“I was captivated by the city’s sights and sounds and after the whole experience, I thought, ‘Man, I’d be a fool not to come here,’” says guitarist Colin Lake of his first trip to Jazz Fest. But when he visited New Orleans in 2008, he fell for more than just the music. Bored awaiting a [...]
Beneath the golden stage lights of a Nashville dive bar or beyond a fervent crowd in a Mexico arena, you wouldn’t be able to tell that, after over 15 years on the job, performing live is still guitarist and singer Matt Pelham’s least favorite task as a musician. Along with keyboardist Matt Bond, bassist Roger [...]
With his musical innovations and electrifying dance moves, the late Michael Jackson carved out his own unique imaginative world within the realm of pop music, one that was surprisingly fresh, enchantingly surreal, and at times, unquestionably odd. Now his musical legacy is carving a similar space in the Cirque du Soleil production catalog, as Jackson [...]
It’s been nine years since the consumer cooperative’s original conception, but tomorrow the New Orleans Food Co-Op will proudly showcase it’s progress and commemorate the grand opening of it’s recently-opened store in the New Orleans Healing Center. “Harvest” will feature locally-grown food samples, a motley marquee of local musicians, children’s crafts, and various raffles. The [...]
Testing the boundaries of contemporary folk music is what The Felice Brothers do best. These boys are sonic tinkerers—they put on lab coats, dive into an unconventional studio, and start mixing sounds like chemicals. They’ve transformed chicken coops and empty high schools into creative laboratories, and their instrumental experimentation has led to some explosive music [...]
“We just take comedy really seriously,” says Chris Trew, Creative Director of the New Movement Theater and curator of a fresh, new event he calls “Hell Yes Fest!” With this paradoxical statement, the New Orleans native comedian refers to the carefully crafted itinerary of improv, standup, and sketch acts he and his team have organized [...]
[Updated] A mermaid in a dazzling, fringed bikini strutting across the stage with a pearl-bearing oyster above her flowing locks of seaweed. Behind her she’s dragging a caged, pompous mortal in a slick suit. No, this isn’t Disney gone awry, it’s the Krewe of Mystic Orphans and Misfits’ Annual Halloween Ball. The couple, dressed as [...]
Andy Grammer is a subtle performer. And by “subtle” I mean the audience didn’t notice he was onstage until he was behind the microphone, casually greeting them with a “What’s up New Orleans?” In his opening set for the Colbie Caillat concert at the House of Blues on Monday night, he introduced the piano and [...]
[UPDATED] In 2001, Marty Kirkman, a California native with a long-running connection to New Orleans music, was wandering around the racetrack at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, making his way to the next performance on his fest itinerary. Like many, he held a crumpled map with mark-ups scattered top-to-bottom creating a makeshift to-do [...]
Since 1972, Festivals Acadiens et Créoles has been serving up the best of Cajun culture to an amassing fan base. The annual festival, held in Lafayette’s Girard Park, delivers a zestful combination of food, crafts and Cajun music that ranges from Cajun giant Steve Riley to Creole traditionalist Joe Hall to the fiery zydeco-rock of [...]
