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Girl Talk Is Second Headliner at Voodoo Experience 2011
Girl Talk, the DJ/producer known for the wild dance parties at his live shows, is the second performer to be announced for the 2011 Voodoo Experience presented by Stephen Rehage. […]
Preservation Hall Celebrates 50 Over and Over
For a half-century now, the home of traditional jazz in New Orleans has been at 726 St. Peter St.—Preservation Hall. On Wednesday, it will host “Pres Fest,” with the Treme […]
YouTube du Jour: Benny Spellman
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCgw3VEZ1_4[/youtube] This past Friday, New Orleans R&B singer Benny Spellman passed away in his hometown of Pensacola, Florida, where he had been living for years. In 2009 Spellman was inducted […]
Benny Spellman Passes Away in Pensacola
[UPDATED] Benny Spellman, the singer best known for his classic New Orleans R&B sides “Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)” and “Fortune Teller,” passed away in Pensacola, Florida on Friday, June […]
YouTube du Jour: Guitar Wolf
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEyle6KA6A0[/youtube] Tonight, Japanese garage punk trio Guitar Wolf come to Siberia. The show is our featured “Plan A” concert in the June issue. In the story, Alex Cook fondly recalled […]
Everton Blender at Club Caribbean: Ticket Giveaway
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfyvSM-6c14[/youtube] This Sunday, Jamaican singer Everton Blender comes to Mid-City’s Club Caribbean on Bayou Road. Blender has been performing roots reggae and dancehall since the late ’70s, but first became […]
Eric Lindell at Wednesday at the Square: Photos
This week’s Wednesday at the Square concert featured singer/guitarist Eric Lindell with opening funk/rock band The Revivalists. Next week’s Wednesday at the Square show will feature Galactic and Marc Stone. […]
Lady Lazarus’ Homemade Music
Melissa Ann Sweat is never without some sort of recorder. She performs as Lady Lazarus, and her song “Sick Child” from the recent album Mantic came to her while on […]
YouTube du Jour: The Twilight Singers
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWoe6S0LMLQ[/youtube] Part-time New Orleanian Greg Dulli plays Tipitina’s tonight when the Twilight Singers return with Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s opening. Here’s a review of last night’s show […]
Bob Dylan to New Orleans; Lil Wayne to Wait
Bob Dylan will return to New Orleans to play the UNO Lakefront Arena on Tuesday, July 26 with Leon Russell opening. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 10 at 10 […]
