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Warner Music Entertainment said Monday that British actor Hugh Laurie (star of tv show, House)has signed a deal to record an album of New Orleans-inspired blues. The album is to be produced by Grammy winner Joe Henry, who has also worked with Ani Di Franco, Elvis Costello, and Loudon Wainwright III.
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Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews at the festival.
Mr. Scott now lives in Harlem. Mr. Andrews has a home in the French Quarter. Both musicians have crafted music that speaks fondly and forcefully of their birthplace—up to a point...
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New Orleans musician Shamarr Allen used his personal pain over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to make music. He says creating a song about it was a catharsis. (July 19)
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Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced July 8 that he ordered contractor A.M.E. Disaster Recovery Services off the job after the city found that, in addition to the countless other mishaps, its crews had cracked part of the Armstrong statue...
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Tonight, 7/8/2010, the music curfew on Bourbon Street will be on the agenda at the meeting of the New Orleans Neighborhood Police Anti-Crime Council. The meeting takes place at 6 p.m. at the Maison Dupuy Hotel’s Renoir Room (1001 Toulouse St.).
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The legendary Dr. John has been a cornerstone of New Orleans music for decades. Best known for everything from his 1973 hit "Right Place, Wrong Time" to "Down in New Orleans" (from last year's animated movie Princess and the Frog), he was born in New Orleans and still lives there much of the year, so he's witnessed first-hand how the BP oil spill has decimated the ecosystem and the livelihoods of its people. Rolling Stone caught up with the songwriter to talk about how the environmental nightmare has destroyed his own backyard...
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Diversity marks the latest crop of CDs from New Orleans musicians who are regularly heard on the scene. Two artists — bassist Brian Quezergue, the son of the legendary Wardell Quezergue, and drummer Simon Lott — both make their recording debuts as leaders on these new discs...
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New Orleans music is at its heart good-time music, and locals are more likely to get up and shake that thang rather than cry into their daiquiris...
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Top traditional jazz musicians and bands from around the country will be playing for three days, bringing the best of New Orleans-style music to Connecticut during this annual treat. With four music sessions, two music sites and 13 bands, you can hear over 40 hours of great traditional jazz and New Orleans-style tunes.
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Steve Earle has played a recurring character, Harley, a street musician, in three episodes of "Treme." Speaking about the brand new song, Earle said, "David Simon came on the set one day and asked me to write a song that my character would have written in '05. The next morning I woke up and wrote it." The song is titled "This City."
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