Blogs
I Can’t Hear You
Perusing my Facebook page last night, I saw a reference to a problem at the Marigny Opera House, a renamed old church in the Bywater. By candlelight (no electricity, apparently), someone […]
New Year’s Resolutions
This is the time of year when we assess our performance over the past year, and make resolutions and set goals for what we’d like to accomplish next year. So […]
Noise Ordinance Roundtable Saturday at Sound Cafe
Saturday, the Sound Cafe will host a roundtable on the proposed noise ordinance starting at 2 p.m. You can read the proposal online; pay particular attention to Division 3: Regulations, […]
Bring the Noise
In the wake of the bust of Bacchanal, supporters of live music in the city have portrayed government as being anti-live music. I don’t think that’s true in the sense […]
Back to Bacchanal
[Updated] Recently, OffBeat publisher Jan Ramsey wrote about Bacchanal being raided and fined for, among other things, having live music when it wasn’t zoned for live music. This week, New […]
Music = Noise?
From the time that cities grew larger, there’s been a clash between residents and businesses who serve them. I suppose that’s one of the many reasons American suburbs developed. You […]
An Endangered Species?
In the Comments on Zachary Young’s “The Noise Goes on Forever,” one reader writes: I think it is equally short-sighted to compare the jazz musicians of the 19th and early […]
Recrafting A Compromise
I went to last week’s VCPORA meeting (see Alex Rawls’ blog), where there was quite a bit of give-and-take from residents of the Quarter and musicians. Since that meeting, Councilwoman […]
Let’s Talk (and Talk and Talk) about Noise
At last night’s New Orleans Neighborhood Policing Anti-Crime Council meeting in the French Quarter’s Maison Dupuy, approximately 50 people gathered to talk about the noise ordinance and music curfew. Eighth […]
Say Something
During the Nagin Administration, the mayor’s voice was noticeably absent from discussions of almost any issue that affected the music and second line culture in New Orleans. Now that noise […]
