Struggling New Orleans musicians look ahead
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Before Hurricane Katrina hit, Tanio  Hingle lived in a house in the Treme section of New Orleans  with his wife and three kids, gigging around town with the New  Birth Brass Band. The eight-piece played four or five times a  week in places like Joe's Cozy Corner, Donna's Bar & Grill,  Tipitina's and House of Blues.
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Opera Orchestra of New York is facing financial problems that could force it to curtail next seasonâs performances.
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Things could hardly be worse for the New Orleans Saints.
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Musicians marched a silent "second line" through the French Quarter on Sunday to protest the state of New Orleans' famed music scene nearly two years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.
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New Orleans got ready on Friday for the bead-throwing and bacchanalia of the final, climactic weekend of Mardi Gras amid ugly reminders of the violence gripping the storm-shattered city.
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The theme of championship week has been curiosity; concern over the healing process of New Orleans, a great city that was turned inside out by Hurricane Katrina.
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Musicians performing in the hometown of James Brown may soon be getting a reminder that they're in the stomping grounds of the Godfather of Soul.
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Bureaucracy and a lack of money are slowing the rebuilding of New Orleans as the city tries to recover from Hurricane Katrina nearly a year after the storm hit, Mayor Ray Nagin said Monday.
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Authors, musicians and other artists who hit it big with their first work often find it impossible to match that success the second time round -- and film director Craig Brewer faces that challenge this week.
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The game is so big, it'll require two stadiums. Two NFL commissioners will be there. Two internationally renowned rock bands will play in the Louisiana Superdome shortly before kickoff.
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Given the shifting tides of the  recording industry, breaking in as a jazz bandleader poses  increasing challenges, not only in raising one's profile but  also in rustling up the funds to pay the support musicians.
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There's a war brewing in the music world. And it's a war that can only do good.
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Thousands of people in Louisiana and along the Mississippi Gulf Coast are struggling to rebuild their lives. In some areas, the population and economy are growing, but in others, serious issues remain such as battered infrastructure and violent crime.
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Description: NPR&#39;s Scott Simon takes a musical moment to note the death of Louisiana bluesman Raful Neal. Too easy and a bluesman Rachel Neil died this week at the age of sixty-eight the singer and harmonica
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The French Quarter may be open for business, but not enough tourists are showing up to buy. And if New Orleans stands any chance of having a real economic recovery, that has to change
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New Orleans readies for its second Mardi Gras since Hurricane Katrina, as two people die in violence.
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Now that the hurricane season has ended, New Orleans residents notice a lag in work to rebuild the cityÂs flood protection infrastructure.