Offbeats 2011 Best of the Beat Music Business Awards
Great night over at the Joy Theatre last night for the Offbeat’s 2011 Best of the Beat Music Business Awards. This is always a fun evening with many being recognized deservingly for their contributions to the all important business side of the “heartbeat” of our city, the music industry. Congrats to all winners! The highlight [...]
Nine Lives the Musical at the Ellis Marsalis Center For Music in the Musicians Village
Last Saturday evening I had the pleasure, once again, of shooting the play “Nine Lives: A Musical Adaptation” by Paul Sanchez and Colman deKay, this time at the Ellis Marsalis Center For Music in the Musicians Village, what a fantastic venue!! Enjoyed the play thoroughly as usual, love the new and old stories, like we’ll [...]
Dash Rip Rock at dba on Frenchmen Street January 13th 2011
Great night for music as usual at dba on Frenchmen St. last Friday with Dash Rip Rock and opening band The Unnaturals. As expected, Dash Rip Rock put on a great show with some new and many old classics….additionally The Unnaturals lathered up the crowd nicely before Dash, really enjoyed them also. I was able [...]
Jon Cleary Johnny Vidacovich and James Singleton at Tipitinas Uptown January 14th 2012
I was able to go catch a great show at Tipitinas Uptown last night. It’s enough that just Jon Cleary was playin, but about a week or so ago Johnny Vidacovich and James Singleton were added, which made this a don’t miss show as far as I am concerned. Have never seen Cleary and Johnny [...]
Coco Robicheaux Jazz Funeral and Celebration at the House of Blues
In early December 2011 we sent off Coco Robicheaux the only way we know how, with a Jazz Funeral Second Line starting on Frenchmen Street and winding thru the French Quarter, ultimately ending at the House of Blues where countless,and I mean countless, musicians, friends and family celebrated the life and music of Coco late [...]
The Neville Brothers inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame along with Dash Rip Rock
Here are a few pics from last nights induction of the Neville Brothers, Aaron Neville, Cyril Neville, Art Neville and Charles Neville with Executive Director Mike Shepard of the Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame during the 2012 Allstate fan fest at the Allstate BCS National Championship in the Jax Brewery Parking Lot on January 7, [...]