Growing up in the musical melting pot of New Orleans, local harpist Patrice Fisher was surrounded by the sounds of jazz from every angle. She admits playing the harp felt natural to her, but she wanted to incorporate a mixture into her style of music. “I was lucky to fall in love with a Guatemalan [...]
Sousafunk master Kirk Joseph has been leaving his musical imprint on New Orleans for decades. From his start performing with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band to his most recent project, Kirk Joseph’s Backyard Groove, Joseph’s name has become synonymous with the instrument he has revolutionized—the sousaphone. He has continuously raised the bar of creativity, but [...]
PhotoNOMA is not a typical museum browse. The New Orleans Photo Alliance (NOPA), in partnership with The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA), will host an interactive portfolio night featuring 100 photographers tonight. PhotoNOMA is free and open to the public and will run from 5:30-7:30 p.m. For those who are photography enthusiasts or point-and-click [...]
In a city known for jazz and blues, it’s not common to find a group led by a 21-string African harp. Kora Konnection combines West African music with acoustic jazz in a city that is less accustomed to world music than you might think. Musical director and Senegal native Morikeba Kouyate is known throughout West [...]
Ernie Vincent and his band the Top Notes are best known for the 1972 funk anthem “Dap Walk.” In the years that followed, Vincent tried to keep up with the times. He transitioned from blues to R&B to disco only to find that fans (locally and internationally) were craving the original, funk sound. “One time [...]
New Orleans hasn’t always been thought of as a good rock town. Foburg aims to address that. This weekend, the New Orleans Indie Rock Collective (NOIR) will launch the 3-day music festival spotlighting over 100 area indie bands and touring artists (some as far as Seattle) on the road to South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, [...]
Anyone who visits New Orleans during Carnival season will have a plethora of stories to pack their bags with and bring home. But for us locals who have been immersed in the traditional beads, booze, debauchery, king cake and Mardi Gras Mambo, our tales of Carnival experiences are unique. They’re similar to the tourists’ stories, [...]
The circus is pulling out new tricks for the New Year. A new cast of new characters and a transition from their typical rhythm and blues beat to rock ’n’ roll has the New Orleans Bingo! Show enthused for the new year. Fans familiar with cabaret-inspired performers, well acquainted with the theatrics, the costumes and [...]
