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Urban Music Showcases at @CuttingEdgeNOLA

My friend Rico Brooks, who manages Gorilla Zoe, was in New Orleans for the Cutting Edge conference, and after we ate dinner at the Steak Knife, we headed over to Le Roux on Louisiana Avenue for the conference’s rap and R & B showcases. The hip-hop performances upstairs had ended early due to some artists on the line-up that failed to appear, but the R & B/soul showcases were still going on downstairs, including the Austin-based band Neckbone. 

The Steak Knife is a historic New Orleans restaurant that few tourists ever see, since it is in an obscure neighborhood called Lakeview, which, as its name suggests is out close to Lake Pontchartrain. The Steak Knife is neither “New American” nor trendy, just consistently good basic steak and potatoes, with some inviting seafood dishes as well. It’s definitely worth a detour from the Quarter. 

The Steak Knife is a historic New Orleans restaurant that few tourists ever see, since it is in an obscure neighborhood called Lakeview, which, as its name suggests is out close to Lake Pontchartrain. The Steak Knife is neither “New American” nor trendy, just consistently good basic steak and potatoes, with some inviting seafood dishes as well. It’s definitely worth a detour from the Quarter. 

The Steak Knife is a historic New Orleans restaurant that few tourists ever see, since it is in an obscure neighborhood called Lakeview, which, as its name suggests is out close to Lake Pontchartrain. The Steak Knife is neither “New American” nor trendy, just consistently good basic steak and potatoes, with some inviting seafood dishes as well. It’s definitely worth a detour from the Quarter. 

Stephanie Jordan performing at the NOLA Downtown Music and Arts Festival in Lafayette Square, New Orleans, September 23, 2011

Stephanie Jordan performing at the NOLA Downtown Music and Arts Festival in Lafayette Square, New Orleans, September 23, 2011

Stephanie Jordan performing at the NOLA Downtown Music and Arts Festival in Lafayette Square, New Orleans, September 23, 2011

For the first time this year, the Cutting Edge NOLA conference sponsored an outdoor event called the NOLA Downtown Music Festival in Lafayette Square near the Whitney and Intercontinental Hotels. The first night featured zydeco, and the big band jazz stylings of Kidd Jordan’s daughter Stephanie Jordan. 

For the first time this year, the Cutting Edge NOLA conference sponsored an outdoor event called the NOLA Downtown Music Festival in Lafayette Square near the Whitney and Intercontinental Hotels. The first night featured zydeco, and the big band jazz stylings of Kidd Jordan’s daughter Stephanie Jordan. 

For the first time this year, the Cutting Edge NOLA conference sponsored an outdoor event called the NOLA Downtown Music Festival in Lafayette Square near the Whitney and Intercontinental Hotels. The first night featured zydeco, and the big band jazz stylings of Kidd Jordan’s daughter Stephanie Jordan.