And so Jazz Fest begins

Any good New Orleanean knows, Jazz Fest brings both joy and fear. Joy that you are about to have some of the greatest music experiences over the next 2 weeks that most in the world could only dream about, and fear knowing that means the dreaded high heat, humidity and mosquitoes are just around the corner. I will be up in Brooklyn this weekend and next as I watch New York hit 80 degrees for the first time this year. However, if I were in New Orleans this weekend here are the bands I would go see at Jazz Fest:

Friday, April 24th
Spoon, MyNameisJohnMichael, Drive-By Truckers and Booker T., and of course the legend Wynton Marsalis

Saturday, April 25th
Irma Thomas, James Taylor, Wilco, Erykah Badu, and DJ Jubilee with 5th Ward Weebie and Ms. Tee

Sunday, April 26th
Earth, Wind & Fire, Etta James & the Roots Band, and Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings