Blogs
How Coco Robicheaux Turned Up in Dr. John’s “Splinters”
In 2008, writer/musician Ned Sublette interviewed the late Coco Robicheaux for Bomb Magazine. In it, he speculates on how Dr. John came to sing Coco’s name in “I Walk on […]
Armstrong Park, Sculpture Garden Open Again
“You will see the restored statue of Louis Armstrong, toe and all,” Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced today at a ribbon cutting ceremony to reopen Armstrong Park. The damaging of the […]
Sending a Message
From today’s Times-Picayune: “It signals to people they can do anything they want in the French Quarter. They can come in and spray paint all over a building; they can […]
Noise Ordinance Roundtable Saturday at Sound Cafe
Saturday, the Sound Cafe will host a roundtable on the proposed noise ordinance starting at 2 p.m. You can read the proposal online; pay particular attention to Division 3: Regulations, […]
Free Birdman, Juvie, Quickie Mart
Recently, Birdman and Lil Wayne cohort Mack Maine released a mixtape, Billionaire Minds, which you can download here. You can also get Birdman’s collaboration with Bun B – who’s coming […]
Tickets for Kidd Jordan, Hamid Drake on Sale Now
On Sunday, November 20, Piety Street Recording will host a recording session/intimate concert with tenor saxophone legend Kidd Jordan and percussionist Hamid Drake. Valid Records‘ Benjamin Lyons has brought together […]
We Need a New Abacus
The Superdome has seen many changes this year – renovations on the lower levels, the addition of “Mercedes-Benz” to the exterior and interior facades of the building, and purple lights […]
The Smoking Tripod?
[Updated] A quick addition to the Odd Future story. Amy Harris – one of the photographers’ whose camera was struck by Left Brain – was interviewed by MusicPix.net. You can […]
Man The Ink-Stained Battle Stations
This morning in my email, I received this message from Stephen Perry, President and CEO of New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau: The New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) […]
Voodoo: The Morning (+1) After
This year’s Voodoo came as close as it ever has yet to realizing the idea of integrating the larger rock/pop world with New Orleans music. While some missed the firepower […]
