Founding member of the Rhapsodizers Clark Vreeland returns to Snug Harbor March 13 to play in New Orleans after a decadelong hiatus. He’s bringing with him his latest project, Spanky and the Love Handles, but he promises a retrospective show that will include some of the musicians he used to perform with, including David Torkanowsky, [...]
Wednesday night, the House of Blues hosted “Musicians for Mitch,” a fundraiser for mayoral candidate Mitch Landrieu. The star-studded event was emceed by Jazz Fest’s Quint Davis and paraded a who’s who of New Orleans music across the stage. Banu Gibson performed a new campaign song for Landrieu, and the evening presented such charming moments [...]
Every time the New Orleans Saints kick off this season, another “Who Dat?” question is raised: Who dat singing dat song? A high school horn part over a hip-hop track has become the soundtrack to Saints kickoffs, and since they’ve been scoring at a prodigious rate, people are hearing it a lot.
The track is “Halftime [...]
This Wednesday night is the 5th annual “Home for the Holidays” benefitting the Daniel Price Memorial Fund at the House of Blues. After the tragic loss of Daniel Price, a talented painter and former New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (NOCCA) student, in 2003, his family created the foundation and the annual concert event to benefit [...]
From the blues influence of Beale Street and the country atmosphere of Tennessee comes an indie band that melds these traditional styles with the catchy, upbeat nature of pop. Joshua Cosby (lead vocals, guitar), Geoff Smith (bass, vocals), and Nick Redmond (lead guitar) make up Star and Micey, the latest band to come out of [...]
The Christmas season unofficially begins tonight at 6 p.m. in true New Orleans style — with Irvin Mayfield performing at the St. Louis Cathedral.
Mayfield will be heralding the start of “Christmas New Orleans Style.” Begun 23 years ago by French Quarter Festivals, Inc. (the same folks who do French Quarter Festival and Satchmo SummerFest), Christmas [...]
Howlin’ Wolf will host the first annual HAMP—HIV Awareness Music Project—on December 1 from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. On World AIDS Day, this benefit will raise money for local HIV agencies and raise awareness about the importance of getting tested for HIV and AIDS. The benefit will feature local acts Trombone Shorty, Kermit Ruffins, [...]
Irvin Mayfield’s Project 2010: Creating a Cultural Renaissance kicks off this Wednesday night at 8 p.m. at the House of Blues in the French Quarter. A concert benefiting local musicians Marva Wright, Bo Dollis, Lady BJ and JD Hill, the project’s vision is to bring back community aid for those who may be struggling. Done [...]
You could definitely tell it was the last day of a packed Voodoo weekend. No matter how hard Wayne Coyne tried, the rarely worn-out New Orleans crowd was tired. As a performer who feeds off the energy of his crowds, Coyne seemed almost desperate for the audience to wake up. Despite the quiet crowd, the [...]
Tragedies have a way of highlighting the heroes in our midst, and if ever there was a tragedy, Katrina was it.
Ever since the levees broke, people have been stepping up all over the Gulf Coast region to help rebuild and renew. Derrick Tabb, snare drummer for Rebirth Brass Band, is the latest local hero to [...]
