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Shag Fest Announces Lineup
Shag Fest will bring two nights of one-off collaborations to d.b.a. in New Orleans on Saturday, July 30 and Sunday, July 31. Hosted by crawfish master Chris “Shaggy” Davis, the […]
The Flaming Lips to Headline Funky New Orleans Festival
A few months ago we reported that the people behind Florida’s Bear Creek Music Festival were organizing a similar event in New Orleans. Dubbed the Bear Creek Bayou Music Festival, […]
Summer Music Program To Help Children Find Their Voice
by Noé Cugny & Mary Graci With the sweltering summer sun hot on our tracks, camps and programs are cropping up around the city to give young New Orleanians […]
Prytania Theatre to Honor Muhammad Ali with Film Screenings
The Prytania Theatre in New Orleans will celebrate the life of Muhammad Ali–who passed away last week at the age of 74–with multiple screenings of the 1977 Ali biopic, The […]
NOLA Caribbean Festival Returns
The 3rd annual NOLA Caribbean Festival will take over Roux Carre in Central City on Saturday, June 25. The event will combine live music, dance, food, art and more into […]
First Video of Louis Armstrong in Recording Studio Surfaces
We may be a couple of months late to this party, but it’s still a great find. The Louis Armstrong House Museum recently acquired footage of Satchmo singing and playing on a […]
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Pub Crawl to Celebrate 30 Years Since Film’s Release
It’s hard to believe that 30 years have passed since Ferris Bueller, the rambunctious high school student portrayed by actor Matthews Broderick, took his now-legendary day off. And yet, that […]
Chapter:SOUL Announces Tour Dates
New Orleans funk-fusion outfit Chapter:SOUL will hit the road later this month for a series of tour dates. The group–led by tenor saxophonist Calvin Johnson Jr. and anchored by sousaphone […]
Space Oddi-Tease Promises Burlesque Tribute to David Bowie
New Orleans burlesque mainstay Bella Blue and Vox and the Hound guitarist Rory Callais have organized a tribute to David Bowie that will take place on Saturday, July 30 at […]
Angola Museum to Host Symposium on Prison Music of Louisiana
The Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum (aka the Angola Museum) will host its Biennial Louisiana Correction Symposium from 9:30am to 4pm this Friday, June 10. Dubbed “Angola Bound Revisited: Prison Music […]
