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Disturbed Come Back From The Dead

Fans of Chicago-based heavy metal outfit Disturbed are in for a particularly good Friday tomorrow, when the band swings through New Orleans for the first time in years. Their absence […]

Gravity Dead: Billy Iuso, Gravity A to Honor Grateful Dead at Tipitina’s

Guitarist and vocalist Billy Iuso will team up with Gravity A to pay tribute to the music of the Grateful Dead. The show–billed as Gravity Dead–will take place at Tipitina’s […]

VH1 Save the Music to Host Fundraising Dinner in New Orleans with Chef Donald Link

VH1 Save the Music’s new Musically Mastered Menu Tour series will make a stop in New Orleans on Wednesday, April 20–just a few days before Jazz Fest. VH1 Save the […]

Deepwater Horizon Film Gets First Trailer

Deepwater Horizon, the forthcoming major motion picture about the industrial accident/explosion that led to the 2010 BP oil spill, now has its first trailer. The film, which stars Mark Wahlberg, […]

Classic Zydeco Album Added to Library of Congress Registry

Clifton Chenier’s classic 1975 zydeco album Bogalusa Boogie is one of 25 sound recordings that have been selected for preservation at the Library of Congress due to their cultural, historical […]

Warren Haynes to Lead Jazz Fest Tribute to The Band’s Last Waltz

Allman Brothers Band and Gov’t Mule guitarist Warren Haynes and bassist/producer Don Was will lead a re-imagining of The Band’s famed Last Waltz farewell concert. The Jazz Fest after show […]

Jazz Fest Confirms New Rules for Chairs, Tarps at Main Stages

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will institute new rules in order to avoid the crowd-created gridlock that has plagued the event in past years, particularly during last year’s […]

The Roots Announce Jazz Fest After Show

The Roots will play a Jazz Fest after show at New Orleans’ Orpheum Theater on Friday, April 29. The show will be a tribute to local saxophonist Clarence “Trixzey” Slaughter […]

Jazz Fest Reveals Daily Music Schedules

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has unveiled its daily music schedules for 2016. The info–aka “the cubes”–was released today during the festival’s annual “Month Out” press conference at […]