Blogs
Welcome to my Nightmare–and a New World
This website is new to me–as it is to you–and lemme tell you, it’s been a long hard road. We decided to change our website about a year-and-a-half ago, and […]
Jazz Fest, Day Two
Saturday started with the Tipsy Chicks in the Lagniappe Stage. Lynn Drury sang, “All is Forgiven on Frenchmen Street,” and I wonder if that’s true. In the same Friday […]
Saturday at the Fest: Where I’ll Be
Today I hope to check in on the following: Tipsy Chicks – 11:20 a.m. – Lagniappe Stage Joe Krown, Walter “Wolfman” Washington and Russell Batiste, Jr. – 11:20 a.m. […]
Jazz Fest, Day One
Yesterday was a beautiful day to be at the Fair Grounds, but it sure seemed like the crowds were a little thin. I walked to the front of the […]
My Jazz Fest Friday
Here’s what I hope to see: High Ground Drifters – 11:15 a.m. Fais Do-Do Stage The Vettes – 11:30 a.m. Gentilly Stage Como Now – noon – Gospel Tent […]
This Weekend @ Chickie Wah Wah
Unfortunately, we missed part of Chickie Wah Wah’s listings for this weekend. Here they are: Thursday night: Lil’ Buck Sinegal, C.C. Adcock and Steve Riley’s “Cowboy Stew Blues Revue” […]
Stomp Conference Schedule
Last year, the Ponderosa Stomp added the Stomp Conference to its schedule – a series of oral histories and panel discussions on the history of rock ‘n’ roll with […]
Looking Ahead, Pt. 3
The reader who sent me his hotel booking experiences also sent this line from a New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation email: “The lineup is amazing, tickets are selling at a […]
Everything Old is New Again
In 2007, George Wein – founder of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival – sold Festival Productions to Festival Network. This didn’t affect Jazz Fest because (if I […]
Looking Ahead, Pt. 2
I received the following email from a reader. I can’t vouch for his sources, but he suggests the recession may be having an effect on Jazz Fest attendance: Alex…I […]