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Photos: Ignition Festival Brings the Heat
The first annual Ignition Festival brought a carnival atmosphere to an “urban oasis” in New Orleans East over the weekend. The Burning Man-style event–organized by the Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus– featured […]
Justin Townes Earle Sees The Light
Justin Townes Earle has a pretty humble outlook on his first performance at Tipitina’s. “I haven’t ever played there yet, but there’s something in the idea of that place,” he […]
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation to Hold Auditions for New Big Band
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation will be holding auditions for the Jazz & Heritage Big Band, the foundation’s new music education program, on Saturday, October 24th at 2 […]
Brian Haas, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey to Play Around Town This Weekend
Renowned pianist Brian Haas will swing through New Orleans this weekend for a few shows with different projects. Tonight (Friday, October 16), Haas and his mind-bending improvisational outfit Jacob Fred […]
Drive-By Truckers Make The South Proud
Few groups are more emblematic of the Southern spirit than the Drive-By Truckers. The five-piece rock band–led by Alabama-bred original members Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley–has maintained its fierce independence over the course […]
“Twerking” to New Orleans
One would not be wrong in suggesting that the jam band scene’s best days were behind it. Sure, the surviving members of the Grateful Dead are generating as much cash […]
New Large-Scale Florida Music Festival Reveals Lineup
Last month we reported that a number of concert promoters and producers had announced their plans to bring a large-scale music festival to central Florida. The event–dubbed the Okeechobee Music […]
Delfeayo Marsalis Starts Teaching Residency In Nebraska
New Orleans trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis is taking his musical expertise up North as the Artist-In-Residence at the Holland Performing Arts Center in Omaha, Nebraska from Thursday, October 15th, to Saturday, […]
New Orleans Club & Concert Picks of the Week: October 15 – October 21, 2015
New Orleans Club & Concert Picks of the Week
Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams Embrace the Spotlight
Few producers have as strong a resume as Larry Campbell, who can claim credits with Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Willie Nelson, just to name a few. Then there’s Campbell’s […]
