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Erin McKeown Plugs in for Acoustic Cafe
Ironically, there won’t be an acoustic guitar at tonight’s Acoustic Cafe Evening Tour. Carrie Rodriguez will sport an electric mandolin, a violin, and perhaps even whip out her fiddle to […]
YouTube du Jour: Marianne Faithfull
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQL0Qkx4fJk[/youtube] Last fall, Marianne Faithfull recorded the album Horses and High Heels at Piety Street Recording. Here’s a video on the making of the album (which is currently available in […]
Foburg Tickets On Sale Now
For years, New Orleans has been an indirect beneficiary of Austin’s South by Southwest as bands that might skip the city in other circumstances schedule it on their way to […]
YouTube du Jour: Cody ChesnuTT
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y4K0J3fPmw[/youtube] Tonight, Blue Nile hosts “Dear NOLA: A Concert for New Orleans” (more on the Dear NOLA show here), a benefit hosted by national music organizations Air Traffic Control and […]
Art, Beats and Lyrics Tour Hits New Orleans
UPDATED Friday, February 18, a unique event combining hip-hop and art takes over the Metropolitan. Featuring edgy artists like Charlie Z, City of Ink, and Ernie Paniccioli, “Gentleman Jack’s Art, […]
Dear NOLA: A Concert for New Orleans
Air-Traffic Control and the Future of Music Coalition are institutions that exist to help musicians to play a part in social justice, having assembled a web of people and resources […]
Obituary: Raymond Jones (August 17, 1939-February 6, 2011)
Raymond Jones, a.k.a. Ray J, a New Orleans music educator, arranger, bandleader and recording artist, died February 6, 2011. He was 71. Jones was born in New Orleans on August […]
YouTube du Jour: Azari and III
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWfNvPqKRJ0[/youtube] Tonight, electro/house/nu-disco duo Azari and III perform a DJ set at Maison, supported by fellow disco/house DJs Runaway and Blu Jemz from New York, and local TKVR resident Christoph […]
Mary J. Blige, Kanye West Headline Essence Festival
Mary J. Blige may be the Queen of the Essence Festival, returning as a headliner to the 2011 Essence Music Festival, which takes place in the Louisiana Superdome July 1-3. […]
Jazz Fest Posters Unveiled
Garland Robinette isn’t just a newsman or a radio talk show host; he’s a painter, and this year’s Jazz Fest poster featuring Jimmy Buffett is his handiwork. This year’s Congo […]
