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Jazz Fest wraps up with big sets from The Meters, Kings of Leon
Monumental performances by Fairgrounds royalty, plus inspiring efforts from the new kids on the block, combined for a Sunday send-off to make the closing day of Jazz Fest 2017 one […]
Photos: The Meters celebrate 50 years at the Orpheum Theater
All four original members of The Meters returned to the Orpheum Theater for yet another post-Jazz Fest show on Saturday, April 29. This time around the seminal New Orleans funk band celebrated […]
Louisiana Record Store Day Releases: The Meters, Allen Toussaint and more
Record Store Day will celebrate its 10th anniversary when it returns on Saturday, April 22 with another assortment of special vinyl releases. The party will take place at record stores […]
The Meters, Galactic, The Revivalists to play new California music festival
The Meters, Galactic, The Revivalists and Preservation Hall Jazz Band will all perform at the first-ever Arroyo Seco Weekend when it debuts Pasadena, CA on Saturday, June 24 and Sunday, […]
The Meters Announce Jazz Fest After Show
The Meters will return to the Orpheum Theater for a Jazz Fest after show on Saturday, April 29. The gig will mark the second year in a row that the […]
Jam Cruise Day 5: Kamasi Washington Sits In with The Meters, Nikki Glaspie Brings the Rage
I said it last year and I’ll say it again: there really is no place like Jam Cruise. After four full days at sea, the festival-on-a-cruise-ship’s voyage came to a […]
Members of Widespread Panic, The Meters to Play Jazz Fest After Show
Foundation of Funk, a new project that finds Zigaboo Modeliste and George Porter Jr. teaming up with a rotating cast of musicians, will headline a Jazz Fest after show at […]
Video: ‘New Orleans Swamp’ with Dr. John, Professor Longhair, The Meters and Earl King
On a nondescript evening in 1974, a few New Orleans musicians gathered at the WTTW studio in Chicago to film the season finale of Soundstage, a new live concert television […]
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Snubs The Meters, Again
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its nominees for 2017, and funk pioneers The Meters are once again absent from the list. The New Orleans icons, who mastered […]
The Meters’ Zigaboo Modeliste teams up with Kids on Bridges for new single
Funk and electronic music might seem like genres at odds, but that didn’t stop Zigaboo Modeliste and Kids on Bridges from merging two sounds on their new collaboration. The Meters band […]
