Dance Clubs, Mardi Gras, Performing Arts
A guide to Carnival dance krewes and how to get in on the action
Floats are cool, but as a wise man once said, “It’s the stuff between the floats that makes Mardi Gras special.”
Performing Arts
Festivals/Fairs, Music, New Orleanians
Japanese jazz trombonist Haruka Kikuchi finds the music of life
Thousands of miles away from her homeland, jazz trombonist Haruka Kikuchi found love and music in the Crescent City.
Festivals/Fairs, Music
Jazz Fest 2020 announced: Lizzo, The Who, Stevie Nicks, Lenny Kravitz to perform
Lizzo, The Lumineers, Erykah Badu and Wu-Tang Clan are coming to Jazz Fest as organizers announced their 2020 artist lineup Thursday morning.
Destinations, Music, Parades
Who was 5th Ward Weebie? New Orleans is mourning a unique voice
Jerome Cosey's voice is part of the soundtrack of my childhood. He's been making New Orleanians bounce for more than 20 years.
Christmas, Performing Arts
Photos: Carolers fill Jackson Square with music and holiday cheer
Hundreds of people turned out for the annual Caroling in Jackson Square, a New Orleans tradition since 1946.
Music, New Orleanians
All of the New Orleans artists, songs nominated for 2020 Grammys
Here's a list of our artists nominated and a sampling of their music.
Education/Career, Know Your NOLA, Music, Schools & Education
Becoming Professor X: Mia Young takes hip-hop to a new degree
Mia Young is a superhero. Known by most as Mia X, her origin story isn’t rooted in one cataclysmic event, but a lifetime of breaking and remaking the rules and...
Music, New Orleanians
Heart and Soul: The Soul Rebels' Erion Williams Plays, Pays it Forward
As proud as he is of his onstage accomplishments, it’s what he does offstage, teaching at the Trombone Shorty Academy and at the Roots of Music, that inspires him the...
Festivals/Street Fairs, Live Music
Here's how to survive a soggy Voodoo Fest
What to do if it rains, where to get your tickets and the best ways to get there.
Live Music, New Orleanians
James Martin hits high notes with third album release
A founding member of the Soul Brass Band, a funk and brass ensemble that spent the summer touring Europe, and that can be frequently found on Frenchmen Street. Yet if...