Jazz Fest artists in the news: — TheNation.com recently ran a passage on the growth of Bruce Springsteen‘s (Apr. 29, Acura Stage, 4:30 p.m.) political voice from an upcoming book by Eric Alterman. In it, Alterman writes: The shock of such success led Springsteen to pull back again and inspired a long period of fitful [...]
Follow the Leader?
I’m never prepared for Noel Gallagher to be the voice of reason, but sometimes … The consumer has become all powerful now, and the consumer is king. So the consumer gets what he wants. But as I understand it, the consumer didn’t fucking want Jimi Hendrix, but they got him, and it changed the world. [...]
What We Lose…
…with digital music files: Cover art. Like the best cover art, that of Hurray for the Riff Raff’s Look Out Mama, released today, has a life of its own. Gregory Good’s cover art invites people to consider the relationship between the phrase and the photo of a young GI in Vietnam. It’s tempting to read [...]
French Quarter Festival Estimates More Than 550,000 Attendees
This afternoon, the French Quarter Festival announced that approximately 574,000 people attended the four-day festival, which this year included an expanded “Lagniappe Thursday.” This ritual of releasing the festival’s attendance estimates has always been an odd one because to anyone who attends the festival, two things are clear: 1) That it’s exceedingly unlikely that there [...]
Hurray for the Riff Raff Tonight on Liveset
For those of you who can’t make the French Quarter Fest or want something different, we’re pleased to partner with Liveset.com and CANO to present Hurray for the Riff Raff tonight at 6 p.m. CST on Liveset. For those who last checked in on the band in its Dust Bowl days, Alynda Lee Segarra and [...]
Not Quite Eddie Vedder News, But …
…this physical malady thing seems to be going around. Saturday night’s “Who’s Bad” Michael Jackson tribute show at the House of Blues is going to be short a Michael according a press release. The show normally has two Michaels, but one, Joseph Bell, has been sidelined. Here’s his story: Hello! How are you? It’s me! [...]
If I Were a Kid …
… I would live for Bracket Town. Bracket Town is the NCAA’s fan center in the Convention Center, and while there was less there for me as an adult than I expected or hoped – an awkward video Q&A session with former Arkansas Razorbacks’ coach Nolan Richardson, for example – it is the best Celebration [...]
Buku Preview: Free Music from Skrillex’s Label
Sunday night, Skrillex closes The Buku Project at Mardi Gras World. His label, OWSLA, this week made available for free download Free Treats: Vol. 2. Here’s the download link.
Buku Preview: Big K.R.I.T. Speaks
Big K.R.I.T. plays The Buku Project Sunday at Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World. He is the subject of a very friendly interview this week for The Village Voice. This might be the highlight: Why do you think people love “Country Shit” so much, even up top in NYC? “Country Shit” is… well, it’s like if [...]
Will Ferrell Explains Bacchus to Letterman
Last night, Will Ferrell was a guest on Late Night with David Letterman, where he discussed his reign as King of Bacchus. A few details didn’t sound quite right—Bacchus on Bourbon Street?—but most sounds close enough. Here’s the tape:
