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Esperanza Spalding to Kick Off New Orleans’ Faux/Real Festival
Esperanza Spalding will play the Orpheum Theater in New Orleans when she opens the second annual Faux/Real Festival on Thursday, November 3. The progressive jazz artist, who won a Best […]
Jazz Education Network Conference Reveals Artist Lineup
The 8th annual Jazz Education Network Conference has announced a lineup of performers and workshop leaders that include Preservation Hall Legacy Band, Ellis Marsalis Quintet, Stanton Moore Trio, and more. […]
Enter to Win Tickets to Bear Creek Bayou Music Festival
The first-ever Bear Creek Bayou Music Festival will take over Mardi Gras World in New Orleans on September 30 and October 1. The event is a spin-off of the Bear […]
Buddy Guy Announces Tipitina’s Show
Seven-time Grammy Award-winner Buddy Guy will headline Tipitina’s in New Orleans on Sunday, October 23. The Marty Sammon Band will open. Despite being a native of Lettsworth, LA, Guy moved […]
Downriver Festival celebrates oysters and the future of our coast
The Downriver Festival is back for it’s fourth annual “multi-sensory” celebration of the Mississippi River that will be hosted at the Old U.S. Mint and French Market on Saturday, September […]
Hurray for the Riff Raff’s Alynda Lee Segarra to Appear on New TV Series
Hurray for the Riff Raff frontwoman Alynda Lee Segarra will make an appearance on the first episode of Cinemax’s new 1970s-era crime drama, Quarry. Rolling Stone reports that Segarra performs […]
Tipitina’s to Host Alanis Morissette Tribute
Tipitina’s and Simple Play will host a tribute to Alanis Morissette and her breakthrough album Jagged Little Pill on Friday, September 30. The show finds Sweet Crude singer Alexis Marceaux and […]
Battle of the Bows Cajun Fiddle Competition is back for year two
The second annual Battle of the Bows Cajun Fiddle Competition will be held on October 1 in Jennings, Louisiana. This year’s competition will take place in the Strand Theatre from […]
OneBeat announces tour stops in New Orleans
OneBeat, a music diplomacy program, announced its fifth nationwide tour, beginning in Florida on September 10 and ending in Chicago on October 11. It will be stopping in New Orleans […]
New Orleans Saints Song of the Week: The Beatles, “Revolution 9”
Football season kicked off yesterday, and we all know what that means: the Saints are about to go marching in. I’m referring to the New Orleans Saints, of course. The […]
