Houston, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Mobile, Pensacola and Jacksonville are just some of the cities in the southern circuit that lie on the I-10 and surround New Orleans. This stretch of road is quite valuable to the local indie rock and roll community — a scene that’s growing larger each year, and pushed heavily by young [...]
In a town that thrives on old traditions, there’s one tradition at the Maple Leaf Bar that is somewhat unorthodox, yet brings the community together in multiple ways: “milk and cookies.” Every Thursday, during the Trio’s break time, drummer Johnny Vidacovich’s wife, Deborah, files through the crowd and hands each person a homemade cookie. Aside [...]
After playing hundreds of weddings over the last two decades, rather than celebrating the happiness of others, the Bucktown All-Stars will finally be able to celebrate themselves for a change. For the group’s 20th anniversary, the popular cover band will be performing at Rock ‘n’ Bowl on Saturday, July 14, starting at 8:30 p.m. For [...]
As Bud-Light hats and wristbands were strewn about the audience at One Eyed Jacks Friday, the countdown to the Voodoo Experience had officially begun, and the Revivalists were there to kick off the party. The show was the first of a series of “Road to Voodoo” concerts that will be held in coming months to [...]
There comes a time when a man has to step away from what he loves, shifting his focus to another thing that he loves. This man is sousaphonist Ben Jaffe, who in the summer will step down from his position as sousaphone player in the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to dedicate his time to staying [...]
[UPDATE: Those who can't attend can send money to Charmaine Neville via PayPal to this address: SendLove2CN@aol.com] Recently, there was news of Sheryl Crow failing to recall the lyrics to her hit songs, which led doctors to the discovery of a benign brain tumor, but there’s a similar story surfacing that hits much closer to [...]
Outside of the St. John Will-I-Am Coltrane African Orthodox Church, there aren’t many houses of worship to experience jazz in a spiritual way. But on Sunday, June 10, Café Istanbul could have made the case that it’s a sanctuary for New Orleans musicians, with bassist James Singleton as its prophet, and his Illuminasti Friends as [...]
