Music
Various Artists, Treme: Music from the HBO Original Series, Season One (Geffen Records)
When we heard live music during the first season of HBO’s Treme, we heard the same thing the cast and crew heard when they shot the scene—a live performance. The […]
David Simon of HBO’s Treme
The second floor of the bus and train station is doubling for City Hall offices today. Down a hallway crowded with equipment and crew, past Oliver Thomas—who’s playing himself—is a […]
Touched by Treme
“I now have all the Facebook friends I’ll ever need.” Tom McDermott appeared in episode three of the television show Treme, starting a rift between Lucia Micarelli’s violin-playing Annie and […]
Obituary: Herman Ernest (1951-2011)
[Updated] During the recording of Dr. John’s Tribal album, James Demaria videotaped Herman Ernest overdubbing rhythm tracks. “This is the updated version of New Orleans funk,” he explained, adding […]
Jovany Barreto’s Idol Experience
“To go from singing for a bunch of little girls in high school to singing in front of three of the most iconic figures in show business—there’s no comparison.” This […]
Tony Green: What the Hell?
If you know Tony Green, you likely know him for his performances of gypsy jazz, or as the painter of the mural in the Rock ‘n’ Bowl. In a new […]
A Test of Limits
It started beautifully. I sat down at a judges’ table at Hogs for the Cause on Saturday and had a rib in my hand in moments. I discovered that it […]
Who Knew?
In a city where people have dress flip-flops in their closet, who saw three separate fashion weeks taking place? The third—NOLA Fashion Week—culminates today and tomorrow with fashion shows at […]
SXSW Day 4: A Little Space
Saturday’s SXSW brought back days of SXSW Past, appropriate on the festival/conference/spring break’s 25th anniversary. The Mojo Magazine Party at Mean Eyed Cat was sufficiently off the beaten path that […]
SXSW Day 3: Good for New Orleans, or Good?
Late in the day, a friend responded to a tweet about sitting through a mediocre Brooklyn band waiting for a Generationals set, “Can’t get enough of NOLA bands in NOLA?” […]
