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  Last night, it seemed that adding the stretch of Magazine from Jefferson to Napoleon added 45 or so minutes to the parade route. WDSU has a brilliant solution for […]

Sad News

  We  just heard that Snooks Eaglin passed away this afternoon. More when we know more.

How Has this Taken So Long?

  With wireless technology being what it is, why did it take until this weekend and St. Stanislaus Academy to bring the electric bass to Mardi Gras? In the middle […]

A Snag

  I was really excited by the new ‘tit Rex Parade – the first Mardi Gras microkrewe with shoebox floats pulled by remote control cars. When Bacchus, Orpheus, Muses and […]

Loueke at UNO Today

  Today at 1:30, jazz guitarist Lionel Loueke will give a workshop in UNO’s Performing Arts Center, Room 103. If I could get away, I’d be there. Here’s the hype: […]

“Together We Are Tiny”

  I am totally intrigued by the ‘tit Rex Parade – the World’s first Mardi Gras microkrewe, where shoebox floats will be pulled by motorized cars. It starts Saturday night […]

For Lovers Only

We recently received this from Phil DeGruy promoting Twangorama’s Valentine’s Day show:    We at Twangorama Inc., ever mindful of the needs of others, have conjured up an evening of […]

Reading Between the Lines

  Todd Martens interprets the press release announcing the merger of TicketMaster and Live Nation for the L. A. Times today.  “The merger would create the most powerful and influential […]

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 […]