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White Noise & Lightning: Author Sean Kelly’s tribute to The Continental Drifters
In 2005, Susan Cowsill met 13-year-old Sean Kelly at a Hootie and the Blowfish concert in Buffalo, New York. As an opening act that night, Cowsill was setting up her merchandise table when Kelly introduced himself.
Vintage vinyl treasures (Episode 43)
This month’s installment features five debut albums of 1969 that, you guessed it, just so happen to be favorites of mine. Like a kid in a candy store, I am always amazed at how good music, like fine wine of which I know little, seems to age so well.
The OnBeat Sessions Return
Fall has arrived and that means The OnBeat Sessions are back on the menu. OffBeat Magazine’s premiere music series returns for its sixth season of exclusive, intimate live performances by a wide-ranging selection of current New Orleans music.
It’s Time to Celebrate Black Americana Fest
t’s long overdue for the first New Orleans festival focused on elevating “the narrative, music, and history of Black artists in the Folk, Country, and Americana traditions.” Dusky Waters, Teena May, and Mark Williams II have planned a great day focused on music, inclusion, and community.
Young Men Olympian Jr. Celebrates Its Amazing 140th Anniversary
It’s difficult to conceive that the Young Men Olympian Jr. Benevolent Association has been active since 1884, just over to 20 years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation freeing enslaved people in the United States. One can imagine, however, how important the organization was at the time when one of its prime functions was to provide burial services to Blacks who during that era were denied life insurance by white owned companies.
Vintage vinyl treasures (Episode 42)
Here are five vintage live albums from 1974. Each one has its place in music history and each one makes for a memorable listening session every time that I take them out for a spin. Not sure but it seems to me anyway these days that my collection of live records might just be more like fine wine than some of their studio counterparts, getting even better with time. Anyone else agree?
Deacon John’s Jump Blues: A great night in New Orleans makes its Vinyl debut
In 2003, Cyril Vetter and his Vetter Communications in Baton Rouge released one of the finest New Orleans music projects ever produced. An all-star celebration of the city’s golden age of rhythm and blues, the musically and technically excellent Deacon John’s Jump Blues originally consisted of a concert film, studio album and nationally aired documentary.
Loose Cattle fans stampede over to Snake and Jake’s for a video shoot
Snake and Jake’s Christmas Tree Lounge, the iconic late night dive, is the perfect stage set for Americana cowpunks Loose Cattle to shoot a video for “Not Over Yet,” a quintessential New Orleans song and the first single off their Single Lock Records debut.
Vintage vinyl treasures (Episode 41)
This month’s installment could be named, “More from 1974,” expanding upon last month’s theme. Given my current record collection, it appears that 1974 was a special year in what would eventually become some of my very best vintage vinyl. So, without further delay, here are another five albums by some noteworthy artists, each memorable and steadfast in the test of time of 50 years give or take.
Vintage vinyl treasures (Episode 40)
The following five vintage albums were spinning on my turntable during the summer of 1974, some 50 years ago.
