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Whither Tremé?
Every morning we travel up Esplanade Avenue on our way to work, and every morning we typically stop at the light at the corner of North Rampart. There’s an historical […]
Toussaint, NOJO and Blanchard Nominated for Grammys
Wednesday night, the nominees for the 52nd Grammy Awards were announced in Los Angeles, and while the big story of the night for much of the music world was Beyoncé […]
YouTube du Jour: Man-Made Disaster
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28jPUWDX_bA[/youtube]In this month’s Backtalk, Harry Shearer talks about the media’s poor post-Katrina coverage, and on its unwillingness to focus on the ill-made and maintained levees as the cause of flooding. […]
Show Preview: Cursive at One Eyed Jacks
Tim Kasher won’t say he’s the brains behind the operation, but his band Cursive does tend to bend to his whims as his personal outlet. Cursive plays One Eyed Jacks […]
Mayfield Kicks Off Cathedral Concert Series Tonight
The Christmas season unofficially begins tonight at 6 p.m. in true New Orleans style — with Irvin Mayfield performing at the St. Louis Cathedral. Mayfield will be heralding the start […]
YouTube du Jour: HAMP Fest
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-1ipD-Akyw[/youtube]Tonight at the Howlin’ Wolf, World AIDS Day will be celebrated with HAMP – the HIV Awareness Music Project. Festivities start early – 6 p.m. – and performers include Trombone […]
New Orleans in the News
Derrick Tabb, founder of the Roots of Music program and Rebirth Brass Band snare drummer, was honored at the third-annual “CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute” at the Kodak Theatre in […]
A Brand New “Who Dat”
[Updated 12/1] This year’s Saints have prompted a number of artists to record their own Saints song, so Carlo Nuccio – who wrote and recorded the original “Who Dat” more […]
YouTube du Jour: Bob Dylan
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVs6X9yIM_k[/youtube]OffBeat starts the holiday season the right way. The only thing more perplexing than Bob Dylan’s Christmas album – Christmas in the Heart – is his video for “Must Be […]
YouTube du Jour: Mardi Gras Indian Orchestra
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maEtdNIouv0[/youtube] Footage of the Mardi Gras Indian Orchestra practicing on Tuesday in preparation for their two-night stay that started yesterday and continues tonight at the Hi Ho Lounge. The Orchestra, […]
