Kermit Ruffins to Open Club in Mother-in-Law Building

Since Antoinette K-Doe’s daughter Betty Fox announced the final closing of the Mother-in-Law Lounge last month, many have wondered what would become of the iconic building. That mystery has now […]

YouTube du Jour: Kermit Ruffins

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqgS_CNRnXg[/youtube] Tonight, “Home for the Holidays” returns to the House of Blues. This fundraiser for the Daniel Price Memorial Fund features the Rebirth Brass Band, Kermit Ruffins, Amanda Shaw, Shamarr Allen, […]

Kermit Ruffins, Happy Talk (Basin Street Records)

In 2007, Kermit Ruffins got married in Woldenberg Park during the French Quarter Festival. As his beloved bride Juicee mounted the stage, Kermit and the fellas pointed their horns in […]

Preview of Kermit Ruffins’ “Happy Talk”

Kermit Ruffins will release his new album, Happy Talk, October 26. For those who can’t wait, here’s a free mp3 to download: “I Got a Treme Woman.”

Kermit Ruffins Gets the “Real” Treatment

Last night, I went to see Kermit Ruffins and made an unpleasant discovery: The Real World has found Vaughan’s. MTV’s The Real World is one of the pioneering reality shows, one […]

Kermit Ruffins, Have a Crazy Cool Christmas (Basin Street)

Kermit Ruffins Have a Crazy Cool Christmas (Basin Street) Kermit Ruffins’ role as the Bard of Good Times in New Orleans has led him into some musically dubious spots, places […]

Kermit Ruffins, Livin’ a Treme Life (Basin Street)

Kermit Ruffins has two subjects for songs: How much he loves New Orleans and how much he loves the Treme. Everything else spins off of one of those two themes. […]

Kermit Ruffins, Live at Vaughan’s (Basin Street Records)

  Live albums either work spectacularly or they don’t work very well at all. There was a feral, musical restlessness in the MC5 that was only captured on Kick Out […]

Around the Clock with Kermit Ruffins

“I have to light up the rainy day grill,” observes Kermit Ruffins on a cool, wet Wednesday morning in early April. “I love this weather,” the trumpeter and vocalists declares […]

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Kermit Ruffins with the Rebirth Brass Band, Throwback (Basin Street Records)

Some albums might sound like a group is having a bunch of fun. With the meeting of Kermit Ruffins and his previous band and old buddies the ReBirth Brass Band […]