Blogs
Secretary of the Arts?
Quincy Jones has been actively pressing President Obama to create a Secretary of the Arts Cabinet post. NARAS president Neil Portnow echoed those thoughts and Variety‘s Phil Gallo suggested […]
Grammy results so far
[UPDATE BELOW] I just started checking Grammy’s Twitter feed, and the pre-tel when most of the awards are given out is still going on, even though E! is showing […]
Whose Jazz?
Belyin’s response to yesterday’s post gave me reason to go back and scrutinize the Jazz Fest’s jazz offerings more closely. Snug Harbor aside, it’s hard to look at that […]
Shot Through the Heart
[Update below] The TBA in Jazz Fest’s lineup turned out to be neither Bruce Springsteen or Neil Young as many hoped. Instead, we get Bon Jovi, who festival director […]
TV Tonight
Tonight at 7 p.m. on PBS, Lolis Eric Elie and Dawn Logsdon’s Faubourg Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans will air. Today, the Katrina elements feel a […]
Theresa on Conan O’Brien
In case you missed it, here’s Theresa Andersson’s appearance from last night.
Help Wanted
Earlier today, we received an email from the Hookah Cafe’s Gil Berman warning that the club is likely to have to close because it doesn’t comply with non-smoking laws […]
Best of the Beat Winners
On Wednesday and Saturday nights, we presented our Best of the Beat winners. Here’s how it went: 2008 Best of the Beat Award Winners MUSIC AWARDS Best Blues Band […]
A Little Love
On Friday, the Los Angeles Times’ Ann Powers wrote an interesting take on Theresa Andersson, looping and notions of virtuosity: During recent performance at the Hotel Café, Andersson introduced […]
Telefon Home
I’ve spent the morning listening to Telefon Tel Aviv after learning yesterday of the passing of TTA member Charlie Cooper. The electronica duo spent most of their professional life […]
