2014 Jazz Fest was a success indeed! Cori and I headed over last Friday afternoon. We procured chairs, suntan lotion, and floppy hats prior to heading in to see Alabama Shakes do their thing. Before their set a duo known as Johnnyswim performed. I have read about them in Garden & Gun; they put on a great show! I have since purchased their album of "folk, soul, blues, and pop" songs and am learning all of the lyrics! (They are going to be in Virginia in mid-May if anyone up that way wants to check them out!)
Boudin Balls | Flags and Blimp
Johnnyswim | Jazz Fest map
We returned on Saturday for a full day of festing with Evan, Billy, Zack, Sara, and her dad! The big name that day was Bruce Springsteen but before his 3 hour set (which featured a few songs with John Fogerty of CCR!) we had the pleasure of enjoying Allen Toussaint (who brought Jimmy Buffett on stage for a number!) and the Wetland Allstars.
With multiple re-applications of sun screen we were able to avoid turning into lobsters! The parking gods were also on our side all weekend which is HUGE considering there are tens of thousands of people in attendance! And a fun tip for future days at Jazz Fest: if you wait until the end of the day when everyone is leaving they sell crawfish bread as BOGO to get rid of their stock. 2 heavenly orders of crawfish bread for $7 = awesome!!
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