After Hurricane Katrina, Fats Domino became an even more resonant presence in New Orleans because reports of his death were premature too.
"We're Green Day except taller," Metallica's James Hetfield announced Saturday night at T
Team Milk has reached consensus on three shows - Jack White, Royal Teeth, and The Lost Bayou Ramble
Festivalgoers are accustomed to a fair amount of production to keep the live experience dynamic and visual, but Neil Young and Crazy Horse made due
Yesterday at Voodoo, I carried a light jacket in case I needed it; tonight, I fear a light jacket won't be enough, and that we'll enjoy the pyro in
Sitting still doesn’t come naturally to a lot of kids. Getting students to sit still long enough to learn is often the teachers’ hardest job.
Photographer Zack Smith loves to set up photo booths and document not the moment but the p
My Spilt Milk will be at The Voodoo Experience all weekend in City Park. Here's where we plan to be on Friday:
Before rock musicians began turning up their amplifiers as loud as they could and roaring into microphones, there was something like what Cha
I witnessed New Orleans/Lafayette indie dance pop band Royal Teeth play The Ba
"When you listen to Mali music, you hear a lot of different music inside, like salsa, reggae, C
This season of HBO's Treme has dealt explicitly with cultural preservation, whether
[Updated] Neil Young will headline the opening night of The Voodoo Experience Friday night, but he'll talk to you today at 2 p.m.
The Open Ears Series has presented weekly improvised music shows for f
“You always remember your first,” Say Anything songwriter and vocalist Max Be
On Sunday night, stand-up comedian Wanda Sykes will perform Sunday night at the
This Week's Soundtrack looks ahead to shows by Trombone Shorty, Sarah and the Tall Boys, Man or Astroman? and bands playing Voodoo.
[Spoilers abound] Early in this week's episode of Treme, Davis (Steve Zahn) shows tourists the battered, neglected remain
For me, reuinion gigs often fail to satisfy, not because the band can't play anymore but because they're too excited that they can.
Afghan Whigs, Trombone Shorty, and Thomas Dolby speaking at TribeCon are among the week ahead's highlights.
"Schizophrenic" is too strong a word, but Walt McClements has feet in two different worlds.
Earlier this summer, Helen Gillet had a good conversation on improvisation and the social di
"Normally I ask people to put away their phones," The Lumineers' Wesley Schultz told the cr
Sleigh Bells went onstage slightly after 10, and at 10:58 I was on the sidewalk
a look ahead to shows by The Lumineers, Sleigh Bells, Matt and Kim, The Afghan Whigs and more; and new music from Tame Impala, A.C. Newman, Bad Books and more.
[Spoilers abound.] This week, it became apparent what New Orleanians are up against.
After Green Day withdrew from this year's lineup for The Voodoo Experience, speculati
Nothing makes you appreciate the details of setting up a restaurant like setting one up week after week in unusual locations.
Small-town Indiana’s Houndmouth makes the kind of music you’d imagine railroad workers
It's a good week for roots music in New Orleans this week with the Blues and BBQ Fest, Steve Earle, The Lumineers, John Hiatt and Patti Griffin.
[Updated] So far, New Orleans has had two panels and one symposium to help it get a grip on its changing media landscape - what's
Dee-1 has a lot to say. When a helicopter flies low over the Magazine Street PJ's while we're talking, he doesn't wait for it to pass.
On September 24, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong checked himself into rehab after an onstage rant at the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas.
Thunderous Canadian post-rock instrumental group Godspeed You!
Last week's Treme looked at the bargains we make to get what we want; this week's episode examines th
A preview of shows by M83, Dan Deacon, Bombay Bicycle Club and Moon Duo, along with new music by Miguel, The Mountain Goats, John Cale and more.
[Updated] Wednesday night, Governor Mitt Romney tried work his way around the pre-existing conditions question, allowing that peo
“We haven’t played this song in 29 years,” Red Hot Chili Peppers’s bass player Flea s
The week ahead includes shows by Antibalas, Dee-1 and the Gretna Heritage Fest, as well as benefits for Mike Mayeux and Sheik Richardson.
Panther Burns' Tav Falco's vision takes a little explaining, but his photos, films, book and music share it.
Later this morning, I'm recording a Spilt Milk podcast with rapper Dee-1.
Last Friday, I took part in The Oxford American's New South Journalism Sympo
“I appreciate sacred music,” says Rob Lowe of Austin-based instrumental band Balmor
This week's episode does what Treme was made to do - illuminate a fundamental drama that most of us face.If things go according to plan, mo