Many amazing things have happened in New Orleans and elsewhere in the Gulf Coast region since Hurricane Katrina, but challenges still face us in terms of rebuilding. This panel discussion involved people in two locations who discussed music, film and activism in New Orleans and Chicago. The panelists in New Orleans included Rene Broussard, Luther Gray, Jonathan Freilich, and Jordan Flaherty; the panelists in Chicago included Stan West, Robin Whatley, George Bailey, Ashley Johnson, Arvis Averette, and Ted Hardin. Panelists at Zeitgeist and Columbia College were connected via Skype. www.borderbend.org/2009.html
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French poet Messyl offers work in the tradition of the Beat Generation over atmospheric experimental rock from Wolf City. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 11, 2023
Amselysen pulls at the edges of pop and club music, taffy-like, to create these sugary, warped, fascinating experimental confections. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 8, 2022
The second album from Hourlope is an experimental record topped with spoken word passages that conjure disctint worlds. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 7, 2022
John Cravache and I:Cube present a "phantom radio station" inspired by the weirdest corners of the techno scene; easy listening gone alien. Bandcamp New & Notable May 4, 2022