New Orleans

Smithsonian Folkways to release historical recordings of New Orleans music – Free Download Available

July 26, 2010

Historically, New Orleans is one of the musical meccas of the U.S. The cultural melting pot that has persisted within New Orleans has created some of the influential music in history. Jazz, zydeco, blues, and more have all emerged or had a deep influence on the different musical styles. Smithsonian Folkways is releasing a new [...]

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New Korn Album Available For Streaming

July 7, 2010

Curious about the new Korn album, Korn III: Remember Who You Are, sounds like? Until July 13, Crave Online is exclusively streaming the entire album, when the album is officially released for purchase. Need some convincing the new album is worth listening too? I recommend reading the album review at The New Review, the author gave [...]

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18 Ways That You Can Lend a Helping Hand to Victims of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill

June 11, 2010

Although we are normally a music blog, I am going to step completely outside of the box for this post. As our regular readers may already know, Contrapuntist and I vacationed in New Orleans this past spring (see this post). Even though we were only there for a few days, the city stole our hearts. [...]

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CD Review: True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series Volume 2 Soundtrack Is a Succulent Musical Mix

June 3, 2010

Music director Gary Calamar and the folks over at True Blood are geniuses when it comes to putting together a soundtrack. True Blood: Music From The HBO® Original Series Volume 2 Soundtrack reflects the show’s every nuance in character. Styles include rockabilly, southern rock, psychedelic rock, folk music, blues, Motown, country, and 60s rock. As [...]

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GULF AID Benefit Concert to Raise Funds for Gulf Coast Oil Spill Wetland Recovery Efforts and Well-Being of Louisiana Fishermen

May 11, 2010

As many of our regular readers may know, Contrapuntist and I recently vacationed in New Orleans and fell in love with the city. One of the highlights of our trip was our visit to the aquarium and its exhibit on Gulf Coast sea life. We’ve been heartsick ever since we heard about the oil spill. [...]

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New Orleans Songwriters Festival Announces Song Writing Contest, Any Style of Music

April 27, 2010

Most musicians need a break of some kind to get discovered. Songfest Foundation, Inc., sponsor of the New Orleans Songwriters Festival, is conducting a Song Contest as part of the 2010 Festival. The contest started on April 16th and will continue through October 15th, 2010. I’ve confirmed the songwriting contest is for any style of [...]

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“Preservation” – A New Recording To Benefit Preservation Hall In New Orleans

April 26, 2010

If you are regular reader, then you know that New Orleans made an impression on Viola and I. Weeks after returning, we wish we could hop on a plane tomorrow and return to the musical wonderland. Unfortunately we can’t, but we did bring a piece of New Orleans back with us to Chicago. The music [...]

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Contrapuntist Guest At Decibel Blog

April 19, 2010

Viola and I have written quite a bit about our recent experience vacationing in New Orleans. I was asked to contribute to the Decibel blog. Thanks to David, the community manager, for giving me the opportunity to contribute. You can see what I wrote at the following link. Decibel is an new website that is [...]

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In New Orleans, There’s Music Everywhere You Turn

April 11, 2010

As Contrapuntist mentioned in his previous post, we recently went on vacation to New Orleans. There were two big reasons that we decided to go. Number one was that we wanted to escape from the seemingly endless Chicago winter. Don’t get me wrong, we love living here, but sometimes it’s nice to see blue sky [...]

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Treme Pays Tribute to Local Musicians of New Orleans By Featuring Them

April 10, 2010

HBO will debut a new show, Treme, on Sunday, April 11th. Set in New Orleans, Treme tells the story of the city rebuilding itself three months after Hurricane Katrina struck by focusing on the musicians. Producers David Simon and Eric Overmyer, who worked together on The Wire, have taken special care to reveal the reality [...]