Blogs
Who’s Coming to Town?
After yesterday’s post on Jazz Fest marketing the out-of-town talent in its Jazz Fest advertising, Belyin wrote, “Actually, I have no problem with out-of-town acts being prominent part of […]
New NO Mixtape
Jealous Monk’s Jermaine Quiz has a new mixtape online for download here. There’s a lot going on here and the source materials are pretty high profile, but it’s nice […]
Draw Your Own Conclusion
John Swenson pointed out to me that of the 40 names listed on the ad for the 40th anniversary of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, only 9 […]
The Hazards of Concept Albums
Funny – the narrative and efforts made to segue one song into the next only underscores how underdeveloped the songs are on the Decemberists’ Hazards of Love. Tracks rely […]
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 […]
Tone Deaf or Sending a Message?
I’m editing listings for this week, and playing Sunday on the Northshore is Zydeco Ray and the Creole Night Riders. Does the reference to night riders no longer mean […]
Eddie Bo Memorial
The memorial service for Eddie Bo’s family, friends and fans will be held at the Rock ‘N’ Bowl on Wednesday April 1 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Performers (right now) […]
A Telling Difference
One morning during SXSW, I walked through Flatstock, the show of music poster art. Once, it was dominated by images from drive-in culture: Betty Page and pin-up girls, hot rods, […]
SXSW: Day Four
Saturday started with Houston’s Allen Oldies Band playing an outdoor show on South Congress. The question you have to ask yourself while watching the Allen Oldies Band is if singer […]
SXSW: Day Three
Yesterday was a long day that ended as eccentrically as it began First musical stop was a Berlin party, where I saw M.A.N.D.Y. and CLP. Both were highly entertaining, […]
