Dubbed the Horn Doctor, Mike Corrigan is a master repairman and craftsman of brass instruments who owns B.A.C. Horn Doctor, a repair shop and horn manufacturer in Olathe, Kansas. In addition to his shop, he also owns a mobile instrument repair truck that he uses to follow high school and college marching bands to fix [...]
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Putumayo’s Warehouse Sale
November 16, 2009 – 6:37 pm
Monday afternoon, we received the following announcement from Putumayo: Putumayo is holding a warehouse sale event on Thursday, December 3 through Sunday, December 6 at 1924 Magazine St. The sale will include Putumayo women’s Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer clothing up to 80 percent off regular retail prices and discontinued Putumayo CDs for $5 each. Dresses, skirts, pants [...]
When Band-Aids Aren’t Enough
October 1, 2009 – 12:01 am
While the nation debates health care solutions, local musicians are in danger of losing the foundation that is keeping them mentally and physically healthy and, in some cases, alive. Founded in 1998, New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic (NOMC) is an innovative, not-for-profit, occupational medicine and wellness partnership offering affordable, comprehensive health care to local musicians and [...]
Jordan Hirsch of Sweet Home New Orleans
September 1, 2009 – 12:01 am
Sweet Home New Orleans metamorphosed from the New Orleans Musicians Hurricane Relief Fund, a non-profit relief organization that sprang to life within 72 hours of Hurricane Katrina’s devastation. It has coordinated the efforts and resources of non-profit agencies and those who wish to give, and used them to assist members of the city’s music community [...]
Spicing Up Tough Times
March 1, 2009 – 12:01 am
I’ve seen too many “For Sale” and “For Rent” signs all over town; many more than last year, it seems. New Orleans has always lagged behind the rest of the U.S.’s economic fluctuations, and while the rest of the country has been experiencing a worsening economy over the past 12 months, we’re just now starting [...]
February 2009 Letters
February 1, 2009 – 12:01 am
TOP 50 Thanks for the great year-end albums list, but not including Anders Osborne’s Coming Down in the Top 50 seems a serious oversight. I would also try to sneak Renard Poche’s self-released album in there. Overall, I agree that this was a great year for music and a testament to the vibrancy of the [...]
Immigrants
January 1, 2009 – 12:01 am
I’ll bet your ancestors came from somewhere else. If you’re an American, and you’re not a Native American, I can guarantee it. There seems to be a lot of debate and negativity concerning immigrants in the U.S. lately. In New Orleans, we’re a port city, so in recent times we’re used to travelers and transients. [...]
Trying to Find the Words
October 1, 2008 – 12:01 am
By this time of year, business is usually picking up from the summer doldrums. But not this year. Two hurricanes kicked our butt. People aren’t visiting and they’re not buying. Many locals left town for the hurricanes. We pretty much lost two full weeks of business this year, and nothing happened to us. We’re back! [...]
We’re Baa-aack … Sort Of
September 1, 2008 – 12:01 am
Recently, Sweet Home New Orleans (SHNO) completed a study of profiling the state of New Orleans music scene—including Mardi Gras Indians and Social Aid and Pleasure club members—and found good and bad news. The good news: Of the musicians that checked in with agency since the first days after Katrina when it operated at the [...]
