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Live Review: Tegan and Sara at Tipitina’s, 2/24/10
Indie rock twins Tegan and Sara entered from the dim, backstage lighting dressed in similar plaid Oxford shirts, and Tegan sang, “When you wake, what is it that you think of most? […]
An Alternative to Cap-and-Trade
MusicForAction.org has offered an incentive for people to get involved in climate change – music. At the site, readers can write their senators expressing their concerns about global warming in […]
YouTube du Jour: Bobby Charles
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL-G1BfTvyI[/youtube] Bobby Charles’ last album, Timeless, is out now. He didn’t make the final cut of The Last Waltz, but here’s a scene that ended up on the cutting room floor with […]
Stomp Dates, Gala and Fridays Announced
The Ponderosa Stomp surprised fans when it chose to move away from its traditional dates during the Jazz Fest fortnight and into the fall. The move, though, allows it to […]
YouTube du Jour: Theresa Andersson’s Pedals
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjKgewmVfRI[/youtube]Theresa Andersson developed her one-woman show after recording 2008’s Hummingbird, Go! She’ll perform Sunday at Le Petit Theatre at 7 p.m., where the show will be taped for an upcoming […]
Concert Preview: Roky Finds True Love
When Roky Erickson released The Evil One in 1980 (in Europe, 1981 in America), he told stories of fear and paranoia using the stuff of B-grade horror movies. He sang and played […]
Still Bill: Bill Withers Documentary Screening Tonight
Tonight, The Big Top and DJ Soul Sister are hosting the premiere local screening of Still Bill, a documentary released last year about the life of Bill Withers, one of the […]
New Albums, New Labels for Anders, Shorty
“I was absolutely knocked out by the intensity, focus and passion. It completely blew me away,” say Alligator Records’ founder Bruce Iglauer of American Patchwork, the new album by Anders Osborne. Iglauer […]
YouTube du Jour: Andre Williams
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EyXeyT1LwI[/youtube]Tonight, R&B legend Andre Williams plays the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and as a part of the show, he’ll be interviewed by the Ponderosa Stomp’s Dr. Ike. Here’s a trailer […]
Congo Square Poster Unveiled
Earlier, Jazz Fest revealed this year’s poster, a portrait of Louis Prima by singer Tony Bennett. Now, they’ve released the image of Terrance Osborne’s Congo Square poster – a tribute […]
