Queen Kirnisha Watson. Original Big 7 Social and Pleasure. 30th Annual second line. New Orleans.

A brief biography of Kinuyo Tanaka, trailblazing Japanese actress, - 250 films - and director of landmarks like 'Love Under the Crucifix' www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFfM... Riveting short doc from Criterion's Imogen Sara Smith

Whitey Gallagher - Searching Sweat-soaked, dark country 45 from 1956 The clock is ticking for Whitey and he knows it but there's nowhere to go www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAR6...

Buddy Long- It's Nothin' to Me (1959) Demon Records Producers: Lee Hazlewood and Lester Sill This is as dark as country gets www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVcd...

New Orleans noise artist Raye Raby. Sankofa Wetlands. 9th Ward. Noisefest 2026

Gary Stewart: The Lost Tapes. Hearing Gary Stewart at 5 AM in some deathly quiet Florida trailer with the AC blasting was a mind-altering experience. bynwr.com/posts/gary-s...

For all my friends who grew up watching Sanford and Son. Aunt Esther from her bathing beauty era. LaWanda Page to the historians.

$24 soft shell crab po boy at Jazz Fest. Worth every penny

Black Masking Indian 2026 New Orleans Jazz Fest

2026 Noisefest. Not the Michael Patrick Welch production that had a decade long run many years ago. Today, lower 9th Ward at Sankofa Wet Grounds

Hank III and Jesco White of West Virginia The dancing outlaw and Hank Jr's boy just getting down in Appalachia www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYAN...

Art Pepper – The Complete Galaxy Recordings Too rainy to brave the Jazz Fest grounds? Kick back with 9 hours of Art Pepper www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKjD...

David Allan Coe - Penitentiary Blues RARE PROMO VIDEO Rest In Peace outlaw www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBQk...

Railroad Man - Bill Withers, Bobby Womack and Buddy Miles | The Midnight Special 1973. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXFl... Miles moved to Austin a few years before he died and played a Monday night residency on the 2nd floor of an old barroom built out of field rock on 6th st. $5 at the door.

The founder of Tamale House in Austin, Texas, Moe Vasquez was also a well-known regional Tejano/Ranchera singer. Chris Strachwitz was a fan www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vqr...

RL Reeves Jr Recipe: Vietnamese Barbecue Sauce with Red Boat Anchovy Salt scrumptiouschef.com/rl-reeves-jr... Summer grilling season in the 9th Ward of New Orleans, home to one of the largest Vietnamese diaspora in the US

Country-style pork ribs, Cajun sausage, back ribs. Cured pecan wood. 9th Ward, New Orleans

The Jungyo reached Fuchu City, Tokyo earlier today, featuring Ura in 18 bouts, including a katasukashi win over 6'4, 440lb Atamifuji. The 33-yr-old is running out of time if wants to hoist the Emperor's Cup before he calls it a career. Should he win the yusho at Ryōgoku Kokugikan expect mass chaos

The lines are thin for day one at jazz fest in New Orleans

BigXthaPlug, Ro$ama, Yung Hood, Murdagang PB - 6WA (Official Music Video) www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc-5... New Texas hip hop for y'all

Women of the Night: (1948) In post-war Osaka, three women: war widow Fusako, her sister Natsuko, and Kumiko, Fusako’s sister-in-law earn their living as prostitutes Mizoguchi was over a decade into his 'master' era when this gritty, lesser-known gem came out.

Barbara Carr is dead 70 years ago she dropped this single on Chess www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fAY... She was 15 years old

Tikis Bar, Rotterdam. Hartmanstraat 16. After decades of selling beautiful fancy drinks they are closing soon. If you're in the neighborhood check them out

The Allusions - Gypsy Woman (Parlophone). Crucial Aussie garage pop. Dropped March 1966, debut single by group www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8I0... originally rec. by Ricky Nelson in 1963

Me heading into the weekend like the Snake

Downtown Super Sunday. March 2026. Black Masking Indian party in New Orleans 5th Ward.

The American Association of Meat Packers (AAMP) is seeking nominations for its awards ceremony at its annual convention in Milwaukee. The awards honor noteworthy members in three categories, including the Cured Meats Hall of Fame. Here is the form to nominate aamp.com/page/curedme...

Chip used to play the honky tonk circuit in Austin before they bulldozed all the saloons for the condo towers that are now half empty variety.com/2026/music/o...

Sekiwake Kirishima has earned re-promotion to Ozeki after winning his third yusho in 14 bashos and finishing 12–3. The Kyokai approved it via rare board meeting. Demoted in 2024, he rebounded with 34 wins in 3 bashos. Chairman Hakkaku praised his resilience and sees higher potential.

Rack of pork ribs, family-pak of drumsticks. Cured pecan wood. 9th Ward, New Orleans

St. Joseph's night. March 2026. New Orleans

Every time they see me coming. Uptown Super Sunday, March 2026, 3rd Ward, New Orleans.

New Orleans is in good hands y'all. I just spent two hours on a three bar crawl in the French Quarter and the only band I heard whilst out was either the Pogues or Shane's solo stuff

Crawfish season. New Orleans. 3rd Ward

Miles Davis - Agharta (1976) I'm deep in Osaka right now so this came up. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBjS... Recorded live Feb 1, 1975, in Osaka, Japan, at the Festival Hall. James Mtume led the percussion ensemble who are not named but I'm fantasizing Motohiko “Toko” Hino and Takeshi Inomata

Uptown Super Sunday. March 2026. Black Masking Indian party in New Orleans 3rd Ward.

Bywater Bakery, 3624 Dauphine St., offers a daily loaf hot out of the oven for whatever you can pay. They suggest five bucks but if all you got is .50c you're still good. They hit the baskets at 10:30am Thu-Mon

Colin Blunstone - I Want Some More [ Original Footage 1973 ] www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLX7...

Sporty's Brass Band killing it at Keep-N-It Real second line. March 2026. Mid-City, New Orleans

On Sunday afternoon roving Cocktail bars pop up all over New Orleans. Perfect for a neighborhood tipple

Isegahama-beya coach ex-Homarefuji spoke after the toshiyori-kai. Ex-Yokozuna Terunofuji will miss Osaka Basho after violence toward Hokunofuji. Homarefuji says no unrest in the heya. Probe ongoing; temporary kyujo decided. Terunofuji absent, staying inside since reporting to the Kyokai

Lee Morgan - Charisma, Recorded: September 29, 1966 at Van Gelder Studio Morgan with a gang of hotshots like Jackie McLean on alto sax, Billy Higgins on drums and Paul Chambers, bass. Heavyweights swinging for the fences here y'all www.youtube.com/watch?v=or4f...

The Story of Austin Punk, Part 1 (1975 to 1978) Early days tales with the Huns, Raul's, the Skunks, the Inserts...scratchy old VHS footage www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df1a...

Aonishiki won all 7 degeiko bouts vs. Sekiwake Kirishima and Komusubi Wakamotoharu at Arashio beya. At Hatsu Basho, he became the first rikishi in 89 years to win consecutive yusho as Sekiwake and new Ozeki. If promoted to Yokozuna in 2 basho, he’d be only the 3rd since Futabayama and Terukuni

Unifed Indian Practice with Big Chief Victor Harris at Little People's Place in Treme. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Slqz... Short video of a few conjure women and Black Masking Indians whooping it up at the oldest bar in the 6th Ward. Also, the site of my annual gumbo pop up. Feast your eyes y'all

As the temperature approaches 90 degrees I reckon it's a good time to smoke 5 lbs of a Bell and Evan's chicken wings over a nice aged pecan fire. New Orleans, 9th ward.

What do you mean your town does not have pickup trucks parked alongside the streets, selling seven different kinds of sausage?

Every time they see me coming. 2026 VIP Ladies and Kids second line. 11th Ward, New Orleans

Sporty's Brass Band. March 2026. New Orleans

NHK News today regarding Japan Sumo Association announcement on Terunofuji's assault on Hakunofuji "We will discuss the punishment at the riji-kai after the basho." Chairman Hakkaku needs to have his feet put to the fire over this debacle. Haru basho does not end until March 22nd. Unacceptable.