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Bourbon Business Is Victim of Noise Issues

Bourbon Heat, the bar at 711 Bourbon Street, was recently fined $500 for being a “public nuisance” based on complaints from neighbors about the club. Strict sanctions were handed down […]

Noise Ordinance Still Undecided–Neglecting the Birthplace of Jazz

Last week, I met with representatives of the VCPORA (Vieux Carre Property Owners and Residents Association). This is the group that’s been behind the very public, very loud (how ironic) […]

Buku in Four Minutes

On Sunday, OffBeat‘s Patrick Rulh rolled video for the day at Buku at Mardi Gras World, capturing Skrillex, Big K.R.I.T., Big Gigantic, G-Eazy and more. Here are the results. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_xIlZTIuyk[/youtube]

A Look Back on Buku

Saturday: Ten p.m. at Mardi Gras World Saturday was rowdy. St. Patrick’s Day was a contributing factor, but the music and scene at Buku were bigger ones. Buku combined the […]

Buku Preview: Free Music from Skrillex’s Label

Sunday night, Skrillex closes The Buku Project at Mardi Gras World. His label, OWSLA, this week made available for free download Free Treats: Vol. 2. Here’s the download link.

Buku Preview: Big K.R.I.T. Speaks

Big K.R.I.T. plays The Buku Project Sunday at Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World. He is the subject of a very friendly interview this week for The Village Voice. This might […]

Let’s Just Shut Frenchmen Street Down

Do you love music? Do you love Frenchmen Street? Your days of enjoying this only-in-New Orleans phenomenon of a live music street may soon be coming to an end. I […]

Will Ferrell Explains Bacchus to Letterman

Last night, Will Ferrell was a guest on Late Night with David Letterman, where he discussed his reign as King of Bacchus. A few details didn’t sound quite right—Bacchus on […]

Kanye West Brings Guests to A Night to Make it Right

Saturday night’s “A Night to Make it Right” got the stars in town. Snoop Dogg played a one-off show at House of Blues, and host Ellen DeGeneres showed up at […]

Cracking Down on Frenchmen Street Begins Anew

The noise issues on Frenchmen Street continue. This morning I heard from Bruce Coury, owner of Mojito’s Rum Bar & Grill who told me that amplified music in his courtyard […]