Jairus Daigle and His Band Live at Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club @sljcnola @CuttingEdgeNOLA
My first stop was at the jazz showcase of Cutting Edge NOLA, which was going on at Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club on North Claiborne Avenue, …
Month: August 2014
Guitar Summit and Noya Jones at the @LittleGemSaloon @CuttingEdgeNOLA
The kickoff party for this year’s Cutting Edge NOLA Music Business Conference took place in the upstairs Ramp Room of the Little Gem Saloon at …
Great Burgers With A New Orleans Flair at Charcoal's Gourmet Burger Bar @CharcoalsBurger
After the late afternoon listening session at Cutting Edge NOLA, I was in the mood for a burger, and after looking at all the various …
Music Business and New Music in New Orleans at @CuttingEdgeNOLA
For 22 years, the Cutting Edge Music Business Conference has been going on in New Orleans, giving new artists and musicians an opportunity to showcase …
Inspiration and Devastation in the Desire Neighborhood and the Lower 9th Ward
After breakfast at the Who Dat Coffee Cafe, I was already in the general vicinity of the Lower 9th Ward, so I decided to drive …
Remembering a Fallen Comrade: TBC Brass Band Celebrating the Life of Brandon Franklin at Celebration Hall @TBC_BrassBand @TBCBand
The To Be Continued Brass Band (or TBC Brass Band) plays every Wednesday at Celebration Hall on St. Bernard Avenue in the Seventh Ward of …
Irie Vibes at Handy Park with The Chinese Connection Dub Embassy
There’s not a great deal of reggae activity in Memphis (perhaps because our city has very few Caribbean residents), but we do have one really …
Concrete Soul Band and Arean Alston (@AreanAlston) at Brinson's in Memphis
I knew that live music went on at Brinson’s in downtown Memphis, but it had been years since I had been there, so when I …
Apollo Mighty (@apollo_mighty) Live at the Gazebo in Cooper-Young
The Cooper-Young Gazebo in front of Strano Sicilian Kitchen has seen a lot more live music activity this summer than in past years, and a …
House of Funk Band Live at Woody's Steakhouse in Tupelo @WoodysTupelo
My bass-playing friend Monte Butts had asked me to come down to Tupelo and play a gig with him at the Linc Center, and when …