The new Ani DiFranco record is the latest entry in DiFranco’s musical and lyrical view of the world and current events. Over the years, she has perfected her sound, and this record is a pristine example of that. Her guitar sounds tight chords with a heavy, yet not overwhelming emphasis on the lower range. Her [...]
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Ani DiFranco
December 1, 2011 – 12:25 am
Folk singer Ani DiFranco moved to New Orleans approximately eight years ago, but she has entered the city’s musical community discreetly, playing the occasional show such as last year’s Gulf Aid benefit for those affected by the BP Oil Disaster. She has done so, she says, because “that is my style. I like to do [...]
Bayou Classic Parade Returns on Thanksgiving
November 18, 2011 – 1:55 pm
It’s been almost three decades since the Bayou Classic Parade, but this Thanksgiving it’s coming back full force. “I was told by a local float builder who was also a captain of a Mardi Gras parade that we definitely had one of the best marching band line-ups they’d ever seen,” says Jon Kardon, one of [...]
My Dawlin’ New Orleans
February 16, 2011 – 4:08 pm
“My Darlin’ New Orleans,” held last Saturday night at Generations Hall, was apparently a great success. Last year the auction event took in $75,000 that benefited the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic. This year the event will net over $100,000 to benefit the Roots of Music. The Roots organization just also announced a $50,000 donation from [...]
Treme’s “My Darlin’ New Orleans” Auction & Celebrity Gala Saturday
February 9, 2011 – 3:18 pm
The cast and crew of the HBO series Treme will be on hand this Saturday, February 12 to host the 2nd annual “My Darlin’ New Orleans” Auction and Celebrity Gala at Generations Hall. The event will feature both a live and silent auction; food prepared by local chefs from Ralph’s on the Park, Butcher, and [...]
Watch this Video: Roots of Music Education Program Gets $1
January 21, 2011 – 12:24 pm
Looking for an easy way to support music education in New Orleans? For the next week, American Express will donate $1 to Best of the Beat Music Education Award winner Roots of Music for every person who views R&B singer Raphael Saadiq’s video “Backstage Pass”. In the video, Saadiq visits New Orleans and talks to [...]
Best of the Beat Award in Music Education: Derrick Tabb and the Roots of Music
January 1, 2011 – 12:18 am
Since his nomination as CNN’s Hero of the Year in 2009, Derrick Tabb has perhaps received more attention for his work helping New Orleans’ kids than for his role as snare drummer in the mighty Rebirth Brass Band. Each day after school at the Jackson Square Cabildo (the use of which was made possible by [...]
YouTube du Jour: Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew
October 19, 2010 – 10:53 am
From November 8-13, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will honor Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew with an installment of their American Music Masters series that they call “Walkin’ to New Orleans.” The schedule is online now and includes a concert with Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, an all-star tribute to Domino and Bartholomew, [...]
