New Orleans
Zydeco, Mardi Gras, Cajun, N'awlins flavor.
festivals and subdudes
If I had my way, I’d hit all of the big festivals.. the Coachellas, the Bonnaroos, the Lollapaloozas, etc. But add the tricky dynamic of wife and kids (not to mention a shitty economy), and a guy like me has…
Happy Fat Tuesday
How did Mardi Gras sneak up on us so quickly? Happy Fat Tuesday to all. Check out Home of the Groove for some quality New Orleans flavor. Let the beads fly… And you can watch all the folks party down…
Kermit Ruffins Cooks!
A fixture in the New Orleans music scene, both pre and post-Katrina, is Kermit Ruffins. Every Thursday night, a club in the Bywater section of town – Vaughan’s – becomes Kermit’s place. The fact of the matter is that every…
Neville Brothers live at the Vienna Jazz Festival
I had the good fortune to see the Neville Brothers a couple of weekends ago here in Arizona. That same weekend, Jazz Fest was kicking off in New Orleans. The Neville Brothers were once staples of the Jazz Fest scene,…
Odds and Ends
N’Awlins: Check out these amazing photos from the just wrapped-up Jazz Fest in New Orleans, which I plan to attend next year for the very first time. Who’s in? Hidden Track has the hot pics here. Photos courtesy of Danfun.…
It’s Fat Tuesday
James Gandolfini in the Bacchus parade So me lady and I went to see the Dirty Dozen Brass Band on Sunday night. Amazing performance! Treat yourself the next time these guys make it to your town. A highlight for me…
Mardi Gras in the Desert and the Upcoming Spector-acle
One of the very best things about life as a working adult is the three day weekend, and we are upon one again. Props to Abe and George for this President’s Day Weekend! Ho Na Nae! So Mardi Gras has…
iConcertCal and a Concert Dilemma
Peter at Bars & Guitars recommended a cool (and free) iTunes plug-in called iConcertCal. After you install it, you click View > Show Visualizer on your iTunes menu bar, and it shows you a calendar of concerts in your area…
When the Saints Go Marching In
Seeger Sessions Style. Bruce.Marc Anthony Thompson.Patti Scialfa. Beautiful… (and congrats to the New Orleans Saints…take it all the way!) The Pride of New Orleans – for a great Anderson Cooper interview with lower Ninth Ward resident Herbert Gettridge, click that…
The Dark Side of New Orleans
Can the people of New Orleans get a break please? Nine days into the year, and nine people slain violently. Mayor Nagin had a press conference today, and while he stopped short of issuing a curfew in the city, he…