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Swedish Crawfish
I boiled Swedish crawfish this weekend. With my two kids in the backseat of the car, doors open and the engine running, I pulled up to a roadside garden (on […]
If “If” Was a Skiff …
In his critique of Treme at Slate.com, Josh Levin writes: If Simon is aiming to persuade his audience that New Orleans is unique and worth preserving, he’s going about it […]
Cheapness for Good and Ill
Incarceration led to my favorite C-Murder album, The Truest Shit I Ever Said, largely because the process of recording on a DAT while in prison forced him to dial down […]
Tobacco and the Sound of Middle America
As we approach a few weeks where New Orleans music is unavoidable, I’m taking a quick time-out to listen to other stuff. LCD Soundsystem’s upcoming This is Happening is streaming […]
Treme Today: Free LPO Concert Saturday
Another day, another Treme-related piece of news. Actor Wendell Pierce has been active in the rebuilding of Pontchartrain Park, where he grew up and his family lives. On Saturday night […]
Taking Care of French Quarter Fest Musicians
The total attendance at French Quarter Fest was just announced on Tuesday, and the numbers were phenomenal: approximately 512,000 people in one weekend. This Festival is growing exponentially; the Quarter […]
The Hell with Waiting
When I interviewed members of the production crew for Treme, all were guarded when speaking about what would happen if the show got to a second season. Two days after […]
To What End?
The French Quarter Festival just announced that “approximately 512,000” people attended the festival, setting a new attendance record for the festival. Or, maybe 509,000 as the press release claims (without […]
What About Treme?
Waiting for the premiere of the HBO series that’s supposed to get New Orleans right. Everyone I know in New Orleans who has seen it thinks it’s amazing. There was […]
Irony or In-Joke?
Once HBO’s Treme airs, we’re going to need to open the Bureau of Oddities, In-Jokes, Errors and Otherwise. One to watch for in the pilot (this isn’t a spoiler, or […]
