Some quickies: – Monday night while I was DJ’ing a Christmas party at the Saint, someone came up and told me to “pump the bass” on “Christmas Time is Here” from A Charlie Brown Christmas. I never really expected someone to want to really feel the pounding of Vince Guaraldi’s left hand. – That night, I [...]
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New Orleans Ladies Arm Wrestling Brawl for St. Bernard Saturday
It’s a brisk January evening in a Mid-City barroom. The place is packed: thespians with an itch for the drama get rowdy with the staff of a women’s shelter. A group of Finn McCool’s regulars, sticking around after the basketball game, buy a round for a pair of girls on their first date. All eyes [...]
Help Send Bounce to Austin
Journalist Alison Fensterstock and former Circle Bar manager Lefty Parker have arranged a New Orleans bounce showcase in Austin during SXSW next week. Unfortunately, bands performing at SXSW do so essentially at their own expense; in this case, that has meant that they’ve had to raise the money to take DJ Jubilee, Ms. Tee, Partners-N-Crime, [...]




