http://www.louisianamusicdirectory.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:27:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The artist behind Bright Eyes will be in New Orleans November 20 at the Republic as part of his tour under his own name in support of his self-titled Merge Records debut. Here's Jon Caramanica's New York Times review of one of Oberst's recent New York appearances:  And so in this show, ... http://www.louisianamusicdirectory.com/blog/index.php/2008/11/11/conor-oberst-preview/ Next week, Cheap Trick's Budokan! will be released - a 3 CD and one DVD box set documenting Cheap Trick's breakthrough album, Live at Budokan. I've always preferred the indispensible In Color and Heaven Tonight because the space in Tom Werman's production undercut their arena-ness and made the songs move with a ... http://www.louisianamusicdirectory.com/blog/index.php/2008/11/07/too-much-of-a-good-thing/ Last summer, singer/monologuist/cultural adventurer Henry Rollins came to New Orleans to document the state of the city and to tape an episode of his Independent Film Channel show. The show airs Friday on IFC at 9:30 Central, and Rollins previews the show today at HuffingtonPost.com: Three years later, I wanted to ... http://www.louisianamusicdirectory.com/blog/index.php/2008/11/06/henry-rollins-in-new-orleans/ This morning on NPR, a feature on the expectations for Barack Obama's presidency included a clip of a woman who said something to the effect of, "He'll work some magic." Obviously, expectations like that are dangerous and set him up to fail even when he's succeeding. Last night, though, I ... http://www.louisianamusicdirectory.com/blog/index.php/2008/11/06/good-signs/ Tano Sokolow has remixed Barack Obama into Lee Dorsey's "Yes We Can Can" here. http://www.louisianamusicdirectory.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/30/lee-dorsey-for-president/ When Hurricane Katrina leveled Peter Holsapple's house, he left town and hasn't been back nearly often enough. He has, however, been blogging on songwriting for The New York Times. In today's posting, "Thank You, Bob," he talks about aging, making peace with collaboration and Bob Dylan's Tell Tale Signs: The ... http://www.louisianamusicdirectory.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/29/writing-about-writing/ Folks - if you can't vote on election day, Tuesday is your last chance. Wait times vary. I voted early Thursday at 2 p.m. and was out in an hour-and-a-half, but a friend who was at City Hall in the morning took two-and-a-half hours. My wife voted on Saturday and ... http://www.louisianamusicdirectory.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/27/early-voting-ends-tomorrow/ I waited until the Saints managed to not lose a game that should never have been close before going out to Voodoo Sunday. The hot day matched with people dressed for a cool evening meant the Bingo! Parlour was a little gamey by the time Quintron and Miss Pussycat came out to ... http://www.louisianamusicdirectory.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/27/voodoo-notebook-dump-day-three/ I guess she is that popular. Looks like she flew back to London after Voodoo to sing "God Save the Queen" before the Saints-Chargers game. http://www.louisianamusicdirectory.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/26/joss-stone/ Next to Nine Inch Nails, Lil Wayne was the biggest draw Saturday and generated the most excitement. That didn't make him punctual; in fact, his DJ was 10 minutes late for the stage, then he spun a 15-minute set that ranged from "Party Like a Rock Star" to "Wild Thing" ... http://www.louisianamusicdirectory.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/26/voodoo-notebook-dump-day-two/