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Charlie Halloran Hits the Spot
Nice shirt. I’ve always been into Caribbean stuff. I like the music, the food and the drinks, too. I’ve heard you’re so much into tiki bars, you have one […]
Photos: Lindy Hoppers Second Line Through French Quarter
The 2015 Ultmate Lindy Hop Showdown kicked off yesterday with music and contests at the Old U.S. Mint. Festivities started back today with a second line through the French Quarter. […]
Last Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown to Hit New Orleans This Weekend
The Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown by the New Orleans Swing Dance Festival is coming up as dancers polish their dancing shoes for the festival starting on Thursday, October 1st, running […]
The New Swing Street: Frenchmen Street’s Trad Jazz Explosion
Check through the arts columns of the New York Times these days and there is scarcely a mention of traditional jazz. Yes, there is jazz coverage: bebop, free form, jazz-rock […]
Historic New Orleans Collection Presents Concerts in the Courtyard
With the turning of the seasons, music fills the air. In just a few weeks the Historic New Orleans Collection will host its fifth annual Concerts in the Courtyard series. […]
Various Artists, Live at Three Muses Vol. 1 (Three Muses Records)
In the early 1980s, prog rock guitarist Robert Fripp routinely railed against the evils of bootlegging, not for monetary or proprietary reasons but because in his mind, live recordings rarely […]
Chaz Fest 2011: Photo Slideshow
In between Jazz Fest weekends this Wednesday, May 4, Chaz Fest was held at the “Truck Farm” on St. Claude Avenue. The festival celebrates some of the best and brightest […]
Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, Hard Years Blues (Independent)
Washboard Chaz Leary has become a fixture on the New Orleans club scene, a constant presence fronting his own band or playing with the Tin Men, the Palmetto Bug Stompers, […]
New Orleans Jazz Vipers, Hope Your Comin’ Back (NOJV)
There’s a logic to reviewing these CDs together in that four out of seven of the musicians on each of them are the same—Joe Braun, alto sax, Bruce Brackman, clarinet, […]
