Blogs
Can “Tremé” Help Get The Word Out?
I’ve been ranting for years about what we need to do to fix New Orleans music. One of the biggest problems is that all of us locals know what’s great […]
The Festivals Are Over, Now Get Back to Work!
French Quarter Fest and Jazz Fest 2010 have come and gone, and some surprising trends have emerged. For years and years, Jazz Fest measured its success by its attendance. There […]
Those Warm and Fuzzy Feelings
I cannot believe the weather this week—in between Jazz Fest 2010 weekends. It has been so lovely—just more of those picture-perfect days in New Orleans. Am hoping and praying this […]
Festival Frenzy
The annual music frenzy is upon us. Jazz Festers and our clients are coming to the office in droves, coming in to say hello and to pick up mass quantities […]
Taking Care of French Quarter Fest Musicians
The total attendance at French Quarter Fest was just announced on Tuesday, and the numbers were phenomenal: approximately 512,000 people in one weekend. This Festival is growing exponentially; the Quarter […]
What About Treme?
Waiting for the premiere of the HBO series that’s supposed to get New Orleans right. Everyone I know in New Orleans who has seen it thinks it’s amazing. There was […]
French Quarter Fest and Save The Clinic
The weather’s going to be outstanding for this year’s French Quarter Festival, and I hope you’ll have a chance to go…or come, if you’re from outside New Orleans. If you […]
Music Museum Planned For Canal Street
Guess what? I just heard through the grapevine that the City of New Orleans is going to completely fund the building of a New Orleans Music Museum in the old […]
Computer Woes and Jazz Futures
The day we presented our Best of The Beat Business Awards, on January 20th, I was at my desk working like a madwoman to try to finish up guests lists, […]
Can We Ever Change?
We learned an important lesson in the past few weeks in regards to the cover of our March issue. As those of you who are old enough to remember, in […]
