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The Sound of Drywall
Working primarily with experimental drone/ambient sounds for just under a decade now, minimalist Potpie (a.k.a. Mike Karnowski) recently released his 13th CD, Waterline. As with all his albums, Waterline is […]
Breaking Up
For Terence Blanchard, the hardest part of his work on the soundtrack to Spike Lee’s new documentary, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts was taking a breather. […]
Hazard County Girls meet the Hands of Doom
Hazard County Girls recently released their new CD, Divine Armor, produced by Grant Curry, formerly of Pleasure Club. They’ll will perform September 16 at the Outer Banks—the new heavy rock […]
Overdue Recognition
The National Endowment for the Arts recently unveiled the eleven recipients of the 2006 National Heritage Fellowships, the highest honor that the NEA bestows upon folk and traditional artists. Louisiana […]
Do The Dew Drop Inn
Post-Katrina New Orleans presents a host of practical challenges for clubs and live venues, a central part of Louisiana’s music economy. A new television program from Cox Communications is looking […]
Proud to Play On
With an aftermath so immense and far-reaching that affected locals still consider it recent, it’s hard to believe that a whole year has passed since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf […]
One Year Later
Wynton Marsalis and chef Emeril Lagasse will team up as part of a three-day New Orleans Cultural Tribute observing Katrina’s one-year anniversary. Events include the Ambassador of Swing Talent Search […]
It Doesn’t Look a Day Over 18
Abita Beer is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the release of Abita’s 20th Anniversary Pilsner Beer, and on August 12 at the Contemporary Arts Center, it celebrates the new brew […]
Grant Street Lives
Music fans in Lafayette were in rock ’n’ roll heaven June 30. Not only was Jerry Lee Lewis in town performing live, but he was helping to reopen a stage […]
Unreleased Armstrong at Satchmo Summerfest
Fifty years ago Louis Armstrong was at the peak of his popularity. On May 25, 1956, Armstrong played to a crowd of more than 100,000 in Ghana, one of the […]
