I’ve written many times about the issues of noise, safety, sanitation on Frenchmen Street, and wherever there’s music in the city. Most live music is played in bars, and bars breed these problems, unfortunately. Unless the operators in a densely populated entertainment area like Frenchmen Street pay very close attention to what happens, problems arise quicker than you [...]
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Various Artists, Live at Three Muses Vol. 1 (Three Muses Records)
February 1, 2012 – 12:51 am
In the early 1980s, prog rock guitarist Robert Fripp routinely railed against the evils of bootlegging, not for monetary or proprietary reasons but because in his mind, live recordings rarely do what they implicitly aspire to do. They document the band’s live performance but not the way it struck an audience. They don’t have the [...]
DJ T-Roy’s Bayou International Sound System Dancehall 2011 Mix
January 6, 2012 – 5:00 pm
DJ T-Roy should be well known to any fan of Jamaican music in New Orleans. At his weekly Bayou International Soundsystem gigs at Dragon’s Den (Wednesdays) and Blue Nile (Thursdays), he runs the gamut from classic to contemporary dancehall, playing to clubbers and dreads alike. This hour-long mix, selected and blended by T-Roy, features some [...]
Coco Robicheaux Memorial Second Line and Musical Tribute
December 13, 2011 – 6:58 pm
On a gray afternoon yesterday, hundreds of Coco Robicheaux’s fans, friends, and family turned out on Frenchmen Street for a large second line to celebrate the bright life of the bluesman, who passed November 25. People started drifting towards the Apple Barrel, Robicheaux’s favorite haunt and the bar where he collapsed the night of his [...]
Musical Tribute to Coco Robicheaux Monday
December 6, 2011 – 11:04 am
Louisiana Music Hall of Famer Coco Robicheaux suffered a heart attack and passed away over the Thanksgiving weekend, but he’ll be celebrated Monday in the streets and at the House of Blues. There will be a second line that starts on Frenchmen Street at 3:30 p.m. and makes its way to the House of Blues, [...]
e.company, On (Independent)
December 1, 2011 – 12:50 am
On marks the first release of New Orleans’ own e.company, a quintet of young, skilled instrumentalists crafting intricate jazz and funk-steeped songs. The band cut its’ teeth on Frenchmen, playing first as a more traditional trio until evolving into the lineup that produced the beautifully packaged On. The point of entry for most listeners will [...]
A Good Idea?
November 30, 2011 – 3:04 pm
I’ve been nagging for years to get busy and use music as a promotional tool for the city. Sometimes—especially in New Orleans—things take a lot of time to accomplish. Obviously, the music club operators want to promote Frenchmen Street as a music district. They’ve taken a lot of time and put a lot of effort [...]
