Blogs
Why Music Hasn’t Prevailed in New Orleans
I’ve been writing about the reasons why music isn’t respected in New Orleans for probably 30 years, and why it hasn’t prevailed in our economy. I’ve been ranting about it, […]
Happy New Year For Music
Happy New Year to you all. This is my last blog of 2013, and I hope this year is better for you than last, fiscally, emotionally and physically. We’re looking […]
Treme’s Legacy (S4 E4)
Here’s a good question: If you died today what would you leave behind that you would be remembered for? That’s the question being asked in the penultimate episode of HBO’s […]
Treme S4 E3: Those Bells Are Tolling For Us All
In season four of the HBO series Treme the narrative force of this post-Katrina epic is dwindling along with the fortunes of its characters. Death and failure weave through the […]
A Rough Week
It’s been a rough week. We lost two very important musical personages this week, both of whom were one-of-a-kind: Larry McKinley and George H. Buck, Jr. I was privileged to know […]
Treme S4 E2: Death’s Grip On New Orleans, Wendell Pierce on Violence in New Orleans
HBO’s New Orleans-based drama Treme is down to its final three episodes. The action is picking up dramatically as story lines resolve with Shakesperian suddenness and finality. Those of us […]
Treme S4 E2: Death’s Grip On New Orleans
HBO’s New Orleans-based drama Treme is down to its final three episodes. The action is picking up dramatically as story lines resolve with Shakesperian suddenness and finality. Those of us […]
Whilst in London
I didn’t advertise it—I have learned my lesson from hearing about people who were burglarized when they announced their travel plans on Facebook—but last week at this time I was […]
Treme at Buffa’s: If You Can’t Make It Here, You’d Better Not Leave (S4 E1)
A New Orleans tradition was renewed Sunday night when people gathered in the back room at Buffa’s to watch the HBO drama Treme and hear one of the featured artists […]
Treme at Buffa’s–You Better Not Leave
A New Orleans tradition was renewed Sunday night when people gathered in the back room at Buffa‘s to watch the HBO drama Treme and hear one of the featured artists […]
