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MUSIC

Jazz and Blues

Preview: Kylesa
Noah Bonaparte Pais on the "gateway metal" band from Savannah, Ga. by Noah Bonaparte Pais Kylesa, like its Savannah, Ga., b...

ART

On Exhibition

Review: Blame It on Vegas: Collecting Meta Modern
D. Eric Bookhardt on Stephen Paul Day's mixed-media works by D. Eric Bookhardt What do the rise and fall of empires have to...

EVENTS

Good Times

Preview: Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo
Will Coviello on the three-day festival on the banks of Bayou St. John by Will Coviello Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo has gro...

Interview: Audra McDonald
Lauren LaBorde talks to the Broadway star who will perform this week at NOCCA by Lauren LaBorde The Broadway revival of...

Thrills and Chills: A look back at Jazz Fest 2013
by Count Basin, Megan Braden-Perry, Deborah Cotton, Will Coviello, Frank Etheridge, Ken Korman, David Kunian, Lauren LaBorde, Ian McNulty, Brad...

Preview: Forestival
Will Coviello on an outdoor program at A Studio in the Woods by Will Coviello Forestival highlights A Studio in the Woo...

Much ado about NOLA
Shakespeare returns to NOMA's sculpture garden by Will Coviello A Midsummer Night's Dream, the NOLA Project's first Sha...

Jazz Fest: Sunday, May 5
Count Basin picks 11 performances to see PLEASE NOTE: Jazz Fest schedule changes for Saturday-Sunday, May 4-5 Some he...

WEATHER

Current Conditions

A Few Clouds and 76 F at New Orleans International Airport, LA

Winds are Southeast at 8.1 MPH (7 KT). The pressure is 1015.7 mb and the humidity is 91%. Last Updated on May 20 2013, 12:53 am CDT.

THEATER

Now Playing

Amy Schumer at the House of Blues
May 19 | Fresh from the April 30 debut of her Comedy Central series Inside Amy Schumer, the New York comedian and actress does standup at the House...

FOOD & DRINK

Dining Pleasure

Trends, notes, quirks and quotes from the world of food
"The people who really spend a lot of money in restaurants now are the twenty- to thirtysomethings. Pretty soon they're going to start wanting that...