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Sal Geloso: From Street to Stage to Street
Salvatore Geloso, a finalist for Rolling Stone’s “Street to Stage” competition, shrugged when some of the magazine’s cameramen asked for information. The word that best describes his encounter is probably […]
Free Creole String Beans Download
The Creole String Beans have a new album, Shrimp Boots & Vintage Suits, coming out in October. You can preview the album at Zatarain’s Facebook page, where the company has […]
YouTube du Jour: Mark Growden
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHYvhuPTzTE[/youtube] San Francisco’s Mark Growden recently recorded a new album at Piety Street Recording with a band that included Eric Traub, Wendell Brunious, Peter Harris, Larry Sieberth, Myles Boisen, Charlie […]
The Power of Pretty Lights
If you haven’t been to an electronic show, you might wonder why people would subject themselves to one. First, the bass is turned up so loud that one well-placed bass […]
Ponderosa Stomp Focus: An Interview with William Bell
Today, renowned soulman William Bell has come to be known as one of the principal architects of the Stax sound, a sound that defined R&B and soul music from the […]
Chromeo Defends the ’80s
Chromeo’s Dave-1 knew this phone interview was from New Orleans by the area code. “Wobble Wobble,” he said when he saw the 504 area code. “I’m an old-school Master P […]
Arch Hall, Jr.: Inside the Wild Guitar
“Depending on your age, I’m an obscure celebrity, but more and more younger people are getting excited over old films that are considered cult films now,” Arch Hall, Jr. explains. […]
YouTube du Jour: Classie Ballou
The Ponderosa Stomp starts tonight at the Howlin’ Wolf, and the centerpieces of the night are tributes to Cosimo Matassa – owner of J&M Studios and the producer of much […]
Okkervil River Fights for the Mystery
Austin’s hyper-literate indie rockers Okkervil River are perhaps best known for their critically acclaimed concept albums Black Sheep Boy, The Stage Names and The Stand Ins. The Will Sheff-fronted band […]
Grab the Vote at Maison Saturday
This Saturday, September 17, starting at 3 p.m. the Maison on Frenchmen Street will be hosting a one-of-a-kind political rally modeled after old-school populist hootenannies. It’s called Grab the Vote, […]
