Here are ways you can help the New Orleans music community:
What musicians need most is work. Urge music venues in your area to hire New Orleans musicians. Create a volunteer network to house the musicians when they visit your area.
Find a detailed list of top New Orleans musicians at:
onlinegigs.com's Nola Music Connection
Several other sources for finding musicians are:
Tipitinas Artist Directory
Offbeat - Louisiana Music Directory (Available for a small fee.)
NOLA Musicians.com
New Orleans Music Resources Community
NOAHLeans Players Directory
www.basinstreetrecords.com
You can find descriptions of musicians and groups at the following websites:
Louisiana Music Artist Directory
http://www.neworleansmusicians.org/
http://neworleansbands.net
You can register gigs with:
http://www.nolagigs.com
Put on benefit concerts that employ New Orleans musicians.
A barrier to employing musicians is the cost of housing. Finding local temporary housing makes it more feasible to find gigs. We're building a list of people who are willing to provide temporary housing for visiting musicians.
You can find them at the Louisiana Music Factory http://www.louisianamusicfactory.com
"Bent But Not Broken" T-shirts are for sale at Tower Records and online at: http://www.indiemerchstore.com/bentnotbroken
All proceeds go to the outreach programs of the New Orleans Musicians' Clinic.
The NOMC is a grass-roots, comprehensive health-care service created in 1998 to sustain New Orleans musicians in mind, body, and soul. In the wake of hurricane Katrina, they have expanded their mission. Of course, any type of support they could get from medical companies would be welcome, as well as financial donations.
You can find out about the clinic and make (tax deductable) credit-card donations at www.neworleansmusiciansclinic.org/.
You can make tax-deductable checks payable to:
New Orleans Musicians Clinic
Send to:
THE FOUNDATION FOR THE LSUHSC
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
2020 Gravier Street
Suite 729
New Orleans, LA 70112
phone: 504 568-3712
fax: 504 568-3460
Offbeat has been an important supporter for the New Orleans music community for many years.
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