Introducing Atom Cat: New Orleans’ Psychedelic Garage-Rock In Neon Hues [B.Getz on L4LM]]
In the vibrant, horn-heavy heart of New Orleans, an enigmatic new squad is bubbling up from the underground club scene. Introducing ATOM CAT.
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WE’RE GONNA GROOVE TONIGHT: NOLA Jazz Fest Remains The Spice of Life [B.Getz on L4LM]
For 20 years since the turn of the millennium, I’ve been fortunate to immerse myself in the most historic—and vibrant—musical mecca in the country, an amateur musicologist embedded in her bountiful bosom.
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CHIEF GOT A NEW SUIT: The Rumble Eyes Grammy Glory With Debut LP, ‘Live At The Maple Leaf’ [B.Getz on L4LM]
Fusing Mardi Gras Indian culture with swaggering Bayou funk in a defiant, delicious gumbo, The Rumble featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. is among the more exhilarating bands to bubble up from New Orleans onto the national landscape in some time.
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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.068: FRENCHY [NOLA-based live painter, pioneer]
Based in NOLA, this icon of live-painting in both music/festival culture(s) and pro sports is renowned around the world for his stunning version of acousti-optics. Frenchy’s joyful, freestyle process and pioneering visual art set the bar sky high for a quarter century to come, and continues to elevate and innovate to this day.
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JAZZ FEST 2008 Recap! [B.Getz on JamBase]
There is nothing in the world like the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, a veritable smorgasbord of music, culture, food, costume, people and energy, native to the Crescent City but descended upon by folks from the four corners of the globe. This year was particularly special as it was the first time since Hurricane Katrina that the festival returned to seven full days at the Fairgrounds
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