New Orleans Musicians

Jammin' Generosity Gets Guitars to Young Rockers

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 07.01.2008 | Living

Read More: New Orleans, NOLA.Com, Chris Rose, Times Picayune, The Giving Life, Nomrf, New Orleans Musicians, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Musicians, Living News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Today nola.com's Chris Rose described the New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund guitar transfer (story here). Next month our charity is passing along a do...

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Last Post from Jazzfest: Dr. John's Tricknology by Osmosis

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Herlin Riley, Wwoz, Bob French, Dr. John, New Orleans, New Orleans Musicians, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Friday afternoon New Orleans drummer Herlin Riley stopped by New Orleans' WWOZ studio for Bob French's show with Dr. John, otherwise known as Mac Rebe...

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And Grace Will Lead Me Home: Aaron Neville Returns to New Orleans Jazzfest

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.03.2008 | Entertainment

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Karen Dalton-Beninato

Jazzfest audiences now include a mix of those who lost their houses to the levee failure and have not come back, like Aaron, and those who pioneered New Orleans recovery.

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Free at Last: Second Liners Released From Charges

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 02.21.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: New Orleans Musicians, Dr. John, Katrina, New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, Normf, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

How many New Orleans musicians have died of heartbreak before they had a chance to move back?

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The Kaiser Chiefs Rock Brit Awards and New Orleans Anthem

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 02.20.2008 | Entertainment

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Karen Dalton-Beninato

The Kaiser Chiefs' song's chorus is a rallying cry against apathy for New Orleans musicians still coming home to a city with fewer gigs and higher rents.

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How to Guarantee Jennifer Aniston Won't Holiday With Your In-Laws

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 12.06.2007 | Entertainment

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Karen Dalton-Beninato

You'll donate a substantial amount of time and money to rebuilding in New Orleans and here's what's going to happen next: Jennifer Aniston will not holiday with your in-laws and the U.N. will be loopy about you.

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New Orleans Council: Oh That Czar!

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 11.28.2007 | Media

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Karen Dalton-Beninato

Newly elected New Orleans City Councilwoman Jackie Clarkson, actress Patricia Clarkson's mother, seems to be asking the recovery czar to take a brief ...

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The Negotiator: "Do You Like the Internet? That Was Me"

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 11.27.2007 | Entertainment

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Karen Dalton-Beninato

With both sides back to the table over internet royalties, how about getting Nobel Prize winner Al Gore in there to oversee negotiations.

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Electoral College You Ignorant Slut: SNL and New Orleans

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 10.08.2007 | Home

Read More: Lorne Michaels, Chevy Chase, Dennis Kucinich, Fred Thompson, Hillary Clinton, Lou Dobbs, John Edwards, New Orleans Musicians, Barack Obama, Naomi Klein, Mike Gravel, Harry Shearer, Saturday Night Live, Darrell Hammond, Gorbachev, Home News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Chevy Chase recently injected some immediacy into the presidential race by going down the Dem's roster and staring down a photo of the Republican frontrunners.

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