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The great musicians can conjure their muse in any situation. They can withstand commercialism, hubris and changing times. Listeners with great ears can also hear the artistry in any situation.
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"I'mma need y'all to stay with the group," says Music Director at Abramson
Science and Technology Charter School, Erica Johnson, as she looks after some
eager gradeschoolers who want to buy sno-balls."I can't let you guys walk by
yourself, this is a big place; we need to st...
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We had had a full day at Jazz Fest and were exhausted as we sat among 30 or
so fellow Treme followers, faithfully keeping our appointment to keep an eye
on how our self-portrait was coming along, dinners in our laps, in the front
room of Bywater’s Country Club.
The experi...
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The bad news is Billy Delle will be out resting tonight after returning back
from Pakistan on “Classified Business”.
The good news (to some it may be bad news) is the Boudin Man has plans to
hijack the airwaves from 7:00 p.m. to midnight with some very special
programming....
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My approach to planning JazzFest: pick a bunch of shows that I absolutely
can't miss, then when the night of the show comes around be open to going
anywhere and doing anything. That being said, here's the shows I can't wait
to see:
Tuesday, May 3: Skerik's Sauce Fest at...
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On today's show, we celebrate the accordion while preparing you for a trilogy
of festivals in June: the French Market Creole Tomato Festival, Louisiana
Seafood Festival and the Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival. We also open our
program with a heartfelt tribute to a dear fri...
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Check out photos of the Steppers' 17th annual Easter Sunday parade on April 24, 2011. Color and flash, smiles and showmanship, queens and kings - this was a beautiful and unforgettable second line parade.
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Where did John Harris of Lilette get his lighter touch in cooking? When did Tee Eva graduate from making mud pies in the backyard to baking cakes in kitchen? And what is the tamale recipe that Holly Hawthorne got from her great grandfather? You’ll hear this and four sets of g...
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Pitch Perfect!
So many of the images in the opening episode of HBO’s 2nd season’s
premier of Treme resonate with the pictures of New Orleans that I carry in my
mind’s eye--an eye that has been richly provisioned by this city over a
lifetime.
It was heartening to see Lol...
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