New Orleans Archives

18 Jan

Music That Still Matters, Plutonic See All

Artist Feature – Scorpio Tab Benoit By Ray Hogan

January 18, 2020
Posted by Chela Star
Blues, Guitarists, New Orleans, Plutonic Melodic and Harmonic, Scorpios, Tab Benoit

Welcome to the second installment of “Plutonic Melodic and Harmonic,” a regular feature in (Music That Really Matters) that will spotlight guitarists from across the globe and span the musical map. Tab Benoit is from...

23 Jun

Culture High Low Palate

BOLDEN-Bad Movie, Much Better Music

June 23, 2019
Posted by Chela Star
Bolden, Film, Jazz, Marsalis, Music, New Orleans, The Funky Butt

Reviewed & Written by Ray Hogan “Bolden: Music from the Original Soundtrack,” Wynton Marsalis This space was originally meant to review my most anticipated movie of the spring, “Bolden,” the story of one of jazz music’s...

10 Jun

Music That Still Matters

An Elegy for Dr. John

June 10, 2019
Posted by Chela Star
2019 Deaths, Blues, Dr.John, Gumbo, Icons of Music, Jazz, Legends, New Orleans, Scorpio Celebrities

A musician as unique and authentic as his hometown New Orleans By: Ray Hogan “There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird...

08 Mar

Music That Still Matters

The Crescent City. The Big Easy. NOLA MUSIC

March 8, 2019
Posted by Chela Star
Brass Bands, Funk, Gumbo, Jazz, New Orleans, NOLA Music

The City That Care Forgot. NOLA. - By: Ray Hogan. New Orleans has its share of nicknames. But one describes the city's unique place in the country, and for that matter, the world. Many musicians have told me they...

04 Mar

Travel

TRAVEL: Destination New Orleans/ March 2 Cities

March 4, 2019
Posted by Chela Star
Great American Cities, New Orleans, Travel, USA

Randy P Schmidt / © Culture Trip New Orleans / SEE & DO Must-Visit Attractions in New Orleans Packed with activities and attractions, it’s difficult to really go in the wrong direction upon arrival in New Orleans....