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Video: Trombone Shorty jams with ‘Simpsons’ animator and his flaming tuba
Intriguing collaborations are a common occurence during Jazz Fest season, but here’s one that most people probably didn’t see coming. Trombone Shorty, Orleans Avenue and some friends were hanging out […]
Listen: Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio sits down with WWOZ
Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio brought his other project—Trey Anastasio Band—to New Orleans for Jazz Fest on Friday, April 28. The group closed out the Gentilly stage that day, delivering a […]
Satchmo SummerFest will return to the Old U.S. Mint
Satchmo SummerFest will move back to the Old U.S. Mint when it returns August 4-6. The annual festival relocated to Jackson Square last year, but after reviewing the results and […]
Photos: Jurassic 5, Blackalicious take over the Howlin’ Wolf
Alternative hip-hop legends Jurassic 5 and Blackalicious headlined the House of Blues on Thursday, May 4—just a few hours after the fourth day of Jazz Fest wrapped up at the Fair […]
New Orleans Club & Concert Picks of the Week: May 11, 2017 – May 17, 2017
New Orleans Club & Concert Picks of the Week
Regal Alien in New Orleans: A British Perspective on Jazz Fest
I am certainly anything but regal, but this seems to be the impression I give to locals with my British accent. Whilst chatting to my slightly high Southerner friends on […]
Jazz Fest releases attendance numbers, confirms 2018 dates
Approximately 425,000 people attended the 2017 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, according to the information released by the event earlier today. That’s the same number as last year, when […]
Discovering Jazz Fest: A French first-timer’s thoughts on New Orleans’ biggest music event
Last year our intern, Clare Welsh, wrote a great piece on her first Jazz Fest. This time around we enlisted our French intern Marine Laval to share her thoughts on […]
The Revivalists hit #1 on Billboard Alternative Songs Chart
The Revivalists hit #1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs Chart this week with their hit single “Wish I Knew You.” After sitting at #2 last week, the single bumped Imagine Dragons’ […]
Social Distortion announces New Orleans concert
West Coast punk rock icons Social Distortion will swing through New Orleans when their summer tour comes to the House of Blues on Wednesday, August 30. Founded in 1978, the […]
