New Orleans Music News
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SaxKixAve Brings it to the Backyard
It's 5:45 on a perfect Saturday, Fall weather has just arrived, and I'm sitting outside listening to SaxKixAve, a new project from rapper Alfred Banks and Albert Allenback of Tank...
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The New Orleans Jazz Museum Announces 2020 Gala to Support Local Musicians
On Saturday, December 5, at 7 p.m., expect the third annual iteration of the Improvisations Gala at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. Running until 11...
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Learn How to Be a Virtual Musician at the Sync Up Conference 2020
Even if you do not have much interest in the New Orleans live music scene (unlikely), you have almost definitely still seen or heard of the...
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Support Musical Artists With Tipitina’s Livestream
Tipitina's, Uptown's renowned music venue, is proud to announce their Save Tip's event—a free online benefit supporting musical artists....
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Happy 130th Birthday to Jazz Great Jelly Roll Morton!
Today, October 20, we arrive at Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe's 130th birthday. More famously known as Jelly Roll Morton, he was one of the kings...
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Unplugged: COVID-19 (and Facebook) Pull the Plug on the Local Electronic Music Scene
2019 was an epic year for live music in New Orleans. Jazz Fest, French Quarter Fest, and Essence Fest all saw record-breaking attendance, Buku Fest dropped the bass on a sold-out...
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Billions in Biloxi: Universal Music Planning $1.2 Billion Hotel and Resort in Biloxi
In an interesting new development, Universal Music Group is entering the hospitality business. According to WLOX, the group has just announced that it will be building...
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Five Places to Find the Perfect Pumpkin
It's the best time of the year. This is the time when you can do almost anything with a pumpkin. Have a pumpkin-painting or pumpkin-carving night with your family...
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You Can Still Get the Blues: Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival is Going Virtual
As you might have come to expect from many big-name festivals, an online celebration is the go-to substitute for their more corporeal counterparts that we are used to....
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Four Halloween Ways to Be Fearful Without Fearing the Virus
What is even creepier than this season's ghosts and ghouls and goblins? A super-contagious and unstoppable virus that will make you even sicker...
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Dating in NOLA: Five Date-Night Ideas
Dates be can difficult to plan and sometimes they can be awkward, we get it. But as New Orleans is slowly reopening its doors and learning how...
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Fröhliches Oktoberfest! Five Restaurants to Celebrate, German-Style
Oktoberfest is an annual festival that originated in Munich, Germany, meant to bring thousands of people together to enjoy traditional German cuisine, German beer,...
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Where to Watch the Saints Face Off Against the Lions This Weekend
It's been a shaky start to the season, but there's still plenty of time for the Saints to turn it around. Besides, maybe it's the shift in the...
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Fall Classics: Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Presenting Series of Concerts
The COVID-19 pandemic put live music as we know it on hold for a while, allowing new developments to come alive, such as livestream concerts....
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Another Stride for Live Music: DBA New Orleans Presents DBA Live
The COVID-19 pandemic has put live concerts on pause for 2020, which means artists, music labels, and music clubs especially have to be creative if they still want to...
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Five Podcasts to Celebrate International Podcast Day September 30
With International Podcast Day today, many people who have found solace in the medium during quarantine may be looking to step up their game...
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Elton John is Coming to New Orleans for the Last Time
Elton John will kickstart his final North American tour, beginning right here in New Orleans on January 19, 2022. The Farewell Yellow Brick Road...
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The Last Holdout: Live Music is Playing Around the U.S.—Why Not in New Orleans?
Big concerts might be a thing of the past, but many cities are still allowing music venues to hold live performances. For cities like Memphis, Chicago, and even Los...
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Streaming Seafood: The 2020 Louisiana Seafood Cookoff is Going Virtual
Following suit with many, many other annual events that have been forced to adapt to a quarantine-minded presentation, the 2020 Louisiana...
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Don’t Stop the Music: Mardi Gras Indian Funk Band Cha Wa Sings Out for BLM
Cha Wa recently released the "No Justice, No Peace" remix of their popular song, "Visible Means Of Support," along with a music video, off their Grammy Award-nominated...
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Save the Date to “Savor the Date” With the Sazerac House
Join The Sazerac House team, House Distiller David Bock, and New Orleans's own Sweet Crude as they team up to celebrate one year of...
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Five Musical Pieces to Celebrate Beethoven’s 250th Birthday
This year commemorates Ludwig van Beethoven's 250th birthday. According to Biography, he was born in Bonn, Germany, on December 16, 1770, and...
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River Parishes Introducing the “Andouille Trail”
Straight from the River Parishes Tourist Commission (RPTC) is a new event that will be showcasing and celebrating Louisiana's varied culinary...
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Trombones Online: Trombone Shorty Foundation Hosting “Shorty Fest” Digitally
Musical festivals and events going online allows for artists to reach greater audiences, but it also allows people to still enjoy the music of...
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Where to Watch the Saints Beat the Raiders This Monday
After the Saints' win against the Buccaneers this past Sunday, who else wouldn't be pumped to see them get another win this coming Monday?...
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Five Concerts to Stream This Labor Day Weekend
Those long-gone days when we all congregated together, listening to one or more of our favorite artists, seem so far away. For...
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Mint Condition: The NOLA Jazz Museum at the U.S. Mint Honors Local Musicians
Where Esplanade Avenue meets the Mississippi, a block from Frenchmen Street and directly behind the French Market, is a stately, intimidating building filled with wonders. The...
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Can the Save Our Stages Bill Rescue Struggling Concert Venues?
According to reporting by Variety, the bipartisan Save Our Stages Act (S. 4258) is a piece of legislation that is co-authored by Senators Amy...
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Tipitinas.TV Will Get You Grooving Again
If you're wistfully reminiscing about your favorite concerts at Tipitina's, or just missing live music in general, this solution might come as a surprise. Soon, you...