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Voodoo: The Morning (+1) After
This year’s Voodoo came as close as it ever has yet to realizing the idea of integrating the larger rock/pop world with New Orleans music. While some missed the firepower […]
WWKS?
What would Keith say? Today in The Times-Picayune, Keith Spera bemoaned the kid-unfriendly nature of Snoop Dogg and Odd Future at Voodoo. Response A: Well, yeah. And…? Response B: Do […]
Prospect.2: Sophia is Here
One of the site-specific pieces in Prospect.2 didn’t make it in time for opening weekend. Francesco Vezzoli‘s statue “Portrait of Sophia Loren as the Muse of Antiquity (after Giorgio de […]
Prospect.2: Distractions on Parade
Hidden away in the back of the New Orleans Healing Center is a Prospect.2 show by Keith Duncan, whose work borrows from the folk art vocabulary though he has an […]
Prospect.2: Leveling Out
One of Prospect.2‘s signature installations is Pawel Wojtasik‘s “Below Sea Level.” Located in the art gallery on the third floor of Delgado’s main building, it’s a series of videos projected […]
Bacchanal: Fighting the Wrong Fight
Thirteen hours ago, a video was posted on Vimeo titled “Save the Music at Bacchanal.” The sentiment’s a good one and I hope it works, but I fear it misses […]
Voodoo Experience News: Major Lazer, Mastodon, Snoop Dogg, Blink-182
Major Lazer (Friday, October 28, 6 p.m., Le Plur Stage) has done a ska-heavy remix of “Keep It Goin’ Louder”: To help you appreciate the remix, here’s the video for […]
A Celestial AM
The L.A.-based artist known as AM is a product of the Northshore and Loyola-educated. His output to date has been attractive, but nothing as compelling as Celestial Electric, his collaboration […]
Voodoo Experience News: GIVERS, Odd Future
[NSFW] GIVERS (October 30, 1:30 p.m., WWOZ Stage) recently recorded “In My Eyes,” “Words” and “Atlantic” at a Daytrotter session. They’re available online now to download or stream. Their song “Saw […]
Virtual Voodoo
[Updated] This year, the Voodoo Experience alternately engaged and enraged fans as its trickled out its talent lineup an artist at a time via Twitter. Starting this morning, the festival’s […]
