Block Party 2012 Lineup Announced!
Just as the NFL Draft, with all the pomp and circumstance that surround it, is considered by some to be America’s fourth major professional sport, the first few months of every year, during which time details about the annual Festival Season’s numerous events are unveiled in quick succession, is a noteworthy and exciting music-centric stretch [...]
Hangout Music Fest 2012 Lineup Announced
Without a doubt, the Hangout Music Fest was the suprise success of 2011. For only it’s second year in existence, concertgoers from all over the country swarmed the Alabama coast town of Gulf Shores – essentially a first for the entire gulf coast region. In retrospect, though, the refreshing swell of alternative vacationers couldn’t have [...]
4th Annual Hogs For The Cause Back With Another Full Day of Music
In only three short years, the annual Hogs For The Cause has grown from a leisurely afternoon pig-roast-cum-charity event to not just a fundraising powerhouse and massive BBQ Competition, but also a noteworthy addition to Festival Season: Local Edition. What started as the quaint brain-child of local dining impresarios Rene Louarpe and Becker Hall – minds [...]
The Circle Bar is Seriously Reopening its Doors
2011 in New Orleans was a great year not just for music fans but for music venues of every size and stripe. Small room additions like the Howlin’ Wolf Den managed to give a much-needed platform for upstart local and under-the-radar touring bands in the Warehouse District while fledgling Bywater venue Siberia experienced a massive [...]
Disappears Release First Single From Upcoming Full-Length
Disappears front man Brian Case is either the beneficiary of a never-ending treasure trove of material waiting to be put on wax at his convenience or a master of surrounding himself with a supporting cast that makes it look easy to release something of substance every year since 2008 (or both). After last year’s early [...]
Buku Music & Art Project Coming To Mardi Gras World In March
2011 was an impressive year for local electronic-leaning entertainment house Winter Circle Productions. In addition to growing their monthly BASSIK showcase – which hosts up-and-coming dubstep DJs from all over the world – into one of the hottest recurring tickets in New Orleans, WCP was behind some of the biggest and most exciting concerts of [...]
G-Eazy Partners With Swiss Chriss and Christoph Andersson On New Single
It’s getting increasingly difficult to think of G-Eazy as a purely, or even relatively, local musical entity. With an unobtrusive omnipresence both on and off the stage that’s manifested itself in New Orleans as a devoted and semi-hysterical following, it can be hard to accept (though not that hard to imagine) that the same slick-parted [...]
The 2012 Jazz Fest Lineup Is Out!
As if fighting on one side of the “War On Christmas” or the other isn’t stressful enough this time of year, The New Orleans Jazz And Heritage Foundation just released the lineup for the 2012 Jazz Fest, setting off an almost inevitable debate about The Current And Future State Of Music™: Local Edition that has [...]
Preview // Community Records Block Party DVD Premiere
The 4th annual Community Records Block Party, held earlier this year in April, was a distinct – if humble – success for the young, ambitious, hard-boiled New Orleans DIY label. Expanding on previous years’ hallmarks of conscientious bohemian family fun anchored by their own stable of punk, ska and hardcore bands, 2011 saw larger crowd [...]
