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Live Show Review: Reddix-Young Makes a Case for Loud Guitars & Louder Lust
Chances are, if you were at the Reddix-Young show at Carrollton Station Saturday, July 5, you may have been impregnated by the ghost of rock n’ roll. Mainstream “sexy rock,” […]
Alliance Française de La Nouvelle-Orléans Hosts Annual Bastille Day Fête
The Alliance Française de La Nouvelle-Orléans invites the community to one of the city’s most anticipated summer events: Bastille Day Fête. This open-air celebration honors the spirit of liberty, culture, and […]
O’Flaherty Brothers Return for a One-Time Reunion Concert
Acclaimed Irish musicians Patrick and Danny O’Flaherty will reunite on stage for the first time in decades for a one-time-only concert in New Orleans. For decades, the O’Flaherty brothers were […]
Local EDT Dance Team to Appear on NBC’s ‘America’s Got Talent’ Next Week
The city’s very own EDT Dance Team will be hitting the America’s Got Talent stage. Proud owner and director of EDT, Eyrie Toliver, is a USASF certified cheer and dance […]
ESSENCE Fest: Nina Compton, Master P, Dawn Richard, Freedia, A Katrina Spotlight & More
ESSENCE Festival of Culture® returns to New Orleans July 3–6, marking 55 years of ESSENCE Magazine and decades of uplifting Black voices with a strong spotlight on local talent, stories […]
25th Anniversary of Satchmo SummerFest
French Quarter Festivals, Inc. has announced the 25th anniversary of Satchmo SummerFest. The two-day celebration honoring the life and legacy of jazz legend Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong will take place Aug. […]
Roots of Music Finds Forever Home Thanks to Secret Benefactor
The Roots of Music has reached a major milestone with the purchase of a permanent campus in the former site of St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Pontchartrain Park. What began […]
Streaming Now: Jessica Biel Tackles French Quarter Murder in New Doc Episode
A new series executive produced and narrated by Jessica Biel is now available to stream on HBO Max. Investigation Discovery’s Fatal Destination features exotic destinations, where the consequences of being […]
Poet Chuck Perkins Depicts Beauty and Pain of Living in New Orleans
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press will release Beautiful and Ugly Too by Chuck Perkins, hitting bookstores July 29. New Orleans local Perkins is a product of city’s public school […]
Alfred Elijah Taylor (1932-2025)
Alfred Elijah Taylor, Sr., the founder of Rosemont Records, was among the first African American studio owner in New Orleans, passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2025 after a long battle with cancer, as reported by his daughter. He was 92 years old.
