Blogs
Context Is Everything
In recent years, Jazz Fest hasn’t released its attendance figures, contending that the number gets too much attention. The quality of the festival and the enjoyment of those who attended […]
Do the Math
More on the Lady Gaga front: I wondered yesterday about what interest would accrue on money spent for tickets this week for a show that won’t take place until next […]
Get While the Getting’s Good
Until the Gulf Aid announcement today, much of the morning was spent debating Lady Gaga tickets going on sale 11 months before the show. In the office and on Twitter, […]
Something Else
After spending a couple of months with few musical thoughts that don’t involve New Orleans’ music, it’s time for a palate-cleansing listen to the world outside. Carolina Chocolate Drops Genuine […]
My Morning Jacket Plays New Orleans
The buzz after My Morning Jacket’s set was their final covers – “Mother-in-Law,” “Carnival Time” (with Al “Carnival Time” Johnson onstage with them) and Curtis Mayfield’s “Move on Up.” You […]
Notes from Jazz Fest’s Second Weekend
R. Scully’s Rough 7 brought sunshiny good times to Jazz Fest, opening their set at the Acura Stage by singing “I’m Not Insane Anymore” and “Give Up Your Dreams.” Scully […]
While We Were Festing …
… a debate was going on about the language of the environmental disaster in the Gulf. One person on Twitter suggested that a more appropriate hashtag than #oilspill was #oildisaster, […]
A Shorter Preview
Sunday, Wayne Shorter closes the WWOZ Jazz Tent. Recently, writer Tom Moon reviewed the live debut of a new work by Shorter, “Lotus,” which will likely be featured in his […]
The Mayor’s Sculpture Garden – Almost
The Roots of Music Cultural Sculpture Garden in Armstrong Park is open now, sort of. The project that Mayor C. Ray Nagin shepherded through channels despite some controversy over a […]
Stars Celebrate Bobby Charles
When Bobby Charles passed away last January, friends quietly worried that didn’t seem to be any musical tributes to the Louisiana songwriting legend forthcoming. A few months later, they finally […]
