Blogs
Loueke at UNO Today
Today at 1:30, jazz guitarist Lionel Loueke will give a workshop in UNO’s Performing Arts Center, Room 103. If I could get away, I’d be there. Here’s the hype: […]
“Together We Are Tiny”
I am totally intrigued by the ‘tit Rex Parade – the World’s first Mardi Gras microkrewe, where shoebox floats will be pulled by motorized cars. It starts Saturday night […]
For Lovers Only
We recently received this from Phil DeGruy promoting Twangorama’s Valentine’s Day show: We at Twangorama Inc., ever mindful of the needs of others, have conjured up an evening of […]
Reading Between the Lines
Todd Martens interprets the press release announcing the merger of TicketMaster and Live Nation for the L. A. Times today. “The merger would create the most powerful and influential […]
Secretary of the Arts?
Quincy Jones has been actively pressing President Obama to create a Secretary of the Arts Cabinet post. NARAS president Neil Portnow echoed those thoughts and Variety‘s Phil Gallo suggested […]
Grammy results so far
[UPDATE BELOW] I just started checking Grammy’s Twitter feed, and the pre-tel when most of the awards are given out is still going on, even though E! is showing […]
Whose Jazz?
Belyin’s response to yesterday’s post gave me reason to go back and scrutinize the Jazz Fest’s jazz offerings more closely. Snug Harbor aside, it’s hard to look at that […]
Shot Through the Heart
[Update below] The TBA in Jazz Fest’s lineup turned out to be neither Bruce Springsteen or Neil Young as many hoped. Instead, we get Bon Jovi, who festival director […]
TV Tonight
Tonight at 7 p.m. on PBS, Lolis Eric Elie and Dawn Logsdon’s Faubourg Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans will air. Today, the Katrina elements feel a […]
Theresa on Conan O’Brien
In case you missed it, here’s Theresa Andersson’s appearance from last night.
