Cutting Edge C.E. – formerly The Cutting Edge Music Business Conference and Roots Music Gathering – is an annual conference dedicated to educating and bringing together musicians and music professionals, both established and aspiring. Along with the Music Business Institute, Cutting Edge also introduces the New Works Showcase – three-days of music starting tonight at [...]
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White/Off-White
August 5, 2011 – 11:47 am
On Saturday night, while hoards in white linen flock to Julia Street for White Linen Night, those who venture to Off White Linen Night will enjoy the festivities at artist Will Smith’s home and studio at 1061 Camp St. Starting at 6:00 p.m., Smith will host a night of local art, fashion, and music with [...]
Emmys Snub Treme
July 14, 2011 – 2:02 pm
Television watchers are trying to figure out how Treme received no Emmy nominations in 2011. At HollywoodReporter.com, Tim Goodman went on at length about the oversight of the HBO drama set in New Orleans: And if you want to dip a toe into the milk of embarrassment, just take the Treme snub a little further: [...]
Greek Festival New Orleans 2011: Photos from Sunday
May 31, 2011 – 6:40 pm
Friday-Sunday this past Memorial Weekend, the Greek-Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral on Bayou St. John hosted the 38th Greek Festival New Orleans, an annual celebration of local Hellenic heritage. The festival featured classic Greek cuisine (including a to-die-for baklava sundae), music by Alpha Omega, traditional dancers, and even a toga contest. All photos were taken by [...]
Free J. the Savage Download for Mardi Gras
March 2, 2011 – 7:57 pm
J. the Savage, led by Jamie Bernstein, is offering a single from their latest album Very Same Dream for free download to help along the Mardi Gras festivities. The tune, “Skippin’ at the Mardi Gras” is a zydeco-tinged romp through Fat Tuesday, complete with references to Zulu and the Mardi Gras Indians. It’s a fun [...]
DJ Chicken’s Mardi Gras Under the Bridge: OffBeat Guest Mix
March 1, 2011 – 3:13 pm
DJ Chicken LOVES Mardi Gras, so we thought the veteran radio, club and block party DJ would be the perfect guest to share a mix that captures the spirit of the greatest of all parties—Mardi Gras—and of Fat Tuesday itself. What DJ Chicken delivered is a blistering set of brass band jams, featuring both veterans [...]
Treme: The Instant Reviews
April 12, 2010 – 3:18 pm
In the Twitter era, who composes full reviews? Here are some of the highlights from a quick survey of Tweets on HBO’s Treme, which debuted last night. @midtownNY: #HBO #Treme was ok. I’m pretty sure I’ll watch the series. @bigleaguestew: I liked it enough to form my own second line band. RT @Greg_Schaum Is Treme [...]
Where Are The Memorials?
March 3, 2010 – 3:56 pm
I wonder why there’s such an overall lack of appreciation for musical legends in New Orleans, which is the most musical city on earth. There’s such a deep love for our musical culture—not necessarily shared by the majority of the population of this city and state—that it seems a shame that we’re not honoring the [...]
Tremé and Davis
January 12, 2010 – 2:08 pm
Cute but Crazy Davis Rogan called me today to correct me on implying on my last blog that he wasn’t involved in the upcoming HOB Tremé series. He is involved, but to what extent is still shrouded in secrecy, and “nothing can be revealed until we all sit down together to enjoy the premiere of [...]
