Super Bowl XLVII may have put a pause in Mardi Gras season, but it surely didn’t slow down the celebration, as the second half of Mardi Gras 2013 picked up right where the first left off. Thankfully neither did photographer Kim Welsh whose steady trigger finger never missed a beat. Dig this enormous photoset below [...]
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Theresa Andersson: All By Myself
June 1, 2012 – 12:16 am
“Okay Theresa, walk toward me.” Playback starts and Theresa Andersson begins walking in a secluded alley in the Bywater with a slightly distracted sense of purpose when Portland-based director Alicia J. Rose calls “Action.” Andersson is shooting a video for the title track from her new album, Street Parade, at the Music Box, the musical [...]
Theresa Andersson Previews New Album Street Parade in a Street Parade
February 17, 2012 – 5:04 pm
One of the highlights of this Mardi Gras season so far was Theresa Andersson‘s unexpected ride atop a large puppet goose during the Street Parade, due out April 24. Andersson approached Muses with the idea, then she worked with her husband, puppeteer Arthur Mintz and Jacques Duffourc (who worked with Mintz on The Fantastic Mr. [...]
Krewe of Muses Parade: Photos
February 17, 2012 – 3:48 pm
The Krewe of Muses‘ greatly anticipated parade rolled Thursday night, featuring many of New Orleans’ most popular marching groups and high school bands, including O. Perry Walker, St. Augustine, and Warren Easton. Groups that marched in the Muses parade included the Big Easy Rollergirls, Pussyfooters, Camel Toe Lady Steppers, Bearded Oysters, 610 Stompers, Noisician Coalition, [...]
Krewe of Muses’ Mardi Gras Throws
February 1, 2012 – 12:12 am
Plush? “You can never have enough plush.” Coozies? “You can never have enough coozies.” It’s a month from Mardi Gras and Virginia Saussy’s going over the throws for this year’s Muses parade. Saussy’s the creative director for the Krewe of Muses, and she’s fidgeting, trying to relax and talk in the living room of her [...]
Krewe of Chaos and Krewe of Muses Parades: Photo Slideshow
March 4, 2011 – 4:38 pm
Thursday, March 3, the Krewes of Babylon, Chaos and Muses rolled on the traditional uptown route from Napoleon Avenue, uptown on St. Charles, and onto Canal Street. The all-female Muses parade was the highlight of the evening, with some of the best of the high school marching bands and marching/dance crews galore, including the Pussyfooters, [...]
