The Irish are coming to New Orleans from deep in the heart of Cajun Country. Avoca - a brand new Irish band based in Lafayette, Louisiana - features Irish native Tony Davoren on bouzouki, guitar and bodhran, with Heather Cole Mullen and Blake Miller both on fiddle and acco... Read more

Everyone in New Orleans likes the taste of sweet music, and next month the Honey Island Swamp Band will be ready and willing to treat the Crescent City's famously sweet musical tooth with the upcoming release of their new album, titled - no doubt prophetically - Good To You... Read more

Headed downtown for the last day of the South by Southwest Music Conference & Festival. The last official day is Sunday with a few night time shows but for most people Saturday is the last day of the festival. With a cold front that moved in overnight the temperature has d... Read more

Yet another day full of music and walking. As SXSW has grown it has spread out virtually all over town, making for some long walks (unless you catch the bike cabs) from venue to venue. The day played out much like yesterday, bouncing around to some of the day parties, the ... Read more

Drove up Wednesday Night after a short stop at the Old Tyme in Lafayette for a poboy. I met up with Scott Borne in Austin around midnight and we headed to our crashing place. Made it downtown by noon and stopped at the "Only In Louisiana" Party sponsored by the state of Lou... Read more

One thing to realize when you go to sxsw....you are going to miss something. the shear number of bands in town and playing numerous gigs is staggering. Each day is full of sponsored day parties (free w/ rsvp) virtually all over town, featuring bands all day (everybody gets ... Read more

Do you know what I love most about New Orleans? It's the simple fact that when everybody else is often happy to have just one, great, big party to celebrate St Patrick's Day, New Orleans isn't happy until she has stretched the partying over a couple of weekends...and then... Read more

Having just got back from the North Texas Irish Festival in Dallas, I have never been so glad of what is commonly referred to as ‘New-Orleans-Time'. I mean, don't get me wrong, it can be quite annoying when you find yourself waiting in a bar until 9 PM for friends who swo... Read more