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Searching for Authentic New Orleans Music
Late jazz great Danny Barker was deeply committed to youth education and preserving New Orleans musical traditions. With the advent of the first annual Danny Barker Guitar and Banjo Festival, […]
Songs in the Key of Life Tour Coming to New Orleans March 24
The legendary Stevie Wonder has extended his Songs in the Key of Life performance tour to include a stop in New Orleans on March 24 at the Smoothie King Center. […]
Dancing With the Stars: Live! Stops in New Orleans on 1/28
Get ready to be swept off your feet, because The Dancing With the Stars: Live! Tour is coming to the Crescent City on January 28th. The 90-minute live show will […]
Danny Barker Guitar and Banjo Festival Kicks Off Across New Orleans
It’s been a long time coming, but the Danny Barker Guitar and Banjo Festival is finally debuting in New Orleans this week with concerts, seminars, workshops, and jam sessions in […]
Grammy U Open Mic Night at Tulane
The Recording Academy’s Grammy U program will be hosting an open mic and mixer at the Tulane Hillel Center at 6:30 p.m. The Recording Academy is the organization of musicians, […]
The Civic Theatre Launches into Mardi Gras with Masquerade Ball
As the Jeanne D’Arc revelry was winding down on January 6, Twelfth Night at the Civic Theatre was just revving up. The elegant, mid-size venue rang in Mardi Gras season […]
Julie Odell’s Magnetic Voice Warms Siberia
On a freezing cold night in New Orleans, a small crowd gathered in the aptly named Siberia to listen to songwriter Julie Odell sing some of her original compositions. The […]
Hogs for the Cause 2015 Band Schedule Released
The 7th annual Hogs for the Cause barbecue cook-off and music festival, headlined this year by the Drive-By Truckers, has just announced its 2015 concert schedule. The charity event which […]
A Century of Notated Jazz: “Original Jelly Roll Blues” Turns 100
This year marks the 100 year anniversary of the earliest publication of a jazz composition, Jelly Roll Morton’s “Original Jelly Roll Blues.” This B-flat major foxtrot was originally published as […]
The Breton Sound Kicks Off “Desert Island Discs” Concert Series January 15
On January 15, New Orleans rock quartet The Breton Sound will be kicking off their “Desert Island Discs” concert series, a series of four performances over the course the year […]
