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Terrell Batiste of the Hot 8 Brass Band Gets a New Home
Terrell Batiste of the Hot 8 Brass Band is a first-time homeowner of a brand-new home in the Habitat for Humanity’s Musicians’ Village. It was built especially for him, to […]
Trio of Crawfish Events Kick off on Saturday, May 10
Three festivals built around boiled crawfish are all taking place on Saturday, May 10, making it one of the best days to eat your weight in fresh boiled crawfish. Crawfish […]
Big Chief Larry Bannock’s Funeral Set for Saturday, May 10
Three days after performing with the Golden Star Hunters Mardi Gras Indians on April 27 at Jazz Fest 2014, Big Chief Larry Bannock passed away. In a 2006 profile by […]
NOBA Premiers Parsons Dance with Allen Toussaint on May 10
For decades, the music of Allen Toussaint has been making people move, but his recent collaboration with the New Orleans Ballet Association is taking that effect to new heights. Renowned […]
Ticket Giveaway: Crawfish Mambo at UNO
We’re giving away five pairs of tickets to the third annual Crawfish Mambo festival on Saturday, May 10, at The Cove on University of New Orleans’ Lakefront Campus. The all-day […]
Photos: Trombone Shorty Closes Out Jazz Fest 2014
Trombone Shorty is quickly securing his place in the upper echelons of all closing acts at Jazz Fest over the years. Few musicians who have taken the Acura stage as […]
Photos: Jazz Fest 2014, Saturday, May 3, by Kim Welsh
The second Saturday of Jazz Fest 2014 had a little bit of everything. From Mardi Gras Indians to the Voices of the Wetlands Allstars to Johnny Winter in the Blues […]
Photos: Sunday, May 4, at Jazz Fest 2014
The final day of Jazz Fest 2014 ended on a high note. For a year marked by consecutive weekends of beautiful weather, the musical output was just as perfect. Eclectic […]
Rock ‘n’ Bowl Gets the Blues for Epic Jazz Fest 2014 After-Hours Show
After two weeks of performance from the likes of Allen Toussaint, Eric Clapton, the funky Meters, John Fogerty, Bruce Springsteen, Phish, Trombone Shorty, and the ridiculously huge tribute to Dr. John […]
Clapton vs Springsteen: A Tale of Opposites at Jazz Fest 2014
Two of the headliners of Jazz Fest 2014 played the same stage one week apart and yet couldn’t have been more different. On the one hand, we were treated to […]
