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I’m in the process of reading an advance of Everything is an Afterthought, Kevin Avery’s biography and selected works of the music critic Paul Nelson. Reading Nelson’s writing reminds me […]
Jazz Fest Day 6: People Everywhere and Shaky Wardrobe Decisions
[UPDATED] I’ve wondered for much of this Jazz Fest if the crowds are simply smaller or if they’ve been evenly distributed around the stages. Yesterday, a ton of people were […]
Jazz Fest Day 5: Fun and Pedal Steel
Part of the joy of Jazz Fest is being blown away by someone unexpected. I had that twice yesterday: – Yvette Landry‘s set in the Lagniappe Tent was a beautiful […]
The Whiteness of the Wales
The New Orleans musical method of reflecting on the city has for years been the catalogue of popular places. On his album Skull Orchard, Jon Langford – who’s playing tonight […]
More YouTube: A-Trak and Kid Sister
Tonight, A-Trak brings his “Magic 8 Ball Tour” to the House of Blues. Here’s footage of the DJ talking about Kanye West and the mechanics of creating music. You can […]
Jazz Fest Preview: Ms. Lauryn Hill
The Arcade Fire and Mumford and Sons weren’t the only Jazz Fest artists to play Coachella last weekend. Ms. Lauryn Hill (Saturday, May 7, Congo Square Stage, 5:25 p.m.) returned […]
Jazz Fest News: Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons Reviews
Saturday night, the Arcade Fire (Friday, May 6, 5:35 p.m.) headlined Coachella. It was the band’s first time headlining a major festival, and by all accounts, it was a major […]
David Simon Meets the Real New Orleans, Pt. 2
Why did nobody at City Hall know about the letter from Treme producers David Simon, Eric Overmyer and Nina Noble urging the city to work with preservationists to save five […]
Filmmakers: Why We’re Suspicious of You
Here at the corner of Frenchmen and Decatur, our parking has been screwed for days because a movie is being shot. That’s irritating, but I won’t complain about that. But […]
Alan Lomax in New Orleans, 1982
This afternoon, I received an email that read: In 1982, famed folklorist Alan Lomax spent considerable time videotaping in New Orleans — musical performances of Indians on the street out […]
