Blogs
Jazz Fest Is Over? Jimmy’s Keeps Trying.
Had a glorious second weekend at Jazz Fest—if you count Friday and Saturday. Thursday was too rainy and Friday too cold for my tastes, but I did go on Friday […]
Jazz Fest TV
Years ago, Jazz Fest was shot for television broadcast, some of which we saw, mostly not. All that has changed with the entry of AXS TV. Every night when I […]
Jazz Fest For The Gimped and Otherwise Infirm
I am handicapped, and I have limited use of my legs due to an automobile accident some 30 years ago. The older I get, the worse the pain. About 16 […]
New Orleans Music Community Protests Cultural Regulation with Second Line April 25
There is no doubt that awareness is spreading with lightning speed around the Crescent City about the current City administration’s methods of re-enforcing 30 – 50 year old entertainment venue […]
Music Museum–At The Head of Canal Street?
For some years, the International Trade Mart skyscraper (known as the World Trade Center), in a prime location at the head of Canal Street that overlooks the Mississippi River, has […]
Weird Covers, Slidin’ Things & Other French Quarter Fest Delights
After a weekend of stage-hopping at the French Quarter Fest, a few quick shots and impressions: I wasn’t familiar with Bag of Donuts’ brand of insanity so I’ll just say […]
Texas is a lot more progressive
Sue Mobley, the Executive Director of Sweet Home New Orleans has written some thought-provoking letters, one of which I published in my blog last week, which was echoed in a […]
Gravy, Mia Borders, Wild Magnolias and Creole String Bands Wow at Freret Fest
Classic rock radio is a scourge upon the airwaves, but classic rock itself could be a beautiful thing, full of great tracks that haven’t been recycled to death. And one […]
Ships vs. Hotels
I wasn’t alive in 1940, but in half a century perceptions, business orientations and city economies can surely change drastically. I can remember when I was a kid that New […]
Festivals, Festivals!
Did you know that New Orleans hosts 120 festivals annually that are attended by 3.6-million people? Wow. That’s a lotta music, food, culture and beer! New Orleans’ two biggest music […]
