During this year’s Voodoo Music Experience, the Gulf Restoration Network and Voodoo held a press conference with Dr. John, Paul Sanchez, Big Sam Williams, John Michael Rouchell and others to draw attention to the ongoing plight of fishermen working the Gulf of Mexico, and a petition requesting the White House to commit to continuing help [...]
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Deja Vu Opens at NOMA Tonight
October 20, 2010 – 10:28 am
Last week, Generic Art Solutions littered the Great Hall at New Orleans Museum of Art with flying glasses and dishes with its performance of “Spill.” Tonight, the show it set the tone for – “Deja Vu All Over Again” – opens in NOMA’s Contemporary Art gallery starting at 6 p.m. For the show, G.A.S. – [...]
Another Oil Explosion in the Gulf
September 2, 2010 – 10:57 am
[UPDATED] Rescue efforts are underway after another oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. CNN is reporting that 13 workers involved in the explosion of Vermilion Rig 380 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay have been found; one is injured. The rig is owned by Houston’s Mariner Energy. The rig is on fire, but [...]
YouTube du Jour: Shamarr Allen, Dee-1 and Friends
July 14, 2010 – 10:01 am
Oil spill-related songs are starting to appear. Threadhead-related artists recently released “Nobody Knows Nothin’,” and here’s Shamarr Allen, Dee-1, Benny Pete and more on “Sorry Ain’t Enough No More,” shot at Grand Isle.
Alex Backs Up Buffett and Friends
June 29, 2010 – 9:24 am
Although Tropical Storm Alex is projected to remain near the Texas coast of the Gulf of Mexico, the Jimmy Buffett and Friends show scheduled for Thursday has been backed up to Sunday, July 11. Portions of the show featuring Buffett, Kenny Chesney, the Zac Brown Band, Allen Toussaint, Sonny Landreth and Jesse Winchester were scheduled [...]
Actors Turned Away from BP Spill
June 28, 2010 – 9:34 am
It has now become fairly common knowledge that BP is working to control the media coverage of the oil disaster by limiting access to it. Not only will they not let working journalists any closer than necessary, but now they’re even denying access to actors! Here’s a YouTube account of an attempted visit by Sophia [...]
Gulf Assistance Coming from SoCo and Across America
June 25, 2010 – 9:57 am
[UPDATED] While each day brings another outrage in the BP oil disaster saga—today, BP contradicts itself on the importance of the flow rate—it also brings news of help. This week, Southern Comfort and Lenny Kravitz joined the Gulf Relief Foundation as they donated $35,000 to the Plaquemines Parish Community C.A.R.E.S. Center. The donation was the [...]
The Oil Makes Such Pretty Patterns
June 24, 2010 – 11:09 am
Today, Paul Rioux at Nola.com reported on the candy-coated coverage of the BP oil disaster at Blogs from the Gulf. Writers find the heart-warming, beautiful side of the gulfside efforts. Rioux writes: BP spokesman Mark Salt said the company sent Kolmar and Tom Seslar, who normally write for an in-house magazine, to the Gulf as [...]
YouTube du Jour: Sonny Landreth
June 23, 2010 – 11:52 am
Sonny Landreth is part of the Jimmy Buffett and Friends lineup. Here he is backstage showing off his technique to Guitar Player magazine.
Buffett, Toussaint Raise Awareness in Gulf Shores
June 22, 2010 – 3:54 pm
[UPDATED] Jimmy Buffett has long been identified with the Gulf Coast and life on the water, so it’s no surprise that on Thursday, July 1, he’s hosting Jimmy Buffett and Friends: Live from the Gulf Coast. The show will be a free beach-side concert in Gulf Shores, Alabama that will be broadcast on CMT at [...]
