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Condition Red: The Red Rockers reunion at Tipitina’s
There’s a bootleg of U2’s show in Chicago 1985, during the U.S. leg of the Unforgettable Fire tour. “I wanna tell you about some special people,” Bono says before the encore. That’s the night’s opening band, New Orleans’ Red Rockers, who he calls out to join them onstage. “These fellas have just reminded us of the good things about being in a group.”
Ask Me Tenderly: Nayo Jones Finds Her Destiny
Nayo is an African/Yoruba name meaning “we have joy.” Nayo Jones brings her joy of song from within and shares it to bless those who hear her perform, in particular as The Nayo Jones Experience Saturday night shows at The Jazz Playhouse, the stylish club inside The Royal Sonesta New Orleans.
WWOZ Ready to Move: A “Game Changer”
From the moment it was launched from a beer storage room above Tipitina’s, where DJs sometimes dropped a mic down to the stage to send live music across the airwaves, the namesake radio station of the Wonderful Wizard Of Oz has kept its laser focus exactly where it belongs: on the musical heartbeat of New Orleans.
Vintage Vinyl Treasures (Episode 32)
This month’s installment offers five top-selling albums marking 50 years since their releases in 1973, a very good year for rock music. As I paged through my December 11, 2003, “Special Collectors Issue” copy of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, I noticed that two of these five records made the cut. Do you know or can you guess at a glance which two accomplished this impressive feat? I also noticed that I have several more vintage albums in my collection on Rolling Stone’s list so a follow-up related installment or two may be just the ticket.
Guide to October Festivals
Guide to October Festivals
My Music Richard Comeaux
Though Southwest Louisiana has no shortage of accordionists, fiddlers and rubboard scrappers, it’s also known for its remarkable steel guitarists, like Richard Comeaux.
A World Music Movement: Global Grooves Music Series at Blue Nile
Jeff Klein, the percussionist, world music impresario and Global NOLA founder, succinctly summed up the goal of his new music series in the balcony room of the Blue Nile, “We want to make the balcony a haven for world musicians and people of all cultures.” Dubbed “Global Groove,” the Saturday night performances begin in October and shows are scheduled through early December.
Absolutely Magic: Season of the Witch features Kimberly Kaye, Debbie Davis and more
New Orleans may be the only city where you can buy voodoo dolls and witchcraft supplies at Walgreens. It’s also a city where women musicians often find themselves feeling marginalized. You might say there’s a bit of a discrepancy there.
Keeping the Cajun Flame Blazing: Living your culture in the Roots of Fire documentary
Considering that Cajun music was once an endangered species on the verge of extinction, there can never be an oversaturation of sources telling its story. The Roots of Fire documentary, co-directed by the husband-and-wife team of Abby Berendt Lavoi and Jeremey Lavoi, is the latest such vehicle that will likely introduce Cajun culture and music to another generation unaware of its glorious legacy and delicate past, but a deserving one that continues its resiliency.
