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YouTube du Jour: Dirty Dozen Brass Band
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKih0vUbzjU[/youtube] Tonight, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band headline Wednesday in the Square in Lafayette Square with Happy Jack Frequency opening. Here’s the Dirty Dozen performing with the Colorado State University […]
Stone River Boys Merge Country and Funk
To some music aficionados, genres are defined for a reason and should never be mixed. For musicians Dave Gonzalez and Mike Barfield, those lines are a little smudged. Actually, they […]
YouTube du Jour: Tom McDermott
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3XLuadbrvw[/youtube]Writer Dan Baum did us all a service by filming Tom McDermott playing solo piano at home. There are a host of McDermott videos online; here is he performing James […]
John Legend Joins Gulf Aid
[UPDATED] Yesterday, the lineup for Gulf Aid was announced, with headliners Lenny Kravitz and Mos Def. Since then, R&B singer John Legend has been added to the bill, along with […]
Gulf Aid to Benefit Area Fishermen Sunday
[UPDATED] Lenny Kravitz, Mos Def and Ani DiFranco are among the stars who’ll play “Gulf Aid” Sunday at Mardi Gras World River City on the banks of the Mississippi. Also […]
Lady Gaga Returns to New Orleans
Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster.com for Lady Gaga at the New Orleans Arena on April 9, 2011. Yes, tickets will be on sale for her […]
YouTube du Jour: Danny Barker
The late Danny Barker expounds on the difference between day people and night people.
Bounce, Rock Mash-Up Live Friday
During this year’s inaugural Foburg Festival, bounce artists Partners-n-Crime came onstage with indie band Big Rock Candy Mountain to perform “N.O. Block Party.” Less than a month later, the two […]
YouTube du Jour: Imagination Movers
Alternative rock kids’ quartet the Imagination Movers will be performing a free concert for a Disney Channel television special June 6 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets will be available May 8 […]
Jazz Fest in the National News
Jazz Fest is probably the only time of year that you’ll see Preservation Hall mentioned in Rolling Stone. As usual, this year’s fest (which ended on Sunday) has touched off […]
