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Photo of the Week
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CD Reviews
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 Snooks Eaglin 1996
Howlin' Wolf
Photograph by Bob Compton
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 Brother Tyrone: Mindbender
This CD of tough blues and gospel inspired R&B features the last recorded performance of recently departed drummer Wilbert "Junkyard Dog" Arnold. The grooves are tight and funky, with Jack Cruz on bass and Marc Adams on keys filling out the rhythm section. Brother Tyrone's vocal delivery is gritty, smoky, and real, giving the original tunes a lived in feeling.(More)
 Colin Lake - Wax Wane
This CD of raw country blues by slide guitarist Colin Lake features simple, stark arrangements of original blues music. Lake is a newcomer to New Orleans, originally hailing from the Portland, Oregon. He has been playing on the street around Jackson Square, but I am sure he will move on to the well known music venues soon. (More) |
Show Reviews
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Featured Artist/Band
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 Tokyo Police Club - 3.10.09 - The Parish
On Tuesday, March 10, the Parish Room at the House of Blues was uncharacteristically packed - sold out, in fact - with a crowd that was almost entirely between the ages of 18 and 22. The headlining band, Tokyo Police Club, is comprised of four college-aged guys from Ontario, and they definitely draw in a young crowd. The show as a whole was a celebration of youth: All three bands playing that night were young and fairly new... (More) |
 Fats Domino
Fats Domino came out of New Orleans in the 50's with a rockin' piano to
become one of Rock'n'Roll's earliest and best stars. He was born
Antoine Domino in 1928 in New Orleans. As a child he played piano and
sang, and the first language he learned to speak was French. He first
performed in public at age 10. He continued with music into the 40's
and was heard by Dave Bartholomew, who would become his writing partner
on many of Fats' hit songs. (More)
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Louis Armstrong
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 Biography on a New Orleans Music Legend
By Kevin O'Day
Louis Armstrong was born on August 4th, 1901, but he always insisted that his birthday was July 4th ,1900. He must have believed that it made a better story. He was born into a very poor family and grew up in the back of town area of uptown New Orleans. He was a bit of a hooligan in his early days, firing a celebratory shot on New Years Eve when he was twelve. This incident led to him being sent to the New Orleans Home for Colored Waifs, and strangely to his first music teacher, Professor Peter Davis. He tried his hand at percussion and the bugle, but eventually took to the cornet. Under professor Davis's instruction, the young Armstrong learned traditional marches and rags. (More) |
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