Sorrento Ussery Brings The Blues & Soul Back to Farish Street @fjcornerjxn
A little over a year ago or so, I wrote about the sorry state of Jackson’s historic Farish Street, a redevelopment nightmare that has left …
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The Core DJs Party in Jackson at Freelon's @FreelonsJxn @OfficialCoreDJs @IAmTonyNeal
After the opening night showcase, the attendees at the Core DJ Retreat headed over to Freelon’s, which is Jackson’s premiere hip-hop night club, for an …
The Core DJ's Convene in the #MiddleoftheSouth @OfficialCoreDJs
Twice a year, The Core DJ Coalition meets somewhere in America, at events called retreats. The Core is the largest urban DJ coalition in America, …
Remembering the Legacy of R. L. Burnside at the Blues Shack in Waterford, Mississippi
On the Friday night of the Labor Day Weekend, I headed down into Marshall County, Mississippi for the first year of what is to be …
TBC Brings the Seventh Ward Funk at Groove City
The TBC Brass Band hasn’t had a regular Sunday night gig since they ended their long run at the Blue Nile earlier this year, so …
A Stop The Violence Picnic at A. L. Davis Park Uptown
When I had first arrived in New Orleans on Wednesday night at Celebration Hall, there were rumors about a second-line being held on the following …
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 …
Midsummer Mardi-Gras with the Krewe of OAK and the All For One Brass Band
The event calendars for New Orleans showed something called the Midsummer Mardi-Gras that was supposed to take place at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak …
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 …