Arcade Fire Leads Second Line at NYC Festival with Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Arcade Fire and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band revived their David Bowie tribute on Friday night when the two groups led a second line through the crowd at New York […]

Jazz Fest A to Z

It can be daunting to choose from the panoply of cultures, rhythms and sounds available at Jazz Fest when mapping out a day at the Fair Grounds especially after a […]

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Lakou Mizik mixes of street-band rara blasts with traditional Vodou drumming

Lakou Mizik will perform in the on the Jazz & Heritage Stage on Saturday, April 30, at 4:20 p.m. There’s a bit of a fuss going on as Steeve Valcourt, […]

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Krewe du Kanaval and Preservation Hall bring New Orleans and Haitian music to Big Ears Festival

The Krewe Du Kanaval brought the sights and sounds of both New Orleans and Haiti to the streets and music venues of Knoxville, Tennessee, on the last weekend of March […]

Finding the Answers to Questions: A conversation with Preservation Hall Jazz Band trumpeter Branden Lewis

Preservation Hall’s 31-year-old Grammy-nominated trumpet player, Branden Lewis, is surprisingly modest. He beams with bravado on stage but, in conversation, he’ll tell you about what he cooked for dinner, what […]

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Win tickets to Krewe du Kanaval Ball with Arcade Fire, Pres Hall Jazz Band

Celebrate over 300 years of Haitian and New Orleans history at Kanaval Ball February 14. The two-day Krewe Du Kanaval Experience will pay homage to the longstanding relationship between the […]

Preservation Hall, Members of Arcade Fire Announce Krewe du Kanaval

On Tuesday, February 6, the Krewe du Kanaval will make its Mardi Gras debut. Best of the Beat Awards 2017 nominees Preservation Hall, along with September cover story Arcade Fire’s […]

Arcade Fire’s New Neighborhood: Indie rock’s biggest act is infinitely content in the Crescent City

In the music video for “Electric Blue,” Arcade Fire multi-instrumentalist and sometimes-frontwoman Régine Chassagne takes a stroll down Napoleon Avenue, walking, wiggling and singing her way through the aftermath of […]

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Arcade Fire announces New Orleans concert, new album

Arcade Fire will headline a concert at the UNO Lakefront Arena on Tuesday, September 26. The show announcement comes just a few minutes after the band revealed the details for […]

Preservation Hall Jazz Band to perform with Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh

New Orleans’ beloved Preservation Hall Jazz Band has been jumping from collaboration to collaboration over the past few years, teaming up with everyone from Del McCoury and Arcade Fire to […]