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TV5MONDE USA to launch new streaming network in Louisiana
TV5MONDE USA, America’s only 24/7 French language general entertainment network, has announced it will be launching a major new streaming offering – TV5MONDEplus – to meet the growing demand of […]
Shemekia Copeland, Bobby Rush, Mike Zito among winners at 2021 Blues Music Awards
The irrepressible spirit of the blues was on full display during The Blues Foundation’s 42nd Blues Music Awards (BMAs) presented by Global Electronic Technology when winners across 25 categories were […]
Amanda Shaw offers fiddle lessons via Zoom
Cajun fiddler Amanda Shaw will lead a virtual fiddling workshop via Zoom on Friday, June 10, from 6 to 7 p.m. On an Instagram post Shaw wrote, “Over the years, […]
Fourth annual Top Taco event returns
Top Taco presented by Cerveza Modelo returns for its fourth year in the fall. This year’s all-inclusive taco and tequila throwdown will take place at Lafreniere Park in Metairie. The […]
Allen Toussaint’s “Southern Nights” added to Louisiana state song list
By a unanimous vote in the Louisiana Senate, Allen Toussaint’s “Southern Nights” was declared an official state song of Louisiana and the first written by an African American songwriter. Toussaint’s […]
Polanco Jones Jr. directs and choreographs musical staged in Jazz Museum courtyard
The New Orleans Jazz Museum has partnered with Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre to present a four-night production of the Broadway musical Songs for a New World by Jason Robert Brown. […]
Sony Pictures Classics acquires ‘Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story’ documentary
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all worldwide rights to the documentary Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story, co-directed by five-time Academy Award nominee Frank Marshall and Ryan Suffern (Finding Oscar). […]
Trombone Talk with Haruka Kikuchi
Episode 1: Tailgate Party Episode 2: The Courtyard Episode 3: Ladies Day Episode 4: Frenchmen Hang
Bon Operatit! presents Father’s Day concert at Beauregard-Keyes House
The ability to celebrate Father’s Day once again with friends and family is something to sing about, which is exactly what came to mind when Bon Operatit! and the Beauregard-Keyes […]
Baton Rouge gets cooking with Soul Food Festival from June 24-26
The Fourth Annual Baton Rouge Soul Food Festival has announced the musical lineup for the event that will take place from June 24-26. On Thursday, June 24 at Henry Turner […]
