Swagland Jazzfest Link List

SCHEDULES & TICKETS
Artist Bios - Allmusic
Artist Bios - Official Site
Artist Bios - Gambit Count's Picks
Artist Bios - Offbeat
Artist Bios - Where Y'at writer's picks

WWOZ DJ Fest Picks & Blog

Official Fest website
Official Fairgrounds map
Printable Fairgrounds map
Aerial Photo of the Fairgrounds
Stage schedules (cubes)
Alternate site for cubes
WWOZ Personalized Cubes

Offbeat's searchable lineup
Jambase: Jammin' at Jazzfest
Craft Booth Listings
Food Booth Listings
Fest Admission Policy
Ticket Info
WWOZ Brass Pass

STUFF TO BUY
Fest Posters & How-ah-ya Shirts
Jazz Fest Store (fest recordings)
Pet De Kat shirts and hats
Threadhead Attire

TALK FEST
Official Jazz Fest forums
Nola.Com forum
Satchmo/LMA board
New Orleans.com Fest board

Lodging Exchange and Ticket Swap

MEDIA LINKS
Offbeat (monthly)
Gambit (weekly)
Times-Picayune (daily)
New Orleans.Com (web)
WWOZ (radio station of the Fest)

Louisiana Music Factory (record store)
SNAFU (Radiators fan club)
Weather Channel forecast
Intellicast weather radar

GETTING AROUND
Swag's Maps Page
New Orleans Airport
Airport Shuttle info
Map of the French Quarter
Jazz Fest Express shuttle
Ferry Info (Canal St. ferry is listed under CCCD)

NORTA (operates city buses and streetcars)
#91 City Bus to Jazzfest
Canal Streetcar schedule
N.O. bus map
Jefferson Transit bus info (serving the Airport, Metairie, Kenner & the West Bank)

Local Bicycle Shops
(many offer rentals)
Parking info
French Quarter lots & garages (purple areas on map)

Fairgrounds Race Track
New Orleans City Park
Audobon Park
Audobon Park golf course

FEST GUIDES
MusicFest iPhone App (2009 version)

NewOrleans.com fest page
WWOZ's fest page
Swag's Fest Pages
Satchmo's Fest Page
Gumbo Pages Fest Guide
Lisa's Jazz Fest Essentials
Losing Your Fest Virginity

COUPONS & SAVINGS
Free Good Times Guide
  (Includes Louisiana Music Factory)
New Orleans Discounts
New Orleans Coupons

Sales Tax Refund for International Visitors

RESTAURANT RESOURCES
WWL TV Reataurant Reviews
Chowhound N.O. Message Board
Digital City capsule reviews

PET DE KAT KREWE
Chat with Kats on Delphi Forums
Pet De Kat Krewe web page
Krewe gatherings
Pet De Kat shirts and hats
PDKK Web Ring

CLUB GUIDES
Google Map: New Orleans clubs
Neen's Club List

Satchmo's clubs & maps
Offbeat's club list
Gambit "Swizzle" Club Guide
New Orleans Bar Guide
Whereyat Bar Guide
Frenchmen Street Live

CLUB & VENUE WEBSITES
Blue Nile
Bombay Club
Carrollton Station
le Chat Noir
Cobalt
The Columns
Contemporary Arts Center
Cooter Brown's
d.b.a.
The Dock
Donna's
Dragon's Den
Ernie K. Doe's
Funky Butt
Funky Pirate
Generations Hall
Hard Rock Cafe
Harrah's Casino
Hi-Ho Lounge
House of Blues
House of Blues Parish
Howlin Wolf
Jazz National Park
Lafayette Square Concerts
Le Bon Temps Roule
Live Bait
Maison
Maple Leaf
Margaritaville
Michaul's Cajun
Mulates
O'Flaherty's
Old Opera House
Old Point Bar
Orpheum Theater
Palm Court Jazz Cafe
Ponchartrain Center
Praline Connection
Preservation Hall
Red Eye Grill
Republic New Orleans
Rivershack
Rock N Bowl (Mid City Lanes)
Rosy's Jazz Hall
Saenger Theater
Snug Harbor
Superfly (promoters of many gigs)
Sweet Lorraine's
Tipitina's
Tropical Isle
UNO Lakefront Arena
Vic's Kangaroo Cafe
WWOZ's Piano Night
Zeitgeist Multi Disciplinary Arts Center

Ticketmaster show?
Use Ticketmaster.com

Night show sold out?
Try StubHub.com

ROAD TRIPS (Other Fests)
French Quarter Festival
Early April, New Orleans (0 miles)
Festival International de Louisiane
Last wekend of April, Lafayette LA (129 miles)
Houston International Festival
Mid-April, Houston (353 miles)
Baton Rouge Blues Festival
Mid-April, Baton Rouge (85 miles)
Beale Street Music Festival
Early May, Memphis (412 miles)
Beaux Bridge Crawfish Festival
Early May, Beaux Bridge LA (110 miles)
Michael Armone's Crawfish Fest
Early June, Augusta, NJ
(1281 miles, but worth the trip)

BONUS LINKS (Swagland Specials)
Please right-click to download
Neen's Club List

2010 By-Weekend Performer list (Excel)
2010 By-Weekend Performer list (MS Word)

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