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YouTube du Jour: Femi Kuti
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuWV8ellRM8[/youtube] Tonight afrobeat Jesus, Femi Kuti, comes to the House of Blues. Kuti grew up playing in the band of his father, international superstar Fela Kuti. He carried on his […]
Sarah Neufeld of Arcade Fire Leading Mid-City Yoga Workshop
Dilemma: You don’t want to miss out on the star power of Jazz Fest, but by the second Saturday, “the constant movement and highly energetic/emotional output” of life during Fest […]
Chaz Fest 2011: Photo Slideshow
In between Jazz Fest weekends this Wednesday, May 4, Chaz Fest was held at the “Truck Farm” on St. Claude Avenue. The festival celebrates some of the best and brightest […]
Jam Cruise 10 Announces Lineup
Cloud 9 Adventures has announced the full lineup for its tenth Jam Cruise, which sails January 9-14, 2012 from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The floating festival stops in Labadee, Haiti and […]
Papa Mali and His New 7 Walkers Project: Interview
Growing up in Shreveport, Louisiana, a young Malcolm Welbourne spent his summers and school vacations at his grandparents’, soaking up the sights and sounds of the Crescent City. Akin to […]
YouTube du Jour: Lil’ Band o’ Gold
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CD0ZJe7a5U[/youtube] Last Friday, the rumor of the night was that Robert Plant might appear at the Parish with Lil’ Band o’ Gold as he did at Tipitina’s in 2007. It […]
Essence Announces Its Night-by-Night Schedule
This year’s Essence Music Fest starts on Friday, July 1 with Ladies Night. Jennifer Hudson headlines a night that includes Fantasia, Macy Gray, Mavis Staples and Irma Thomas, along with […]
YouTube du Jour: Dr. Lonnie Smith
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOeIRnaLF6Q[/youtube] The cult of the B3 organ is strong, and one of its great players, Dr. Lonnie Smith, performs tonight at the Blue Nile with Shannon Powell, Donald Harrison (who […]
Jazz Fest Weekend One Photos
The first weekend of Jazz Fest might be over, but you can keep your Fest Fix going until Thursday with photographer Kim Welsh’s shots from the first three days of […]
Jazz Fest First Sunday: Photo Slideshow
The first weekend of the 2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival ended Sunday, May 1 at the Fair Grounds. Sets featured below include Jo “Cool” Davis, James “Sugarboy” Crawford, […]
