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Jazz Fest Week One: Quick Thoughts
The Revivalists set the bar high for showmanship when they opened the Gentilly Stage on Friday. Not only did they bring guests out before noon—the Rebirth Brass Band—but they also […]
If We Knew What We Were Doing …
Friday, Lt.-Governor (for now) Mitch Landrieu held a cultural economy roundtable on the grounds at Jazz Fest, with Irma Thomas, Terrance Simien, Dr. Michael White and OffBeat‘s Jan Ramsey among […]
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Jazz Fest is here and I’m knocking down one more coffee while assembling the day’s supplies (sun screen? check. hand sanitizer? check. bandana? check.). In addition to the new Jazz […]
If “If” Was a Skiff …
In his critique of Treme at Slate.com, Josh Levin writes: If Simon is aiming to persuade his audience that New Orleans is unique and worth preserving, he’s going about it […]
Cheapness for Good and Ill
Incarceration led to my favorite C-Murder album, The Truest Shit I Ever Said, largely because the process of recording on a DAT while in prison forced him to dial down […]
Tobacco and the Sound of Middle America
As we approach a few weeks where New Orleans music is unavoidable, I’m taking a quick time-out to listen to other stuff. LCD Soundsystem’s upcoming This is Happening is streaming […]
Treme Today: Free LPO Concert Saturday
Another day, another Treme-related piece of news. Actor Wendell Pierce has been active in the rebuilding of Pontchartrain Park, where he grew up and his family lives. On Saturday night […]
The Hell with Waiting
When I interviewed members of the production crew for Treme, all were guarded when speaking about what would happen if the show got to a second season. Two days after […]
To What End?
The French Quarter Festival just announced that “approximately 512,000” people attended the festival, setting a new attendance record for the festival. Or, maybe 509,000 as the press release claims (without […]
Irony or In-Joke?
Once HBO’s Treme airs, we’re going to need to open the Bureau of Oddities, In-Jokes, Errors and Otherwise. One to watch for in the pilot (this isn’t a spoiler, or […]
