Threadheads

My last post was about a group of philanthropists called the Threadheads, who for no other reason than the love of music, started a record label.

Sal Nunziato: The Fault Is Not In Our Rock Stars, But In Ourselves 2008

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival may have come and gone, but to an ever-growing number of diehards known as the Threadheads, the last day of Fest, (which is always the first Sunday of May) is really just the first day of planning for the following year.

Sal Nunziato: Look Out Walmart! Here Come The Threadheads 2008

Newspapers and magazines are featuring articles on the Threadheads and sewing green.

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After Mardi Gras the town gears up for the Jazz and Heritage Festival, which inspired its message board Threadheads start a nonprofit record company.

Pilgrim's Progress: 10 Reasons to be Thankful for New Orleans 2010

After Mardi Gras the town gears up for the Jazz and Heritage Festival, which inspired its message board Threadheads start a nonprofit record company.

Karen Dalton-Beninato: Pilgrim's Progress: 10 Reasons to be Thankful for New Orleans 2010

People like singer-songwriter Paul Sanchez, screenwriter Colman deKay, and Chris Joseph, head honcho and chief fundraiser of Threadheads Records should be recognized and rewarded for their tireless efforts in helping New Orleans stay spirited through yet another crisis.

Sal Nunziato: The Threadheads, Nine Lives, and Doing Good For The Gulf 2010

If you want to know how Aaron Neville is dealing with his asthma, or what New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is up to, or if a new restaurant has opened in the French Quarter, there's a good chance the Threadheads will have the scoop before anyone else.

Sal Nunziato: Look Out Walmart! Here Come The Threadheads 2008

But it was during this year's event, while Paul Sanchez and John Boutte, two of New Orleans most beloved musicians, were performing a set of music for the Threadheads, that Chris Joseph, one of the fund-raising coordinators of these events, had the proverbial lightbulb go on in his head.

Sal Nunziato: Look Out Walmart! Here Come The Threadheads 2008

The Threadheads can be found chatting and planning on the official Jazz Fest website.

Sal Nunziato: Look Out Walmart! Here Come The Threadheads 2008

In 2005, the Threadheads organized a party, or "patry," as they like to call it, simply as a social gathering for those who had been communicating for the last few years over the internet.

Sal Nunziato: Look Out Walmart! Here Come The Threadheads 2008