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Tradition Amid Destruction: Calvin Johnson, Jr. explores New Orleans’ future in James Demaria’s upcoming film, Trad

July 29, 2015 by: Frank Etheridge

In the 10 years since Katrina, even a less-than-observant eye can see a drastic shift in the French Quarter in terms of musicians who work on our streets. Post-storm, the bulk of buskers has moved from native sons with horns, rhythm and bottle-cap boogie shoes to transplants with fiddles and melancholy melodies.

Among Katrina’s countless consequences, the floodwaters’ damage has seemingly cut into the city’s musical heritage—in one word: ...

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