Friday, April 28
11:20 am - 12:10 pm: David EganAcura stage
An excellent singer-songwriter who bridges the gap between swamp-pop and blue eyed-soul.
1:05 pm - 2:05 pm: J. Monque'D Blues Band
Sheraton New Orleans Fais-Do-Do stage
Ugly, ugly blues-rock from one of Uptown's best.
2:15 pm - 3:25 pm: Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes
Southern Comfort Blues stage
One of the city's favorite jam-band acts, but with real soul and humor.
3:35 pm - 5:10 pm: Bob Dylan
Acura stage
What else needs to be said? Expect the master to go electric and acoustic.
5:40 pm - 6:55 pm: Dr. John
Acura stage
The man behind "Right Place Wrong Time" has a long history inextricably tied to New Orleans rock and R&B.
Saturday, April 29
11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Belton Richard and the Lousiana AcesSouthern Comfort Blues stage
Legends of Cajun music who inject quite a bit of swamp-pop into the genre.
12:55 pm - 1:45 pm: Clarence "Frogman" Henry
Southern Comfort Blues stage
He'll do all his early rock hits, from "Ain't Got No Home" to "(I Don't Know Why I Love You) But I Do."
2:50 pm - 3:40 pm: Eddie Bo
Sheraton New Orleans Fais-Do-Do stage
His "I'm Wise" became Little Richard's "Slippin' And Slidin'," and he's also responsible for mid-Sixties funk classics like "Pass The Hatchet."
3:40 pm - 4:55 pm: Luther Kent and Trickbag
Southern Comfort Blues stage
The local R&B band of the Seventies, featuring a singer who once fronted Blood, Sweat and Tears (!).
5:30 pm - 6:50 pm: Etta James and the Roots Band
Southern Comfort Blues stage
Best known for "At Last" and "Sunday Kind Of Love," the newly-rejuvenated Etta's a blues diva incarnate.
Sunday, April 30
11:25 am - 12:25 pm: Papa Grows FunkSouthern Comfort Blues stage
One of the city's best pure funk bands.
12:35 pm - 1:35 pm: John Mooney and Bluesiana
Acura stage
A straight blues guitarist who nevertheless takes a lot of cues from New Orleans' classic boogie-woogie and funk.
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Walter "Wolfman" Washington and the Roadmasters
Congo Square Louisiana Rebirth stage
A guitarist who's backed Johnny Adams and Irma Thomas, and a well-kept secret.
3:35 pm - 4:50 pm: Allen Toussaint with Elvis Costello
Acura stage
The songwriter behind so many national R&B hits of the Sixties and Seventies reunites with his favorite post-Katrina collaborator.
5:25 pm - 6:55 pm: The Meters
Southern Comfort Blues stage
The band that took funk from James Brown into the Seventies. Best known for "Cissy Strut," but there's much more where that came from.
