Upcoming Events

Promising Rhythm and blues to rattle the bones and sweet soul music to set you free The Shady Street Show Band brings their R&B, soul, and Americana muscle to the Parrot stage. With a mantra of  "Grin Wider" and "Groove Harder" Shady street is a   sonic carnival with  a keyboard-driven New Orleans groove,  a group that gives a respectful nod to the past and  follows the traditional pathway of bands such as  Supertramp, Tower Of Power, Joe Cocker, Randy Newman, The Band and many more while  Ryan Gregg and Zac Silva continually…

Promising Rhythm and blues to rattle the bones and sweet soul music to set you free The Shady Street Show Band brings their R&B, soul, and Americana muscle to the Parrot stage. With a mantra of  "Grin Wider" and "Groove Harder" Shady street is a   sonic carnival with  a keyboard-driven New Orleans groove,  a group that gives a respectful nod to the past and  follows the traditional pathway of bands such as  Supertramp, Tower Of Power, Joe Cocker, Randy Newman, The Band and many more while  Ryan Gregg and Zac Silva continually…

The Shady Street Show Band Hits the Green Parrot Stage for Zombie Bike Ride After-Party! The Shady Street Show Band is poised to blow the doors off the Green Parrot  with  a special  8:00 p.m. show on Sunday, October 21st as  an  Green Parrot Official Zombie Bike Ride After-Party  so be sure to follow the Zombies  to The Green Parrot to make your Zombie Fest complete. Promising Rhythm and blues to rattle the bones and sweet soul music to set you free The Shady Street Show Band brings their R&B, soul, and Americana muscle to the Parrot stage.…

Jeff Clark & Tony Baltimore Present The Beatles

The Surf/Soul/Rock-a-Billy Ensemble  Patrick and The Swazyes make their much-anticipated return to The Green Parrot stage. From surf rock to doo wop, rockabilly to beach music, Patrick & The Swayzees have created a current, yet still wholly nostalgic blend of early rock ‘n’ roll sounds that bring crowds to their feet from opening to encore. Their sets include original songs and instrumentals as well as a mix of well-known, crowd favorite cover tunes, so there’s something for everyone. A spin-off of two…

Johnny Sketch and The Dirty Notes bring their brand of NOLA Funk and  horn-heavy rock with a gypsy/klezmer flair to the Parrot stage.  One of the hottest emerging bands on the fertile New Orleans music scene, Johnny Sketch and The Dirty Notes were described by Rolling Stones David Fricke as, "one of New Orleans' best kept secrets". . The six-piece, classically-trained Crescent City Funk/Rock band is schooled in making the house ROCK--from a calm, funky groove to a full-blown frenzy at the drop of a…

Johnny Sketch and The Dirty Notes bring their brand of NOLA Funk and  horn-heavy rock with a gypsy/klezmer flair to the Parrot stage.  One of the hottest emerging bands on the fertile New Orleans music scene, Johnny Sketch and The Dirty Notes were described by Rolling Stones David Fricke as, "one of New Orleans' best kept secrets". . The six-piece, classically-trained Crescent City Funk/Rock band is schooled in making the house ROCK--from a calm, funky groove to a full-blown frenzy at the drop of a…

Johnny Sketch and The Dirty Notes bring their brand of NOLA Funk and  horn-heavy rock with a gypsy/klezmer flair to the Parrot stage. One of the hottest emerging bands on the fertile New Orleans music scene, Johnny Sketch and The Dirty Notes were described by Rolling Stones David Fricke as, "one of New Orleans' best kept secrets". . The six-piece, classically-trained Crescent City Funk/Rock band is schooled in making the house ROCK--from a calm, funky groove to a full-blown frenzy at the drop of a hat.…

The Surf/Soul/Rock-a-Billy Ensemble  Patrick and The Swazyes make their much-anticipated return to The Green Parrot stage. From surf rock to doo wop, rockabilly to beach music, Patrick & The Swayzees have created a current, yet still wholly nostalgic blend of early rock ‘n’ roll sounds that bring crowds to their feet from opening to encore. Their sets include original songs and instrumentals as well as a mix of well-known, crowd favorite cover tunes, so there’s something for everyone. A spin-off of two…

Green Parrot Ukulele Association Holds Uke-Powered Jam Session  The Green Parrot Ukulele Association will hold their monthly meeting  at 8 p.m. with co-hosts Jeff Clarke and Tim McAlpine.  Following the same format as the previous well-attended, high-spirited shindigs, the meeting will begin with a workshop at 8 p.m. for those just starting out on theinstrument. Basic instruction and chord and song sheets will be provided. At 9 p.m., there will be featured performers, an open mic and a play-along, in no particular order. Dig out that old ukulele from your attic or closet and strum your…

Cumbia/Funk Fusion Xperimento Returns to The Parrot Xperimento the 7-piece Columbian-roots/cumbia funk/reggae band returns to The Green Parrot stage with shows at 5:30, 9:00 and 11:00 p.m Voted Miami's Best Fusion Band 2011 by Miami New Times, Xperimento   is something only Miami could cook up. It plays a blend of cumbia, reggae, salsa, funk, timba, rumba, tango and dub, creating a sound that reflects the diverse mixture of cultures and genres that Miami has to offer. The band has strong ties to two other Miami groups known…

Cumbia/Funk Fusion Xperimento Returns to The Parrot  Xperimento the 7-piece Columbian-roots/cumbia funk/reggae band returns to The Green Parrot stage with shows at 5:30, 9:00 and 11:00 p.m Voted Miami's Best Fusion Band 2011 by Miami New Times, Xperimento   is something only Miami could cook up. It plays a blend of cumbia, reggae, salsa, funk, timba, rumba, tango and dub, creating a sound that reflects the diverse mixture of cultures and genres that Miami has to offer. The band has strong ties to two other Miami groups known…

Suenalo, the Miami-based 8-piece Afro-Latin-funk-jam band, explodes on to The Green Parrot Stage for two pelvis-grinding nights of  of funk, mambo, cumbia, and hip-hop, Any Parrot patron present for Suenalo's past Parrot shows will remember a barrage of music that's simultaneously Afro-Cuban, Dominican hip-hop, R&B, Latin-Funk, Cuban Rumba, and Colombian Cumbia. The ensemble employs rhythms from Brazil to Jamaica, including samba, rumba, son, hip-hop, and reggae, mainly focusing on fusing Afro-beat and Latin rhythms with funk and rhythm and blues. The…

A scaled-down but high-energy 5-piece version of Suenalo.

Suenalo, the Miami-based 8-piece Afro-Latin-funk-jam band, explodes on to The Green Parrot Stage for two pelvis-grinding nights of  of funk, mambo, cumbia, and hip-hop, Any Parrot patron present for Suenalo's past Parrot shows will remember a barrage of music that's simultaneously Afro-Cuban, Dominican hip-hop, R&B, Latin-Funk, Cuban Rumba, and Colombian Cumbia. The ensemble employs rhythms from Brazil to Jamaica, including samba, rumba, son, hip-hop, and reggae, mainly focusing on fusing Afro-beat and Latin rhythms with funk and rhythm and blues. The…

Swampcandy is an internationally touring primitive blues influenced Americana duo. Ruben Dobbs’ aggressive finger-picking and rhythmic style (which often adds up to sounding like more than one guitar) combined with Joey Mitchell’s bass playing, pounding kick drum and percussive bass throttling (representing the presence of a full drum kit) easily fill up the sonic space normally created by a trio or even a four-piece group. Dobbs’ soulful, passionate vocals are the glue that holds it all together and makes this…

Green Parrot Ukulele Associati on Holds Uke-Powered Jam Session The Green Parrot Ukulele Association will hold their monthly meeting on Wednesday at 8 p.m. with co-hosts Jeff Clarke and Tim McAlpine. Following the same format as the previous well-attended, high-spirited shindigs, the meeting will begin with a workshop at 8 p.m. for those just starting out on theinstrument. Basic instruction and chord and song sheets will be provided. At 9 p.m., there will be featured performers, an open mic and a play-along, in no particular order. Dig out that old ukulele from your attic or closet…

Albert was nominated for "song of the year" at the 30th Blues Music Awards in Memphis and was hailed in Blues Revue magazine as one of "Ten To Watch", the editors of the prestigious  blues publication thought enough of  Castiglia's talents to include his name on a list of  "…ten artists who just might shape the way blues is heard (and seen) in the future." Castiglia is a man not without an impressive resume. He was lead guitarist and vocalist for the…