New Orleans Certified

About Me

New Orleans Certified is an annual party that celebrates New Orleans. NOC was born out of a philosophy I call Life's A Party, a project I've been working on to feature amazing musicians, get people together and have a fucking awesome time.

All of the bands involved have given me countless good times in New Orleans, and I feel like repaying them for all the fun and hard work by bringing new people to listen, dance, and enjoy. I've been blessed with good people in my life, and I love getting them together. I'll continue to find any excuse to throw a party. So if you like to dance, get funky, listen to music, party and be part of an inspiration and culture, then you should come to one of my parties. You won't be disappointed.
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Friday May 23, 2008
A Benefit Concert for Rain or Shine
Dragon's Den
435 Esplanade Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70116

Sat. Jan 26, 2008
One Eyed Jacks
615 Toulouse St. NOLA 70130
Yep, it's a birthday party... But oh so much more.

March Fourth Marching Band is coming to New Orleans! March Fourth is a 30+ person, vaudeville, fire-dancing, stilt-walking, acrobatic, burlesque, circus-type marching band. You gotta see it to believe it. Catch them Wednesday, October 17th at the Maple Leaf or Thursday, October 18th at the Hi-Ho Lounge with Flaming Fire (Brooklyn, NY) & MC Trachiotomy.

Check out the band at MarchFourthMarchingBand.com

Crystal Rose Productions presents NEW ORLEANS CERTIFIED Tuesday, May 1, 2007 @ The Cricket Club (formerly called The Red Room) located at 2040 St. Charles Avenue featuring an allstar, supergroup performance by Henry Butler, Bill Summers, Vasti Jackson, Donald Harrison, Tony Hall, Raymond Weber, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and more.

Tickets available through Ticketweb.com

Life's a Party presents BILLY IUSO & RESTLESS NATIVES at Monkey Hill, Saturday June 3rd 10:30 pm - 2:00 am. Guest appearances by Mean Willie Green & Ivan Neville

Check out the music at www.bridesfunk.com

Life's a Party presents NEW ORLEANS CERTIFIEDa costume party @ Tipitina'sFriday, April 7featuring10:30pm Big Chief Alfred Doucette with special guest James Andrews11:30pm Juice with special guest Big Sam2am Soul Project

Check out the venue at www.tipitinas.com

My Interests

Flight of the Peacock...

That's What I'm Talkin 'Bout!!! Sarah & Me M.O.M.'S Ball 2006

Alethia & Me Dumpstaphunk @ Bonnaroo 2006

I'd like to meet:

One by Alex Grey

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LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE BIG EASY:

If you know of a good site to add to this list, please send me a message. Thank ya kindly

A Conscious Tune

Acupuncturists Without Borders

America's Wetland

Antigravity Magazine

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now

Audubon Institute

Backbeat Foundation

Backstreet Cultural Museum

Banks St. Bar

Barataria Terrebonne Estuary Program

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Bonneville Environmental Foundation

Chickie Wah Wah

City of Harahan

City of Kenner

City of New Orleans

Common Ground Relief

Conscious Trading

Contemporary Arts Center

Crescent City Farmers Market

d.b.a.

The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice

Design By Humans

Direct Relief International

Dirty Coast

Emergency Communities

Essence Music Festival

Falcor & Friends

FEMA

FrenchQuarter.com

French Quarter Festival

Freret Street Festival

From the Bottoms Up

Gambit Weekly

Global Green USA

The Greater New Orleans Foundation

The Green Project

Gulf Restoration Network

Habitat for Humanity

Jazz Foundation of America

Jefferson Parish

The Justice Center

Justice for New Orleans

Katrina Warriors

Louisiana 211

Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations

Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Environmental Action Network

Louisiana Music Directory

Louisiana Music Export

Louisiana Music Factory

Louisiana Rebuilds.info

Louisiana Works: Department of Labor

Lower Decatur Street, New Orleans

Mardi Gras Indians

Mid-City Neighborhood Organization

Mid-City Recovery Plan

National Hurricane Center

New Orleans Certified

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

The New Orleans Levee

New Orleans Musician's Hurricane Relief Fund

New Orleans Musicians' Clinic

New Orleans Network

New Orleans Online

New Orleans Opera Associaiton

New Orleans Public Schools

New Orleans Voices for Peace

NOAH leans

NOLA.com

NOLAFugees

NOLA Public Schools

NOLA Refugee

Nola Soul

Nonprofit Central

OffBeat Magazine

Orleans Parish Data & Information

Parkway Partners

Plaquemines Parish

Ponderosa Stomp

Preservation Hall

Quarter Crawl

Rebuild Green

Rebuilding Together

ReJazz New Orleans

Rythmic Roots Community Music Project

Sandstep

Save Our Cemeteries, Inc.

St. Bernard Parish Government

St. Bernard Project

St. Charles Parish

St. John Parish

St. Tammany Parish Government

Structure NOLA

Teach Louisiana

Times Picayune

Tipitina's

Tipitina's Foundation

Tipitina's Music Office Co-Op

United New Orleans Plan

US Army Corps of Engineers

Voice of the Wetlands

When the Levees Broke

Where Y'at

WTUL 91.5 FM

WWOZ 90.7 FM

Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club

Music:

* * * HENRY BUTLER * * *

www.henrybutler.com

www.neworleanssocialclub.com

* * * BILL SUMMERS * * *

www.billsummers.net

* * * VASTI JACKSON * * *

www.vastijackson.com

* * * DONALD HARRISON * * *

www.donaldharrison.com

* * * TONY HALL * * *

www.dumpstaphunk.com

* * * RAYMOND WEBER * * *

www.dumpstaphunk.com

www.neworleanssocialclub.com

* * * BIG CHIEF MONK BOUDREAUX * * *

www.voiceofthewetlands.com

* * * BILLY IUSO & RESTLESS NATIVES * * *

---www.bridesfunk.com---

* * * CHIEF ALFRED DOUCETTE * * *

featuring: Thomas MacDonald, Billy Iuso, Mike Hood

with special guest James Andrews

---www.chiefdoucette.com ---

* * * JUICE * * *

featuring: Joe Krown

with special guest Sammie Williams of Big Sam's Funky Nation

---www.neworleansjuice.com---

* * * SOUL PROJECT * * *

---www.soulprojectnola.com---

Books:

MyGen Profile Generator

Heroes:

Congratulations to Melanie Maxey / "Barbarella" for winning the 2006 costume contest. You looked wonderful! And thank you to everyone who came out to support the event, especially those in costume. Stay posted for next time...

My Blog

A Benefit Concert for Rain or Shine

Friday May 23, 2008 A Benefit Concert for Rain or Shine Dragon's Den 435 Esplanade Ave. New Orleans, LA 70116 ...
Posted by New Orleans Certified on Mon, 19 May 2008 09:48:00 PST

Kick It At The Cricket

Crystal Rose Productions presentsThe Cricket Club Concert Series JazzFest 2007The Cricket Club is a gorgeous venue, conveniently located in Uptown New Orleans. Originally a part of the famous Eiffel T...
Posted by New Orleans Certified on Tue, 01 May 2007 06:35:00 PST

Billy Iuso & Restless Natives (Party June 3rd)

Life's A Party presents Billy Iuso & Restless Natives Saturday June 3rd 10:30 pm - 2:00 am at Monkey Hill 6100 Magazine St. Restless Native's website...
Posted by New Orleans Certified on Sun, 28 May 2006 03:12:00 PST

The Tribute Concerts Honoring Stevenson J. Palfi & Gatemouth Brown

Friday May 5 & Saturday May 6 _________________________________________________ The Tribute Concerts Honoring Stevenson J. Palfi & Clarance Gatemouth Brown ___________________________________...
Posted by New Orleans Certified on Wed, 03 May 2006 04:41:00 PST

Life's A Party presents NEW ORLEANS CERTIFIED April 7, 2006 A Costume Party @ Tipitina's featuring: Big Chief Alfred Doucette 10:30 New Orleans Juice 11:30 Soul Project 2:00 Doors open at 9pm TICKETS...
Posted by New Orleans Certified on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 07:24:00 PST