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BREAKING: Jazz Fest 2021 dates announced, moves to October 2021
Source reveals Jazz Fest 2021 moved to October 2021.
Upbeat Academy Launches Beyond Beats Fundraiser
Upbeat Academy Foundation is excited to announce the launch of its Beyond Beats fundraising campaign starting November 23. Beyond Beats aims to raise awareness of Upbeat Academy Foundation’s modern music […]
New Orleans Jazz Fest 2020 is officially canceled due to COVID-19
In news that is unsettling though perhaps not entirely surprising, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival today (April 16) announced its 2020 event has been officially canceled. The announcement […]
UPDATES: Museums, YLC season & more closed, canceled
As New Orleans’ festival season kicks into high gear, so do event cancellations and emergency city ordinances due to the ongoing threat of coronavirus and COVID-19. Just days after this […]
Matthew Zarba is Upbeat Academy’s unflappable rap principal
I’m sitting in the back seat of Upbeat Academy Executive Director Matthew Zarba’s car, riding along with him as he picks up a student at NOCCA. “Hey Mr. Z,” the […]
Bringing New Flavors to the Gumbo: Winter Circle Productions
The BUKU Music + Art Project, the swarm of nighttime shows, plus Bassik, the electronic dance music series that’s been throbbing in New Orleans since 2010—all are brought to this […]
Beatsmith AF The Naysayer Debuts First Chapter of Ambitious EP Series
AF The Naysayer, one of the pre-eminent producers in the city’s instrumental electronic and hip-hop worlds, is today (March 19) releasing the first installment of a three-part series. In the […]
Fest After Dark Lineup Announced with Brand New Guest Access
Winter Circle Productions (WCP) announced its lineup for the annual Jazz Fest after-show for 2019, Fest After Dark. The late night event will take place both weekends after Jazz Fest […]
Soundcheck: Five Questions with FREEWATER
At this year’s BUKU Music + Art Project, the multi-faceted platform FREEWATER will make its debut. Offering services in photography, filmography, music and more, the team spearheaded by Frankie Watts […]
Virtual Krewe of Vaporwave to present 3-act rock opera, ‘Oedipus Max’
New Orleans’ only virtual Mardi Gras krewe, Virtual Krewe of Vaporwave, presents a three-act opera put on by a krewe of pseudonymous local musicians. “Oedipus Max,” the Vaporwave Rock Opera […]
