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San Francisco-based musician and promoter Mitch Stein feels at home in New Orleans
Mitch Stein scored his first success as a live-music promoter decades ago by booking New Orleans’ first family of funk, the Neville Brothers. While attending Syracuse University in the early […]
FQFIQ: Your French Quarter Festival from A to Z
French Quarter Festival is celebrating its 35th year. The festival runs from Thursday, April 12 until Sunday, April 15, 2018. With 20 stages throughout the French Quarter, our comprehensive guide […]
Spotlight: GG Pender’s “UNO” Anthem (Video)
The spirit of local pride colors every corner of the city we call the Big Easy. Musicians, artists, creatives and visionaries take this feeling of pride and run with it. […]
Jazz Fest Redux
“Happy Fest” is a springtime greeting in New Orleans, our own kind of “Aloha.” People say it to start a conversation and again to depart. I heard this greeting a […]
Photos & Review: Stevie, Snoop, Tank and the Bangas shine on Jazz Fest’s biggest day
The New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course is home to horse racing most of the year, and it’s been so since 1852. But on the day of the 143rd Kentucky […]
Pitbull Will Not Appear Today: The People of Jazz Fest vs. Mother Nature
Sure, the weather was terrible on Sunday. Folks hunkered in bars, restaurants, and houses near the entrances waiting for news about whether the festival would open at all, and it […]
Usher brings the hits, Alabama Shakes soar on second day of Jazz Fest
Gulf winds blew through the Fairgrounds on Saturday in steady gusts ahead of today’s storm. Beneath the cumulous clouds rolling overhead—a kind respite from the sun—were Mississippi Kites and white […]
Jazz Fest A to Z: Your guide to every artist at Jazz Fest 2017
How do you choose from the variety of cultures, rhythms and sounds available at Jazz Fest? Our guide should help. Happy Jazz Fest! Remember that performance information is subject to […]
Anderson .Paak, Preservation Hall Jazz Band Shine on Voodoo Fest’s Final Day (Photos)
On its third and final day, the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience left Halloween revelers basking in musical diversity on a massive scale. In addition to a mortuary-themed haunted house […]
Jazz Fest Redux 2016 (Continued)
➼ Original Jazz Fest Redux 2016 by Rory Callais (RC); Sam D’Arcangelo (SD); Laura DeFazio (LD); Frank Etheridge (FE); Brett Milano (BM); Jennifer Odell (JO); Clea Simon (CS); John […]
