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New Jazz School Auditions Saturday
The proliferation of free music education programs is one of the healthiest post-Katrina developments. One, the New Jazz School, starts its fourth year June 7 at Isidore Newman School. Donald […]
YouTube du Jour: Louis Prima
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ2AtyfYKfM[/youtube]Louis Prima is being celebrated at French Quarter Fest with the Louis-Louis Stage, and at Jazz Fest, where he’s on the poster painted by Tony Bennett. Here he is with […]
YouTube du Jour: Mayer Hawthorne
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBKx8PyE5qQ[/youtube] “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out” displays Mayer Hawthorne’s crate digger soul in all its retro glory.
Concert Preview: Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne was working as a DJ (nom de plume: DJ Haircut) in his hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan when he decided to record a few of his own tracks […]
Touring 101 with Martin Atkins Tonight
Drummer Martin Atkins is best known for his work with Public Image, Ltd., Ministry and Killing Joke, but he also teaches “The Business of Touring” at Columbia College in Chicago, […]
Rockie Charles Passes Away This Morning
“The President of Soul,” Rockie Charles, passed away Friday morning after battling cancer. The blues guitarist—whose real name was Alfred Charles Merrick—was scheduled to play Jazz Fest this year and […]
Waiting for “Wait Wait”
Last night, NPR’s comedy news quiz, Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me, taped this week’s show at the Mahalia Jackson. When host Peter Sagal walked onstage, he was met with […]
YouTube du Jour: The Revivalists
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZewAF4eoqs[/youtube] On Saturday night, the Revivalists will play a CD-release party for their new album, Vital Signs, at the Blue Nile as part of Foburg. Here they are at One […]
Foburg Music Festival Starts Today
New Orleans hasn’t always been thought of as a good rock town. Foburg aims to address that. This weekend, the New Orleans Indie Rock Collective (NOIR) will launch the 3-day music […]
Legendary Hip-Hop Producer Pete Rock to Judge at Beat Battle
This Saturday, the monthly Soundclash beat battle is putting on a special party at the Howlin Wolf. Legendary hip-hop producer and DJ Pete Rock will be on hand for a […]
