an interview with Art Neville
I asked him about the Saints, who were coming off the best football season in the franchise’s history. Did he see any of the games? “I saw all of ‘em — on TV,” he said. “I had the best seat in the house.” I told him I am a Jets fan. “Broadway Joe — that’s my boy,” he said. “He’s a bad motherfucka.”
in performance: the dirty dozen brass band"There just seem to be something about New Orleans music that makes the dreariest of occasions seem like a carnival."
NolaRev's Stuff They Say on 'OZ
"Like other die-hard New Orleanians, I listen to WWOZ religiously... But it's not just the music. It's the patter, the conversations, the outrageous opinions, so freely expressed by 'OZ's dedicated staff of volunteer DJs. Sometimes, the listener wants to shout, "Yeah, you right!" (and maybe some listeners do) to express complete agreement; sometimes the listeners just have to shake their heads and smile wryly, hardly able to believe that anyone could or would get away with such shenanigans; and sometimes you just gotta laugh and say, "Only in New Orleans!"
As usual, Dr. John looked every bit the boulevardier in a trim black beret, leather coat, striped tunic, and carved African cane dangling gris-gris, the talismans of voodoo magic.
Though I was sweating bullets, Dr. John remained composed throughout, regaling us with tales of long-gone friends, including Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye, then relating his bayou recipe for wild-duck-and-goose gumbo.see also: Right Time, Right Place
Listen to John Sinclair's "420 New Orleans Music Show #17"
Saints and Music Series: Papa Grows Funk
CSC: What do you guys do on gameday?JG: If we are touring, we watch the game wherever possible and if we are driving we listen loudly on Sirius satellite radio. Its wonderful to hear Jim Henderson’s voice while driving through Colorado. If we’re home and not going to the game, I’ll grill some chicken wings and get down to some serious watching. If I’m at the game, I’d like to apologize to the women and children sitting near me.
JM: We're usually on the road, spreading the New Orleans funk around the country. We've got NFL ticket on Sirius radio so we never miss the game. Just suit up baby!!!!
michael white's new moonOf all the recent recordings from musicians born-and-raised in New Orleans--and there are several notable ones--the one I've focused on lately is Dr. Michael White's Blue Crescent (Basin Street Records). It's an important marker in one man's spiritual and musical rebirth since Katrina.
HAVE YOU EVER COME UPON A BAND OF MARDI GRAS INDIANS IN THE STREETS OF NEW ORLEANS?
see also: Mardi Gras Indians Memorial Sunday
New Orleans music is a world treasure.
The musicians of New Orleans have given us all so much over the years. The vast majority of them worry more about creating great music than about getting rich. In consequence, they've been particularly devastated by the storms and levee failures of 2005, the debacle of the federal response of 2006, and the ongoing misery all New Orleanians face. The hundreds of nightly gigs that kept everyone alive have gone away, and many of them have lost their instruments as well as their homes.
“Guitar Yakuza” Matsumura Takashi , awesome [NolaFunky] Japanese blues guitar player
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