New Orleans Music and
Local Information Directory

Of Interest in New Orleans

Spyboy Pictures - Recently released the outstanding Documentary, All On A Mardi Gras Day on DVD. a one hour documentary on New Orleans' black carnival traditions, including the Black Indians, Baby Dolls, Zulus and Skeletons. The special DVD edition includes a full hour of additional material, including an extended interview with the late Big Chief Tootie Montana, scenes of post-Katrina carnival, and an interview with the filmmaker, New Orleans native Royce Osborn.

Open Ears Music - Open Ears Music Series is curated by Jeff Albert, Justin Peake, and Dan Oestreicher. Its simple goal is to provide an accessible venue for interesting music. Check out their Wednesday night series upstairs at the Blue Nile

Roots of Music addresses the need for music education by providing an opportunity for middle school children to develop a musical skill. The program will incorporate a hands-on music curriculum encompassing history, theory, instrumental and performance instruction, as well as physical endurance. Roots of Music will be a free, after school and summer program for children between the ages of 9 -14.

Offbeat - New Orleans and Louisiana music magazine. Message board, music directory and news, links to bands and jazz artists.

Gambit Weekly - Online version of local magazine. Covers news and local politics. Excellent arts and entertainment section with a live music calendar.

Where Y'At - Online version of a New Orleans monthly music and entertainment magazine. Current articles, regular columns, archives and message board.Local links and information.

Sound Advice - Sound Advice Artist Management works with some of New Orleans finest musicians. Owner Kimball Packard was named "Best Manager" in the Offbeat Music Awards in 2006 & 2007

New Orleans Cemetary & Voodoo Pages - Information and photographs about New Orleans-style Voodoo and the famous historic cemeteries.

New Orleans Venue - Online guide to the Big Easy. Information and links for restaurants, clubs, history, culture, Mardi Gras, art and architecture, travel information and city hauntings.

Jazzy Stuff - Internet gallery featuring New Orleans artists: paintings, prints and fine art photography plus arts & crafts, handmade jewelry, ceramic plaques of New Orleans architecture and glitter art.

See Louisiana - An independent guide to Louisiana tourist destinations, diversions and delights full of links and insider tips. They promise to tell you about the good, the bad and the ugly.

Hotel Monaco - Stylish luxury boutique hotel in the CBD, close to the Quarter. The elegant 250 room hotel on St. Charles is a former Masonic Temple.

New Orleans Top Hotels - Hotel guide for New Orleans, with lots of local information.

WWOZ Radio - a listener-supported, volunteer-operated radio station with award-winning programming. Playing blues, jazz, cajun, zydeco, gospel, Brazilian, Caribbean and more, WWOZ keeps the music and musical heritage of the Crescent City alive.

Louisiana Music Factory - From Cajun music to blues, Zydeco music to R&B, traditional New Orleans jazz to modern jazz, and more. Located in the New Orleans French Quarter, LMF carries the widest selection of Louisiana and New Orleans Music on compact disc & vinyl records in the world.

Crescent City Discs - Offering a selection of independently produced CDs by New Orleans artists, from A to Z (Shamarr Allen to Linnzi Zaorski!)

Satchmo - Louisiana music directory and artist archive - dedicated to the memory of Louis " Satchmo" Armstrong. "The birthplace of jazz and cradle of modern music."

Crescent City Music - A photographic celebration of musical events in New Orleans, LA.

National and Regional Guides for Live Music

Jam Base - Go See Live Music! National directory of live music performances. Provides tour dates, venues and locations, contact and ticket sales information. Also publishes reviews, audio links and contests.

MoBoogie.net: The Social Network for the Good People Who Dig Live Music, with listings, reviews, previews and more.

Live Funk - A a music resource for artists, venues and fans.

PollStar - Concert hotwire; national listings.

Blues Clubs Worldwide - Comprehensive directory for major cities around the world. Nightclubs, venues, personal pages of musicians and links to record labels.

Roots of Rhythm - Travel information for music lovers. Richard Knight who (after writing 'The Blues Highway: New Orleans to Chicago' - the definitive music and travel guide to the cradle of jazz and blues) became convinced there must be other people out there who, like us, love music and love to travel, so he created this site.

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