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Janet Jackson to Essence Fest
Janet Jackson will join Mary J. Blige and Alicia Keys as a headliner at the 2010 Essence Music Festival the July 4 weekend. Essence was the first magazine to feature […]
Louisiana Artists at South by Southwest 2010
Wednesday, March 17 Momo’s. Export Nola Showcase of New Orleans Music featuring Anders Osborne, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, and Stooges Brass Band. Unofficial Party presented by the Backbeat Foundation. Noon […]
Alicia Keys and More Added to Essence Music Festival Lineup
The Essence Music Festival continued to beef up this year’s lineup of stars, adding singer/pianist Alicia Keys as a headliner at the Independence Day weekend festival. Keys released her fourth […]
Mardi Gras 2011
[shareit] [clear] Mix Power 102.9’s DJ Chicken shared this guest mix with us: Mardi Gras Under the Bridge (Orleans and Claiborne Mix). Stream below: Mardi Gras Concert […]
Jazz Fest, Day Two
Saturday started with the Tipsy Chicks in the Lagniappe Stage. Lynn Drury sang, “All is Forgiven on Frenchmen Street,” and I wonder if that’s true. In the same Friday […]
Saturday at the Fest: Where I’ll Be
Today I hope to check in on the following: Tipsy Chicks – 11:20 a.m. – Lagniappe Stage Joe Krown, Walter “Wolfman” Washington and Russell Batiste, Jr. – 11:20 a.m. […]
Essence Festival Day-by-Day
Here’s the day by day lineup for the Essence Music Festival, which takes place in the Superdome over the July 4 weekend. Little on the main stage speaks to […]
Voodoo Update: New Acts, Day to Day Schedule, and More
Between the writing of the Weekly Beat and the time it went out, we received an update on the Voodoo Music Experience. The Mars Volta, N*E*R*D, TV on the Radio, […]
Jazz Fest ’93 Revisited
Michael Tisserand Who is the R&B diva making a surprise appearance in the gospel tent? What Canadian songstress is jamming with what New Orleans group? Which Beatle is performing with […]
