New Orleans Music News
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Essence Fest: Raise Your Voice Digitally This Year
Essence Festival is still happening, albeit with a few adjustments. The festival is going virtual and featuring a number of new ways to enjoy...
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Justice Comes Alive: A Virtual Live Music Event to Support Black Lives Fund
On Sunday, June 28, the all-day livestream marathon and virtual music festival Justice Comes Alive will let you tune in to live performances...
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Music Does Good: Preservation Hall to Host Benefit Concert
This Saturday, June 20, Preservation Hall is hosting a free benefit concert, known as Round Midnight Preserves, via livestream on their...
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The Importance of Sound Layering in Music Production
Some people may fall into the classic mistake of believing that producing music is a technical-oriented process. The importance of...
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Local Social Media Influencers: Still Influencing Us Through Trying Times
Here we are facing a new and constantly changing reality. Not only are there looming fears around us, but there are several adjustments being made. With situations changing by the...
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New Album Release From Mardi Gras Indian Chief Duo 79rs Gang
Putting aside "their territorial differences to make beautiful music," Big Chief Romeo from the 9th Ward and Big Chief Jermaine of the 7th Ward formed the 79rs Gang in 2013,...
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Crowdless and Remote Concerts in the Age of Social Distancing
Late last month, blues-rock artist Travis McCready performed in front of a live audience in Arkansas. The New York Times heralded the event as...
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Livestream the New Orleans Suspects on June 3
Music is coming back, but let's keep it socially distant. The New Orleans Suspects are preforming via livestream, for the first time...
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For the Love of Live Music: Quarantine Comes Alive
On Saturday, May 30th, New York music media and production company Live For Live Music, in partnership with Nugs.TV and PLUS1, will present Quarantine Comes Alive, a one-day...
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Virtual Fun With YLC and Wednesday at the Square
The Young Leadership Council (YLC) is continuing their 2020 benefit concert series by hosting a one-night virtual broadcast—YLC Wednesday at...
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Kick the Stay-at-Home Blues With the House of Blues’s Livestream Concert Series
Are you feeling those stay-at-home blues? As we practice social distancing and isolation, it's easy to get bored or to spend the time longing...
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Preservation Hall Teams up With Spotify to Back New Orleans Musicians
Preservation Hall joins Spotify in a new partnership, which will help struggling musicians during the pandemic. "Nobody's asked me to...
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Remember Roxanne?
Musicians often hide messages (or include them pretty obviously) in their lyrics, messages aimed at fellow performers. This...
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The House of Blues is Open—in Your Living Room
As we all face time in isolation, means of entertainment are becoming increasingly slim. With this in mind, the House of Blues is...
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Stay-at-Home Fest Promises to Go Viral: Catch it Soon!
From tonight until mid-May, fans of music the world over will be able to see some of their favorite artists come through their homes. Famed artists like Harry Covid...
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Missing Spring Festivals? There’s One Online This Saturday
Catch live performances from your favorite local artists this Saturday at the Band Together Online Music Festival. The festival...
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Living for Livestreams: Streaming Tech Helps Local Music Scene Cope with Quarantine
Unprecedented and unimagined, the COVID-19 quarantine has brought the New Orleans live-music scene to a disquieting standstill. Music venues and...
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Organized by locals, 'Sofa King Fest' fights pandemic fallout with virtual music
In New Orleans, music is the rhythm by which we live our lives. From the buskers making us dance through the French Quarter to the school bands practicing in our streets,...
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Family Gras 2020
Looking for the perfect family getaway? Come on down to Family Gras, located at Clearview Shopping Center on 4436 Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie, just ten minutes from...
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Lakou Mizik Talks Their New Album, HaitiaNola
In 2010, Haiti was reeling from the earthquake, political unrest, and a cholera epidemic. That year, a group of musicians living there formed Lakou Mizik. This...
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Billy Strings On Bluegrass
Bluegrass fusion prodigy Billy Strings will take to the stage at Tipitina's on Friday, January 24th to thrill and amuse his adoring fans. Billy does have some detractors, however,...
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Brandi Carlile to take to the Stage at Voodoo
Brandi Carlile is performing at Voodoo Fest Friday, October 25th. Carlile is a singer-songwriter and producer whose music spans multiple genres. She has released six albums and...
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Voodoo 2019 Preview: Post Malone
Superstar Post Malone is headlining the final night of Voodoo Fest 2019. The 24-year-old rapper, born Austin Post, is known for blending genres including hip hop, pop, and rock,...
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Beck is Sure to “Wow” at Voodoo Fest
The 90s brought some of the most memorable bands and artists to the forefront. These bands were capable of reaching into the hearts of adults, young and old, and teenagers...
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Local Punk Rock Band Gains National Influence
On Friday, June 28, the New Orleans based "alt-rock indie grunge" band, The Bummers, released their new EP, Dairy Beach. The four piece band has been "gaining momentum" in recent...
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The Essence Festival Takeover continues
Saturday (July 6th) Saturday of Essence Festival 2019 was simply amazing. We started our day at the Black Girl Podcast brunch where we watched the cast (Sapphira E., Bexx...
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Essence Fest 2019 is finally here!
Beautiful people from all around the world are filling the hot July streets in droves, dressed to impress and here to spend money and have the time of their lives. Yes, Essence...
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Here’s to Year 25: Previewing Essence Festival 2019
Welcome to the 25th year of Essence Festival New Orleans. There's so much in store. As expected, Essence is here to serve up a daily and nightly crawfish-boil-sized pot of music,...
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*Repeat Repeat at Gasa Gasa
Last year, over the course of a few weeks, I kept hearing these songs on WTUL 91.5 FM and became more and more interested in a little outfit from Nashville called...