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Allen Toussaint

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    November 21, 2011

    Happy Birthday, Dr. John!

    ​"They call me Dr. John, known as the Night Tripper." With that guttural growl, the once and future Mac Rebennack assumed the persona that would continue to define his guise going forward. One of New Orleans true originals and a musician who helped further the Crescent City sound, he was born in t ... More >>

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    July 1, 2010

    Sting and the Royal Philharmonic Come to Cruzan

    ​"They call me Dr. John, known as the Night Tripper." With that guttural growl, the once and future Mac Rebennack assumed the persona that would continue to define his guise going forward. One of New Orleans true originals and a musician who helped further the Crescent City sound, he was born in t ... More >>

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    February 12, 2009

    The Three Divas

    Labelle brings back space-age, supersonic glam.

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    January 5, 2009

    Galactic's Show Friday at Revolution Should Be Heavy on Horns, Light on MCs

    (Photo via Galacticfunk.com)So how does a group of (mostly) non-native college students go on to become ambassadors of New Orleans funk? For Galactic, of which all but one of the band's current members relocated to the Crescent City in the early Nineties, it took more than just practice and  p ... More >>

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    February 7, 2008

    Terence Blanchard

    (Photo via Galacticfunk.com)So how does a group of (mostly) non-native college students go on to become ambassadors of New Orleans funk? For Galactic, of which all but one of the band's current members relocated to the Crescent City in the early Nineties, it took more than just practice and  p ... More >>

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    October 11, 2007

    The Dirty Dozen

    The kings of New Orleans brass are still going strong

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    August 23, 2007

    Lonesome Thugs

    UGK: The most anticipated Southern rap album of the year was worth the wait

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    March 1, 2007

    Dred Scott!

    Acadian Rhythm

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    February 15, 2007

    The Jazzman Cometh

    Allen Toussaint

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    December 1, 2005

    Various Artists

    I Believe to My Soul (Rhino)

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    May 6, 2004

    These Papas Preach Funk

    Gardening Grooves

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