THURSDAY / When the sun goes down: The weather is heating up, so go out when the sun goes down. Go to City Park's Pavilion of Two Sisters for Thursdays at Twilight to enjoy live music, mint juleps, and [...]

SATURDAY / Literary down low: The Tennessee Williams Festival is more than just literary panels and screaming “Stella!” It’s a party, typical New Orleans style, blending old and new world Nola with cocktails at the Hotel Monteleone, a favorite [...]

Like many of you, I constantly struggle with the contradictions of local music’s role as a cultural expression of, and for, the community versus a commodity of our hospitality industry. Last week, I began counting down to festival [...]

FRIDAY-SUNDAY / Scat some jazz: New Orleans is no stranger to music festivals. This weekend brings Nola Girl Jam, a weekend festival celebrating women in jazz. The festival includes jazz performances, dance troupes, and concerts. On a more [...]

After a short hiatus, this week I want to remind the music community that we only have about six weeks to get ready for OUR season. I’m glad my editors gave me a couple of weeks off while [...]

FRIDAY / La Nouvelle-Orleans: There’s no denying that New Orleans’ culture is inspired by the French. Architecture, street  names, wine at any time, just to name a few aspects. This Friday, the Alliance Francaise of New Orleans is [...]