Artist: Dr John

Tickets just went on sale for a few different BAM shows including the previously mentioned series that Questlove is doing called " Shuffle Culture ", and a bunch of shows with Dr. John : " Dr. John: Insides Out: A Louis Armstrong Tribute ", " Dr. John: Insides Out: Locked Down ", and " Insides Out: Funky But It's Nu Awlins ." " Crossing Brooklyn Ferry ," the National thing , doesn't go on sale until March. Roger Waters tickets go on sale at [...]

More colossal news coming in today for Jazz Fest 2012 as organizers announced the addition of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band to close out the first weekend of the Festival on Sunday, April 29. This news comes the day after it was announced that Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder will play a solo show [...]

Following in the footsteps of a number of legacy artists looking to connect with a younger audience, Dr. John tapped Black Keys guitarist Dan Auerbach to produce his latest studio album, Locked Down. The album, which will hit stores on April 3 via Nonesuch Records, was recorded at Auerbach's Easy Eye Sound in Nashville and features a number of young artists handpicked by him to play alongside the Night Tripper . As part of the promotion for the album, it was announced that Mac will play a three-weekend residency at the Brooklyn Academy of Music [...]

Locked Down produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach.

On April 3rd, New Orleans blues great Dr. John will return his latest LP, Locked Down . Recorded in Nashville late last year, the new album pits the 71-year-old musician with The Black Keys Dan Auerbach , who handled production on the project. Auerbach first proposed the partnership in late 2010, insisting he'd produce "the best record [Dr. John] made in a long time," according to an issued press release. Last year, they hallmarked their friendship with a dynamite Superjam at Bonnaroo. Auerbach states in the same release: "Mac inspired me every single day we were [...]

In another special edition of our weekly Live Picks, we offer a few suggestions on where to ring in New Year's Eve in New Orleans. All shows begin on the evening of December 31, 2011 and should last well(?) into 2012. Black Lips + Jean-Eric + KG Accidental - One Eyed Jacks While One Eyed Jacks is far and away the most dependably awesome place to catch a show week in and week out, you can depend on the venerable French Quarter rock club extra hard [...]

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The Voodoo Experience is now in the rearview and the relentless fall concert schedule is starting to slow down (although one could easily keep themselves busy on the live circuit until NYE) and therefore it's time to start speculating about the 2012 Jazz Fest lineup. Hard to say who will be at the top of [...]

After seeing them doin' their thing once again on Sunday at the Voodoo Experience, it is time to help spread the word. If you frequent this page, thank you, and also you probably are fully aware of The Meters' importance not only to New Orleans music, but to the world of funk at-large. So here [...]

JUST ANNOUNCED: Galactic Facebook: Pre sale starts today for New Years Eve at Tipitina's! The evening will feature very special guest Anders Osborne in addition to Corey Glover (of Living Colour) and Corey Henry (of Rebirth Brass Band). The Eric Lindell Trio will open. Tix on sale today, one week early, to fan club members [...]

The Meters' show yesterday was perhaps the most highly-anticipated festival set of the year in New Orleans (up there with the Rads' final Jazz Fest blow out) and the holy funk quartet did not disappoint, far exceeding expectations with an hour long funk session alongside a horde of special guests including Cyril Neville and members [...]

DOWNLOADS: Claude VonStroke Mix from We Love Space Soul Clap Mix From Movement Electronic Music Festival) This Halloween, Verboten descends upon the Big Easy for a long weekend of music, art and debauchery at the Voodoo Experience in New Orleans. Based on the overwhelming response to its dedicated electronic dance music area LE PLUR, the [...]

At long last, Voodoo week is here and although my costume status is still TBD, I've navigated through the festival schedule to pick out a few shows that I wouldn't recommend missing out on if you're gonna be in City Park this weekend. The closer this thing gets, the more intrigued I am by this [...]

Dr. John is the man. Dude's style is one of a kind, and I for one can dig it.

Let Them Talk has enough twists and turns, both in the material and the arrangements, to make it interesting.

Photos by Steve CohenDr. John and the Lower 911 September 2, 2011 Minnesota State Fair Leinie Lodge Bandshell On the first of two nights on the Leine Lodge Stage at the Minnesota State Fair, D

inspired by my pal Boogie - Johnny Jenkins : Via Wiki:: "In the 1960s Jenkins was the leader of the Pinetoppers, who employed a young Otis Redding as singer. As Jenkins did not possess a driver's license of his own, the young Redding also served as his personal driver. During a recording session in 1962 organized by the band's manager Phil Walden , Jenkins left forty minutes of studio time unused. Redding used this time to record a [...]

Trailing back to a previous List 'Em article regarding cover songs, everything from tributary motives to bowdlerization to pure subconscious innocence preserves a folksy tradition of recreating earlier work, thereby making it one's own. The cycle of covering older songs, for whatever the reason, has continued for decades. Most commonly seen in a nostalgic light, encompassing everything from pre-Billboard 45s and porch-played blues to '80s pop, a reboot or a re-imagining can be stripped of pretense to selfish cores, or even hailed as a classic so much that the original creator sees fit to redo his own take [...]

Dr. John at Bonnaroo ( more by Graeme Flegenheimer ) Katrina activist Dr. John and friends are playing (ironically) a soulfire4thegulf benefit show at Public Assembly tonight (8/26) with Sera Solstice , Mz. Imani , and Aliza Hava and the Rhythm Shamans . Tickets are still available. Tonight's show will be the last at Public Assembly until next week because the Brooklyn venue is closed for [...]

Gathering of the Vibes came and went without much coverage from us but our friend Derek McCabe was there to get some photos. Clicking makes the photos get big, check these out... [...]