Blogs
Stabbed in the Palm
Thank you so much, Alex (OffBeat editor), for showing me the fastest one-step way yet to peel a crawfish, but I think I need a better ointment than yellow crawfish […]
While We Were Festing …
… a debate was going on about the language of the environmental disaster in the Gulf. One person on Twitter suggested that a more appropriate hashtag than #oilspill was #oildisaster, […]
A Shorter Preview
Sunday, Wayne Shorter closes the WWOZ Jazz Tent. Recently, writer Tom Moon reviewed the live debut of a new work by Shorter, “Lotus,” which will likely be featured in his […]
The Mayor’s Sculpture Garden – Almost
The Roots of Music Cultural Sculpture Garden in Armstrong Park is open now, sort of. The project that Mayor C. Ray Nagin shepherded through channels despite some controversy over a […]
Stars Celebrate Bobby Charles
When Bobby Charles passed away last January, friends quietly worried that didn’t seem to be any musical tributes to the Louisiana songwriting legend forthcoming. A few months later, they finally […]
Those Warm and Fuzzy Feelings
I cannot believe the weather this week—in between Jazz Fest 2010 weekends. It has been so lovely—just more of those picture-perfect days in New Orleans. Am hoping and praying this […]
Oh, Tart!
Notes: Thumbs up for the lemon tart at our Treme-watching party last night. Very, very lemony (desired effect) but a bit too puddingy (hello? SIX eggs! what did I expect?). […]
Jazz Fest Week One: Quick Thoughts
The Revivalists set the bar high for showmanship when they opened the Gentilly Stage on Friday. Not only did they bring guests out before noon—the Rebirth Brass Band—but they also […]
Pizza, Pizza!
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Gia Prima, wife of the late Louis Prima, and she told me a story of how fellow Italians used to call her and […]
If We Knew What We Were Doing …
Friday, Lt.-Governor (for now) Mitch Landrieu held a cultural economy roundtable on the grounds at Jazz Fest, with Irma Thomas, Terrance Simien, Dr. Michael White and OffBeat‘s Jan Ramsey among […]
