University of New Orleans ScholarWorks@UNO Wavelength Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies 3-1986 Wavelength (March 1986) Connie Atkinson University of New Orleans Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uno.edu/wavelength Recommended Citation Wavelength (March 1986) 65 https://scholarworks.uno.edu/wavelength/57 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at ScholarWorks@UNO. It has been accepted for inclusion in Wavelength by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UNO. For more information, please contact [email protected]. • NEW s M MAG E MARCH 19B6 ISSUEA NO. Z 6SI ~,,~, • MARCH Sanday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday 1 THE Please note our starting times: RADIATORS 9 p.m. Weekdays, 10 ·p.m. Weekends 2 3 4 s · 6 .7 8 THE JOHNNY JUKEBOX BO DIDDLEY ADAMS RHYTHM NIGHT with AND BLUES CLOSED J. MONQUE'D ALEX J.D. 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CALL FOR SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 525·8199 MARCH 198&WAVELENGnt 3 The Devl's Dream It's a dream, a dream, the devil' s dream Two parts honey and one part cream Stop the world and change thi scene Listen once again to the devil' s · dream It's a big black cadillac Rusting in the weeds of old Manchac Good morning judge now ain't you clean Listen once again to the devil' s dream It's a big fat slot machine Give her a spin I'm feeling mean Su red chernes one good scream Listen once again to the devil' s dream It's a dream, a dream, the devil' s dream When it's midnight in New Orleans They do a dance that can't be seen Listen once again to the devil' s dream The dBs adapt to local customs with ease as they have their (King) cake - and eat it, too, before their gig © 1985 Ed Volker at Jimmy's last month. IRS's ClllliiU Edge TIIPII Hn The North Carolina Carnival bands to cover their shows as well Club returned to New Orleans for as to tape four of our own local their second annual Mardi Gras bands: Dash Rip Rock, Multiple spectacle. The NCCC, which this Places, Reality Patio, and Mamou. year was comprised of the Flesh­ IRS vice-president Carl Grasso, tones, the dBs and Let's Active, who screened and selected the local seemed mighty happy to be in town acts for the show, seemed to be despite a demanding schedule that looking for bands who drew inspira­ included back-to-back gigs and tion from sounds indigenous to this numerous tapings for MTV. part of the country, which may in­ As is probably common knowl­ deed be something for our young edge by now, MTV's Cutting Edge musicians to think about. was in town in tandem with the As for the North Carolina Carniv­ al Club, they must have surely got­ ten a taste of Carnival playing to packed houses at both Jimmy's and the Dream Palace. The gig at Jim­ Will Rigby, drummer of the dBs and leader of Wipe Me Mommy, my's was highlighted by a sincere, parades in the parking lot of the Bayou Plaza with Gilbert Nestor, moving rendering of Elvis' "Suspi­ former sound man of the Nevilles, current soundman for the dBs cious Minds" by the dBs and a and guitarist of Wipe Me Mommy. raucous parade-through-the-front­ door opening by The Fleshtones To the Editor: who played until sunlight bounced Git' down! Just read one of your old onto the puddles on Willow Street. issues (the one with Aaron on the The next night at the Dream Palace cover). It was boss. I just got my th({ boys from Carolina regrouped hands on a copy of "You aint no Hip­ into the bands Wipe Me Mommy To the Editor: py" the Hereys with Mr. Smith in the and Luscious Brown & Huge and We recently received a copy of Band. It's Boss. Please write more jammed with the likes of Chris your excellent publication, and we are deep stories on the deep cats. Huey, Stamey, Mitch Easter and the Love pleased and flattered that you chose to Aaron-Hawkettes, Lloyd Price, Delegation. review the L5 News. as well as the Frankie Ford,Dale Hawkins and Peter Holsapple of the dBs pro­ Society. Speaking for myself, and ... Duran Duran. Here's my sub­ mised the tradition will continue - other pencil necked over-bright geeks scription money. Set me up with the and we all know New Orleans is a everywhere, we say thank you, and hot line to swingsville. Only 'zinc as town that loves tradition. offer the latest instalment of the News. Boss a-; yours is "Kicks" outta New The ever ·so-serious Peter - Nick Marinello I hac also enclosed a copy of "Elf­ York. Git one. Ncvilles Rule! To hell Zaremba under wig and in­ hive,'' the continuing cartoon about a with the Boss! cognito, weaves through the .Note: The Cutting Edge filmed in New mutant and his yeast batch.