Though you may not be staying in town for the holidays this year, you can still enjoy some of the things taking place throughout December whenever you get a break from finals and papers. Here are just a few of the exciting events taking place around New Orleans this month:
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Nearly 75 percent of Tulane’s undergraduates come to New Orleans from a home more than 500 miles away, which only speaks to the school’s magnetic draw. The statistic admittedly looks fantastic printed on admissions brochures, but what it also means — and what’s not as advertised — is that it’s impossible for everyone to get […]

The Road
“The Road” is going to be one of the best movies of the fall. Adapted from the novel of the same name by Cormac McCarthy, it tells the story of a father and son fighting to stay alive after an unspecified apocalypse. The pair faces extraordinary hardships that test their humanity and their ability […]

To say that New Orleans has a vibrant electronic scene would be a stretch. When compared to the likes of Los Angeles with its West Coast flavor, or London with its dubstep roots, New Orleans doesn’t quite measure up. Down here, we’d rather pride ourselves on our incredible jazz history or our current rap and […]

A brigade as diverse as the music they produce, these five Tulane and Loyola grads make up local band The Revivalists. Zach Feinberg (guitar) and Rob Ingraham (sax) both graduated from Tulane last spring. Dave Shaw (guitar/vocals), George Grekas (bass) and Andrew Campanelli (drums) studied at Loyola. Ed Williams, another Tulane grad, is not officially […]

Givers refer to themselves as a “cohesive music-making body, creating… afro-beat, dance-y pants, indie-pop-love music,” and I would be hard pressed to come up with a better description. They take familiar sounds and joyously warp them to their will, and I dare you to listen to their eponymous EP without joining in on the fun. […]

If you’ve never seen a burlesque show before, the Big Easy is the ideal place for an authentic performance, as it hearkens back to the days of Storyville, when brothels were legal and the bars were saloons.

The key to a high-quality burlesque performance is the art of the striptease. Using props as small as a […]

With a full week off from shows during which you could recover from Voodoo Fest, there’s no excuse to miss any of the daring, experimental acts taking the (often homemade) stage in the Marigny next week. The second annual Fringe Festival of New Orleans delighted and horrified audiences in 2008, with a wide variety of […]

This Saturday’s Mirliton Festival, located in the Bywater neighborhood, will feature a variety of genuine New Orleans music, food and culture.
The Bywater neighborhood, located beside the Marigny past the French Quarter, is an oft-overlooked, old-school Creole neighborhood. The culturally-rich neighborhood is replete with Victorian homes and Mom-and-Pop groceries. Walking down its streets, festival-goers will be […]

Benjy Davis Project
3:00 p.m. Soco/WWOZ Stage
Catchy and just a little bit country, the Benjy Davis Project’s sound is so familiar and warm that the band instills a sense of Louisiana pride in even the most liberal Yankees. The Baton Rouge natives’ brand of Southern-influenced rock ventures into country territory with songs like “Sweet Southern Moon,” an […]

As Tall as Lions
11:05 a.m. PlayStation/Billboard.com Stage
The indie rock group from Long Island recently embarked on a tour with Mutemath — another foursome playing Saturday. Their music has an alternative sound with varied textures scattered across light, drawn-out melodies. Their most recent album, You Can’t Take it With You, released in August of this year, has […]

Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys

Amanda Shaw is a fire-cracking Cajun princess with powerhouse vocals and a sweet, family-friendly appeal. Native to Covington, La. Shaw has been performing throughout the state and around the country with her band, The Cute Guys, since 1998. She gained popularity with her roles in several locally-shot films, including two Disney […]

It surprised me that Phoenix’s Oct. 1 show at Tipitina’s sold out. It shouldn’t have: they’re veteran musicians touring their critically acclaimed fourth album. Yet for some reason, Phoenix just didn’t seem to generate the same attention as the sold out Andrew Bird show occurring two days later. That was very stupid of me.

The surprises were […]

Andrew Bird is captivating. There’s simply no other way to describe a performer with so many eccentricities, talents and musical capabilities. He’s like the Willy Wonka of the musical world — extraordinary enough to justify the bizarre trademarks that characterize his live performances and songs. The Chicago native, hailed for his whistling, violin and vocal […]

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High-End:
Hemline
We’ve all fantasized about our ideal shopping trip: the gorgeous clothes, the warm and discreetly helpful salespeople, and utter satisfaction achieved when the perfect new piece is added to your wardrobe. Hemline is the boutique that will bring this dream to life. The store is renowned for the […]