New work added to the site
New work up on the site for the NPR/WWNO show, Music Inside Out. Tune in and if you like what you hear, friend ‘em on Facebook!
LOVE IT!
We’re getting the free square because Wes Anderson is on Fresh Air today.
Source: Slate
Yeah! Our awesome studio-mate & friend, Lily Keber, was on NPR this morning for her fantastic work on her documentary of James Booker. Listen to it!
Man these guys are so great.
A staple of “Bands To Watch” lists far and wide, Alabama Shakes sure didn’t shrink under the open Texas skies during NPR Music’s 2012 SXSW showcase at Stubb’s. Watch the band’s commanding set, the download the concert.
Kitchen art: A photographer’s Cuba
Food photographer Ellen Silverman, who did the images for Lynne and Sally’s book How to Eat Weekends, opened a new gallery photo show this week called Spare Beauty: Cuban Kitchens. She writes:
“This past year, I traveled to Cuba three times. Having a strong interest in food and food photography, the kitchen was a natural subject for me to focus on. I was welcomed into homes where I found sparse spaces, where time has stopped. Due to years of lack of money, supplies and equipment, people have been forced to adapt and improvise. These photographs reflect the personalities and the circumstances of those who inhabit them.”
Dance Your Blues Away on Mardi Gras Day
We’re hitting the streets this week to celebrate - what else? - Mardi Gras! We’ll meet parade float builders, visit the Backstreet Cultural Museum in Treme, discover a skull and bone gang and baby dolls, follow Mardi Gras Indians and learn why flamingos flock to Baton Rouge this time of year.
Can’t wait for this interview tonight.
“I think everyone has had that crisis at some point, trying to figure out whether they are a man or a Muppet.”
—Bret McKenzie (The Flight of the Conchords) talks to NPR’s Fresh Air about writing music for The Muppets
DEFEND NEW ORLEANS: In The Music Box, New Orleans Residents Hear Hope
I posted this thought on Facebook and realized I might as well post it here as well:
In the wake of all of the devastating news in our city as of late, we’ve been blessed with a slew of some of the most uplifting and nationally acclaimed creative news this past week. Staying positive & strong, struggling to find ways to end the violence instead of turning our backs on it (and our city) and pushing all creative boundaries are just a few of the reasons why we’re here…
Morgan Sasser/New Orleans Airlift
When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, it left behind a city full of destroyed homes. Despite ongoing rebuilding efforts, thousands of blighted properties remain. Now, a group of artists is creating a structure that is part home, part…
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