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A few more miles on him

One of the most engaging figures in blues today is Baton Rouge’s Larry Garner.

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Terrence Blanchard at The Listening Room

The third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s devastation of New Orleans is this Friday, and in those three years we have seen every stripe of tribute to the lives lost, but few exhibited the gravity and grace of Terrence Blanchard’s 2007 album A Tale of God’s Will (A Requiem for Katrina).

The emotional roller coaster of being alive

Susan Cowsill was just as powerful a performer as I'd hoped.

Steady rockers and drifters

The Hold Steady at Chelsea's last Thursday night was what rock 'n' roll is supposed to feel like: invigorating, inspiring, even a little exhausting.

Pink noise and solid rock

I am a fan of Ariel Pink's brand of twisted experimental pop, finding his slapdash, home-recorded albums to be repositories of the best and worst of popular culture -- often sounding like someone trying to sing along with a radio as another idly scans the dial.

Personal Journey

This week my headphones have been half-filled with Stay Positive, the fantastic new album by The Hold Steady, who play at Chelsea's next Thursday.

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The pipes of punk

Don’t chew your beer.
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Review: Theresa Andersson Hummingbird, Go! (Basin Street Records)

A violinist and singer-songwriter from New Orleans via Sweden, Theresa Andersson expands her folky sound into a rich sonic tapestry on Hummingbird, Go!
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Review: David Egan You Don’t Know Your Mind (Out of the Past)

Piano-based blues suffered at the pyrotechnic hands of B.B. King and Eric Clapton, but Lafayette’s David Egan reminds us that piano keys are for pounding out the blues.
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Review: Barisal Guns No. 1 (self-released)

Peering through the eyes of Baton Rouge’s Barisal Guns, you would see a landscape dotted with houses of the holy and ensconced in smoke on the water.
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40th Anniversary of the West Baton Rouge Museum
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Focus on Faculty
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Marty Christian Acoustic Duo (Blues / Roots)
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Got the Picture?
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Intermediate Acrylics Class with Larry Downs
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ACT Practice Test for Students
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