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YouTube du Jour: Kristin Diable
Tonight, Kristin Diable, Alex McMurray and Amy Speace from Boston launch the New Orleans Speakeasy Songwriter Revue at Three Muses at 7 p.m. Here’s Diable at d.b.a. singing “Be My […]
Canal Street Gets the Postmamboist Treatment
“Postmamboism” is a word you’re probably not familiar with. For writer and historian Ned Sublette, it’s a way of looking at the world. “It’s a term that I made up […]
Voodoo Schedule Announced, Tickets at CVS
The Voodoo Experience has released its schedule, and Muse, Weezer, Hot Chip and Galactic close out Friday, October 29 of the festival at City Park. On Saturday, Ozzy Osbourne, Street […]
Gretna Heritage Festival Begins Today
The annual Gretna Heritage Festival starts today and continues through Sunday. Tex-Mex roots rockers Los Lobos are among an array of national acts to join a wide-ranging roster of locals […]
YouTube du Jour: Baby Boyz Brass Band
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN8V8a69pc8[/youtube] In the cover story of our October 2010 issue of OffBeat, Rosalie Cohn profiles a few of the rising stars in the new generation of New Orleans brass bands: the […]
YouTube du Jour: Neil Young
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU5B53b9ntQ[/youtube]Today, Neil Young posted a 38-minute, in-studio video of him performing eight songs from his new Daniel Lanois-produced album, Le Noise. It’s a folk album – just Young and his […]
WTUL and Tipitina’s OK Go Video Contest: 2 Weeks Left to Enter
Pop/rock band OK Go have made a name for themselves in the modern music industry for their highly entertaining, cleverly choreographed music videos that have become viral phenomena on the […]
Same Jazz, New Sandbar at UNO
After 20 years and three different venues, the University of New Orleans jazz series “Jazz at the Sandbar” is still going strong. Tonight, “Jazz at the Sandbar” will celebrate its […]
YouTube du Jour: Dr. John
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JESFMO1Hl4M[/youtube] Yesterday, Dr. John was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Here he is with a solo version of “Iko Iko,” along with an explanation […]
Dr. John Nominated for Induction into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its 2010 nominees for induction, and Dr. John is among them. Also nominated for the first time are Bon Jovi, Donovan, Alice […]
