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Irma Thomas

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Live From Jazzfest: New Orleans Celebrates Its Gift To The World

    Just as Kermit Ruffins sang "Sunny Side of the Street" with trumpet in hand, an early morning sun shone powerfully across North Rampart Street in New Orleans onto Congo Square. Two centuries ago, enslaved Africans and free people of color drummed and danced here each Sunday, exerting their right to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    Live: Dr. John Parades Through The Musical Legacy Of New Orleans

    Dr. John: Funky But It's Nu Awlins Brooklyn Academy of Music Thursday, April 12 Better than: Getting your tax return in on time. By the third week of "Insides Out," Dr. John's residency at the Brooklyn Academy might have been dubbed "Occupy Howard Gilman Auditorium." The vibe at this high-cultur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Live: Dr. John Unlocks His New Album At BAM

    Check out more photos from the show. Dr. John Brooklyn Academy of Music Thursday, April 5 Better than: Recounting the Ten Plagues at a seder. "Insides Out," Dr. John's three-week residency at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, presents fans seeking a single ticket with a dilemma. Last week's Louis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Dr. John Gets Locked Down With The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach

    One recent trend in pop music has seen a number of old souls producing albums by the young at heart. Gospel goddess Mavis Staples's latest album, 2010's You Are Not Alone, was produced by Wilco wunderkind Jeff Tweedy; rockabilly vet Wanda Jackson's The Party Ain't Over, released in 2011, was oversee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Live: Galactic (And Doug E. Fresh) Bring New Orleans To Brooklyn Bowl

    Intense bass warning. Galactic Brooklyn Bowl Friday, June 4 If this was a scene from Treme, it'd play as farce: real New Orleans dudes playing real New Orleans music... in a snazzy, opulent, achingly hip Brooklyn bowling alley. We'd be mocked as clueless, unappreciative cultural tourists who woul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2008

    What CMJ Could Learn from POP Montreal

    Intense bass warning. Galactic Brooklyn Bowl Friday, June 4 If this was a scene from Treme, it'd play as farce: real New Orleans dudes playing real New Orleans music... in a snazzy, opulent, achingly hip Brooklyn bowling alley. We'd be mocked as clueless, unappreciative cultural tourists who woul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2008

    POP Montreal Interview: Poster Boy Jack Dylan

    Intense bass warning. Galactic Brooklyn Bowl Friday, June 4 If this was a scene from Treme, it'd play as farce: real New Orleans dudes playing real New Orleans music... in a snazzy, opulent, achingly hip Brooklyn bowling alley. We'd be mocked as clueless, unappreciative cultural tourists who woul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2008

    POP Montreal: The Weekend in Review

    Intense bass warning. Galactic Brooklyn Bowl Friday, June 4 If this was a scene from Treme, it'd play as farce: real New Orleans dudes playing real New Orleans music... in a snazzy, opulent, achingly hip Brooklyn bowling alley. We'd be mocked as clueless, unappreciative cultural tourists who woul ... More >>

  • Music

    August 12, 2008

    Irma Thomas Escapes Monotony

    Intense bass warning. Galactic Brooklyn Bowl Friday, June 4 If this was a scene from Treme, it'd play as farce: real New Orleans dudes playing real New Orleans music... in a snazzy, opulent, achingly hip Brooklyn bowling alley. We'd be mocked as clueless, unappreciative cultural tourists who woul ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    August 5, 2008

    PLEASE DON’T STOP THE MUSIC

    Kick off your shoes for three weeks of song and dance

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2008

    Hugs and Kisses #39: Sharon Jones Plays for Podgy Men in the UK

    Kick off your shoes for three weeks of song and dance

  • NYC Life

    May 16, 2006

    Outdoor Concerts & Music Festivals

    Kick off your shoes for three weeks of song and dance

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2006

    The Grammy Awards: A Preview

    Kick off your shoes for three weeks of song and dance

  • Music

    February 7, 2006

    Rewriting History

    These girl groups aren't everything they're cracked up to be, but Jen Trynin comes close

  • pazzandjop

    January 24, 2006

    Story of the Hurricane

    They're trying to wash us away, they're trying to wash us away

  • Music

    December 27, 2005

    Extraordinary Machines

    We didn't get what we wanted but we haven't entirely lost what we had

  • Music

    December 13, 2005

    Who Needs Boxes 2005

    That's not counting Johnny Cash, of course, but New Orleans finds are worth seeking out

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