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Antoinette K-Doe Funeral Arrangements

  Here’s an email from photographer Erika Goldring on Antoinette’s funeral arrangements: Friday Visitation at the Mother In Law Lounge (1500 N. Claiborne Ave) 2pm-7pm  Saturday  9-11am visitation at St. […]

Antoinette Stories

  Have a good Antoinette K-Doe story? If so, send it me at [email protected] and we’ll share the best.

The Mayor as Critic?

  I’m not sure that the person who Twitters as MayorNagin actually is Mayor Nagin, but he reads like him. Today he offered his brief critique of Bobby Jindal’s rebuttal […]

Grossed Out

  There’s a lot in the race and class dynamics of Mardi Gras that are subtler than we realize – or maybe they aren’t at all and we simply look […]

Antoinette K-Doe and Snooks Eaglin

  [UPDATE BELOW] Antoinette K-Doe passed away of a heart attack early Tuesday morning after finishing her Lundi Gras shift at the Mother-in-Law Lounge. Thankfully, we were able to present […]

So Sad

  I heard this morning that Antoinette K-Doe died of a heart attack last night. All my confirmations have been secondhand, but now the Mother-in-Law Lounge is my Mardi Gras […]

Best and Worst

  Best Mardi Gras dining experience: Name-your-own-cheese cheeseburger grilled at St James Cheese Company on Lundi Gras. A rich Roquefort melting on a medium rare burger is a special thing. […]

How to Add Drama to Mardi Gras

  BeauSoleil’s David Doucet rides in Mid-City, but the band’s tour ended last night in Iowa. Since yesterday morning, he’s been Twittering about his activities trying to get home. This […]

Out of Step

  After the country rejected the Imperial Presidency, Nagin seems to want the Imperial Mayoralty. And people seem ready to help it happen, or at least not get in the […]

Ennui Setting In Already

Superfly Productions just released its lineup of night time shows during Jazz Fest: Friday, April 24th 2009 Garage a Trois with Kirk Joseph’s 504 Brass Band Riverboat Creole Queen – […]