2012 Voodoo Music Experience

Previews, maps, schedules, information and all the Voodoo scoop

• Tags: News, Voodoo Experience 2012, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Skrillex

Transforming a Church

Phillip Manuel on the revival of St. Monica's Church in Central City

• by Phillip Manuel
• Tags: News, St. Monica's Church, Central City

Sewerage rate hikes?

BGR says take politics out of S&WB Operations

• Tags: Scuttlebutt: Louisiana News Briefs, The New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board (S&WB, Mitch Landrieu, rate hike

Quotes of the week

• Tags: Scuttlebutt: Louisiana News Briefs, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Bobby Jindal

Gary Clark Jr.

• Tags: News, Voodoo Experience 2012, Gary Clark Jr.

School Board Endorsements

• Tags: Commentary, Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB), Endorsements

Dave Stewart

• Tags: News, Dave Stewart, Voodoo Experience 2012

The graphic designer did it

Tea Party pamphlet errs on Boustany

• Tags: Scuttlebutt: Louisiana News Briefs, Charles Boustany, Jeff Landry

Jack White

• Tags: News, Jack White, Voodoo Experience 2012

Justice

• Tags: News, Justice, Voodoo Experience 2012

Bouquets & Brickbats

They get what they deserve

Sports Fans and Twitter

Gus Kattengell urges fans to think before you tweet

• by Gus Kattengell

Parking wars

Zoning restrictions peeve developer

• Tags: Scuttlebutt: Louisiana News Briefs, The New Orleans City Council, South Rampart Street, Central Business District

Tobacco stings bring fines

Sell Cigs to minors: $200 a pop

• Tags: Scuttlebutt: Louisiana News Briefs, he Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC), Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC), minors

Scuttlebits

All the news that doesn't fit

• Tags: Scuttlebutt: Louisiana News Briefs, yabugadahdah, Mitch Landrieu, Drew Brees

Hey Blake, when did the practice of women flashing their breasts for beads in the French Quarter start?

• Tags: Blake Pontchartrain™: New Orleans Trivia, flashing breasts, french quarter, beads

Parsing the Endorsements

Clancy DuBos says Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Councilwoman Stacy Head are playing it cagey

• by Clancy DuBos
• Tags: Clancy DuBos, Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Councilwoman Stacy Head, endorsements

Hey Blake, was there a Louisiana mental institution named Louisiana Retreat?

• Tags: Blake Pontchartrain™: New Orleans Trivia, Louisiana Retreat Asylum for the Insane, Sisters of Charity, De Paul Hospital

Hey Blake, did Jax Beer sponsor a girls' softball team?

• Tags: Blake Pontchartrain™: New Orleans Trivia, Jax Beer, softball

Newdoo: Changes at Voodoo

• Tags: Events Recommended, Voodoo Experience 2012, camping

Interview: Wanda Sykes

Kevin Allman talks to the comic, who's coming to the Mahalia Jackson Theater this week

• by Kevin Allman
• Tags: Events Feature, Wanda Sykes, The Chris Rock Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm

Norah Jones at the Mahalia Jackson Theater

• Tags: Music Recommended, Norah Jones, Ravi Shankar, Mahalia Jackson Theater

Toots and the Maytals

• Tags: Music Feature, Toots and the Maytals, Voodoo Experience 2012

Silversun Pickups

• Tags: Music Feature, Silversun Pickups, Voodoo Experience 2012

Joyce Manor at The Big Top Gallery

Neil Young and Crazy Horse at Voodoo

• Tags: Music Feature, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Voodoo Experience 2012

Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires

• Tags: Music Feature, Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires, Voodoo Experience 2012

Nas

• Tags: Music Feature, NAS, Voodoo Experience 2012

Skrillex at Voodoo

• Tags: Music Feature, Skrillex, Voodoo Experience 2012

Star and Dagger

• Tags: Music Feature, Star and Dagger, Voodoo Experience 2012

Yo-Yo Ma at the Mahalia Jackson Theater

• Tags: Music Recommended, Yo-Yo Ma, Mahalia Jackson Theater, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

Poor Moon at Circle Bar

• Tags: Music Recommended, Poor Moon, Circle Bar, Fleet Foxes

Jewel at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center to benefit Breast Reconstruction Awareness

• Tags: Music Recommended, Jewel, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

David Sedaris at Tulane University's McAlister Auditorium

• Tags: Stage Previews and Reviews, David Sedaris, Tulane University's McAlister Auditorium, NPR

Wanda Sykes at Mahalia Jackson Theater

• Tags: Stage Previews and Reviews, Wanda Sykes, Mahalia Jackson Theater, Curb Your Enthusiasm

Spill at NOCCA

• Tags: Stage Previews and Reviews, Spill, Leigh Fondakowski, The Laramie Project

Preview: Spill

Will Coviello on an ambitious new theater piece about the BP oil disaster

• by Will Coviello
• Tags: Stage Previews and Reviews, Spill, NOCCA, Deepwater Horizon

Review: The Clifton Monroe Chronicles: The Case of the Murderous Mister

Dalt Wonk on a play that recreates the classic days of radio mysteries

• by Dalt Wonk
• Tags: Stage Previews and Reviews, Clifton Monroe Chronicles, Shadowbox Theatre, The Case of the Murderous Mister

Searching for Sugar Man

• Tags: Film Reviews, Searching For Sugar Man, Malik Bendjelloul

Review: Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels at Parse Gallery

D. Eric Bookhardt on ambitious new sculptural work

• by D. Eric Bookhardt
• Tags: Art Review, Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels, Parse Gallery

Locally made vodka

• Tags: Food News, Atelier Vie, Buck 25, Vodka

Dunbar's to reopen in Gentilly

• Tags: Food News, Dunbar's, Gentilly, Creole

Five Outstanding ham sandwiches

• Tags: Five in 5, ham sandwiches

Maki leads lunch at Bayona

• Tags: Food News, Bayona, lunch

2009 Birillo Rosso

Maremma, Italy

Brad McGehee

Executive chef, Ye Olde College Inn

• Tags: 3-Course Interview, Ye Olde College Inn, Brad McGehee

Different Meal Prices at Different Times

Review: Norma's Sweets Bakery

Ian McNulty on a Mid-City bakery and Latin take-out restaurant

• by Ian McNulty
• Tags: Restaurant Review, Norma's Sweets Bakery, Latin American deli

The Absinthe Mind Opens at The Foundation Gallery

• Tags: Shopping News, The Absinthe Mind, The Foundation Gallery

Zombie Makeup Day at Studio One Style Bar

• Tags: Shopping News, Zombie Makeup Day, Studio One Style Bar

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Fundraiser at Snug Harbor

• Tags: Shopping News, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Snug Harbor

A Girl Is A Gun

• by Angela Hernandez

Spruce Eco-Studio Now Accepting Consignment

• Tags: Shopping News, Spruce Eco-Studio