Rain didn’t stop these jazzmen from doing what they do at Jackson Square in New Orleans, 1/13/14
SXSW Day 2: Afternoon Traffic in Austin
During South By Southwest in Austin, you learn to expect the unexpected.
Photography
Soul is STILL Waterproof
When Second is Number 1(I’m Confused, Too!)
Along the route of the Lady Jetsetters second-line last week was a church whose sign proclaimed it Second Zion Baptist Number One. On an earlier …
Fill ‘Er Up Uptown
Another charming fact about New Orleans is the tendency to run into well-preserved anachronisms everywhere, such as this remarkable 1930’s or 1940’s era service station, …
Sermons on the Mounts in the Crescent City
Any second-line route is likely to pass by any number of churches, but what I had never noticed until last week was how many of …
The Iberville, Cities of the Dead, and Kermit’s Treme Speakeasy
My fellow panelist Travis wanted to have a look at what was left of the Iberville projects, which unlike the rest of New Orleans’ legendary …
Clarksdale Street Scenes #SunflowerBlues2013
During festivals, music becomes the central focus of Clarksdale
Dayton’s Omega Music (@Omegamusicohio) and Oregon District
Dayton’s oldest and best independent record store is Omega Music, a new-and-used store that moved to the city’s Oregon District entertainment area a few years …
Cincinnati’s Over-The-Rhine Community
Cincinnati’s Over-The-Rhine neighborhood, despite its historic architecture, has been a troubled place for much of the city’s recent history. In fact, it was the focal …
