It’s almost a week after the 44th annual Super Bowl and the Saints have won. The crowd stands anxiously in a dark room chanting “Who Dat?” Shadows move across the stage and a spotlight focuses on a man dressed in an elaborate mask and boa while sitting at a drum set. In three, two, one he starts a beat, [...]
Concert Review: Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne has had a rough 2009. He has a weapons charge to which he has plea bargained down to one year of jail time, and despite the near-universal acclaim of Tha Carter III, the leaked tracks and advance singles from his oft-rescheduled “rock” album, Rebirth, have yet to find much love. He did release [...]
Live Review: The Flaming Lips at Voodoo, Take Two
[Earlier in the week, we published Lauren Noel's review of the Flaming Lips' November 1 show at Voodoo. Our Kathleen McCann had a different take on it.]
I can’t say that when you’ve seen one Flaming Lips show, you’ve seen them all, because the band puts on a better show than any other festival performer I’ve [...]
Live Review: The Flaming Lips at Voodoo November 1, 2009
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 [...]
Live Review: Star Wars: In Concert October 27, 2009
For a girl who geeks out regularly, the night of October 27 was one to remember—the “Star Wars: Live in Concert” tour made its stop in New Orleans, complete with everything needed to bring John Williams’ scores and the entire franchise to life.
Greeted by a display of Star Wars memorabilia from George Lucas’ collection, fans [...]
Live Review: N.E.R.D. and Mickey Facts
Over the past decade, Pharrell Williams and the Neptunes have helped to craft the sound of modern music, working with artists such as Jay-Z and Gwen Stefani, but some may still be unaware of the unit’s heavy rock ‘n’ roll persona. New Orleans residents got a taste of it during their recent performance on the Heineken [...]
Live Review: When Schools Collide
Half-naked girls, big rims, and loud jewelry are now synonymous with hip-hop, but on August 6, these stereotypes took a backseat to the music. The “Footprints in Hip-Hop Tour” featured Wu-Tang alumni Redman, Method Man, and Ghostface Killah, and they delivered east coast anthems to a packed house of fans throughout the night. But while [...]
Dan Deacon
4-13-09, Dan Deacon, Freeman Auditorium: I am holding hands with a shoeless girl in Freeman Auditorium on Tulane’s campus as Dan Deacon launches into another electronic dance anthem. There is no romance, however, at least not in the Shakespearean sense. She and I happened to end up across from each other in the human tunnel [...]
