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Hip Hip Hooray: HIP Fest 2015
New Orleans International Sound Exchange’s (N.O.I.S.E.) annual HIP Fest returns September 22 and 23 with shows at the Blue Nile and the Contemporary Arts Center. HIP Fest (the “HIP” stands […]
So Decadent: Southern Decadence 2015
Southern Decadence has become a Labor Day weekend New Orleans tradition— so much so that VIP weekend passes sold out a month before the festival. An additional 100 were hurriedly […]
Scales and Ales
Event director Sara Bradford talks about this year’s festivities. We’re celebrating the 25th anniversary of Audubon Aquarium of the Americas and this year more than 40 restaurants will be serving […]
Soundcheck: Five Questions with Kristin Shannon, General Manager at the Orpheum Theater
Why did it take 10 years for the Orpheum to re-open? The current owners, Roland von Kurnatowski and Dr. Eric George, have only had the Orpheum since February 2014; […]
Songs for the End of the Summer
For this end-of-summer playlist we depart from our usual format of using all Louisiana artists, for the simple reason that there just aren’t many songs on the subject in the […]
My Music: Russell Welch
I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, where my father was a musician and a lawyer. He was always playing banjo and trumpet and guitars. We had a family connection to […]
The Katrina Song Playlist
The local songs written after Hurricane Katrina play like a time capsule, capturing everything that was in the air at the time—deep sorrow, tenacious spirit, and more than a little […]
Winning Over Audiences
Irvin Mayfield stood in front of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra on stage at the Théâtre Maisonneuve in Montreal. “We’re here to bring New Orleans to Montreal,” he said, gesturing […]
Dressed in White – Twice
SoHo of the South, more commonly known as New Orleans’ Warehouse District, is also synonymous with the arts district of New Orleans. Every summer, the creative neighborhood comes together to […]
Satchmo’s Life in New Orleans
On July 29, the Louisiana State Museum, in conjunction with the Louis Armstrong House Museum, will exhibit “Satchmo: His Life In New Orleans” at the Old U.S. Mint on Esplanade […]
