Bringin’ Back the Big Easy
Raise a Glass and Raise Some Funds!
An All-day Event for Family and Friends benefiting our Hard-Hit Family and Friends
Saturday, October 8, 2005
Meridian, 1503 Chartres, Houston, Texas 77003, 713-225-1717 www.meridianhouston.com
Between Leeland and Bell, across 59 from the Convention Center
Noon – 2 AM
$10 pre-sale/$15 At Door/Children 12 and under FREE
Proceeds will go NOAH (dedicated to helping New Orleans musicians) & KAT (the Contemporary Arts Museum’s relief project for visual artists), The Red Cross, and SPCA.
Bringing Back the Big Easy will be a daylong event that evokes the sights, sounds, tastes and feel of New Orleans to benefit the artists, musicians and other neighbors stricken by Hurricane Katrina. Centrally located near the George R. Brown Convention Center, on St. Emmanuel between Leeland and Clay, the Meridian and its adjacent lot will provide a little section of festive atmosphere of the French Quarter in downtown Houston.
Jazz, Blues and Zydeco music will fill the air from indoor and outdoor stages. In the true spirit of the Quarter, these musical traditions will be joined by an eclectic line-up that ranges from Indie-rock to Punk to World Fusion and everything in between. A few of these include: The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Rockin’ Dopsie, Arthur Yoria, and Electric Frankenstein. There will be an unbelievable line of over 20 DJ’s gathered by 7002.com dropping beats throughout the venue as well, including the 10-year anniversary of Tha Purrin’ Lion Sound Flex Crew.
District 7 Grill will be preparing muffalattas; King Biscuit is fixin’ some red beans and rice; St. Pete’s Dancing Marlin is cookin’ up some boudin and gumbo; and all this can be topped off with some bananas foster and bread pudding from the Lagniappe Grill. Houston Art Car Klub will host an auction featuring art pieces from across the country, sports memorabilia, gift packages and more. This silent auction will take place between noon and 7 P.M. Donations & Auction Items to: Kenny Browning, Houston Art Car Klub: bfhskate@houston.rr.com
So come ready to stay for a while!
Featured Acts:
Dirty Dozen Brass Band – New Orleans (www.dirtydozenbrass.com)
Rockin’ Dopsie – New Orleans
U of H Marching Band – Doin’ Dixie
Electric Frankenstein – N.J./N.Y.(www.electricfrankenstein.com)
Arthur Yoria – Houston (www.arthuryoria.com)
Liviya Compean – Houston (www.liviyacompean.com)
Tribal Belly dancing by Urban Gypsy
Kid’s Center Activity & Festivity Area (kids 12 yrs. and under free)
And There’s More!
Hell City Kings – Houston (www.hellcitykings.com), Gun Crazy – Houston (www.guncrazymusic.com), The Living Dolls – Houston (www.thelivingdolls.org), Gang Of Creeps – New Orleans (www.gangofcreeps.com), Tattered Thieves – Houston (www.myspace.com/tatteredthieves), Something Fierce – Houston (www.myspace.com/somethingfiercehouston), Rated ‘R’ Kids – Houston (www.myspace.com/ratedrkids), Wild Magnolias – New Orleans (www.wildmagnolias.com), Tim Shirah and the Yat Pack featuring David Cook – New Orleans, Lady D & The Zydeco Tornados – Houston, Ya Ya Sol – New Orleans (www.yayasol.com), The Aqua Velva featuring David Beebe from El Orbits and Allen of The Allen Oldies Band – Houston, Grand Texas – Houston (www.grandtexas.com), and Heptic Sceptic – Houston/local reggae/ska band.
ALSO — DJ NIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT
RED ROOM
AMANDA ROBINSON, BROTHA JIBRIL & MILIAN, CANDICE ELLOITT, CHAD GUIDRY, JESSICA PARTIN, DJ R ED, JEFF CMO, SELECTEUR THOMAS de PARIS, JOHN OSORIO, LITTLE MARTIN, DJ RED, MATTHEW DUNN , LIZANDRO CAMPOS, SEAN CARNAHAN, STEPHAN RIDEAUX, ESTEFEX, HIPPO AND MORE…
BLUE ROOM
THA PURRIN’ LION 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY FEATURING DJ’s:
DJ Reakt (Kool FM, London UK), Vishnu (Bassdrive, Los Angeles California), Audio 3 (Tha NorthSide), BMC (Port Arthur, TX), Brad Slack (Lufkin, TX), Roll DJ (Quebec City, QC), DVS1 (Mo. City, TX) + Vocal Talents of Mr. Steve Swift and MC Gremlin
Free Giveaways throughout the night.
SPONSORED BY: Houston Chronicle / Houston Astros / Houston Aeros / 77002.com / RED BULL / RIZ Entertainment / MyCityRocks / HoustonSoundBoard / MERGE / Houston Art Car Klub / The Power Factory / LD Systems / Absolute Color / Ampersand
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