New Orleans musicians have been the beneficiaries of a benefit concerts around the world in the months since Katrina. Recently, New Orleans R&B singer Clarence “Frogman” Henry (featured in Michael Hurtt’s May cover story, “The Power of Positive Croaking”) and a number of area musicians returned the favor when he appeared with Bobby Cure & [...]
Post-Katrina New Orleans presents a host of practical challenges for clubs and live venues, a central part of Louisiana’s music economy. A new television program from Cox Communications is looking to give the Louisiana music scene a big plug, featuring live music filmed on location in the clubs of New Orleans and South Louisiana. Dew [...]
Wynton Marsalis and chef Emeril Lagasse will team up as part of a three-day New Orleans Cultural Tribute observing Katrina’s one-year anniversary. Events include the Ambassador of Swing Talent Search at Harrah’s New Orleans’ Theater, and “Cooking with Music,” an event featuring Lagasse and Marsalis to welcome back New Orleans school children with Louisiana cooking [...]
Abita Beer is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the release of Abita’s 20th Anniversary Pilsner Beer, and on August 12 at the Contemporary Arts Center, it celebrates the new brew itself. Better Than Ezra headlines a beer bash at the CAC that includes food, art and live music. Abita distributed 1000 vouchers for tickets to [...]
Blackfire Revelation’s web site proclaims, “We come from the woods and that’s exactly where we’re headed back to when we’re done with you,” and it sounds like that’s exactly what they are doing. The swamp-blues-metal duo, composed of guitarist-songwriter J.R. Fields and drummer Hank Haney, released their first EP, Gold and Guns on 51, in [...]
Jazz legend Chico Hamilton has come a long way. He turns 85 this September and his life has had an indelible impact on the music, but he hasn’t forgotten where he started. For the better part of the last year, he has been steadily releasing an album of new material every two or three months, [...]
