New Orleans Comes to Memphis with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band at Lafayette’s
Old Man Winter had other ideas when the Stooges Brass Band was supposed to play at Lafayette’s Music Room in Memphis a few weeks ago, …
Concerts
Soul Renaissance: Leon Bridges Live at the White Water Tavern in Little Rock
It’s hard to believe that only a couple of months ago I had never heard of Leon Bridges. Of course, the Fort Worth-based soul singer …
Under The Bridge on Claiborne on Mardi Gras Afternoon
It took me nearly an hour to get from Metairie to the North Claiborne Avenue area where TBC Brass Band was supposed to be playing, …
Albert King Jr and the Final Touch Band at @GroundZero; Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry and Terry Big T Williams at Red’s Lounge
When I left the Delta Blues Alley Cafe, I walked across the street to Ground Zero Blues Club where the Final Touch Band was playing …
Crisis901 Presents Dope on Arrival at the House of Mtenzi
I really was not familiar with the Memphis rapper Crisis 901 who was putting on an event called Dope On Arrival at the House of …
Enjoying Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen at Chickie Wah Wah
When I got to New Orleans on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, I wasn’t sure where I wanted to go hear live music. There weren’t any …
The TBC Brass Band Live at Le Maison Creole in Harvey, and the Zulu Club in New Orleans @TBCBand @TBC_BrassBand
I had heard from friends in the TBC Brass Band that they were playing for some event at a place called Le Maison Creole in …
Jamal Batiste Live at Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club @CuttingEdgeNOLA @SljcNola
While the Cutting Edge NOLA hip-hop showcase was going on at Cafe Istanbul, a music industry mixer and showcase was also going on a few …
Cutting Edge NOLA's Hip-Hop Showcase at @CafeIstanbul_ Sponsored by @ShiveMagazine @CuttingEdgeNOLA
After lunch, the Cutting Edge NOLA Music Business Conference held a rap and hip-hop summit at Cafe Istanbul in the St. Roch neighborhood sponsored by …
Jamming With the Pinettes Brass Band at Bullet's in the Seventh Ward
After dinner, I drove over to the Seventh Ward, to a neighborhood sports bar called Bullet’s, where the all-girl Pinettes Brass Band has a weekly …