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Written by Kevin O'Day Wednesday, 28 January 2009 16:44
Featured Live Music Club
Back in the 70's, this venue used to be known as the Toulouse Theater which hosted plays and musicals. James Booker used to play solo piano during the intermissions here.The building itself is very interesting, with an ante-room that has its own bar. You then walk upstairs into the main room, which is very sizeable and comfortable. The bar in there is in the shape of a big oval in the middle of the room, and that makes it very easy to hang out and watch the band from there. The bar used to be in the Matador, when it was located across from the old U.S. Mint on Esplanade.
The stage is large and it still has the old theater feel. The New Orleans based burlesque troupe, Fleur de Tease, calls the club home. The local bands that play here are usually the more experimental and down and dirty rock and roll groups. Morning 40 Federation, Happy Talk Band, Rotary Downs, Quintron and Miss Pussycat are regular performers at One Eyed Jacks. The club also books national acts that are on the cusp of breaking big.
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