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Jon Cleary: All By Myself
Jon Cleary has three pianos. There’s nothing obviously antique, historic or novel about them. They reside in his home studio in the Bywater under posters from gigs he’s played—one for […]
Rebirth Brass Band to Play the Grammys
The Rebirth Brass Band will compete for its first Grammy on Sunday when Rebirth of New Orleans will be up for the Best Regional Roots Music Album Grammy. The award […]
Bruce Springsteen & Eddie Vedder to Jazz Fest, Daily Lineups Available
Bruce Springsteen’s new album, Wrecking Ball, is due out March 6, and he’ll perform at this year’s Jazz Fest on Sunday, April 29. Springsteen was last at Jazz Fest in […]
Festival Season Kicks Off Early
One thing I can say about the sports impacting New Orleans: we have hosted more major sports events than any other city in the US. That means tourist dollars. Even […]
Jazz Fest Lineup 2012: The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Artist Roster Announced
1st Weekend Lineup 2nd Weekend Lineup The 2012 Jazz Fest lineup features headliners The Eagles, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Foo Fighters, Zac Brown Band, John Mayer, Herbie Hancock, My […]
Didn’t See That Coming
Yesterday when I posted Coachella’s lineup as a possible preview for upcoming New Orleans festivals, I thought there were clues to Voodoo’s lineup in it, but I really didn’t expect […]
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, […]
Lindsay Mendez, Reaching Out (Rabadash)
Reaching Out by Lindsay Mendez is full of good songs, good singing and good playing. At the same time, it’s hard to imagine who’d be made happy by it. That’s […]
John Prine
John Prine is one of those master singer-songwriters whose biggest hits were for other people—“Angel of Montgomery” for Bonnie Raitt and “You Never Call Me By My Name” for David […]
Roy Rogers, Split Decision (Blind Pig)
Roy Rogers has several Jazz Fest highlight moments on his resume, particularly his incendiary special guest appearances with Bonnie Raitt and Steve Miller, but this year it will be his […]