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People Talk at the People Say Project
New Orleans and burlesque hold a similar, seductive power. Both are fundamentally feminine and lavish in culture and passion. On Tuesday at 5 p.m., the Louisiana Humanities Center’s “The People […]
YouTube du Jour: William Bell
[Updated] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLFJgVJTiyc[/youtube] This weekend, the Ponderosa Stomp returns, this time to the Howlin’ Wolf. Stax great William Bell will be back as part of a Saturday night Stax tribute with […]
Funeral Arrangements for Wardell Quezergue
Legendary New Orleans arranger, producer and songwriter Wardell Quezergue died last Tuesday of congestive heart failure. His funeral takes place this morning at Corpus Christi Catholic Church (2022 St. Bernard […]
Voodoo Experience Announces Day by Day Schedule
[Updated] The Voodoo Experience‘s controversial process of rolling out its talent lineup one Tweet at a time seems to have come to an end as it has finally released its […]
Career-Spanning Wardell Quezergue Playlist on Spotify
Listen to “RIP Wardell Quezergue: A Retrospective Playlist” on Spotify Wardell Quezergue, one of New Orleans’ great behind-the-scenes musicians passed away Monday, leaving behind a discography of playing, producing, and […]
YouTube du Jour: Eden Brent
Saturday night, blues piano player Eden Brent will play Chickie Wah Wah in Mid-City. The Mississippi-born Brent recorded her recent album Ain’t Got No Troubles at Piety Street Recording, […]
Critics Not Sold on Tha Carter IV, But Buyers Are
Reviews have been tepid for Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter IV, but in its first week, it sold 964,000 digital and physical albums combined. Those numbers are just shy of opening […]
YouTube du Jour: Wardell Quezergue
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNHeaFjht0[/youtube] In 2007, the Arts Council of New Orleans honored Wardell Quezergue at its Community Arts Awards. Here is the tribute video that Robbie Denny and Donna Schlaudecker created in […]
Frenchmen Street, Ponderosa Stomp News
d.b.a. will not have live music for the next week and a half. According to the bar, its music room will be closed until Thursday, September 15. Its first night […]
Wardell Quezergue, R&B Great, Dies at 81
New Orleans arranger, producer and bandleader Wardell Quezergue passed away this morning at East Jefferson Hospital in Metairie at age 81 from congestive heart failure. Mr. Quezergue had been in […]
