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Myles Movie Looking for Funding
Producer Leo Sacks has put together a teaser for the documentary he has planned on the late gospel singer Raymond Myles. A Taste of Heaven: The Heartbreak Life of Raymond […]
Bohren Starts New Series at Chickie Wah Wah
Every Monday in June, acoustic bluesman Spencer Bohren will play “Blue Mondays” at Chickie Wah Wah. Bohren was recognized in January when he received the Blues Foundation’s Keeping the Blues […]
Help Cool the Community Book Center
Just as summer is starting, the air conditioner has died at the Community Book Center (2523 Bayou Rd.). To raise money for a replacement, they’re having a fundraising dinner Friday […]
YouTube du Jour: Barbara Lynn
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAnSyQA_fT4[/youtube]Texas R&B legend Barbara Lynn plays the Rock ‘n’ Bowl Saturday night with Lil’ Buck Sinegal. Here she is playing the classic “You’ll Lose a Good Thing.” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T2ZgPQ8h_c&feature=related[/youtube]Here she is […]
Send-Off for Red Hawk Hunters’ Wild Man
Diamond Peters, Wild Man for the Red Hawk Hunters, passed away recently. The Hunters have been holding traditional Mardi Gras Indian tributes at Clouet and Rocheblave streets in the Upper […]
YouTube du Jour: Jake Smith
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2DUlhGrjhs[/youtube]Tonight, acoustic rocker Jake Smith performs at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art’s “Ogden After Hours” series. OffBeat editor Alex Rawls will do the interview. Here’s “Can’t Save Your Soul” […]
South Out of the Stomp
A reader noticed that soul singer Joe South’s name is missing from the list of artists performing at the Ponderosa Stomp September 24-25 at the House of Blues. South was […]
Preview: Mary McBride at d.b.a., St. Anna’s Mission
[Tonight, roots rocker Mary McBride plays d.b.a. at 7 p.m. as part of her “The Home Tour,” which started at Angola Penitentiary. Friday, she plays St. Anna’s Mission at 6 […]
YouTube du Jour: Plants and Animals
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSE6dSz3uLI[/youtube]Canadian “post-classic rock” band Plants and Animals play One Eyed Jacks tonight. Here’s the grand, melodic “Bye Bye Bye.”
Mardi Gras Indian Suits Now Copyright Protected
[UPDATED] Mardi Gras Indian costumes are now officially works of art. Fans of the New Orleans Indian tradition have long held this view, but the US Copyright Office recognized the […]
