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 …
New Orleans LA
The Lady Jetsetters: From the Calliope to Tapps II @StoogesMusicGroup
After a brief stop in front of the headquarters of the Calliope Steppers, our second-line proceeded around to Dorgenois Street and from there to Washington …
Dinerral Shavers Educational Fund Brass Band Blowout: @Hot8BrassBand Live at @Howlinwolfnola @DSEF_NOLA
Dinerral Shavers was the snare drummer in the Hot 8 Brass Band, so it was very appropriate that the Hot 8 closed out the night …
Dinneral Shavers Educational Fund Brass Band Blowout: New Breed Brass Band @Howlinwolfnola @DSEF_NOLA
The New Breed Brass Band in one of New Orleans’ youngest bands, founded in 2012 by young men who had played in various high-school bands …
Dinerral Shavers Educational Fund Brass Band Blowout: Free Agents Brass Band @Howlinwolfnola @DSEF_NOLA
The Free Agents Brass Band are yet another fairly recent New Orleans band which is best known for their post-Katrina anthem “We Made It Through …
Dinerral Shavers Educational Fund Brass Band Blowout: Most Wanted Brass Band @Howlinwolfnola @DSEF_NOLA
Dinerral Shavers was a snare drummer for the popular Hot 8 Brass Band in New Orleans, and a well-loved teacher at a local high school …
A Taste of the Crescent City in Midtown Memphis: Kelly English’s New Second Line
Perhaps no restaurant’s opening has been more widely awaited in Memphis than Kelly English’s new Second Line concept next door to his acclaimed Restaurant Iris. …
Final Night of @CuttingEdgeNOLA on @FrenchmenStreet
My homeboy Travis and I grabbed a dinner at Louisiana Pizza Kitchen on Saturday night with a couple of his clients, and then afterwards, we …
TBC Brass Band Leads A Wedding Party Around Jackson Square @TBCband
My friend Travis and I arrived at Jackson Square and ran into my homeboys from the TBC Brass Band, who had been hired to lead …
Day 2 of Cutting Edge NOLA Music Business Conference 2013
The second full day of the Cutting Edge NOLA conference opened with a series of panels at the Old U.S. Mint at the foot of …