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Luke Combs, whom most people generally agree is a fine enough dude, seen here playing Jazz Fest in 2022.
- Photo by Brett Duke / The Times-Picayune
Nathan Marshal hates Luke Combs ... or does he?
- Photo by Gambit Staff
John Stanton
Nathan Marshal says he hates Luke Combs. A LOT.
“Bill Monroe headlined Jazz Fest in 1984. Now who do we have? Luke ‘fatass’ Combs? What a sick joke; get wrecked, Shell” reads one of Marshal’s fliers. Putting aside the body-shaming situation and questionable punctuation, one thing is clear. Marshal wants you to know he hates Luke Combs.
Now, whether Marshal actually does hate Combs remains to be seen. Regulars at Brothers Three weren’t entirely clear on whether, or why, Marshal — a bluegrass musician and by all accounts a stand up dude and very talented musician who regularly plays the Uptown institution — actually hates the country music star.
But lucky for you, me and frankly everybody else with a brain formed in a sauce of LSD and malt liquor the answer will almost certainly be revealed at Brothers Three Friday night, round about 9-ish when Marshal and Big Cello Tom (who, like Marshal is also quite good at making music) kick off their annual Anti-Jazz Fest Fest! It's free, the beer is cheap and at the bare minimum, you'll get to watch dude work through some sort of psychological thing he has for large blond country singers whilst playing music with his homie. So really, it's a win win all around.
Now, back to Marshal's nemesis. He’s made at least two different fliers for the show, which can only be described as having been designed by a good natured serial killer who couldn’t ever bring themselves to do the nasty bits of being a serial killer. To make sure the general public is clear on how he feels, Marshal has stapled them on anything staple-able along Magazine Street. Frankly, the commitment to the bit is impressive.
And this isn’t just an IRL sitch. Marshal has also used electronic media via the world wide web to make his views clear: an e-flier on the bar’s www.instragram.com website says to “expect to hear songs by Bill Withers, John Prine, Blaze Foley, Gillian Welch, Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson, Billy Joe Shaver, Hank Williams Sr., and many more ... don’t expect to hear any Neil Young, Luke Combs, Garth Brooks, Skynyrd, Hank Jr., OR Luke Combs.”
Honestly, the sheer number of names may feel a bit unhinged, but it’s also giving off some strong “Da Vinci Code” vibes so maybe Marshal is on to something?
Anyhoo, you’ll definitely want to be at Brothers III this Friday, May 2 the year of our lord 2025, at 9-ish to find out!
And please, please PLEASE ye gentle and wonderous gods of New Orleans music, if you could arrange for Luke Combs to also attend the show, I and the bar’s regulars would be forever in your debt.
Email John Stanton atjstanton@gambitweekly.comor follow John on Twitter,@dcbigjohn.
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