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David Greely Leaves Mamou Playboys
Today, we received the following statement from Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys: We would like to announce, with enough solemnity, but not too much, that David Greely will be […]
Radiators Announce Dates for Farewell Tour and Final Concerts
New Orleans’ proto-jam band the Radiators made big news this fall with the announcement of their impending break-up in June. In a Backtalk interview with OffBeat consulting editor John Swenson, […]
Prospect 1.5 Ends with Throwdown 1.5
Prospect 1.5, New Orleans’ second biennial showcase of international art, will close Saturday with Throwdown 1.5. Prospect 1.5 didn’t attract the same attention as Prospect 1, but it did involve […]
Better Than Ezra to Build Playground in Hollygrove
Few bands live out their song titles in their everyday lives, but the guys of Better Than Ezra are doing plenty of “Good” in the city of New Orleans. Through […]
YouTube du Jour: Krewe Delusion
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NScGGxKeFmc&feature=related[/youtube]Last year marked the first year for Krewe Delusion, which follows the Krewe du Vieux on Saturday, February 19 at 7:15. Tonight it is holding its fundraiser at One Eyed […]
Lil Wayne’s Ready for the Super Bowl
Updated At WeezyThanxYou.com, there’s a download link for “Green and Yellow,” Lil Wayne’s pro-Green Bay Packers freestyle over Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow” beat on the eve of the Super […]
YouTube du Jour: Shamarr Allen “Mr. Old Man” Video Premiere
Shamarr Allen is working on a new album, 504-799-8147, the follow-up to 2009’s Box Who In? The album title’s significance is that the number is Allen’s cell number. “I want […]
Rotary Downs Now On Rock Band
Rotary Downs has arrived on the Xbox 360. Two tracks from the local indie band’s Best of the Beat 2010 Award-winning album Cracked Maps and Blue Reports—“Promised Land” and “Bullet On A String”—have been adapted for the popular video game Rock Band.
YouTube du Jour: Camp Lo
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXyFYNiV-9I[/youtube] Tonight, the Howlin Wolf hosts legendary New York hip-hop duo Camp Lo, best known for their 1997 hit single “Luchini (This Is It)”. The song and the album it […]
Red Bull Music Academy Showcases Two Nights of Local and International Bands and DJs
Tonight and tomorrow night, Wednesday February 2, The Red Bull Music Academy opens the first of their “On the Floor” concert series with a double-concert stop in New Orleans at […]
