October 2011
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Festivals Acadiens et Créoles Celebrates Cajun and... →
Since 1972, Festivals Acadiens et Créoles has been serving up the best of Cajun culture to an amassing fan base. The annual festival, held in Lafayette’s Girard Park, delivers a zestful combination of food, crafts and Cajun music that ranges from Cajun giant Steve Riley to Creole traditionalist Joe Hall to the fiery zydeco-rock of […]
August 2011
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Make Lloyd Dobler Play Anything With Lloydtube →
Are you one of the few cold-hearted girls who found Lloyd Dobler’s over-the-head-boomboxing in Say Anything kind of creepy? Enter Lloydtube, a little hack that lets you make Dobler play anything. Simply surf on over to the Llyodtube site, enter in a music video’s YouTube URL, and Dobler will b…
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Hear Neil Young Debut 5 New Songs Live
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As any longtime Neil Young worshiper could tell you, a Shakey tour isn’t always a “greatest hits” event, and his latest, a 13-city jaunt with Bert Jansch dubbed Twisted Road, is no different. Sure, Young has been adorning his sets with “Cinnamon Girl,” “Down by the River,” “Ohio,” “Helpless,” “Cortez the Killer,” and other choice tunes from his epic oeuvre, but amid “After the...
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May 2010
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Jazzfest Must Sees for Sunday, May 2nd →
Finish strong! Here are my top 10 picks for Sunday, May 2nd – the final day of Jazzfest 2010… Mia Borders / Gentilly Stage / 11:25a – 12:10p Start off the morning with a bit of soul. …
Jazzfest Must Sees for Saturday, May 1st →
Do it big (REAL BIG) on the biggest day of Jazzfest 2010. Take you’re pick… MyNameIsJohnMichael / Gentilly Stage / 11:30a – 12:30p Infectious and energetic, there’s no better way to kick…
April 2010
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Jazzfest Must Sees for Friday, April 30th →
Bringing in the weekend on the Fair Grounds… you should be! Here’s my top 10 Jazzfest pics for Friday, April 30th. Disappointingly, lala.com has discontinued song embedding, so I’ve got no MP3s for…
Jazzfest 2010 Week 2 Late Night Concert Grids →
It’s time for the home stretch… the final weekend of Jazzfest 2010. Live music doesn’t get any better around these parts… especially after sunset. If the last few nights are any…
Jazzfest Must Sees for Thursday, April 29th →
Here we go… Just like last week, I’m putting together my top 10 picks for each day of Jazzfest. Unless you’re able to transcend time and space, then you probably won’t be able to catch all 10…
Festival Review: Jazfest - Saturday, April 24th →
I arrived at Jazzfest shortly after one o’clock on Saturday, April 24th. Though there would be no rain, the previous day’s deluge had turned the Fair Grounds into stagnant cesspool –…
Festival Review: Jazzfest - Friday, April 23rd →
A rather foreboding, gray sky loomed overhead as I made my way to the Fair Grounds on Friday, April 23rd. The forecast did not look good. All signs pointed to rain… and plenty of it. But…
Jazzfest 2010 Mid-Fest, Late Night Concert Grids →
I hope all of you braved the weather and had a great first weekend of Jazzfest… I definitely did. While I’ve got plenty of news, photos, and reviews coming up (shortly, I promise),…
New Grooves: The Revivalists - Vital Signs →
As fate would have it, The Revivalists formed in 2007 when guitarist Zack Feinberg, cruising on his bicycle, heard singer Dave Shaw crooning on his front porch one hot, New Orleans…
Jazzfest Must Sees for Sunday, April 25th →
Still rolling along… Here’s to closing out the first weekend of Jazzfest strong! Below you’ll find my top 10 picks for Sunday, April 25th. Take a listen and start plotting your course.
Jazzfest Must Sees for Saturday, April 24th →
Just like the previous Jazzfest preview post, here are my top ten shows for Saturday, April 24th. Have a listen. Then, do your best to catch as many of these as possible… See you on the Fair…
Jazzfest Must Sees for Friday, April 23rd →
Much like last year, we’re diving headlong into Jazzfest. And to start things off, I figured it would be a good idea to give you my top 10 picks for each day. Now I realize that it’s highly…
Download Jazzfest Week 1 Late Night Concert Grids →
Here we go… It’s Jazzfest time! In just a few days – and for the next two weeks – New Orleans will be transformed into a multi-hued mélange of trumpet blast, second line rhythms,…
GrooveTube: Cliff Hines Quintet →
Though oftentimes true, it’s a common misconception to classify New Orleans as a timeless city where traditional jazz can be heard echoing throughout the streets. Today, the birthplace of…
Crawfest and Block Party 2010 Coming at Ya...... →
Looking to for something to get into this weekend… Tomorrow, Saturday, April 17th get a jump on Jazzfest at either – or both – of the following events… Tulane University will host its…
Photoblog: French Quarter Fest 2010 →
Before I move on to Jazzfest mode, I’ve got one more entry from French Quarter Fest. Below you’ll find a photoset from my adventures at a FQF 2010. Pictures include shots of the
Festival Review: French Quarter Fest Day 3 -... →
With a sour taste still lingering in my mouth from the previous afternoon’s debacle, I began my day at French Quarter Fest away from the larger stages. I ventured out into the Vieux…
Festival Review: French Quarter Fest Day 2 -... →
Now that I’m through with the taxman, it’s time to get back into the groove. Before I jump into full Jazzfest mode, let me pickup where I left off before my bout with Uncle Sam. Saturday,…
Festival Review: French Quarter Fest Day 1 -... →
I got out to French Quarter Fest a little later than I would have liked on Friday, April 9th – sometime after 5:00pm, I guess. I spent the earlier part of the afternoon hanging out…
Top Picks: French Quarter Fest 2010 →
It has begun… French Quarter Fest 2010! Now, before I head on to the Vieux Carré, I’ve got a few things for you to look forward to this weekend. Below, you’ll find my top ten picks…
Makin' Some Noise: Foburg Fest Recap →
New Orleans music is nothing if not diverse. But every now and again, I want to take a departure from the recognizable traditional influences that run through even the most disparate styles…
Festival Review: Foburg Night Three - Sunday,... →
I woke up Sunday morning feeling like I was underwater, mainly because I got four hours of sleep. I coasted through most of the day, and after a lengthy afternoon nap, I headed over to
French Quarter Fest 2010 Preview and Schedule... →
As many of you already know, this weekend is French Quarter Festival – arguably the most diverse and authentic yearly musical celebration held in the Crescent City. To say that FQF…
Photoblog: Mardi Gras Indians on Super Sunday →
Last Sunday (March 28th), the Mardi Gras Indian tribes of New Orleans held their annual parade and celebration, aptly dubbed Super Sunday. Typically Super Sunday is held on the Sunday…
Festival Review: Foburg Night Two - Saturday,... →
After the uptown St. Patrick‘s Day Parade, when it had gotten genuinely dark and dangerous out, I decided to ride a bike over to Matt’s house a couple of miles away and get ready for…
Festival Review: Foburg Night One - Friday, March... →
Foburg Fest Night One … Matt (Barryfest) called early Friday afternoon. “Why don’t we go down to Foburg now and get things started?” “Sounds good to me.” Matt drove the two of…
March 2010
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New form the DBRS: Tasty Song We’re Working On →
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lala listening... mic check... inspectah deck's on...
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Festival Review: SXSW Day 4 - Saturday, March 20th →
For once, I actually got a good jump on SXSW… that was until I realized that I left my badge at my friend’s house and had to return to get it. If you know how much Austin traffic…
Festival Review: SXSW Day 3 - Friday, March 19th →
Friday at SXSW… the BIG day… I arrived downtown sometime in the mid-afternoon. Stop one: bratwurst. Stop two: 6th St. I was definitely getting better at riding this bull. My only…
Groovechat: Bionica →
Kaleidoscopic layers of jazz, rock, and new wave permeate the cascading grooves and drifting ethereality of New Orleans post-rock outfit Bionica, a group whose genre-morphing sounds…
Festival Review: SXSW Day 2 - Thursday, March 18th →
On my second day at SXSW, I got out a little later than I planned… but hey, I was to this game, and I still had plenty of time to learn the ropes. After driving around in circles for a…
Jazzfest Announces Day Cubes →
Yesterday, just as I was coming out of my SXSW coma the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation released the time schedules for Jazzfest 2010… the cubes as they are more…
Festival Review: SXSW Day 1 - Wednesday, March... →
Just in case you were wondering if I abandoned ship over the last few days, I haven’t. As I mention in the previous post, I was in Austin covering SXSW for Offbeat Magazine. I apologize for the…
Photoblog: Foburg Music Festival →
It’s been quite a few days since my last post, but much has transpired since then. The inaugural Foburg Music Festival went off smashingly… or much better than I expected for a…
Groovescapes' Foburg Fest MP3 Sampler! →
It’s here… the first annual Foburg Music Fest is now upon us! In a matter of hours Frenchman St. will be abuzz with some of the most innovative and eclectic music around today. Consider…
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The Matt & Jack Podvast, Episode #006
If you were one of the literally tens of people anxiously waiting for Part 2 of the “Minivast” to hit the airwaves, you’re out of luck: It was terrible so we shelved it. Instead, we are back for a full-scale episode that chronicles the rise and fall of MTV Unplugged, offers a theory on how professional sports and pornography control the...
Foburg... a Music Festival... Happening This... →
Prepare to get thoroughly rocked this weekend, March 12th – 14th, at Foburg… a music festival. You may remember that back in January, I a gave you a heads up about the weekend-long,…
Dark Star Orchestra at the House of Blues →
While members of Dark Star Orchestra sharing the stage with the surviving members of the Grateful Dead is not a new phenomenon – Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Donna Jean…