There are certain artists who are immediately synonymous with a particular location. You think of Bruce Springsteen, you immediately think of New Jersey, and of the venerable, Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ; The Ramones, The […]
Tag: New Orleans LA
As a music blogger, I’ve talked to several dozen musicians and no matter what genre they play, the common theme is that being a musician is tough, but being a musician in New York seems […]
Formed over 30 years ago by Phil and Keith Frazier, and Basin Street Records labelmate Kermit Ruffins, the Rebirth Brass Band are not only a world-renowned institution, they were at the forefront of a brass […]
Hurray for the Riff and Dr. John at Central Park Summerstage 8/2/14
Hurray for the Riff Raff and Dr. John Central Park Summerstage August 2, 2014 When I came across the Summerstage schedule back in early June, there were two shows that I was particularly excited about […]
From talking to dozens upon dozens of musicians, being a musician is tough but being a musician in New York is especially tough – and unless you possess an uncommon amount of moxie and hustle, […]
Born in San Francisco, CA and now based in Brooklyn, electronic artist and producer James Harmon Stack, better known as his production moniker Jim-E Stack, was initially a jazz drummer – until he entered the […]
Let’s change things up a bit here. If you regularly follow this site, you know that New Orleans-brass and funk have a very special place in my heart – perhaps in a past live I […]
Originally a member of the Dambuilders, guitarist, violinist, and singer/songwriter Joan Wasser has performed and released three solo albums under the moniker of Joan as Policewoman since 2002. Her fourth and solo album, The Classic which […]
The Harrow can trace their origins back to 2008 when multi-instrumentalist, blogger and DJ Frank Deserto (formerly the bassist for Revel Hotel, Dream Affair, The Funeral Crashers, and the Mark Burgess 2010 touring version of […]
The duo (and cousins) behind Painted Palms, Reese Donahue and Christopher Prudhomme have almost always used the Internet — at first out of necessity, and later out of preference — to collaborate on their songwriting. When […]
NRBQ can trace their roots back to January 1966 when pianist (and now lone founding member) Terry Adams started the band from his Louisville, KY home. Adams met guitarist Steve Ferguson when they were still […]
Most companies begin with rather humble beginnings – Amazon, Apple, Google, Harley-Davidson, Hewlett-Packard and even Mattel all started in garages. Although now based in Newport, KY just outside of Cincinnati, OH, Powerhouse Factories, best known […]
Over the past two decades, drummer Stanton Moore has developed a reputation as being one of the country’s renowned (and somewhat unheralded) funk musicians for his work with Galactic, the incredible Garage A Trois and […]
On Mardi Gras, our thoughts should naturally turn to New Orleans where massive celebrations are taking place right this very moment. And simply put, there probably aren’t many bands more appropriate to celebrate with and […]
Since the 2012 release of their debut effort, Urn, the New Orleans-based Mike Dillon Band have had a relentless touring schedule, essentially living out of a van; however, the band has won over quite a number […]