The nominations for the Grammy Awards were announced last night, and Louisianans are scarce among the nominees. Lil Wayne is nominated for five awards—only Kanye West (seven), Adele (six), the Foo Fighters (six) and Bruno Mars (six) received more—but after Weezy, there are few nominees. New Orleans-born Oakland resident Ledisi was nominated in all the [...]
Tag Archives: Harry Connick Jr.
Jazz Fest Poster—The New Big Mac?
February 16, 2011 – 11:31 am
The Jazz Fest poster has been worse. 2004′s Harry Connick, Jr. poster holds that dishonor for being banal and presenting a Connick that looks more like Warren Beatty. But let’s look at this year’s poster: Art4Now, who does the Jazz Fest posters, went to local broadcaster Garland Robinette for the image, which raises the first [...]
The Marsalis Family, Music Redeems (Marsalis Records)
September 1, 2010 – 12:56 am
The family band has been a cornerstone of the American entertainment industry since the 19th Century, when singing families became the first domestic music stars. There’s something magic about the way blood relatives interact with each other spiritually and instinctively rather than technically. This is even more important in the African-American music tradition, in which [...]
Toussaint, NOJO and Blanchard Nominated for Grammys
December 3, 2009 – 9:52 am
Wednesday night, the nominees for the 52nd Grammy Awards were announced in Los Angeles, and while the big story of the night for much of the music world was Beyoncé being nominated for ten Grammys and Taylor Swift for eight, the local news is that Allen Toussaint’s The Bright Mississippi and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra’s [...]
Lolet Meets Drew Brees
December 2, 2009 – 6:33 pm
Damn, I love stuff like this…got this from Lolet Boutté, who just moved back from Houston–after being there for four years, post-Katrina. She’s got a great place in the Musicians’ Village. YOU GO, LOL!
A Homegrown Christmas
December 1, 2009 – 12:01 am
New Orleans and Louisiana have produced more Christmas music than people realize. Here are the highlights, all of which are available at Louisiana Music Factory or online music services: Johnny Adams: Christmas in New Orleans (Mardi Gras): Adams is still in fine voice late in his career, and his “Sleigh Bells” is one of the [...]
New Orleans in the News
August 10, 2009 – 2:22 pm
This week, if people around the country were talking about New Orleans, most were talking about Bill Jefferson. Those who could resist puns and wisecracks at his expense were talking about the death of Willy DeVille, the one-time lead singer for New York punk-era band Mink DeVille. He moved to New Orleans in 1988, and [...]
Jeremy Davenport: Get a Room
August 1, 2009 – 12:01 am
The swagger in Jeremy Davenport’s step is a little more exaggerated these days. He’s riding high on the success of his residence at the Ritz-Carlton on Canal Street, a new album— We’ll Dance ’Til Dawn —and the prospect of establishing a foothold in the New York City club scene at the Huckleberry Bar in Williamsburg. [...]
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Harry
November 21, 2008 – 2:01 pm
In the upcoming issue, we take an obligatory look at new Christmas CDs. Sadly, Harry Connick, Jr.’s new What a Night! didn’t arrive in time to be included. The Cleveland Plain Dealer’s John Soeder interviewed Connick about his the Christmas album recently: Q: Was it a challenge to bring something fresh to your arrangements of [...]
