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YouTube du Jour: Fats Domino
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uORo2CMUUsk&feature=related[/youtube] “I’d like to have a beer with Fats, he seems like a cool dude,” a poster writes below this classic video of Fats Domino performing “I’m In Love Again,” […]
“The Fantastic Mr. Fox” Returns to the CAC
This spring, Arthur Mintz and Jacques and Rene Duffourc brought an ambitious puppet show adaptation of Roald Dahl’s “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” to the third floor of the Contemporary Arts […]
noirFest IV, Thursday Through Saturday Nights
Tonight kicks off the fourth fall festival hosted by the New Orleans Indie Rock Collective: noirFest IV, featuring all local indie bands. A true testament to both the vibrancy of […]
Perpetual Groove Closes Its Eyes
At any given moment, three-quarters of the Perpetual Grooves’ eyes are shut. They jam like nobody’s watching, sometimes with their asses to the audience. You feel like you’re sneaking a […]
Songwriters Festival Starts Tonight
“The sum is greater than the parts,” is what Chrysalis Music staff songwriter Jim McCormick says in regards to the 2010 New Orleans Songwriters Festival. “There is no headliner sort […]
YouTube du Jour: Felice Brothers
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcVku6bFe-U[/youtube] The Felice Brothers play country and folk-rock with the loose-limbed groove of the Band. They really are brothers at the core of the band, and they first made their […]
Deerhunter Bridges the Gap
When going to watch a live performance of a band that holds a spot under the indie rock banner, it’s hard not to expect to hear a formula that has […]
YouTube du Jour: Bear Hands
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtUrU5Csevk[/youtube] The Portland-based indie rock band Bear Hands is on tour, and it’ll be at the Circle Bar tonight with Caddywhompus opening. Here’s the video “What a Drag” from the […]
The Radiators to Break Up in June
One of New Orleans’ most beloved bands of the last third-of-a-century, the Radiators will be no more come June of 2011. According to an email from guitarist Dave Malone, the […]
Preservation Hall Live in Thailand
On Saturday, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band played a show in Thailand that was attended by the King of Thailand. The show took place at the Siriraj Hospital to raise […]
