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Treme Gala for Musicians’ Clinic
Hopes for the impact of the upcoming HBO series Treme have been high since it was announced, but its making its presence felt right away. The series debuts in early April, […]
YouTube du Jour: “Heart of Steel”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VwzmvByg6o[/youtube]Galactic played Jimmy Kimmel Live last week with guest vocalist Cyril Neville singing the song performed by Irma Thomas on Ya-Ka-May.
Our Apologies
We’ve heard from many of you about our cover text for the March issue, and if we had the chance to do it again, we’d go in a different direction. […]
MyNameIsJohnMichael Meets Gossip Girl
The song “Character Piece” from MyNameIsJohnMichael’s The People That Come and Go album appears as the bed music for a new commercial for the jewelry line for Gossip Girl and […]
YouTube du Jour: Jon Dee Graham
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEqhjVS9RCg&feature=related[/youtube]Austin’s Jon Dee Graham plays the Ogden Museum of Southern Art tonight at 6 p.m. Here’s an introduction to Graham from the 2008 documentary Jon Dee Graham: Swept Away. OffBeat editor […]
YLC Wednesday at the Square 2010 Lineup Announced
The Young Leadership Council’s annual Wednesday at the Square concert series kicks off at the end of this month with Trombone Shorty and opener Mia Borders. The lineup was released […]
YouTube du Jour: Mia Borders
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdhoChGz1jo[/youtube]Mia Borders continues her residency at the Maple Leaf tonight. Here she is in Jackson Square on New Year’s Eve.
Lil Wayne Gets Another Reprise
Lil Wayne was scheduled to be sentenced yesterday on gun possession charges in New York City, but for the second time, his sentencing was delayed. In early February, he was […]
Slideshow: Ernest “Doc” Watson’s Jazz Funeral
Saxophonist Ernest “Doc” Watson, who played with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Olympia Brass Band passed away on February 19 at the age of 77. This past Saturday, a funeral […]
YouTube du Jour: Rebirth Brass Band
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E1VBCcA76E[/youtube]If it’s Tuesday night, Rebirth Brass Band’s at the Maple Leaf. Here they power a second line on the eve of Jazz Fest 2009.
