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Treme Soundtrack Track Listing

[UPDATE] Earlier, we received a list of songs on the upcoming soundtrack album for HBO’s Treme, but since then, we’ve been informed that the list we had was wrong. The album is due out September 28, and here’s the correct song list.
1. Treme Song (Main Title Version) – John Boutté
2. Feel Like Funkin’ It Up [...]

A Preview of Next Thursday?

Tonight’s Saints game is unlikely to tell us much about the team that will take the field against the Minnesota Vikings next Thursday night (beside who’ll back up the back-ups), but an announcement of the NFL Kickoff 2010 Eve party at House of Blues hints at who might be riding the floats in the mini-parade [...]

The Shape of Things to Come

Traffic is bottlenecked on Decatur Street right now and likely will be for the rest of the week as crews erect a stage for the kickoff concert for the Saints season—a week and a few days away. From the looks of it so far, it should be impressive—no surprise considering parts of it will likely [...]

How Can You Explain New Orleans?

Have had a few people talk to me about my blog last week, about the Colorado gentleman who experienced some “effects” from Hurricane Katrina—the humidity went up. Of course we agree this insensitive soul should have kept his mouth shut. A New Orleans-born friend who lives in the western U.S. said that a gentleman attending [...]

Post-Traumatic

Satellite view of “The Big One”

Yesterday afternoon I was waiting for an appointment in an office, and a woman who was sitting next to me was complaining to her friend: “I am so sick of hearing about Katrina. All those people who are still trying to get into their houses should have moved back by [...]

If God Is Willing…

Last night I saw excerpts from Spike Lee’s new documentary If God is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise, his follow-up five years later, post-Katrina to When The Levees Broke.
Only the first and fourth installments of the documentary were shown; last night’s first installment concentrated on the immediate aftermath of Katrina, as well as the [...]

The Gravy: In the Kitchen with Captain Charles

“We’ve been open now three months. I purchased this building in ‘07, and didn’t have a plan what I was going to do with it then. Found out my youngest daughter (Javonda) can cook, ‘Let’s try and open a little restaurant and see what it’ll do.’ In the ‘80s, I had a po-boy shop. Captain [...]

Five Fats Chicken

My husband recently rocked my world (and my heart—literally) with a new dish that’s now become known among our friends as Five Fats Chicken. It’s made with bacon fat, chicken fat, duck fat, vegetable oil, a stick of butter and some other ingredients. The original recipe for it is Tom Fitzmorris’ Chicken Bonne Femme, which [...]

Burn, Brûlée, Burn!

The best brûlée in town is definitely at Café Degas, but between visits, it’s nice to know that there is temporary relief, such as crème brûlée pie. The pie route is way easier than the portion-size ramekin route, especially for parties. Since I have kids, torches in the house seem like a bad idea, so after [...]

Treme News: Simon Reflections, TV and Car Wheels

The first season of HBO’s Treme came to a close on Sunday. Afterwards, David Simon talked about the first season with Alan Sepinwall at hitfix.com. The conversation often deals with one of the central issues Treme faced—how different it is from conventional television. Recently, I addressed the complaint that nothing happens on the show; Simon addresses it as [...]

Treme News: New Steve Earle Sunday

This Sunday ends the first season of HBO’s Treme. Featured in the episode will be a new song by Steve Earle, who also has a role on the show. According to a press release:
Steve Earle’s new song “This City” is set to close the season finale of HBO’s original series Treme this Sunday. [...]

Treme News: An English Major’s Dream

[SPOILER ALERT] I’ve resisted saying too much about Treme on a week-to-week basis because the series has felt like the season adds up to a novelistic whole, and commenting on parts is like trying to talk about a book when you’re a third or halfway through. It has its own pace, and though it may [...]