Chaz Fest 2013
photos by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee
text by Ryan Sparks
Chaz Fest is a backyard barbecue expanded to a city block scale. The fest goes down on the Truck Farm, a hideaway grove of shacks and shady trees just off of St. Claude Avenue in New Orleans’ Bywater neighborhood. Washboard Chaz, Alex McMurray, and friends host a low-key, mid-week festival where visitors spend the day drinking cocktails, dodging eye-level branches, and singing along with local bands who represent varied genres. Tucked away on a Wednesday, surrounded by neighborhood chatter and the warm blasts of a tuba, guided by colorful, hand-painted signs, Chaz Fest attendees get separated from the urban landscape and share in the more natural side of the city.
Music Provided by The Tin Men, Valpariso Men's Chorus, and The Tintypes
The Tin Men: http://www.tinmenmusic.com/
Los Po-Boy-Citos: http://www.lospoboycitos.com/
Greg Chatz: http://schatzymusic.com/
Alex McMurray
To Be Continued Brass Band: http://www.tbcbrassband.com/
To Be Continued Brass Band: http://www.tbcbrassband.com/
To Be Continued Brass Band: http://www.tbcbrassband.com/
To Be Continued Brass Band: http://www.tbcbrassband.com/
To Be Continued Brass Band: http://www.tbcbrassband.com/
The Geraniums
The Geraniums
The Geraniums
The Tintypes: http://thetintypes.bandcamp.com/
The Tintypes: http://thetintypes.bandcamp.com/
The Tin Men: http://www.tinmenmusic.com/
Valparaiso Men's Chorus: http://www.valparaisomenschorus.com/
Valparaiso Men's Chorus: http://www.valparaisomenschorus.com/
Valparaiso Men's Chorus: http://www.valparaisomenschorus.com/
Lonesome Leash: http://lonesomeleash.com/
Dave Pirner
MC Sweet Tea