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Dirk Powell Presides as Director of Louisiana Crossroads
Friday night, Irma Thomas plays the Acadiana Center for the Arts‘ award-winning Louisiana Crossroads program in Lafayette. The show takes place in the James Devin Moncus Theater at 8 p.m., […]
All-Ages Venue “The Cypress” Opening in Metairie
This Saturday, June 25, a new venue in an old space is opening up its doors in Metairie as one of the only all-ages music clubs that New Orleans has […]
YouTube du Jour: Rotary Downs
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oScLRORdmqc[/youtube] Tonight, rock band Rotary Downs plays the Ogden Museum of Southern Art’s “Ogden After Hours” series at 6 p.m. For the occasion, the band will go largely acoustic as […]
Raymond Weber, Dumpstaphunk Part Ways
[UPDATED] Yesterday, drummer Raymond Weber announced on Facebook, “Well, I guess it’s official now. Raymond Weber is no longer the drummer for Dumpstaphunk. I’m now independent for hire.” When Facebook […]
YouTube du Jour: My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6n3sZlqrCs[/youtube] Since the late 1980s, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult have brought the world of B-movies to life with an electronic, industrial rock soundtrack. Bikers, drug fiends, sex […]
Wednesdays on the Point Series Begins Wednesday on Algiers Ferry Dock
Just as the 2011 Wednesday at the Square concerts wind down on the East Bank, the 2011 Wednesdays on the Point summer concert festival series begins on the West Bank. […]
YouTube du Jour: Wyclef Jean, Bill Summers, and Irvin Mayfield
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NII79W5T3Q[/youtube] Tonight, master percussionist Bill Summers performs at his former Los Hombres Calientes bandmate Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse. In this video, Summers and Mayfield joined Wyclef Jean, in town for […]
YouTube du Jour: Mannie Fresh
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdhjMRA8e9o[/youtube] Bonnaroo took place a couple of weekends ago, and while the most prominent New Orleanians present were Dr. John and the Meters (who performed the Desitively Bonnaroo album), Mannie […]
Jailed Spyboy Ricky Gets Mardi Gras Indian Practice Fundraiser
Spyboy Ricky Gettridge, a New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian associated with the Yellow Pocahontas, tried to vote on May 16, 2011. He was denied the right to vote and arrested […]
Rob Riggle at House of Blues: From Marines Brigade to Upright Citizens Brigade
His favorite movie is Caddyshack; he’s never killed anyone, and is a Kansas City Chiefs fan. Rob Riggle has also acted in numerous movies and television series, is an athlete, and […]
