Live Music – b.rox

Photo by SDWolfpup It’s that time of year again. Jazz Fest. I know it’s here because casual conversation takes a turn. People ask: “Goin’ to the Fest?” And of course I can never give a simple answer when a more complicated one will do. My objections are three-fold. First, this is not my music. Don’t […]

Yesterday, as I was cooking dinner, I heard the beat of drums outside our house. I recognized that sound immediately and knew what it meant: Warren Easton marches again! It’s probably the coolest thing about living on my block. The high school marching band comes down our street almost every school day. Or rather, they […]

Last night I went to a party for a friend’s 40th birthday. There was a giant screen in the yard upon which were projected videos from the early days of MTV. It was also a karaoke system. I’ve always been skeptical of karaoke as a concept, but come to think of it I don’t think […]

PJ’s back, just for a couple days. He played at the Neutral Ground last night. And since I had a tape recorder, you can experience Birmingham and Rainy Little Day vicariously.

About a week before Katrina hit, I turned on WWOZ and heard some super heavy jazz organ. I thought it was pretty cool, and paid special attention to the DJ when he announced it was Robert Walter. The Friday before Katrina hit, the entertainment section of the Times-Picayune revealed that Robert Walter had recently moved […]

I know school’s back in session, cuz I can hear the Warren Easton High School Marching Band. Right now they’re directly in front of our house, playing “Sweet Dreams Are Made of This.” It’s a good thing I like that song. I’ll be hearing it pretty much every day from now until Mardi Gras. They […]

It’s rare enough for me to pull an all-nighter anymore, but this one took me totally by surprise. See, Xy’s cousin Rusty is in town this weekend with a bunch of buddies from Bloomington, including Dylan, who’s getting married soon — a roving bachelor party. And then there’s this guy Avocado Tom. I’d never met […]

We went to see a musical duo called One Ring Zero at my favorite bookstore. It seemed like everyone we knew was there, including Ben Hearst — turns out his brother Michael is one of the guys in the band. The music was awesome. They perform quirky pop ditties with lyrics written expressly for them […]

Thursday night means pub trivia at the Crown & Anchor. That can sometimes lead to Vaughn’s to see Kermit Ruffins, if I’m lucky. Tonite I got lucky. Kermit rocks. And I say this despite the fact that he never ventures into the rock idiom. He’s all about the jazz. Cool, sweet jazz — in the […]

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Unfestive Ruminations

Warren Easton Marches Again

A Nite on the Town

PJ

Good for the Soul

Sweet

An All-Nighter

Lit Rock

Thursday Night, Friday Morning