New Orleans Music News
Long Hard Journey Home: The Radiators Reunion is Coming to Tipitina’s TV
New Orleans Music News
From the start, The Radiators had an affinity with the fishes. It's no wonder they dubbed their eclectic sound "Fish Head Music." Even if you're new in town and haven't heard them play, you can get a sense of who The Radiators are by their chosen genre: a sense of humor. Swimming in...
Jazz & Heritage Foundation Awards $1.2 million in Community Partnership Grants
New Orleans Music News
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, the nonprofit behind the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, awarded $1.2 million in Community Partnership Grants for the year 2020-2021. The foundation ensures that these donations are given to projects that perpetuate the preservation of New Orleanian arts and culture and also to...
Montreal’s OSHEAGA Music Festival 2021: “The Light at the End of the Tunnel”
New Orleans Music News
OSHEAGA Music and Arts Festival, a renowned music festival in Montreal, Quebec, is planning to hold a 2021 festival, while accommodating COVID social-distancing guidelines. Though OSHEAGA is aware that COVID changes guidelines and circumstances daily, they emphasize how important it is to plan for the future, "because there IS a light at...
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- MaCNNO Reopens Applications for Financial Aid for Musicians and Artists
- Rockin’ Around the Computer Screen: “Christmas Without Tears” Virtual Concert Fundaiser
- Future Cowboys’ Life on Mars Album is Out of This World
- Louisiana Musicians Announced as Grammy Nominees
- Go Vinyl With Tipitina’s Record Club
- House of Blues New Orleans to Host Sabrina Stone on December 1
- SaxKixAve Brings it to the Backyard
- The New Orleans Jazz Museum Announces 2020 Gala to Support Local Musicians
New Orleans Musicians
Radiators Celebrate 43 Years of Fish-Head Music
New Orleans Musicians
It is that time of year again when 1000+ fish heads converged on New Orleans for the annual Radiators anniversary shows. This is the 43rd year that the local rockers have entertained their loyal fans, and the 10th anniversary since their official "retirement" back in 2011. While Rads shows have been few and far between, the epic...
From Jazz to Modern Music: The Big Easy’s Musical Roots
New Orleans Musicians
Brass Band in the Marigny, photo by Robson Hatsukami Morgan on unsplash Hard-hitting drumbeats intertwine with mellow piano harmonies. A rhythmic bass keeps the tempo, and funky horns blare as loud as they can, as if they are not only in competition with the other horns, but also competing with the noise of the patrons who...
Local Musicians Perform in Support of Band Room New Orleans Book
New Orleans Musicians
Singers-songwriters Gina Leslie and Natalie Mae Palms performed for the Band Room Backyard Concert Series in Jefferson on Saturday, November 21. Hosted by Where Y'at Magazine writer Emily Hingle, the series is in support of Hingle's debut book Band Room New Orleans, which documents the practice spaces of local New Orleans...
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