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The Best New Year’s Eve Parties in New Orleans
There’s never a dull moment in New Orleans, and that fact becomes doubly true on New Year’s Eve. Live music is the soul of the Crescent City, and damn near […]
Princess Leia Tribute Parade to Celebrate Carrie Fisher
The Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus will celebrate Carrie Fisher’s life with a Princess Leia-themed, second line-style parade in New Orleans on Friday evening. Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the […]
Video: Harry Connick Jr. Heroically Tricks a Crowd Into Clapping on the 2 & 4
We’ve all been there. You’re out seeing one of your favorite bands perform live. The mood is jovial and everyone is having a great time. You think nothing could possibly […]
Big Freedia Prepares for the Office Christmas Party with “Make It Jingle”
Big Freedia isn’t done spicing up the holiday season just yet. Two weeks after the release of her new EP, A Very Big Freedia Christmazz, the New Orleans bounce superstar is […]
You Do Not Have to Watch Benny Grunch & The Bunch’s “12 Yats of Christmas”
You do not have to watch this video of Benny Grunch & The Bunch’s “12 Yats of Christmas.” Sure, you could watch it. But you do not have to. There […]
Stanton Moore Curates Tribute to Johnny Vidacovich for Best of the Beat Awards
As you’ve probably heard by now, we’ll be honoring Johnny Vidacovich with the Life Achievement Award in Music at the 2016 Best of the Beat Awards at Generations Hall on […]
Harry Shearer and Judith Owens’ ‘Christmas Without Tears’ Returns to New Orleans This Week
Comedian Harry Shearer and his wife, singer-songwriter Judith Owen, will bring their annual Christmas Without Tears show to New Orleans’ Le Petit Theatre on Thursday, December 22 and Friday, December […]
Festivals Galore: New Orleans Bourbon Festival to Debut in March
Earlier today we reported that the first New Orleans edition of The Bloody Mary Festival will be coming to town in the spring. Now it looks like a second new booze-related […]
New Orleans’ Next New Fest: The Bloody Mary Festival
It seems like every week brings the announcement of a new festival in the New Orleans area. The fall brought us our first Fried Chicken Festival and the first Beignet […]
‘Passion of the Christ’ Star to Reign Over Krewe of Bacchus
Jim Caviezel, who portrayed Jesus Christ in the 2004 film The Passion of the Christ, will reign as Bacchus in 2017. In keeping with tradition, the “super krewe” will roll […]
