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New Orleans Underground Hip-Hop Awards Walk the Red Carpet Saturday
The votes are in and counted (#nohangingchads), and Saturday night at House of Blues, the winners of 22 separate categories will be announced at the second-annual New Orleans Underground Hip-Hop […]
Midsummer Night’s Dream Returns Midfall to NOMA
City Park is not where locals usually go to lounge about during the aching heat of summer. This is why The NOLA Project has waited for the month of October […]
The Wetlands Strike Back at Voice of the Wetlands Festival
Tab Benoit founded the Voice of the Wetlands Foundation in 2003 to combat the coastal erosion he witnessed tearing through the land he grew up on. Now, nearly a decade […]
YouTube du Jour: Molly Hatchet
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFs8G0yOtfc&feature=related[/youtube] The Gretna Heritage Festival often revisits classic rock for its headliners, and this weekend’s no different. In old Gretna around the ferry dock, the festival has music on nine […]
Walt McClements Is in the Dark (Dark Dark)
Minneapolis-based chamber folk sextet Dark Dark Dark constructs intricate worlds with their songs. The haunting composition of instruments along with lead vocalist Nora Marie Invie’s towering voice forms an air […]
Irma Thomas + Soul Project at Harvest the Music 2011: Photos
The Harvest the Music continued Wednesday with classic soul/R&B legend Irma Thomas headlining and jazz-funk group Soul Project opening. The fall concert series, which features shows every Wednesday at 5 […]
Slow Burn: Burlesque with Soul
One woman is walking around wearing a bra, panties, and blue slippers. Another is applying glittery makeup. Another is sewing part of a costume. Another is ordering pizza. All of […]
YouTube du Jour: Kora Konnection
Kora Konnection merges African music and jazz, with a lineup that includes kora master Morikeba Kouyate of Senegal, Thierno Dioubate on balafon and djembe, Tim Green on saxophone, James Singleton […]
Harold Battiste to Be Honored at Galvez Gala
As a kick-off to the second annual Mississippi River 9th Ward Film and Arts Festival, the New Orleans Afrikan Film and Arts Festival (NOAFEST) is honoring musician, producer, and educator […]
Breathe In, Breathe Out with Taylor Swift
For a band that is the opening act of Taylor Swift’s tour, NeedToBreathe’s music is not what you would expect. Joe Stillwell, NeedToBreathe’s drummer, says performing for thousands of screaming […]
