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Open Letter to Jazz Journalists of New Orleans
Back in 1986 when my book The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide was released, music journalism was an entirely different phenomenon than it is today. Jazz critics had built a firewall […]
Drago’s Metairie Restaurant’s July 11 Proceeds to Benefit St. Bernard Project
Everyone in New Orleans knows how good Drago’s charbroiled oysters are. They remain one of my favorite treats in the city during my lunchtime excursions with friends. On July 11 […]
Could Have Been Worse: Paul Sanchez Remembers Herman Ernest’s Final Recording Session
In the June issue of OffBeat the cover story was an account of the latest performance of the fascinating Paul Sanchez-directed production Nine Lives: The Musical. My research for the story ended […]
Newhouse Is People Too
In recent days, New Orleanians have been agonizing over the downsizing of the Times-Picayune by the parent Newhouse corporation. The loss of jobs in a town this closely knit has […]
Future New Orleans Stars from Donald Harrison’s New Jazz School Play Free Concert
Many promising, young New Orleans jazz students will perform Friday at Isidore Newman School in a free concert organized by New Jazz School, Donald Harrison‘s high school jazz education program […]
Harry Shearer Taps Dr. John, Nicholas Payton, Tommy Malone, On New Album
Comedian/musician Harry Shearer, in news recently after his spot-on editorial about the demise of the Times-Picayune, has a new album, Can’t Take a Hint, scheduled for release August 27. Guest […]
John Fogerty Re-Records “Proud Mary” at Piety Street Studios with Allen Toussaint
Bywater residents are used to checking out the folks emerging from 728 Piety Street in hopes of getting a glimpse at a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer or two. […]
The Radiators: One Year After the Last Watusi
This coming weekend marks the approximate first anniversary of “The Last Watusi”, a weekend’s worth of of farewell shows at Tipitina’s by the Radiators. After 33 years, the band that […]
