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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 […]
NOLA Summer Jam: The Sampler
Last June, the first-ever NOLA Summer Jam hip-hop festival was held in Washington Square Park. This year, the festival’s chief coordinator and organizer, Lawrence Parker (owner of Traffic Boutique clothing […]
Mystikal, Sync Up Highlights Online Now
One morning at this year’s Jazz Fest, all anyone I knew wanted to talk about was Wild Wayne’s interview with Mystikal, and how funny and frank it was. The interview […]
YouTube du Jour: The New Orleans Moonshiners
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j792yPER-Q4[/youtube] The New Orleans Moonshiners are one of the favorites of the swing dance set as this video from the 2009 French Quarter Fest suggests. The Moonshiners will perform tonight […]
YouTube du Jour: Bootsy Collins
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgiNpNmfiGU[/youtube] Ahh…the name is Bootsy, Baby! Tonight Bootsy Collins plays Tipitina’s with DJ Soul Sister as part of his first United States tour since 1998. The James Brown/Parliament/Funkadelic/Bootsy’s Rubber Band […]
