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Buck Plays Bob
Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural, Jr., leader of Buckwheat Zydeco, has used the accordion to become a world-traveled, Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated musician. But Dural’s first musical love, the Hammond B3 organ, is […]
Absolut Rebuilding
Absolut Vodka launched the limited-edition Absolut New Orleans this past summer, and now they’re giving back to the city that inspired the mango and black pepper flavored drink. On Wednesday, […]
Caroling in the Cathedral
It wouldn’t be Christmas time in New Orleans without the annual Cathedral Christmas Concerts. Once again, local choirs and New Orleans artists will perform nightly concerts of gospel favorites and […]
Ronnie Kole Honored
Soon there will be a new face among the statues in New Orleans Musical Legends Park on Bourbon Street. On Friday April 8, 2008, pianist Ronnie Kole’s likeness will be […]
Will Panel for Recovery
Though it was a little depressing to see the music of New Orleans represented at New York’s CMJ convention only by the Supertramp-like performance of Mute Math at “The Fillmore,” […]
A Cause for Hope
The second annual Hip-Hop for Hope benefit concert series will take place in several locations around New Orleans on November 1, 2, and 3. The event is led by a […]
Behind the Brass
Putumayo World Music is known for its world music compilations that are dressed in colorful packaging and found in museum gift shops and bookstores, but on October 23 Putumayo released […]
With Strings Attached
Saturday, November 3, Terence Blanchard will perform his new album A Tale of God’s Will (A Requiem for Katrina) with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. The album started as the soundtrack […]
Betty Harris Returns
Of all the remarkable comebacks engineered at the Ponderosa Stomp, Betty Harris’ 2005 performance stands out as one for the ages. The soul queen had not performed in over 30 […]
Cajuns Under the Stars
Out on the road some 200 days a year, the Red Stick Ramblers—based out of Baton Rouge and Lafayette—noticed a component missing from the horde of Louisiana’s music festivals: camping. […]
