Yojimbo Funk !

It’s that time of year we’ve all been waiting for…JAZZ FEST!! Hip hip hurray!! 

Come have some fun with us and get in the jazz fest spirit.  After all it is the BEST time of the year!!

Saturday April 28th, 9:30-11pm: Maison, 508 Frenchmen st.

Sunday April 29th, 8p.m.-Midnight: Howlin Wolf                                                               BAC Benefit for the Roots of Music Foundation, Sweet home New Orleans, and Trombone Shorty’s Horns for Schools Program. *Rebirth Brass Band, Big Sam, and Kermit Ruffins will be there too!!

Thursday May 3rd, 11pm-1am: Rusty Nail 1100 Constance St.

Friday May 4th, 1am-LATE: Upstairs@Blue Nile 532 Frenchmen St.                      WITH the Mike Dillon Band, and Hairy Apes BMX

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Hello Yojimbo Friends,

Touring with Mike Dillon could not be cooler!!!  We’ve had lots of fun, and have learned so much being on the road with Mike D.  He’s been an inspiring force of freak for us, and we are excited to keep the music coming.  Look for The Mike Dillon Band around you.

Sooooo… We would like to let everyone know that we have officially added the Sultan of Sound, Cliff Hines, to the band.  His guitar will rock you, shock you, and awe you.  We believe his addition to Yojimbo will allow us to enter a new musical realm of facemelting fun and entertainment for everyone.  So come see us this weekend at:

03/23- 12:00am- Maison Frenchman

03/24-11:00pm- Blue Nile (Yojimbo, then Mike Dillon Band(us))

Yojimbo’s back from the road and in full swing!!!

After 3 weeks of learning the road from a true road warrior Mike Dillon, we have grown exponentially as musicians, and as a band.  We are truly grateful that someone with as much esteem as Mike would take us under his wing and teach us the ways of the music business.  While on the road we made countless new connections with various clubs, recording studios, and producers.  Yojimbo could not be more excited for what the future holds!!

Come SEE us before we hit the road again in March! We’ll be playing this weekend on frenchmen and will also be opening for one of my favorite bands….BONERAMA!!

March 2nd @ Maison 10pm-Midnight

March 3rd @ Tipitina’s 10pm-11pm, Opening band for BONERAMA!!!

Party on!

Carly

Thanks to everyone that came out last saturday night to our “We Are Dogs” CD Release!!  We could not have asked for a better party!  YOJIMBO felt honored to have special guest Simon Lott come in and do a monster solo Context Killer set, and to have Ms. Alex Diaz there effortlessly running the sound board!!  Oh! and how could I forget our saviors Jacob and Rona working the merch table, helping us sell our CD’s and what not.

If you missed the party you can come see us and pick up a CD….

Jan 14th @ Maison (508 Frenchmen St.) 10p.m.

Jan. 21st. @ The Five Spot (1123 Euclid Avenue Northeast  Atlanta, GA) 10p.m.

Jan. 27th @ Blue Nile(532 Frenchmen) with MIKE DILLON 10p.m.

Our CD is also available on itunes and CD Baby.

YOJIMBO is now gearing up to go on the road for 3 weeks with the maniacal Mike Dillon!  We will be driving his great white van through St. Louis, Kansas City, up to CO where we will  embrace those gorgeous Rocky Mountains and maybe even be lucky enough to hit some powdah on the slopes!  We’ll finish off the trip driving through Texas, exploring Mike D’s roots, and make it back to New Orleans just in time for Mardi Gras!  YEEHAW!!

Here’s a few pics from our CD Release. Enjoy!

Hey there Yojimbo fans!!

With the time change and the weather cooling down it’s obvious fall is finally here!! Thank god, there is only so much New Orleans heat I can take!  As every proud NOLA citizen knows, with the beginning of fall comes the beginning of all the great festivals New Orleans has to offer.  With Voodoo and Halloween kicking things off, I have a great feeling about this festival season and Yojimbo embracing them with full force!

Although, before I get to ahead of myself, I wanted to let yall know when you can expect to see giant packs of booty rhomping maniacs makin there way down Frenchmen St. to go get down to Yojimbo!

Nov. 12 Maison on Frenchmen st. @ MIDNIGHT

Nov. 19 Upstairs at Blue Nile @10

Nov. 26 Maison on Frenchmen st. @10

We are proud to announce that we will have special guest August Jepson joining us at our Maison shows playing percussion.  August, originally from LA has engulfed the city and culture of New Orleans in such an ample and graceful way it is inspiring to say the least!  Taking lessons from the great Mike Dillon and other percussion legends her talent and passion exudes from the music!

October is the month of Musician Madness!!  Any/every musician in the city is fully booked all of October!  With the weather cooling down and the beginning of many festivities, people are rarin’ to get out and party.  If that sounds like you then you are in luck because YOJIMBO is booked every weekend this month!

We are proud to announce that we will be opening two shows for Mike Dillon, James Singleton, Johnny Vidacovich and various other renowned musicians of New Orleans.  As many of you know these are some HEAVY musicians, and we feel honored to be opening for them.

Oct. 8- HiHo Lounge 9p.m.

Be there for James Singleton’s birthday!!! It is also a James Singleton look-alike party, so get your fancy pants on! James Singleton, Doug Belote, Brian Coogan, Mike Dillon

Oct. 14- Blue Nile 10pm

The Drum Summit- Johnny Vidacovich, Doug Belote, James Singleton, Brian Coogan, Mike Dillon

Oct. 22- Private Wedding Party

Oct. 31- Maison 508 Frenchmen St.  Midnight-2a.m.

Happy Halloween!!!

YOJIMBO couldn’t be more excited for these shows with new tunes, grooves, and moves, we’ll for sure be putting our fancy pants on!!  Some of these times may be subject to change, but we will be updating our facebook with all that info.http://www.facebook.com/pages/Yojimbo/118271934883267

I also wanted to update yall on our upcoming CD.  I promise it’s on its way, and we, more than anyone cannot wait to release it!! The CD is being mastered in Colorado by a great friend and even better engineer, Scott Greiss.  The artwork is almost done and we are looking into getting some badass t-shirts printed.  Stay-tuned and thanks for your interest!!

Carly