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Friends

Sat, 03/27/10

Authored by:  Jamie Dell'Apa

    I had a show of friendship songs pretty well planned before tonight.  Then Martha Craven called and told me her husband and my close friend Frank Martorana only had a couple more days to live.   I hope Frank will like this tribute to friendship.    Read more

A Taste of New Honey - Swamp Island Style.

Fri, 03/26/10

Authored by:  Sharon Armstrong

Everyone in New Orleans likes the taste of sweet music, and next month the Honey Island Swamp Band will be ready and willing to treat the Crescent City's famously sweet musical tooth with the upcoming release of their new album, titled - no doubt prophetically - Good To You... Read more

“Is Helen Gillet the most creative musician on the scene right now?”

LIVE Performance "At the Crossroad" on Wednesday

Tue, 03/23/10

Authored by:  Big D

Mattanja Joy Bradley, the lead singer, and "Jimmy the Lounge", the lead guitarist, of Bradley's Circus will join us at the crossroad on Wed to show how they are doing the blues in Holland. Their website is bradleyscircus.com. Listen for them in the 3 o'clock hour on Wednesd... Read more

S x SW Day 4 - We "Finished Strong!" (A little too strong!!!)

Tue, 03/23/10

Authored by:  Scott Borne

Headed downtown for the last day of the South by Southwest Music Conference & Festival. The last official day is Sunday with a few night time shows but for most people Saturday is the last day of the festival. With a cold front that moved in overnight the temperature has d... Read more

1951 and more on the Tuesday New Orleans Music Show

Mon, 03/22/10

Authored by:  Tom Morgan

We'll be spending much of the show playing music from New Orleans and Louisiana artists in 1951. Also Matt Perrine is going to stop by around 11:30 to share two songs from his upcoming Threadhead Records release, Bayou Road Suite,, due out on April 8th. Saxophonist Jimmy Ca... Read more

SXSW Day 3 - No rest for the weary

Sat, 03/20/10

Authored by:  Scott Borne

Yet another day full of music and walking. As SXSW has grown it has spread out virtually all over town, making for some long walks (unless you catch the bike cabs) from venue to venue. The day played out much like yesterday, bouncing around to some of the day parties, the ... Read more

RIP LX!

Fri, 03/19/10

Authored by:  Valerie "The Problem Child" Kacprzak

Alex Chilton died in New Orleans a few days ago. He was from Memphis, which spreads all the way down to New Orleans for musicians. And we all know that New Orleans is a jealous mistress. So New Orleans it was for LX. He would have been playing at South by Southwest in Austi... Read more

Day 2 The Boudin has landed @ South by Southwest

Fri, 03/19/10

Authored by:  A.J. Rodrigue (Boudin Man)

Drove up Wednesday Night after a short stop at the Old Tyme in Lafayette for a poboy. I met up with Scott Borne in Austin around midnight and we headed to our crashing place. Made it downtown by noon and stopped at the "Only In Louisiana" Party sponsored by the state of Lou... Read more

Heaven done called another Rock and Roller back home

Thu, 03/18/10

Authored by:  George Ingmire

I'm flying somewhere over Memphis right now, taking advantage of a wireless connection on a flight to Virginia. As plenty of you already know, Alex Chilton, a musician whose "quiet as thunder" impact on the rock and indie music scene is beyond measure, passed away yesterda... Read more