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Producers of the 50th anniversary Jazz Fest have decided to mark the milestone event with something special: the addition of another day of the signature festival celebrating New Orleans music and culture.  Thursday, April 25 will now be the opening day of the 2019 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by...

The New Orleans music scene just got a little bit bigger with the announcement of the opening of The Fillmore, which will be housed within Harrah’s Casino. The Fillmore brand began in 1912 in San Francisco, and that concert hall gave birth to several venues spread throughout the U.S. The Fillmore New Orleans show marketer Alex Rosen...

Ed Sheeran is coming to town on Wednesday, October 31. The show is for 7 p.m., and tickets start at $20. In celebration of his third studio album, Divide, Ed Sheeran has been on a record-breaking worldwide tour with a staggering number of shows. The tour began in Turin, Italy, on March 16, 2017, and, as of now, will end March 27,...

As you eagerly scrolled through the Voodoo Fest lineup on your phone the day the acts were announced, you were probably not expecting a local band to be billed so high, especially alongside such heavy-hitters as alternative staples Mumford and Sons and Arctic Monkeys, DJ Martin Garrix, and shock-rocker Marilyn Manson. The Revivalists managed...

New Orleans would never have produced its most famous musical expression had it not been for a confluence of seemingly unrelated events. Difficult economic times and a growing interest in popular music would fashion a springboard for an assortment of musical styles to coalesce into what would become a uniquely American kind of music. However,...

If you live in South Louisiana, you are probably familiar with Cajun music. And if you know Cajun music, there’s a good chance that you’ve heard of the Lost Bayou Ramblers. Thanks to their ever-increasing popularity, their highly recognizable sound—which is really Cajun music, plus—and the signature jumpsuit of their...