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10th Annual Preservation Resource Center Ladies in Red Gala Tonight
Preservation Resource Center will be hosting the 10th Annual Ladies in Red gala which honors local jazz musicians for their contributions to the New Orleans jazz legacy. The patron party […]
Lyrikill Addresses the Gulf Disaster
In the current issue, writer Michael Patrick Welch looks at the Soundclash scene and the efforts of Truth Universal and Lyrikill to bring together a community of hip-hop artists. Lyrikill […]
YouTube du Jour: Jimmy “Duck” Holmes
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B26eTl2qDBk&feature=related[/youtube]Bentonia, Mississippi bluesman Jimmy “Duck” Holmes performs tonight at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, presented by the Ogden and the Ponderosa Stomp Foundation. Here he is playing “Cool Water” […]
YouTube du Jour: Topsy Chapman
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih3FljVrAPk[/youtube]Tonight, Topsy Chapman performs with the Palm Court Jazz Band with Lars Edegran at the Palm Court. Here she is from 2009 singing “Nobody Knows You.”
Miike Snow on Fame and Oil
Andrew Wyatt is the lead singer and songwriter for the indie-electro group Miike Snow. Don’t let the two i’s trip you up. It’s pronounced just like “Mike” except it looks […]
YouTube du Jour: Luke Winslow-King
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjdUzoRqKxk[/youtube]Luke Winslow-King is a Frenchmen Street regular, playing tonight at 7 p.m. at the Apple Barrel. Here’s a video for “As April is to May” from his fine debut album, […]
Harold Battiste Book Celebrated at Historic New Orleans Collection, One Eyed Jacks
Harold Battiste has the distinction of having received three of the four lifetime achievement awards OffBeat presents – for music, music business and music education. In May, we published an […]
Cleary Subs at Chickie Wah Wah
Tuesday nights at Chickie Wah Wah have featured Anders Osborne, John Fohl and Johnny Sansone for the past year. The trio will be in the studio Tuesday night, so Jon […]
Concert Review: Imagination Movers
When things went awry Sunday, the Imagination Movers were put to the test. The free show at the UNO Lakefront Arena was taped for a future Disney Channel special, but […]
YouTube du Jour: Imogen Heap
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax84xcaLfHs[/youtube]Imogen Heap is slagged each year for her red carpet dresses when attending the Grammys, last year wearing the “Twitdress,” which displayed Tweets from fans. She plays the House of […]
