Reggae on the Bayou?
The Caribbean atmosphere of New Orleans has been pointed out many times, from the fact that the city celebrates Carnival, to the African-derived cultural practices …
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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 …
Dual Drive Celebrating The Memphis Music Legacy at @SpinStreetMusic
Memphis guitarist Garry Goin is a fairly well-known figure in the local music scene, who often appears at Memphis Grizzlies games at Fed Ex Forum, …
Checking Out The New Louisiana Music Factory @LMFNews on @FrenchmenStreet
Since the last time I had been in New Orleans, the great Louisiana Music Factory record store had moved from their longtime location on Decatur …
Book and Record Shopping in St. Louis
Although I was in St. Louis for a Recording Academy event, the event wasn’t until the evening, so I had the better part of the …
Rap, Hip-Hop & More at E & S Music & Video in Lafayette
To be a moderately-sized city, Lafayette has a fairly large number of music stores, including two independent record shops owned by the same owner. The …
Rock the House at Lafayette’s House Rockers Records
Lafayette’s Northgate Mall is a dying mall, if not a dead mall, which is somewhat peculiar, as it is much closer to I-10 and I-49 …
SXSW Day 3: Coffee in East Austin @VintageHeartAtx and Records @ThirdManRRS @ThirdManRecords
It is possible to find free parking during SXSW if you don’t mind a fair amount of walking, so I parked over on the Eastside, …
SXSW Day 2: Trailer Space Records and East Austin
After I left Travis Heights, I drove over to East Austin and parked my car across the street from the Carver Community Center. As I …
SXSW Day 2: Getting Funky at @FriendsofSound Records
Also in South Austin is a record store called Friends of Sound, which can be hard to find despite its South Congress Avenue address, as …