Anniversaries at the Clubs

The Maple Leaf Turns 25 Inspired by Scott Joplin’s “Maple Leaf Rag” as well as the burgeoning need for a decent watering hole in Uptown New Orleans, Carl Brown and […]

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4th Annual Best of the Beat Music Awards

BLUES Best Blues Band or Performer JOHN MOONEY Runner up: Mem Shannon and the Membership Best 1998 Blues Album by a Louisiana ArtistLOUISIANA MEDICINE MAN – COCO ROBICHEAUX (Orleans Records) […]

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A Little Help for the Independents, Musician Magazine, New CD Releases, the Wolf is 10 & Much More

Amazon.com, Inc., has announced a new program that helps to solve one of the biggest problems facing independent artists, bands and labels: securing widespread distribution of their CDs. Amazon.com’s Advantage […]

Jazz Fest ’98: Our Annual Review

Our baby done grown up! The Jazz and Heritage Festival is the world’s now, it ain’t ours no more. In looking back at this year’s record-breaking festival, our columnists and […]

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SXSW, The TopCats, Summer Lyric Theatre, Show Me Your Funk, the Zion Harmonizers & More

Hailed by the New York Times as “the domestic pop and rock music industry’s most important gathering,” SXSW gets underway in Austin, TX, March 18-22. Discounts for the conference are […]

The Best Music of 1997

Whether it was a show, a CD or a simple moment, our staff and a host of others looked back at their musical calendars and culled the best of 1997. […]

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LMNOP Music Conference, EAT’ M, Dash Rip Rock, Simien Signs, Hot Sounds Contest, New Music Commission Members & More

The LMNOP Music Conference, which will be held April 27-29, 1998 (between Jazz Festival weekends), is now offering early registration discounts. Sign up before the end of January and you’ll […]

Second Annual Best of the Web

While the amount of growth in Web presence among local bands, businesses and organizations seemed to taper a bit in 1997, the overall quality of sites improved dramatically. Apparently, as […]

1997: CD Year in Review

Once again it’s time for our panel of experts to gather and give out the grades to the latest batch of Louisiana releases. 1997 marked a very good year for […]

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Jon Cleary: Heir to the New Orleans Piano Throne

New Orleans rhythm and blues is in danger of dying in its hometown. When the British Invasion wiped out the genre’s commercial viability in the early 60s, at least fans […]

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