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2011 Voodoo Music Experience Photos

2011 Voodoo Music Experience Photos

This past weekend, the 2011 Voodoo Music Experience overtook New Orleans' City Park on Halloween weekend for the 13th consecutive year. Headliners included The Raconteurs, Soundgarden and Blink 182, while the festival also featured Girl Talk, Band of Horses, TV on the Radio and many others. Check out Mark C. Austin's photos from this year's Voodoo Music Experience below.  read more

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Open Sound: A Sound Map of New Orleans

Open Sound: A Sound Map of New Orleans

Now you don’t have to visit Louisiana to grasp the vast array of sounds that fill New Orleans. You can hear them from a map. Open Sound New Orleans is a wiki-style project led by Heather Booth and Jacob Brancasi that allows anyone to upload sounds recorded from their daily lives or notable moments in the Crescent City, including music, background noise, interviews, and conversation....  read more

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Preservation Hall Jazz Band, My Morning Jacket and Amy Lavelle Photos - New Orleans, LA - Preservation Hall - 4/24/10

Preservation Hall Jazz Band, My Morning Jacket and Amy Lavelle Photos - New Orleans, LA - Preservation Hall - 4/24/10

They played for 120 people...  read more

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Joshua James Tour Diary - Tokyo/Baton Rouge - 11/19/09

Joshua James Tour Diary - Tokyo/Baton Rouge - 11/19/09

Tokyo Every time that I get on a plane I accept the fact that I might die. I say to myself “this might be the day that you die”. And then I board the plane....  read more

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

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

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Fats Domino - Tipitina's - New Orleans, LA - 11/5/08

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[Above: Fats Domino and his daughter, Andrea] Photos taken at Tipitina's by Erika Molleck GoldringFats Domino made a rare appearance recently, coming out to Tipitina's for the premier of the documentary, Fats Domino: Walkin' Back To New Orleans, slated to air on PBS this month. Domino was also presented with Grammy Hall of Fame awards for "Ain't That a Shame" and "Blueberry Hill." The awards were originally received in 2002 and 1987 respectively, but were lost when Domino's house was devastated by Hurricane Katrina....  read more

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