New Orleans food is as delicious as the less criminal forms of sin.
Mark Twain
Foo Fighters - Times Like These—>Rope, Live at New Orleans Jazz Fest,May 6, 2012
We must have been about 20 feet to the right of this guy filming.
Such a fun show.
Perfect Jazzfest Weather.
Big Freedia - Booty Battle Online Video Game!
THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Source: nolafunknyc.blogspot.com)
Mary Jane Hooper - I’ve Got Reasons [iTunes link]
…and this dense fog settled over the city like a warm blanket…and everything was so serene and quiet…like the place was laying itself to rest…and you could almost hear the wind whisper “enough already…”
-matt, mardi gras 2003
Hey! That thing in the Gulf with the oil spill? BP? Remember? Still happening. Go here for news from someone on the ground.
I know it’s exciting to find out what kind of fetish porn the contestants fish out of the units on Storage Wars, but that little thing in the Gulf is still an issue.
My friend Les has been keeping those of us outside New Orleans on top of what’s going on down there with the cleanup effort, BP’s response, etc. via regular updates on Facebook.
I haven’t found anyone still following the BP spill story as thoroughly as him elsewhere, and figured I’d point people to him as a primary source. I reached out to him and asked if he’d be okay with me referring people to him on Facebook, and he said no problem.
Feel free to friend him on Facebook here to get his updates.
Red Hot + New Orleans: Part of the 2010 Next Wave Festival at BAM - Dec 3 & 4, 8pm
Musical director Trombone Shorty
Featuring:
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue
Dr. John
Irma Thomas
Kermit Ruffins
Ledisi
Marc Broussard
Ivan Neville
Partners-N-Crime
Mannie Fresh
Roger Lewis (Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
Phil and Keith Frazier (Rebirth Brass Band)
Video Design - Yuki Nakajima
Stage Design - Alex Delaunay
The Red Hot series returns to the Next Wave Festival (Red Hot + Riot, 2006; Red Hot + Rio 2, 2008) with Red Hot + New Orleans, saluting the music of the Crescent City.
From its deep traditions of jazz, blues, funk, and “second line” sounds to the more raucous “bounce” music scene, an exceptional group of emerging artists and established legends assembles to celebrate the resurgent and resilient sound of New Orleans, a city whose spirit has influenced countless artists and styles. Join music director Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews (one of the many NO musicians featured in the new HBO series Treme), as he brings a little piece of The Big Easy to Brooklyn.
This program is produced by BAM in association with The Red Hot Organization in recognition of World AIDS Day (Dec 1). Part of the proceeds will benefit New Orleans’ NO/AIDS Task Force.
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn, NY
120 min, no intermission
Tickets: $25, 45, 55, 65
Produced by BAM & Paul Heck / Red Hot Organization
