Freret Street finally gets its horns this fall. The Box Office at La Nuit will host brass bands and traditional New Orleans jazz and blues starting September 5. The show, which will be held from 5 until 8 p.m., will start after vendors at the Freret Market fold up their tables and tents.
That Saturday will [...]
Thought festival season was over? Not so fast. Three staples of Louisiana culture—the Creole tomato, seafood, and Cajun and zydeco music—will come together once again for this year’s Vieux-To-Do. The two-day event will be held on Saturday and Sunday, June 13—14, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and it will bring together three festivals: the [...]
4-13-09, Dan Deacon, Freeman Auditorium: I am holding hands with a shoeless girl in Freeman Auditorium on Tulane’s campus as Dan Deacon launches into another electronic dance anthem. There is no romance, however, at least not in the Shakespearean sense. She and I happened to end up across from each other in the human tunnel [...]
