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Get You a Healin’: New projects at Carlo Ditta’s Orleans Records
Carlo Ditta and his Orleans Records label recently launched a flurry of new initiatives, including the long-time-coming release of Houma singer-songwriter-bassist Terry Mulligan’s recording debut. The label also rereleased Ditta’s […]
Music Quest: Vintage vinyl treasures are out there for the scoring (Episode 10)
I have always preferred studio albums to their “live” counterparts. Yet, for various reasons over the years, I have come to more fully appreciate these vintage concert albums. They bring […]
Let it Be: New Orleans Beatles Festival gets back to where it once belonged
Following two years of pandemic-related delays, the New Orleans Beatles Festival is getting back to where it once belonged. On January 14 the event returns to the House of Blues. […]
Metronome the City release ‘End Transmission’ EP
On their latest release, End Transmission, Metronome the City creates a dystopian-yet-idyllic look at the chaos of urban life.
Music Quest: Vintage Vinyl treasures are out there for the scoring (Episode 9)
A friend called recently to say that he was rightsizing and decluttering his life—his words. He went on to say that he had enough junk for a half dozen garage […]
Singer-songwriter Serabee captures both joy and pain with “This Christmas”
The holidays haven’t been the same since 2020. As we approach the 2021 holiday season, many of us still won’t have a “normal” Christmas due to COVID-19. Dynamic singer-songwriter Serabee […]
New Orleans Music Observed: The musical art of Emilie Rhys and Noel Rockmore featured in new book
Emilie Rhys’ new book, New Orleans Music Observed: The Art of Noel Rockmore and Emilie Rhys, beautifully expands the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s recent exhibit of Rhys’ and her late […]
Modern punk savant Jeff Rosenstock to perform in New Orleans
Jeff Rosenstock started one of the first donation-based record labels called “Quote Unquote Records” in 2006 while performing in several important underground bands like Arrogant Sons of Bitches and Bomb […]
Boyfriend champions independent artists on her new Amazing Radio program
The New Orleans performer Boyfriend calls the international broadcasting station Amazing Radio a true champion of the independent artist, and she knows what it takes to start a career in […]
Johhny Sketch & The Dirty Notes celebrate 20th anniversary at Tipitina’s
Twenty years ago, in early November of 2001, Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes played their first gig, a battle of the bands at Loyola University. They won, thanks partly […]
