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Alarming and amusing, nutria spotlighted in 'Unusual' film

Alarming and amusing, nutria spotlighted in 'Unusual' film

Food, fur, pets. Those are some uses humans have found for nutria. The giant, semiaquatic rodents also inspir…

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Leslie 'Lazy Lester' Johnson, architect of Louisiana swamp-blues, dies in California at age 85

Leslie 'Lazy Lester' Johnson, architect of Louisiana swamp-blues, dies in California at age 85

Leslie Johnson, the architect of Louisiana swamp-blues who was better known as "Lazy Lester," died Wednesday …

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New Orleans Legend Dr. John Looks Back on 60 Years in Music, From Professor Longhair to Johnny Cash

New Orleans Legend Dr. John Looks Back on 60 Years in Music, From Professor Longhair to Johnny Cash

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Ani DiFranco Talks Back

Ani DiFranco Talks Back

Iconoclast singer-songwriter, indie music pioneer and social activist Ani DiFranco moved to New Orleans in 20…

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Dr. John promises a 'different curvature' for each night -- Dec. 27, 28 -- at Tipitina's

Dr. John promises a 'different curvature' for each night -- Dec. 27, 28 -- at Tipitina's

As he sits comfortably in a French Quarter courtyard on a lovely December Sunday, Dr. John doesn't play the s…

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Elaborate 'Deepwater' film set creates a fiery hell on the high seas

Elaborate 'Deepwater' film set creates a fiery hell on the high seas

On a sultry night last summer in New Orleans East, actors and filmmakers on the set of "Deepwater Horizon" re…

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Louisiana's D.K. Harrell lifts the blues torch high: 'There’s more work needs to be done.' Original

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By John Wirt
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Buddy Guy/D.K. Harrell 8 p.m. Tuesday Saenger Theatre, New Orleans $60.39-$269 saengernola.com and dkblues.com D.K. Harrell usually doesn’t sweat making a set list. Tuesday at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans will be different. “This is one of the first set lists that I’m nervous about,” the rising blues star said in advance of his first time as Buddy Guy’s opening act. Reaching his 90th birthday on July 30, Guy is America’s preeminent bluesman.
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By John Wirt
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Mike Esneault prepares for interviews by doing biographical research and, if his guests are musicians, woodshedding his piano accompaniment for their performances.
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Mike Esneault hosts the Arts Council’s podcast. He's interviewed 66 musicians, artists and more.

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By John Wirt
| The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Verified
Playing jazz requires many musical skills, especially the ability to improvise. Mike Esneault — jazz pianist, music educator, Emmy-winning composer and the arranger-conductor for two Grammy-winning PJ Morton albums — has been improvising at the keyboard since he was 16. Forty-one years into his music career, Esneault engages in a different kind of improvisation as host of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge’s AC23+ Artist Legacy Series podcast.
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