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Vote for the 2020 Best of The Beat Awards
The annual BEST OF THE BEAT MUSIC AWARDS are awarded to musicians and bands by popular vote. Due to the COVID pandemic, this year’s ballot is more condensed than in […]
Audubon’s Penguin Pass Revamped for Covid
Audubon Aquarium’s Backstage Penguin Pass experience has been revamped to meet COVID safety guidelines, including social distancing, just in time for Valentine’s Day. “Give the penguin lover in your life the […]
Ella Project Receives $25k Grant
The Ella Project has been approved for $25,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support their pro bono legal services and our Music Business Intensive workshop series. This project will […]
Just in time for Valentine’s Day: New Orleans Vinyl Club debuts Sweets & Beats
If there are two things people really think are sweet, it’s got to be vinyl and candy. This is not lost on Mike Quinlan, one of the owners and operators […]
[Watch] The Caesar Brothers Talk Back
Growing up in the 13th ward of New Orleans, the Caesar Brothers were raised on the Meters, Wild Tchoupitoulas and funked their way to working with George Clinton, the Neville […]
Watch Cha Wa on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ Now
Cha Wa appeared on Monday morning’s February 1 edition of ABC’s Good Morning America remotely from New Orleans, delivering a performance and sitting for an interview. Producers of the show […]
PJ Morton to perform for BET Network’s 22nd Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration
For the eighth consecutive year, the 22nd Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration will air on BET during Super Bowl LV week on Saturday, February 6 at 7 p.m CST with […]
1811 Kid Ory Historic House Open for Tours
The 1811 Kid Ory Historic House is hosting tours about the 1811 Rebellion and Kid Ory on the hour. One of the oldest structures in St. John the Baptist parish, […]
Trombone Shorty Featured in Vanity Fair
To quote John Swenson, “Other New Orleans musicians have taken the path traversed by Louis Armstrong, and moved away to find their audience. There are a handful of local musicians […]
Preservation Hall announces free online lessons for educators
The Preservation Hall Foundation has unveiled Preservation Hall Lessons, a free series of online of music lessons for k-12 students co-created by the foundation and members of the Preservation Hall […]
