Mayer Hawthorne was working as a DJ (nom de plume: DJ Haircut) in his hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan when he decided to record a few of his own tracks on a whim. Hawthorne’s whim was taken to a new level when Stones Throw Records head Peanut Butter Wolf signed him after hearing only two [...]
It all started with a bet. John Michael Rouchell was having lunch with a friend who, midconversation, told him that he was the laziest songwriter he’d ever met and bet Rouchell that he could not write a song a day for an entire year. “You know, you’re probably right,” Rouchell said, “but I could probably [...]
On Tuesday, February 9, Lil Wayne was expected to be formally sentenced to a one-year prison sentence – which could be reduced to as little as eight months for good behavior – for gun possession. Yesterday, his sentencing was postponed until March 2 so that Lil Wayne can undergo dental surgery. His latest album, Rebirth, was released February 2 [...]
Saxophonist John Ellis first came to New Orleans because he wanted to learn how to play jazz – and he spent three years doing just that. During his time in the Big Easy, Ellis played with many legendary musicians, including Ellis Marsalis, Walter Payton and Harold Battiste. Most recently, Ellis has taken up a January [...]
“I don’t even really think of myself as an educator,” Spencer Bohren humbly states, “I’m just an artist.” Tell that to the thousands of students who have benefited from Bohren’s “Down the Dirt Road Blues” performance lectures. On January 23, he’ll receive The Blues Foundation’s prestigious Keeping the Blues Alive Award in Education in Memphis, [...]
It’s here, the beginning of the end. After a successful on-again, off-again 10-year run, The Asshole Monologues embarks on its self-proclaimed farewell tour. The production, inspired by Eve Ensler’s Vagina Monologues and created over a 6-pack of beer, has established itself as one of the longest running theatrical productions in New Orleans history. “What began [...]
Derrick Tabb, founder of the Roots of Music program and Rebirth Brass Band snare drummer, was honored at the third-annual “CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute” at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Tabb was chosen from over 9,000 nominations as one of the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2009. Monday, Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation [...]
