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 4/18/06: JAZZFEST 2006:
If you happen to be in town for the festivities, catch us around New Orleans the first week, starting Thursday, April 27 at House of Blues for Putumayo World Music Night. In addition to The Iguanas, this show will feature the incomparable Skatalites from Jamaica, and Carimi from Haiti. Upstairs in The Parish will be Maria de Barros from Cape Verde, and Troy and James Andrews from the Crescent City. To purchase tickets, follow this link: http://www.putumayo.com/ecard/new_orl_concerts.html
This year’s set at the Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 29 promises to be stellar with several special guests onstage. Don’t miss it. We hit at 4:05 at the Fais Do-Do Stage. For complete Jazzfest info, check out the website at http://www.nojazzfest.com |
3/30/05: APRIL 15 WEBCAST FROM TIPITINA'S:
10:30 pm CT Friday night, April 16: live webcast from Tipitina's in New Orleans. Also on the bill: Little Freddie King
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2/28/05: LIVE WEBCAST FROM TIPITINA'S:
10:30 pm CT Saturday night, March 5: live webcast from Tipitina's in New Orleans. Also on the bill: The Geraniums.
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12/17/04: THE IGUANAS LIVE AT THE HI-TONE ON BEALE STREET CARAVAN:
On Friday, December 10, The Iguanas taped a live concert at the Hi-Tone in Memphis, TN to be aired on the syndicated radio program Beale Street Caravan. Beale Street Caravan, the most widely distributed Blues radio program in the world, attracts more than 2.4 million listeners each week and is heard in North America, Japan, Australia, Europe, Africa and Asia. |
11/11/04: LIVE WEBCAST FROM TIPITINA'S:
10:30 pm CT Saturday night, November 13: live webcast from Tipitina's in New Orleans. Also on the bill: the New Orleans Klezmer Allstars.
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4/19/04: THE IGUANAS WIN TWO BIG EASY AWARDS FOR BEST ALBUM AND BEST ROOTS ROCK BAND:
The Iguanas were presented with two top prizes last night at Gambit Weekly's 17th annual Big Easy Entertainment Awards hosted by comedian/actor Harry Shearer. The other nominees for "Best Album" were Aaron Neville, Deacon John and The Tin Men. For "Best Roots Rock Band" the nominees were The Iguanas, Sonny Landreth and The Tin Men.
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See all the awards nominees in this related story... |
4/1/04: LIVE WEBCAST FROM TIPITINA'S FRIDAY, APRIL 9:
Check out The Iguanas in a live internet webcast from Tipitina's in New Orleans on Friday, April 9 at 10:30 pm. |
3/12/04: THE IGUANAS ARE NOMINATED IN TWO CATEGORIES FOR 2004 BIG EASY AWARDS:
In New Orleans' Gambit Weekly entertainment magazine, The Iguanas are up for honors in the "Best Album" category for Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart as well as "Best Roots Rock Band."
Check out all the nominees in this article at bestofneworleans.com
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2/1/04: THE IGUANAS WIN THREE "BEST OF NEW ORLEANS" AWARDS:
In OffBeat Magazine's annual Best of the Beat Awards Saturday night, The Iguanas won "Best Roots Rock Band," "Best Roots Rock Album (Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart)," and "Song of the Year (Sugar Cane)" for 2003.
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1/24/04: THE IGUANAS PLAY ANNUAL SXSW KICK-OFF PARTY IN AUSTIN:
If you're in Austin, Texas this year for the SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST MUSIC CONFERENCE, be sure to make it to The Continental Club for the annual Iguanas gig on opening night - Wendesday, March 17. Scheduled as usual for directly after the Austin Music Awards, this year The Iguanas will share the bill with another Yep Roc band Southern Culture on the Skids. |
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1/20/04: 2003 New York Blues Cruise photos available online at http://www.bluescruiseny.com/photogal03/iguanas/iguanas.htm
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1/4/04: PLASTIC SILVER 9 VOLT HEART MAKES GAMBIT WEEKLY'S TOP TEN LISTS:
New Orleans' Gambit Weekly ran a story titled "The Year In Music" in their December 30 issue in which two of the four music writers polled listed Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart in their top ten overall CDs of 2003. |
1/4/04: LIVE WEBCAST FROM TIPITINA'S FRIDAY, JANUARY 23:
Watch The Iguanas LIVE on the internet Friday, January 23 at 10:00 pm. The Tipitina's show will also feature John Mooney and Bluesiana. |
1/2/04: IGUANAS RECEIVE 'BEST CD OF 2003' PICK FROM NEW ORLEANS TIMES PICAYUNE
In a cover story by Keith Spera in the Lagniappe entertainment section, The Iguanas are number 1 in a list of the top 20 New Orleans music CDs of 2003.
Click here to read the TIMES PICAYUNE story...
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1/2/04: OFFBEAT MAGAZINE CRITICS PICK 'PLASTIC SILVER 9 VOLT HEART' FOR TOP TEN CDs OF 2003:
OffBeat Magazine, a New Orleans entertainment monthly, has named March 2003 release Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart one of the Critics' Choice Top Ten New Orleans Music CDs of the past year.
 In addition, OffBeat has nominated The Iguanas in four categories for their annual "Best of the Beat Awards." The voting is done through ballots mailed to over 5,000 bands, musicians and music businesses throughout the state of Louisiana. The categories for which the The Iguanas have been nominated are Album of the Year, Song of the Year (three of the six nominated songs are Iguanas songs - Sugar Cane, 9 Volt Heart and The First Kiss is Free), Best Roots Rock Band, and Best Roots Rock Album.
You can view the 'Top Ten CDs' article online by clicking here...
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12/30/03: 'PLASTIC SILVER 9 VOLT HEART' GETS TOP HONORS IN GAMBIT CRITICS PICKS:
Two of four music writers for New Orleans' Gambit Weekly entertainment magazine chose Iguanas CD in top ten overall in 2003. Thanks to Christina Diettinger and Scott Jordan.
Click he2re to read the GAMBIT WEEKLY article...
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10/3/03: THE IGUANAS TO PLAY CHICANO VISIONS ART OPENING JANUNARY 30 - 31, 2004:
Again, The Iguanas have been invited to perform at the opening of Cheech Marin's visionary traveling 'Chicano' art show which will open at the Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis in January, 2004. The exhibit consists of Chicano Visions, showcasing Cheech Marin's personal art collection of Chicano painters, and Chicano Now, an interactive multimedia installation for families. The show will eventually be seen in fifteen cities over the next five years.
Check out the Chicano Visions website |
8/2/03: THE IGUANAS PLAY BENEFIT AT SLIM'S IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO:
On Tuesday, September 2nd, 2003, The Iguanas will be in San Francisco to play a benefit at Slim's for singer/composer Alejandro Escovedo, who has been ill and unable to tour. Organized by Mongrel Music, the gig will also feature Chris Smither, Chuck Prophet & Stephanie Finch, Court and Spark, Dave Alvin, Jesse DeNatale and Peter Case. The evening will be emceed by longtime Alejandro afficianado, George Wendt. |
6/27/03: THE IGUANAS OPEN FOUR SHOWS ON DAVE MATTHEWS BAND SUMMER 2003 TOUR:
Invited by the Dave Matthews Band to open four shows on their summer 2003 concert tour. The dates are as follows:
Sun , June 29 - Verizon Wireless Music Center - Indianapolis, IN
Mon, June 30 - Verizon Wireless Music Center - Indianapolis, IN
Wed, July 2 - Palace of Auburn Hills - Detroit, MI
Thu, July 3 - Tweeter Center Chicago - Tinley Park, IL
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• 6/11/03: Iguanas song featured on HBO's 'The Wire'
The song 'Abandonado' from the new Iguanas CD Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart was featured on the season premier of HBO's series The Wire. The acclaimed Baltimore-based crime drama airs on HBO on Sunday nights at 10 p.m. Eastern Time.
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• 3/3/03: Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart reviewed on Public Radio International/BBC program "The World"
click here: http://www.theworld.org/globalhits/2003/03/04.html
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