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New Orleans Jazz Fest Announces 2011 Lineup

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival announced its 2011 lineup today. Headliners include contemporary artists like Arcade Fire, The Decemberists, Wilco, The Strokes and John Legend & The Roots as well as a host of music legends such as Allen Toussaint, Robert Plant, Willie Nelson, Bon Jovi and John Mellencamp. Kid Rock is also playing for some reason....  read more

Five Albums that Celebrate New Orleans and its Indomitable Music

It's been five years since Hurricane Katrina unleashed her fury on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast...  read more

Jeff Tweedy-Produced Mavis Staples Album Due Sept. 14

Legendary soul singer Mavis Staples teamed up with Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy on her latest album, You Are Not Alone, coming Sept. 14 on Anti-. Tweedy produced the album and wrote two songs for Staples.  read more

Lenny Kravitz, Mos Def, Allen Toussaint, More Play Gulf-Aid in New Orleans

Musicians are coming together in New Orleans at Mardi Gras River City this Sunday, May 16, to raise money to help mitigate some of the myriad problems caused by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Called Gulf-Aid, the show’s proceeds will go to local groups working to clean up the coasts and wetlands affected by the spill and to Gulf Coast fishermen and the damaged seafood industry....  read more

B.B. King, ZZ Top, Allen Toussaint Lead Telluride Blues and Brews Lineup

Heading into its 17th year, the Telluride Blues and Brews Festival in Telluride, Colo., is gearing up for another weekend of iconic music and tasty suds. This year’s event, scheduled for Sept. 17-20, boasts headlining performances from B.B. King, ZZ Top, The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band, Allen Toussaint, Galactic and a selection of more than 150 beers from over 50 microbreweries to wash it all down....  read more

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2010 Photos Ft. George Clinton, Black Crowes, Dr. John, Many More

Photos by Mark C. Austin...  read more

Theresa Andersson: Live at Le Petit Review

Theresa Andersson's most infamous performances cast her not under a spotlight, but the sunlight seeping into her robin's egg blue kitchen...  read more

The Soundtrack to Your Resolutions: 20 Songs for Fresh Starts, New Beginnings and Not Screwing Up This Time

New Year's Day - time to revel in the clarity of that hangover, take stock of the year that's just passed and hit the reset button for 2010. Here's a mix to help you do it...  read more

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - 5/3/09

[Above: Jeremy Davenport]Photos taken by Amber Roussel at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival...  read more

Allen Toussaint: The Bright Mississippi

The funkiest man this side of Zigaboo Modeliste, Allen Toussaint is...  read more