For more than three decades, attorney Mary Howell has been at the frontlines of police misconduct and civil rights litigation in New Orleans. She has represented plaintiffs in the Algiers police rampage of 1980, the killing of Adolph Archie in 1990, and the execution of Kim Groves by order of policeman Len Davis in 1994. [...]
Tag Archives: street musicians
Sal Geloso: From Street to Stage to Street
September 19, 2011 – 5:42 pm
Salvatore Geloso, a finalist for Rolling Stone’s “Street to Stage” competition, shrugged when some of the magazine’s cameramen asked for information. The word that best describes his encounter is probably unsuspecting. After all, this is a guy who loves to serenade people in the street for the hell of it (and a little tip money). [...]
The New Orleans Moonshiners: The Many Moons of Frenchmen Street
August 1, 2011 – 12:14 am
You might say that the trajectory of banjoist Chris Edmunds’ musical career has been a bit backwards. In 2008, dismayed at a lack of steady work, he took the plunge and started up his own band, the New Orleans Moonshiners. Only after the group was playing regularly did other gigs start to materialize. “I was [...]
What’s The Difference Between Bourbon and Frenchmen?
July 1, 2011 – 12:02 am
Last year at this time, there was a serious issue concerning the so-called “noise ordinance,” which prohibits street musicians on Bourbon Street after 8 p.m. and only allows noise up to a certain decibel level, among many other restrictions. At that time, the To Be Continued Brass Band was accosted by the NOPD for playing [...]
Tuba Skinny, Garbage Man (Independent)
May 1, 2011 – 12:43 am
This is the third record in as many years from Tuba Skinny, one of the more interesting members of trad jazz’s younger generation. The group is a frequent sight on Royal Street, performing their straightforward but personalized brand of New Orleans jazz. There’s nothing flashy in Tuba Skinny’s approach, but their attention to detail makes [...]
Jimmy Buffett on Bourbon Street
May 1, 2011 – 12:10 am
This year’s Jazz Fest poster, “Busking Out: Becoming Jimmy Buffett,” depicts Buffett on a street corner playing for tips. This scene doesn’t come from painter Garland Robinette’s imagination; Buffett started his musical career playing Bourbon Street bars and French Quarter sidewalks. He hadn’t become a songwriter, but New Orleans is where he first started to [...]
Helping Those in Need
October 6, 2010 – 2:53 pm
Joseph and I live in Central City, and every day we ride down Oretha Castle Haley Blvd (formerly Dryades) on our usual route to work and back. So we literally pass the New Orleans Mission—the large brown building across from St. John the Baptist Church on the corner of OCH Blvd. and Calliope—every single day. [...]
September 2010 Letters
September 1, 2010 – 12:01 am
PLAY ON THE STREETS I once was a street musician before and when you could buy a permit. I remember meeting John Phillips of the Mama and Papas, and he told me that he played on the streets of New Orleans in the early ’50s with Chuck Berry. Everyone should have a t-shirt that says [...]
YouTube du Jour: Meschiya Lake
August 24, 2010 – 10:05 am
Today’s video provides a tip jar’s-eye view of Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns playing “Everybody Loves My Baby” live on Royal Street. They perform tonight at the Spotted Cat at 10 p.m.
