These guys are great! They appeared last night (July 16) at the DanielDayGallery/Dream Mecca Studio in Lakeview. Directions are here for a magical place to hear music. The Legendary Pineapple Skinners play Hot New Orleans Jazz, including many grand old chestnuts that sound young and new: Bourbon Street Parade, Basin Street Blues, Hi Dee Hi, [...]

Hurricane Creekkeeper John Wathen’s video, Wreckage to Recovery, shows the damage to Hurricane Creek resulting from the massive April 27, 2011 tornado. Aerial footage (Southwings) shows how the tornado destroyed the oldest and longest railroad bridge in the Southeast, constructed between 1909 and 1913. Some fragments of the bridge were found miles away, testimony to [...]

This is Part III of “the END of a minor Epoch, An eXperiment of eXperience,” scheduled for Sunday, July 17, from 5:00 – 9:30 p.m. at Rojo, 2921 Highland Avenue South at Rushton Park. Hunter Bell has this to say: “AS some kinks are worked out, others arise. . .Sometimes it seems I cannot win. [...]

Thank you, Playing for Change, for this story and music!