New Orleans is one of the country’s richest sources of traditional music, a city which pioneered jazz and the blues. From creators/executive producers David Simon and Eric Overmyer (HBO’s The Wire®), the critically-acclaimed HBO® series Treme® interweaves stories of musicians and other residents who are trying to rebuild their lives while also preserving the city’s [...]

What: Sacred Music Festival featuring music & dance performances, Vodou ceremony, invocations and prayers, art exhibit, prayer processions through the St. Roch neighborhood and an interactive altar project. When: Evenings of Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25. Where: New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Avenue Melodic, inspirational and uplifting, serious and profoundly personal, [...]

Mystery Street Records and Threadhead Records are proud to present “Nine Lives – A Musical Story of New Orleans (The Complete Set)” by Paul Sanchez and Colman deKay, a two CD collection of 39 original songs. This musical adaptation is based on the book “Nine Lives” by Dan Baum. Over 130 musicians (mostly from New [...]

Saturday, May 5th, 2012- The Howlin’ Wolf New Orleans is proud to announce that The Original Meters will be playing their first New Orleans club show in over 30 years. The Meters defined New Orleans funk, not only on their own recordings, but also as the backing band for numerous artists including Lee Dorsey and [...]

Fresh, funky, and oh-so delicious …. G. Love & Special Sauce will appear live at House of Blues February 1, 2012! Known for defining a genre of up-beat blues-infused hip hop, G. Love will guarantee an “addictively delicious” good time which is sure to keep you sweating your soul out all night long. G. Love [...]

Since the closing of New Orleans’ cabaret Le Chat Noir in July 2011, The New Orleans Bingo! Show (BINGO!) and their fans have missed “those crazy Bingo! nights at Le Chat.” The producers of Bingo! are proud to announce their temporary takeover of the 715 St. Charles location for 3 nights of performances featuring The [...]

WHO: The Historic New Orleans Collection and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra WHAT: “Becoming American: The Musical Journey,” a concert with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra directed by Carlos Miguel Prieto WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 • 7:30 p.m. WHERE: St. Louis Cathedral, Jackson Square in the French Quarter HOW: Free and open to the public; seats [...]

Sat., Feb. 18 • NEW ORLEANS • Maple Leaf, 8316 Oak St. www.mapleleafbar.com KINKY FRIEDMAN’S SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT TOUR The Kinkster goes south this February, and he’s bringing tequila America’s Jewish Troubadour, Kinky Friedman, is going south in 2012, specifically the southern United States, and he’s bringing gifts for the natives. Foremost among these gifts is [...]

In anticipation of his upcoming spring album release—“Invent the Future”–Truth Universal announces a special performance date, FEBRUARY 24, 2012, at the Blue Nile Balcony Room on Frenchman Street in New Orleans with DJ E.F. Cuttin’ and special guests, Blackstar Bangas. Trinidadian/NOLA Hip Hop leader Truth Universal and the legendary DJ EF Cuttin bring their special [...]

The Music Series at The Hotel Modern is kicking off with an intimate performance in Bellocq by Zack Glass. The show is Thursday, January 12, at 8:30p at Bellocq, 936 Saint Charles Ave., 962-0900, with no cover. Zack Glass Growing up in New York’s Lower East Side and coming from an artistic family, Zack Glass [...]