Prospect.1 New Orleans, which called itself the premiere biennial of international and contemporary art in the US, was a giant success when it launched two years ago. Between November 2008 and January 2009, it featured an international line-up of 81 artists who exhibited in small venues and open spaces around the city — including vacant [...]
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New Orleans’s Prospect in 2010: Making Do
Posted in Visual Art, tagged art, arts funding, Dan Cameron, economy, Jessica Bizer, Just off the Turnip Truck, Katarina Grosse, New Orleans, Ninth Ward, Prospect New Orleans, prospect.1, prospect.1.5, prospect.2 on November 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Strange Boys Shake Up A Classic Sound
Posted in Music, tagged Garage-Rock, Jenna Thonhill-Dewitt, Matt Hammer, Mika Miko, New Orleans, Ryan Sambol, Saxophone, Texas, The Troggs, tour, Velvet Underground, Wild Thing on September 20, 2010 |
In 1966, when Britain’s The Troggs hit it big with their classic tune “Wild Thing,” the members of the Austin-based garage rock band The Strange Boys had yet to be born. Thanks to the lasting power of records and a strong Texas scene, the group is now poised to inherit garage rock’s musical legacy. Lead vocalist [...]
360 Pick: Rotary Downs Plays On
Posted in 360 Staff Picks, Music, tagged french, indian summer, montrez-vous, New Orleans, rotary downs on July 6, 2010 |
Cracked Maps and Blue Reports Rotary Downs Hurricanes and oil spills won’t stop this New Orleans band. They embrace city’s gumbo-like spirit layering each tune with a jillion textures and the odd horn riff. Through it all, they never lose their rock n’roll cred. Take “Montrez-Vous:” it’s got a seriously danceable hard-driving percussion but also [...]
Get Shorty
Posted in Music, Video, tagged David Simon, funk, jazz, Kermit Ruffins, Lenny Kravitz, Mos Def, Music, New Orleans, Television, Treme, Trombone Shorty on June 8, 2010 |
Troy Andrews earned his nickname at a jazz funeral. Only four years old at the time, Andrews was parading with a trombone almost twice his size – his older brother spotted him and shouted “Trombone Shorty!” A couple feet taller and twenty years older, Shorty still hasn’t outgrown that exclamation, or its roots. A bona [...]
More for New Orleans to Celebrate
Posted in Music, tagged Le Petit Theatre, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Saints, Sweden, Theresa Andersson on February 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
New Orleans is in the midst of a week-long party. Between last weekend’s Super Bowl win for the Saints and next week’s Mardi Gras festivities, the city has a lot to celebrate. But revelers, make sure to save some energy for a live performance by local singer Theresa Andersson, at Le Petit Theatre on February [...]
In Praise of Good Men
Posted in Music, New York City, tagged Leviathan, New Orleans, Peace, Stevie Wonder, United Nations on December 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On December 3, the United Nations named Stevie Wonder a Messenger of Peace. “We all know Stevie Wonder is a musical genius whose songs have given pleasure and hope to millions of people around the world,” U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated. “He is also a great humanitarian who has campaigned against apartheid, for children in [...]
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