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On September 30, 2005, Walter "Wolfman" Washington played the Maple Leaf's first post-Katrina show in New Orleans. (Some other local musicians who were playing in the aftermath of the storm dispute the claim that it was the city's first post-Katrina public performance, but this was the first to generate such sizable crowds and media attention.)
Nick's Original Big Train Bar was a New Orleans saloon originally established as a grocery in 1918 by Nicholas G. "Mr. Nick" Castrogiovanni (1893–1979). Located at 2400 Tulane Avenue across the street from the Dixie Brewing Company , Nick's Bar operated until Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005.
But it’s the 32-seat bar made from whitewashed shiplap that is the focal point of the 3,200-square-foot restaurant. At 5 p.m. on Thursday half of the seats at the rectangular bar were occupied.
It has been described as "the classiest jazz club in New Orleans" by The New York Times [1] and as a "musical landmark" by Rolling Stone. [2] It features live performances by both noted local and touring national jazz performers. Regulars include Charmaine Neville, Ellis Marsalis, and Irvin Mayfield. [3]
Time/TV/location: 7 p.m. ET, ESPN2, New Orleans. Why watch: These should be exciting times at Sam Houston State, playing in the program’s first bowl game after making the move from the Football ...
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It also hosted the New Orleans Jazz basketball team, during its inaugural 1974–1975 season, before the team moved to the Louisiana Superdome. The arena was also home ice to the minor-league hockey franchise, the New Orleans Brass , from 1997 to 1999, before they moved into the New Orleans Arena .
SEOUL (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics' preliminary fourth-quarter operating profit missed estimates by a large margin, with the South Korean tech giant hit hard by extra costs as it works towards ...