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Treme News: Eric Overmyer Looks Back on Season One
In this month’s issue of OffBeat, we took a last look at the first season of Treme. For it, editor Alex Rawls spoke to Steve Earle and producer Eric Overmyer. […]
Teacher, Musician Clyde Kerr, Jr. Dies
Renowned trumpet player and influential teacher Clyde Kerr, Jr. died Friday after battling an illness in recent months. He was 67. A native of Treme and graduate of St. Augustine […]
Satchmo SummerFest 2010: Photo Slideshow
This weekend the Old U.S. Mint on Esplanade hosted the 10th Annual Satchmo SummerFest, the mostly traditional jazz festival held in honor of Louis Armstrong, with concerts, seminars, dance classes, […]
Madden Gras Comes to New Orleans
For sports gamers, the annual release of the new edition of the Madden franchise – “Madden NFL ’11” this year – is almost a holiday, and this year New Orleans […]
YouTube du Jour: Papa Grows Funk
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shLuJHXVRws[/youtube] Papa Grows Funk emerged from a weekly gig at the Old Point Bar before moving to Monday nights at the Maple Leaf. Here they are at the Leaf with […]
Revival Time with Marty Stuart
On White Linen Night, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art opens “The Art of Country Music,” a collection of personal effects, folk art and iconic objects collected by musician Marty […]
YouTube du Jour: Louis Armstrong
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhVdLd43bDI[/youtube] Today, Satchmo SummerFest starts with seminars at the Palm Court and the Satchmo Club Strut on Frenchmen Street. Here’s Armstrong from 1933 performing “Dinah” in Copenhagen.
Dax Riggs Says Goodnight
Dax Riggs’ first demo tape was Dry Pussy. When I read that on his discography, I jumped to conclusions. I pictured a crazed man with knotty, unwashed hair and torn […]
Whitney White Linen Night on Saturday
Saturday, August 7, Whitney Bank will conquer the 300-800 blocks of Julia Street to host their annual summer pre-art season celebration, White Linen Night. From 6-9 p.m., more than twenty […]
YouTube du Jour: Louis Armstrong
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GuDExkBmnU[/youtube] In honor of the upcoming Satchmo SummerFest, here’s Louis Armstrong from 1959 performing “Basin Street Blues” in Stuttgart, Germany. Tonight’s the kickoff party at the Palm Court. Friday, seminars […]
