicked.
4pm Jennifer Salisbury & Band
Join the enchanting songstress, Jennifer Salisbury as she weaves her smokey jazz vocals and lively swing stylings with class, glamour and sophistication. Featuring Mark Morand on guitar who has been escribed as a “truely authentic jazz guitarist”, Salisbury and her band with jazz out to the vintage classics of the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s. Sit back and be indulged by this captivating performance as they treat us to a very wonderful jazz afternoon session.
6.30pm Brooklyn ’86
Brooklyn ‘86 are a 5-piece New Orleans style brass band, inspired by the traditions of the famous city. With modern influences including The Rebirth Brass Band, The Hot 8 Brass Band and The Hackney Colliery Band, Brooklyn ‘86 brings elements of jazz, hip-hop and funk to their party grooves and soulful sounds playing some slammin’ NOLA classics, unique covers and fresh originals.