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Essence Festival Day-by-Day
Here’s the day by day lineup for the Essence Music Festival, which takes place in the Superdome over the July 4 weekend. Little on the main stage speaks to […]
Tone Deaf or Sending a Message?
I’m editing listings for this week, and playing Sunday on the Northshore is Zydeco Ray and the Creole Night Riders. Does the reference to night riders no longer mean […]
Eddie Bo Memorial
The memorial service for Eddie Bo’s family, friends and fans will be held at the Rock ‘N’ Bowl on Wednesday April 1 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Performers (right now) […]
A Telling Difference
One morning during SXSW, I walked through Flatstock, the show of music poster art. Once, it was dominated by images from drive-in culture: Betty Page and pin-up girls, hot rods, […]
SXSW: Day Four
Saturday started with Houston’s Allen Oldies Band playing an outdoor show on South Congress. The question you have to ask yourself while watching the Allen Oldies Band is if singer […]
SXSW: Day Three
Yesterday was a long day that ended as eccentrically as it began First musical stop was a Berlin party, where I saw M.A.N.D.Y. and CLP. Both were highly entertaining, […]
SXSW: Day Two
Yesterday I wondered about the crowds. A SXSW official says the lines were deceptive because one was for wristbands, sold at the convention center for the first time to try […]
Where I Hope to Be
During SXSW, where you plan to be and where you end up are two very different things. If all goes according to plan I’ll see Mark Olson and Gary Louris […]
SXSW: Day One
The news as SXSW starts is the seeming disconnect between the state of the economy, the state of the music business and the music festival/marketplace in Austin, Texas. While […]
Jandek Tonight
Tonight, semi-reclusive recording artist Jandek plays Tulane’s Dixon Hall Annex at 7 p.m. I could try to explain this compulsive, genuinely independent musician and his personal relationship with musical […]
