Week two of JazzFest is here, and although there won’t be a band playing out front of the shop like most years in the past, we will be blessed with the sweet sounds of the phenomenal dj SepRock this Sunday(May 4th) from 6-8pm. We’ll fill the cooler, speakers out front, music so nice-come watch the neighborhood in its waning moments of being invaded by thousands of sun drenched tourists with a cold drink or beer in hand, beautifully mixed gems of music, and some chatter with friends.
Hope to see you then, or any other time through these days. The shop is open til at least 7:30 all of the days through the festival, usually later than that.
“JUMBO DOMINOES”-Domino Sound DJ’s at Vaughan’s Lounge, Sunday, May 25, 2025
Come on down to Dauphine and Lesseps for some lovely records, good company, and a dance if you are feeling it. The Domino Sound stable of DJ’s (Prince Pauper, Lady Li, Lo Tide, C’Est Funk, and Precious Cargo) will be playing vinyl records through speakers located on a fine dancing floor. Sunday, May 25th, from 8pm until midnight. Beauty after beauty after beauty. Dumplings for sale out front.
Thank You Ali Birra for all of the beautiful music!
It is with a heavy heart that I announce that Ali Birra has passed on November 6th, 2022 after long battles with his health. A loving, warm, and very fun friend has left us, and he will be missed. The most beloved of the Oromo singers of Ethiopia, he was a star for over fifty years, and wrote songs that are the classics of the Oromo people. I consider myself so very lucky to have met him, and shared some epic conversation on a multitude of topics, as wells as some downright fun. Domino Sound, along with Little Axe, released a record of collected songs from the mid-1970’s of Ali’s music, and although it is out of print, a few of them can be listened to here- https://www.dominosoundrecords.com/label/
The world will miss you Ali Birra, the “Urji Balkkalcha” of Oromo music. Thank you for the beautiful music that you left for all of us to enjoy. Please tune into WWOZ, 90.7fm in the New Orleans area, and available worldwide at www.wwoz.org this Sunday, November 20th from 8-10pm CST for music and talk to celebrate Ali Birra’s contribution to our world. (This show has been archived by Lisa G on Mixcloud at this web address. https://www.mixcloud.com/lotide-lisag/prince-pauper-for-ali-birra-wwoz-spirits-of-congo-sq/)-Matt Knowles
