New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund

R.E.M., Sack Boy and a Voodoo Doll

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 10.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Nomrf, New Orleans, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Rem, Voodoo Music Experience, ReDefine 8/29, Dr. John, Happiness, Little Big Planet, Von Dutch, Green Living, Playstation, R.E.M., Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

A random reveler at the Voodoo Music Experience handed me a voodoo doll with a lock of hair and said, "be careful."

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Messageboard for Musicians Fleeing Gustav

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 08.31.2008 | Home

Read More: Nomrf, Hurricane Gustav New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Hurricane Gustav, Home News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

The New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund has posted a new messageboard for those who have room for musicians out on the road or in shelters.

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Smokey on the Water: Rock Star Camp Rolls Into New Orleans

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 08.20.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: New Orleans, Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, Furnishing Our Neighbors, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Global Green, Ringo Starr, Cranston Clements, Shamarr Allen, Mark Hudson, Brad Pitt, Green Living, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Mark Hudson and Shamarr Allen jam at Rock Fantasy Camp When Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp rolled into New Orleans, the rock star counselors asked the N...

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Green Furniture Program ReDefines 8/29 in New Orleans

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 08.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Living, New Orleans, Furnishing Our Neighbors, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, ReDefine 8/29, Green News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

The first blog I ever wrote for the Huffington Post was two years ago for the New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund's ReDefine 8/29 program, so watching...

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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
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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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ReBuild Your Own New Orleans Garage Band

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 06.21.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: New Orleans, Garage Band, Nomrf, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, New Orleans Charity, Rem, Fender Squier, Dr. John, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Almost three years post-Katrina, touring musicians are struggling with higher gas prices and can use help staying out on the road. Please join us in getting the next generation of New Orleans musicians started out right.

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Jazzfest in New Orleans: I'm Showing Up for the Party

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 04.26.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Musicians Village, Bryan Lee and the Blues Power Band, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Turbinton's House, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, John Thomas Griffith, New Orleans, Robert Plant, John Boutte, Allen Toussaint, Wwoz, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Welcome to virtual New Orleans. It's a cool day, wild parrots are screeching in the back yard and we're waiting to see if it rains before heading to the racetrack.

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There's No Crying in Literary Festivals

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 03.27.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival, Tom Sancton, Bryan Lee, Tift Merritt, Rex Reed, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

My only Tennessee story is not nearly as good as the ones you can hear during I Remember Tennessee at the Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival this weekend.

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2008 Fashion Police at the Mardi Gras

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 02.26.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: New Orleans, Fashion, Make It Right, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Habitat for Humanity Musicians Village, Oscars, Mardi Gras, Tilda Swinton, Saving NOLA Now, Global Green, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

If this year's Oscar fashions were too tame for your taste, check out the Saving NOLA Mardi Gras Open House. Styles were more Bjork than Tilda Swinton, so mix up a Sazerac, crank some Subdudes and check it out.

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Thank You. Thank You Very Much.

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 02.04.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: New Orleans, Super Tuesday, Rem, Elvis, Fat Tuesday, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Mike Mills, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

It's been great watching a friend -- Mike Mills of REM -- experience his first Mardi Gras, which will pull you into the city like nothing else.

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Party Like a Rock Star With Rock Stars on Fat Tuesday

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 01.30.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: New Orleans, Mardi Gras, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Rock Star, Global Green, Make It Right, Habitat for Humanity, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Backstage at Mardi Gras Day is a celebration for local musicians as well as music lovers and relief workers from Global Green, the New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund and Saving NOLA Now right on the parade route.

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"Lies" by Abby Travis with the Bangles to Benefit New Orleans Musicians

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 01.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dnc, Lies, Abby Travis, The Bangles, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Beck, Politics News
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Just in time for Super Tuesday, also known as Fat Tuesday in New Orleans, Abby Travis featuring the Bangles has issued the i-tunes track Lies to ben...

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Mardi Gras: In Which I Am Speared in the Head

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 01.23.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Mardi Gras, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Global Green, Entertainment News
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We're going to try to liveblog this year's Global Green / New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund / Saving NOLA Now Backstage at Mardi Gras Benefit which will be held safely indoors.

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Come Kitty Kitty Come Come - The Doctor is Pissed

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 12.29.2007 | Politics

Read More: Dr. John, Rev. Goat Carson, Wetlands, Grammy, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Politics News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

You know you've been to a great show when the drummer introduces the headliner for his encore as "One pissed off motherfucker." In New Orleans last...

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How's Your House? BCS Championship and Sugar Bowl Tickets Benefit New Orleans Musicians

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 12.24.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: Sugar Bowl, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Ian Hunter, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

In keeping with a Happy New Year, the same producer who made Ian Hunter's How's Your House Video has donated Sugar Bowl tickets to benefit the New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund. Really good tickets.

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New Orleans Holiday Card to the Dutch: All This Could Be Yours

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 12.23.2007 | Living

Read More: New Orleans, Anthony Bourdain, Snake & Jake's Christmas Club Lounge, Amsterdam, K-Paul's, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Living News
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New Orleans would be 50 times safer from flooding with bigger, better dikes. Here are 12 photos from the last 24 hours to let the Dutch know what they would get in exchange for their protection.

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New Orleans Musicians Charity Goes Greener

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 12.13.2007 | Living

Read More: New Orleans, Rem, Dr. John, The dB's, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, The Giving Life, Living News
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Two thirds of America is wary of where their New Orleans charity donations have gone, according to a new University of New Orleans survey, so this is ...

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Play it Again: New Orleans Musician's Donated Van Stolen

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 12.05.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: Nomrf, New Orleans, Brad Pitt, New Birth Brass Band, Dr. John, Martin Luther King, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Leah Chase, Rem, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

When Cayetano (Tanio) Hingle applied for transportation from the New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund, a family in Baton Rouge had just decided to dona...

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Seasons Greetings from the Flyover States (and Thanks Brad Pitt)

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 12.01.2007 | Living

Read More: Drew Brees, Branford Marsalis, Brad Pitt, Drew Dat, Make It Right, Habitat for Humanity Musicians Village, Angelina Jolie, Rem, Jr., Harry Connick, Dr. John, Saving NOLA Now, Global Green, New Orleans, Mike Mills, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Living News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Please consider heading south to New Orleans for the best live local music around: tourism is one of the most important components helping the artists who have made it home able to stay there.

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Steven Paul Mark On Colbert, Writers' Strike

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 11.18.2007 | Home

Read More: Writers Strike Opinion Page, Stephen Colbert, Linda Ellerbee, Jon Stewart, Comedy Central, Cokie Roberts, The Daily Show, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Lou Dobbs, Dr. John, Writers' Strike, Writers' Strike News, George Bush, Home News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

I recently sat down with Steven Paul Mark, formerly of Comedy Central, and chatted about the writers' strike, Colbert For President, and the Daily Show blackout's impact on campaign overage.

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Gandhi Liveblogs Project Runway Philanthropy Product Placement

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 11.14.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: Heidi Klum, MySpace Impact Awards, Project Runway, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Tim Gunn, Gandhi, Brad Pitt, Waiting for Godot, Habitat for Humanity, Make It Right, Easter Seals, Saving NOLA Now, Global Green, Gulf Restoration Network, New Orleans, Nina Garcia, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

After completing your designs tonight, you will all be taken back to the Habitat for Humanity Designers Village in a single Toyota Prius.

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A General Area of Dignity and a Turducken in Every Pot

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 11.10.2007 | Media

Read More: James Thurber, Richard Simmons, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Saving NOLA, Habitat for Humanity, Fats Domino, What Not to Wear, Global Green, Writers Guild Strike, Norman Mailer, Hollywood Writers Strike, Writers' Strike Opinion, The Late Show With David Letterman, Writers' Strike, Media News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

My production note to studio chiefs: come film New Orleans' alternate reality and then give your writers a piece of the new media pie.

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Blogging for the Strike: They Sure Can Fit a Lot of ___ Into Their ___

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 11.08.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: Gout, Eyebeenframed, Fair Game, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Polar Ice Caps, ReDefine 8/29, Nostradamus, Fabio, George Clooney, K-Ville, Hollywood Writers Strike, The Office, Writers Strike Opinion Page, Redacted, Writers Guild of America, Writers Guild of America Strike, Writers' Strike Opinion, Wombat, Writers' Strike, Hollywood Strike, WGA Strike, Hollywood, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Nostradamus proceeded to ________ the ________ between a wombat and Dick _______, and break up a slap fight between George Clooney and Fabio Lanzoni.

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My Big Fat Surprise Halloween Costume Wedding

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 10.30.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: Rev. Goat Carson, Dr. John, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Mike Mills, Nomrf, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

This is a quick anniversary note to my husband since ten years ago was our surprise Halloween costume wedding.

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As a Katrina Evacuee, I'm Too Lazy to Fini...

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 10.16.2007 | Politics

Read More: Katrina, Harvard, Washington Post, Kaiser Foundation, NOLA.Com, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Politics News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Helping run a disaster based charity two years after the disaster feels like pushing a boulder uphill, but there are still hundreds of thousands displaced.

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