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615. Part 1 of  Ed Branley's return to the podcast. This time the NOLA history guy talks to the most NOLA topic of them all--Mardi Gras! Ed traces Carnival season and Mardi Gras from its humble beginnings to now Ed is a writer, teacher, historian, and computer nerd who lives in New Orleans. He graduated from the real Brother Martin High School. Edward dated several girls who attended the real St. Mary's Dominican High School, eventually marrying one of them. Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today! This week in Louisiana history. March 1, 1932. La. State Capitol Building completed (in just 14 months). This week in New Orleans history. This week in Louisiana. Zulu-Rex Lundi Gras Festival Woldenberg Park 1 Canal St. New Orleans, LA 70130      The Zulu-Rex Lundi Gras Festival is a fun-filled day allowing the people of New Orleans and our city visitors an up-close look at the Zulu Characters.      The festival is free and open to the public.      This event is hosted by the members of the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club and we welcome you to a fun and exciting day of food, music, arts, and crafts along the beautiful riverfront of New Orleans. With three stages, the line-up is star-studded each year. Check back for this year's line-up.      It continues until the arrival of the Zulu King and Queen aboard a Coast Guard Ship. From there, the royals will meet Rex and the Mayor of New Orleans. Postcards from Louisiana. Roz's ban plays at Bamboula. Listen on Apple Podcasts. Listen on audible. Listen on Spotify. Listen on TuneIn. Listen on iHeartRadio. The Louisiana Anthology Home Page. Like us on Facebook. 

Send us a textA native of Montreal, Paul Arsenault grew up in Hingham, MA, where his love for the sea and travel emerged. After graduating from the Art Institute of Boston in 1973, he began a six-month stint as a deckhand on a research vessel. He signed off in Florida in 1974 and began his professional painting career. With Naples as his base, he has embarked on painting trips to the Caribbean, Central and South America, Asia, the South Pacific, Indonesia, Australia, Hawaii, Europe, and the Middle East.​Paul's early exposure to and knowledge of working ports and exotic harbors, combined with his talent for zeroing in immediately on the essence of a place, have made him a popular choice for commissions requiring extensive yet efficient travel. Paintings from these trips hang in public places and private and corporate collections around the world.Annual fundraising shows have been a hallmark of his career, and since l983, these have benefited a variety of non-profit organizations devoted to health, environmental protection, and historic preservation.Paul's vibrant and widely collected paintings reflect a rhythm and pattern that distinguish his easily recognizable style. His lifelong pursuit to paint contemporary life in coastal communities is enhanced by his passion for history and his natural storytelling ability.Paul and his wife Eileen live in Naples, Florida. Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery is located a stones-throw from their historic home and vintage cottages that are nestled under a grand banyan tree. The Banyan Arts Social and Pleasure Club, a publishing division of Arsenault Studios, was inspired by the artists, writers, musicians, and preservations who have stayed at their artful compound over its nearly one-hundred-year history.

It's Thursday, and that means it's time to break down the week in politics with Stephanie Grace, editorial director and columnist for The Times Picayune/The Advocate. Today, we discuss a possible special session in the state legislature this November on tax reform and the state's fiscal cliff.It was the late 40s. Despite having worked production lines and front lines in hospitals for World War II, women could still not get a drink in a bar in downtown New Orleans unless it was Mardi Gras day.Cam Rinard, the director of Sales and Marketing at The Roosevelt New Orleans, tells us about the day women fought for their right to drink – in an event we now call “Stormin' the Sazerac.”The New Orleans Film Festival is hitting the screens this fall with a lineup of live action films and documentaries that highlight stories of the Gulf South. One of the films, “A King Like Me,” takes an intimate look at the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club, the oldest Black Krewe in New Orleans. But while the film celebrates the club's history, it also examines some of the difficult things members have had to grapple with, like the pandemic, Hurricane Ida and gun violence.The film's director, Matthew Henderson, and one of the stars of the film, Terrance Rice, tells us more about this deep dive into Zulu's history and legacy.Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by [host]. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber; our contributing producers are Matt Bloom and Adam Vos; we receive production and technical support from Garrett Pittman and our assistant producer, Aubry Procell.You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at noon and 7 p.m. It's available on Spotify, Google Play, and wherever you get your podcasts. Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to.Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!

Mardi Gras ended Tuesday for Cam. Immediately following Mardi Gras is the beginning of Lent and Cam struggles with what sacrifices he should make. ----- Lent. I struggle with Lent every year. How much suffering is enough to prepare my soul for the Easter arrival of the Lord? Is there enough? Who knows. There's always someone suffering more; someone taking it to the next level. As a child it was ice cream. I gave up ice cream every year and dutifully reported it to my religion teacher as the assignment instructed. I love ice cream, vanilla especially. In fact, I've created an association called the Vanilla Ice Cream Eaters of America Social Aide and Pleasure Club. It's known by its acronym: VICEA. Our motto is “It comes from Udder Space” and our logo shows a scoop of vanilla with Saturn rings around it and a Holstein cow walking across it. We've had a Facebook page since 2008 edited by Holt Stein. It has fifteen members. However, I don't eat vanilla like I used to. It's gotten expensive. That plus my waist size. Giving up ice cream is, well, too easy. I love the stuff but giving it up wouldn't equate to enough suffering. A friend from long ago gave up everything containing wheat for lent. Everything. That's a lot of stuff. She had to pay close attention to everything she ate. Anything with flour. All beer. Bunches of stuff. She was the same person who kept a bowl of peanut M&Ms at her front door and allowed herself one M&M per day. No more. I eat peanut M&Ms by the double fist full. If they're in front of me, I eat them. I can't stop. She had a degree of self-control that is unrelatable. Another friend gave up alcohol a few years ago. However, he had devised a chart of “skip days” where he could drink. He explained all this over a beer during Lent, by the way. His skip days were quite frequent, and it appeared to the rest of us like they related to the days that he wanted a drink. I was not impressed with his Lenten suffering. Mainly because there wasn't any. The good book says we're created in the image of the Lord. So, imagine hearing prayers saying “I'm planning to remember a big event in your life in about forty days. To prepare properly, I'm implementing things to temporarily remove joy from my life.” I'd say, “Wait. Pardon me? Say that again. Is that what I'm supposed to want from you?” One year I tried to drink more water for lent. The health effects of more water and all that but it's not the same. The gest of lent is giving up something you enjoy. And I'm not sure what to think about it. All the hard-fast black and white rules that I learned as a child have faded into grey. I wish they hadn't. I knew the rules, I followed the rules, and I counted on the rules to take care of me. It was easier following and never questioning. Now, I question. A lot. And, believe it or not, it's made me a better follower. However, I still don't know what to do about lent. I'm Cam Marston and I'm just trying to Keep It Real.

This week's episode is a crossover with sister podcast "Beyond the Beads" from New Orleans Magazine. Since the early 20th Century, the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club has been a prominent figure in Carnival culture. From the meeting of the Courts every Lundi Gras to throwing their famous coconuts each Mardi Gras day, Errol and Elroy tackle all aspects of the krewe both in and outside of the Carnival season.

It's Thursday and that means it's time to catch up on politics with The Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate's editorial director and columnist, Stephanie Grace. Today, we discuss Gov. Jeff Landry's latest moves, including sending Louisiana's National Guard to the U.S. southern border and supporting a controversial proposal to sell Louisiana Blue Cross Blue Shield to a for-profit company. Mardi Gras is known as “the greatest free show on earth.” But some Carnival krewes once struggled for recognition and participation, including one of the city's most famous organizations, The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club.  Zulu President Elroy James joins us for more on the organization's history, their charitable work and why krewe members throw coconuts on Mardi Gras day.  “Superhot: The Spicy World of Pepper People” is a new Hulu docuseries that chases so-called “chili heads” around the country as they hunt for the spiciest pepper. One of the stops is Lafayette, Louisiana, where Troy “Primo” Primeaux promotes his 7 Pot Primo as one of the hottest peppers in the world. Primo joins us for more on his creation, the world of chili pepper eating and the new Hulu series. Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Bob Pavlovich. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and our assistant producer is Aubry Procell. Our engineer is Garrett Pittman.  You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12 and 7 p.m. It's available on Spotify, Google Play and wherever you get your podcasts.  Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to. Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show, influential American rock singer and guitarist James Hall talks about his new band, "The Ladies Of..." and performs live acoustic versions of "You Want Love" and "Vouch for Me" GUEST OVERVIEW: James Vincent Hall is an American rock singer and guitarist known for his gothic-style lyrics, distinctive voice, avant-garde performances and eclectic compositions. He started his career as the singer of the Atlanta band Mary My Hope, which released one album and one EP in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He then pursued a solo career and released several albums, including My Love, Sex, and Spirit (1993) and Pleasure Club (1996). He also collaborated with other artists, such as Brad, Indigo Girls and Jimmy Gnecco of Ours. In 2002, he formed a new band called Pleasure Club, which released three albums before disbanding in 2005. In 2010, he formed another band called The Futura Bold, which released one album featuring Jimmy Gnecco on some tracks. He is currently working on his solo work. https://www.jameshall.com/  

Our guest this episode is Marc Emer-Hutner, guitarist/singer of the band Sugartooth and guitarist for The Pleasure Club. Sugartooth hit the road hard to tour in support of their 2 major label releases in the 90s before going on hiatus. Soon after Marc was playing guitar in The Pleasure Club, a band that is highly celebrated by other bands and musicians but never reached the grand audience that they were worthy of. Marc and Sugartooth have regathered and recorded a new album, Vol. 3, which released April 21, 2023 and is full of groove-heavy rock with catchy melodies. Recommended if you like QOTSA, Clutch, Fu Manchu, etc. I had a great time hanging with Marc and getting some of his life story and I hope you enjoy. Please do go check out his body of work from over the years and absolutely listen to Vol. 3! If you're enjoying Couch Riffs Podcast please support us on Patreon. Patreon support is noncommittal and you can cancel at any time. Your support enables this podcast and the cover song videos that Couch Riffs produces and your support is crucial and very appreciated. Thank you so much. https://patreon.com/couchriffs https://couchriffs.com https://sugartooth.band https://varietycoffeeroasters.com

Pleasure. What is pleasure? Does the word fill you with shame, guilt or uneasy feelings? Do you feel like pleasure isn't for you, not a priority? Does this potent word conjure up thoughts of sex and intimacy, or do you connect with pleasure in other ways too?⁠Pleasure is so much more than just big o's, and todays guest Rowena Hobbins is here to invite you to reframe and reclaim pleasure as an essential, healing, transformative part of your path to empowerment. In fact she's here to invite you to join the Pleasure Club! ⁠⁠⁠As an extremely busy women holding many plates, Rowena shares her experiences of how the pandemic and personal struggles with anxiety have lead her to deeply embody her own pleasure by recognising a common pattern of women ignoring their invitation into pleasure and having it “dick – tated” to them. If you have been a caregiver or even a Mum you will understand how everyone else's needs can become a priority – but what about when your own needs aren't met at the most primitive level of pleasure? ⁠⁠This juicy chat zones right in on:⁠⁠

Treme Sidewalk Steppers 2018 [Photo by Jamell Tate] START New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation (1205 N. Rampart). Down Rampart St. to St. Bernard Ave. LEFT on St. Bernard Ave. to A.P. Tureaud Ave. STOP Bullet's (2441 A.P. Tureaud Ave). Proceed out A.P. Tureaud Ave. to N. broad Ave. LEFT on N. Broad. STOP Ray's on the Ave (2005 N. Broad Ave.). Proceed down N. Broad Ave. STOP Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club (722 N. Broad Ave.). LEFT onto Orleans Ave. to N. Claiborne Ave. LEFT onto N. Claiborne Ave. to St. Philip St.  STOP Charbonnet Funeral Home (1615 St. Philip St.). Proceed down Claiborne Ave. STOP Treme Hideaway (1234 N. Claiborne Ave.). Proceed down Claiborne Ave. DISBAND Kermit Ruffins' Mother-in-Law Lounge (1500 N. Claiborne Ave) This parade is dedicated to Barbara Keller Lacen In the player below, hear our interview with Hollister Williams of Treme Sidewalk Steppers as he discusses seeing this parade as a child, the family reunion feel of parade day, details for the whole weekend (including the ball on Friday night), and more!

Episode 94: Interview with Terrance McGuire, Zulu Big Shot 2023. We will discuss how became Zulu Big Shot 2023, why he joined Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club and much more!!! Links are below: ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Host IG: https://www.instagram.com/lagniappe.legends Guest Email: info@thebigshot2023.com Guest Website: www.thebigshot2023.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/lagniappelegends Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheLagniappeLegends/ Subscribe and follow us at LagniappeLegends.com Support the show at CashApp is $lagniappelegends #LagniappeLegends #NewSeason --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lagniappelegends/support

Original Four [Photo by Action Jackson] START Armstrong Park @ N. Rampart. Proceed up N. Rampart to S. Rampart. Continue to Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.  STOP Under the Bridge. Dumaine Gang. Proceed forward LEFT on Jackson to Brainard St. RIGHT on Philip St. LEFT on Baronne St. UP Baronne to Washington Ave. RIGHT on Washington Ave. UP Washington to Dryades St. STOP Sportsman Corner. UP Dryades to Philip. LEFT on Philip. RIGHT on Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. Proceed to Jackson St. LEFT on Jackson. STOP Jackson St. & S. Liberty St.: CTC Social & Pleasure Club. LEFT on S. Liberty. Proceed forward. RIGHT on Simon Bolivar to LaSalle. DISBAND Washington & LaSalle   Below, hear India Sever's interview with Original Four president Wendell Jackson as they discuss what to expect at this year's parade, the legacy of the Scene Boosters, designer Kevin Dunn, competition between parading clubs, and much more!

Episode 89: Interview with Elroy James, Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club President. We will be discussing how he became the Zulu president, practicing Law in Louisiana and much more! Links are below: ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Host IG: https://www.instagram.com/lagniappe.legends Guest IG: https://www.instagram.com/electelroyjames/ Guest Website: http://www.kreweofzulu.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/lagniappelegends Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheLagniappeLegends/ Subscribe and follow us at LagniappeLegends.com Support the show at CashApp is $lagniappelegends #LagniappeLegends #NewSeason --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lagniappelegends/support

So it is with giddy relief that we swing open wide our creaky doors to welcome the percussive bass bottoms, deftly lathed drums, and sinisterly insinuated guitar dissonance of Flood Twin to swoop in and rescue us all from this sensory deprivation chamber. And to announce their arrival, frontman and bass player Grant W. Curry reminds us in the album's opening track, “People,” that: “There's no in-between, that means a fucking thing.” It doesn't matter how these three guys found each other, but it was a hallowed day when they did. Each man here wields his instrument with a distinctive panache. The drummer, and mono-appellatived Sterling, works his stripped-down tubs-and-skins with the reckless precision of a top-flight tail-gunner. He picks up where Wire's beat man, Robert Gotobed, left off, playing only kick, snare, and high-hat from whence he veers into the realm of the industrial with recollections of Tom Waits/Latin Playboys found-object punctuation and carefully curated samples. There is not a lot of dazzle and flash here, just a sturdy undergirding for the band to ride on. Guitar man J. Leslie Hedberg weaves his way through the arpeggios of diminished chords with the skill of Dexter Morgan dissembling a rival. Don't come here looking for scaly, wanky soloing though; you won't hear it. What you will hear is adroitly integrated metallic guitar textures with the occasional dub-laced upstroke. Bassist/vocalist Grant W. Curry, who you will correctly peg as he of New Orleans bands James Hall, and Pleasure Club, reminds us what a bass should sound like: prominent in the mix, at that register right where menace melds with music. Flood Twin's Info https://www.floodtwin.com https://www.facebook.com/Flood-Twin-107508074466680/ https://www.floodtwin.com/about  

Treme Sidewalk Steppers 2018 [Photo by Jamell Tate] START Louis Armstrong Park (701 N. Rampart). Down Rampart St. to St. Bernard Ave; LEFT on St. Bernard Ave. to AP Tureaud Ave. STOP Bullet's (2441 A.P. Tureaud Ave.). Proceed out AP Tureaud Ave to N. Broad Ave. STOP Ray's on the Avenue (2005 N. Broad Ave.). Proceed down N. Broad Ave. STOP Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club (722 N. Broad Ave.). LEFT onto Orleans Ave. to N. Claiborne Ave. LEFT onto N. Claiborne Ave. to St. Philip St. STOP Charbonet, Labat & Glapion Funeral Home/Da Hookah Joynt (1615 St. Philip St.). Proceed down Claiborne Ave. STOP Treme Hideaway (1234 N. Claiborne Ave.). Proceed down Claiborne Ave. DISBAND Kermit Ruffins' Mother-in-Law Lounge (1500 N. Claiborne Ave.)   Hear our interview with Kim Charbonnet as she discusses their 28th annual parade and the shift to becoming a generational club, the ball and what precautions the club is taking to keep it safe, how they get celebrity royalty, the Sidewalk Steppers' growth and staying true to their roots, and much, much more in the player below!

Photo by Jamell Tate   Route Sheet: It's A Celebration Happy New Year's, January 2, 2022 Perfect Gentlemen Social & Pleasure Club and Friends Annual Secondline Leave your weapons and violence at home/Bring your foot work. "Please don't forget your mask" 11:45am Formation time at Tipitina's, 501 Napoleon Ave START: 12 Noon Proceed down Napoleon Ave to St Charles Ave Turn right on St. Charles, proceed down to Louisiana Turn left on Louisiana and proceed down Lasalle St Turn right on Lasalle St and proceed down to Washington Ave Turn left on Washington and proceed down STOP: make Tribute by the OLD WILD MAGNOLIA Continue down Washington to Claiborne Ave Turn right and proceed down Claiborne to Jackson Ave Turn right on Jackson DISBAND at King's Fashion     Interview with Travis Lyons of Perfect Gentlemen:

Flood Twin's Grant Curry joins me on this episode. His road to music was neither direct nor easy. He was diagnosed with diabetes at age 8. By the age of 14 he was already in a drug treatment center. After going through rehab, he has stayed clean and even became a counselor. But music was always in the back of his mind, calling him. When the opportunity to take time off of work and play, he took it and never looked back. He met James Hall and created four incredible albums with James Hall & Pleasure Club. But after Hurricane Katrina uprooted his life in Louisiana, Grant relocated to Georgia and eventually formed his new band, Flood Twin. The band is releasing their debut album and it's a beast! Not only is the music minimalist and powerful, but so is the artwork, which was also done by Grant. Follow the band @floodtwin. You can buy the album on Bandcamp or stream it everywhere. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Feed us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy things at performanceanx.threadless.com. Get ready to hear some stories with Grant Curry of Flood Twin on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast family of shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Flood Twin's Grant Curry joins me on this episode. His road to music was neither direct nor easy. He was diagnosed with diabetes at age 8. By the age of 14 he was already in a drug treatment center. After going through rehab, he has stayed clean and even became a counselor. But music was always in the back of his mind, calling him. When the opportunity to take time off of work and play, he took it and never looked back. He met James Hall and created four incredible albums with James Hall & Pleasure Club. But after Hurricane Katrina uprooted his life in Louisiana, Grant relocated to Georgia and eventually formed his new band, Flood Twin. The band is releasing their debut album and it's a beast! Not only is the music minimalist and powerful, but so is the artwork, which was also done by Grant. Follow the band @floodtwin. You can buy the album on Bandcamp or stream it everywhere. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Feed us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy things at performanceanx.threadless.com. Get ready to hear some stories with Grant Curry of Flood Twin on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast family of shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Unorthodox, ceasefire in Israel and chaos on social media. Our Jewish guest this week is former Late Show with Stephen Colbert writer Jen Spyra, who returns to the show to discuss her debut book, a wacky collection of short stories called Big Time. Our Gentile of the week is novelist John Green, whose latest book, The Anthropocene Reviewed, is based on his podcast of the same name, which reviews various facets of our modern lives using a five-star scale. He also tells us about the infamous Anne Frank house kissing scene in his novel-turned-film, The Fault in Our Stars. Join us for virtual events! Sunday, May 30 — Liel will be talking to Andrew Fox about his new book, The Bad Luck Spirits' Social Aid and Pleasure Club, a fantasy tale about a Jewish ayin harah, or evil eye, named Kay Rosenblatt living in New Orleans and doing her best to deal with the chaos that ensues after her fellow demons summon a hurricane. 11:30 a.m. EDT; register here. Tuesday, June 1 — Liel will be talking to Sohrab Ahmari, New York Post op-ed editor and author of The Unbroken Thread: Discovering the Wisdom of Tradition in an Age of Chaos, about his journey from Iran to America, his conversion to Catholicism, and about how our faith traditions give us the tools we so desperately need to survive and thrive in these scary and tumultuous times. 7:30 p.m. EDT; Register here. Thursday, June 3 — Stephanie will be interviewing Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times reporter and author of Horse Crazy: The Story of a Woman and a World in Love with an Animal, about her family’s Holocaust history (and, of course, horses), presented by the Museum of Jewish Heritage. 7 p.m. EDT; Register here. Find out about all our upcoming events at www.tabletmag.com/unorthodoxlive. Like the show? Rate us on iTunes! Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get new episodes, photos, and more. Join our Facebook group, and follow Unorthodox on Twitter and Instagram. Get a behind-the-scenes look at our recording sessions on our YouTube channel! Get your Unorthodox T-shirts, mugs, and baby onesies at bit.ly/unorthoshirt. Want to book us for a live show? Email producer Josh Kross at jkross@tabletmag.com. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts. Sponsors: Harry’s is a great shave at a great price. New customers can get a starter set valued at $13 for just $3 at HARRYS.COM/UNORTHODOX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Journeys are filled with lots of hills and valleys, or valleys of preparation. In those valleys, there are moments that are needed because there is something you have to navigate or move through to appreciate when you're standing on the mountaintop again. Michael McElroy joins Dear Multi-Hyphenate in this emotional, thought provoking, and intense conversation with one of the biggest hearts in the Broadway community. Michael and Michael chat about an artist's response to a pandemic, the future of theatre, creating more inclusive spaces, and honoring diverse voices and lived experiences through artistic training. Michael earned his BFA in Theatre from Carnegie Mellon University. He made his Broadway debut in The High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club. He has since appeared in numerous productions, both on and off-Broadway, and in 2004 was nominated for a Tony Honor for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Big River. He has also been nominated for Drama Desk Awards for Violet and Big River. In 1999, McElroy became the founder and director of the Broadway Inspirational Voices (Tony Award for Excellence in the Theatre), a diverse, non-denominational gospel choir made up of Broadway singers. He currently teaches in the New Studio on Broadway at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Connect with Michael: @themichaelkushner @thedressingroomproject dressingroomproject.com   Produced by Alan Seales and the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Click here for the feeder sound II OPEN CALL voting poll, available between 12th of May – 12th of June: www.feeder.ro/2020/05/09/vote-feeder-sound-open-call/ WINNERS announcement - 15th of June --- Grigor Kanev - 2nd set submission Set description: The set builds up from minimal to breakbeat while going through house and techno. About Grigor Kanev About yourself: I am a 22 years old boy who's hobby is finding and playing music. It is still a hobby because I am currently doing my studies but once I finish I will to try to make it as a full time job. Currently, I am in the cycle of selling and buying records, finding places to do podcasts and practising my production skills. I like a lot of different genres of music so I try to not restrain myself. Artist biography: I do not have any big appearances but I had a few small parties in Berlin and two times I was invited to play in Romania for @TripCathers along side with Boske and Prichindel. Portfolio link: https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/grigorkanev | @grigorkanev Current city: Berlin, Germany

Click here for the feeder sound II OPEN CALL voting poll, available between 12th of May – 12th of June: www.feeder.ro/2020/05/09/vote-feeder-sound-open-call/ WINNERS announcement - 15th of June --- Grigor Kanev - 1st set submission Set description: The set represents what I love and what I need to hear when I go to parties. I like diversity and it is a very important aspect of my style. I always try to keep the things diverse jumping from minimal to house then to techno, breaks or somewhere in between. Of course, this needs a lot of practice and knowing your records well enough. My mixing is not perfect which can sometimes be very annoying for the listener but when it comes to playing records it's just so fun. About Grigor Kanev About yourself: I am a 22 years old boy whose hobby is finding and playing music. It is still a hobby because I am currently doing my studies but once I finish I will try to make it as a full time job. Currently, I am in the cycle of selling and buying records, finding places to do podcasts and practising my production skills. I like a lot of different genres of music so I try to not restrain myself. Artist biography: I do not have any big appearances but I had a few small parties in Berlin and two times I was invited to play in Romania for @TripCathers along side with Boske and Prichindel. Portfolio link: https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/grigorkanev | @grigorkanev Current city: Berlin, Germany

For Episode 49 I spoke with James Hall! Legendary frontman for so many great bands: The James Hall Band, Mary My Hope, Pleasure Club, and more! James has long been a fixture on the Atlanta and New Orleans music scenes. We talked about being displaced by Hurricane Katrina, being signed by Geffen and being put through the wringer, being a rock and roll dad, and pushing through adversity no matter how dire or frustrating it gets!   Here is the official James Hall website: https://jameshall.com/home   Here's the Steady Wicked's bandcamp page: https://jameshallofficial.bandcamp.com/   Here is the Pleasure Club page: https://www.facebook.com/PClubMusic/

345. Bruce's discussion about Huey Long with Jeff Barrois, part 2. Jeff is a fellow podcaster, hosting "Good Morning Comrade," in New Orleans. He is also active in the DSA (Democratic Socialists of Americe), a union activist, and a school teacher in Jefferson Parish. Today he interviews Bruce about Huey Long, his career and politics, and we consider ways that we can tap into the Long legacy today. This interview was originally broadcast on Good Morning Comrade.This week in Louisiana history. December 28, 1862. (Old) State Capitol burned by Union Soldiers. This week in New Orleans history. Roy E. Glapion, Jr. was born on December 3, 1935 in New Orleans, La. He was educated in Catholic schools in New Orleans and obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from Xavier University in 1958. He served for 24 years in the Orleans Parish Public School System as a teacher and coach, the majority of his time spent at Carter G. Woodson and Joseph S. Clark schools. Glapion joined the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club in 1972 and soon became the club's finance chairman. At the beginning of 1998, he was diagnosed with colon cancer. While fighting the disease, he was elected King Zulu 2000, but lost his battle with cancer before he could reign. He died on December 28, 1999 and the Zulu organization honored him by allowing his reign to be posthumous, the King's float rolling empty in his memory on Mardi Gras 2000. This week in Louisiana. December 31, 2019 New Year's Eve In New Orleans Jackson Square New Orleans New Year's Eve is that happy occasion between Christmas and Twelfth Night. It’s a time to welcome in the new year with family and friends. There’s food, and – always – a band. For the biggest party in the city, head to Jackson Square – the Quarter is packed with festive party goers eager to count down the time until the New Year arrives. If outdoor celebrations and big crowds are not for you, make a reservation at one of the city’s many fine  restaurants and celebrate the evening over delectable meals and of course, lots of bubbly. Many restaurants offer special deals or packages for the evening, so make sure you check ahead to ensure the perfect night for you, your loved ones and friends. Postcards from Louisiana. Angelica & Wolf, Jax Brewery duet. Listen on iTunesListen on StitcherListen on Google Play.Listen on Spotify.Listen on TuneIn.The Louisiana Anthology Home Page.Like us on Facebook.

This week, Musician’s Spotlight features an audience with some of the Crescent City’s funkiest musical kings. In 2010, John Floridis spoke with drummer Stanton Moore and sax and harmonica player Ben Ellman of Galactic , the jam band that’s been “holding uptown down with that funky sound” since 1994. In 2011, vocalist and baritone saxophonist Roger Lewis of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band told John how the legendary group - which began in 1977 as the house band for the Dirty Dozen Social Aid and Pleasure Club - has injected r&b and modern jazz into the brass band heritage of New Orleans.

Treme Sidewalk Steppers 2018 [Photo by Jamell Tate] START New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation (1205 N. Rampart St.). Down Rampart St. to St. Bernard Ave. LEFT on St. Bernard Ave. Proceed down St. Bernard to A.P. Tureaud Ave. STOP Bullet's Sports Bar (2441 A.P. Tureaud Ave.). Proceed down AP Tureaud Ave. to Broad St. STOP Avenue Barbershop/Ray's on the Avenue (2005 N. Broad St.). Continue down Broad St. STOP Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club (732 N. Broad St.). LEFT on Orleans to Claiborne. LEFT on Claiborne to St. Phillip St. STOP Charbonnet Funeral Home (1615 St. Phillip St.). Down St. Phillip St. to Claiborne Ave. DISBAND Kermit Ruffins' Mother-in-Law Lounge (1500 N. Claiborne Ave) After Party Immediately Following at Treme Hideaway (1234 N. Claiborne Ave)

DJ, radio host, label boss and music journalist Anna Wall is a master of all trades. From her home of East London, she runs her record label, The Bricks; the philosophy behind it built on communicating a musical narrative. Since 2016 she's welcomed artists like Sunrom, Module One and Corbi to the imprint, working closely with each artist to effectively tell their stories. Alongside helming The Bricks, her radio show of the same name is a regular feature on Leeds' KMAH radio, acting as an avenue for Anna to share ambient sounds and forgotten gems from her record collection. In recent years she's added even more feats to her growing list of accolades, including warming up for Jamie Jones at his East London Boiler Room last year, landing a residency on Rinse FM and becoming named as one of fabric's residents, alongside Pleasure Club's bobby. We're happy to have her locked her in to provide this week's Ransom Note mix, a two hour long drift through Anna Wall's dreamland...

Nine Times and 9SL 2017 [Photo by Jamell Tate] START 3512 Louisa St (X'Quisite Stylez Barbershop). Down Louisa to 2900 Louisa St. (pick up Original Lady Nine Times and Mrs. Nine Times). Continue down Louisa. LEFT on N. Dorgenois to Desire St. RIGHT on Desire St. Continue down Desire St. to N. Claiorne. STOP Stewart's Diner (1601 Desire St.). Continue on Desire St. to St. Claude Ave. RIGHT on St. Claude Ave. Continue on St. Claude Ave. to Louisa St.  STOP 3200 St. Claude Ave. Continue on St. Claude Ave. over the tracks to 2600 St. Claude Ave.  STOP Nine Times Mural. Continue on St. Claude. RIGHT on Franklin Ave. Continue on Franklin Ave. to N. Johnson St. RIGHT on N. Johnson. STOP Avenue Bar & Restaurant. Continue on N. Johnson to Amonaster Ave. LEFT on Almonaster Ave. Continue on Almonaster. Over the Almonaster Bridge to Higgins St. RIGHT on Higgins St. to Louisa St. END X'Quisite Stylez Barber Shop (3512 Louisa St.) Hear our interview with founder and president of 9 Times Social & Pleasure Club:

This is a heavy one. Grant and I both toured constantly in the '90s, and we really treasured the times our paths would cross on the road. We met while he was living in New Orleans, and we've been in touch almost constantly ever since. Grant is the bassist for Pleasure Club, Ballroom Dance is Dead, and a dozen other projects. He's an engineer and producer, and a good friend. He's dealt with suicidal ideation since he was just a kid, and chronic depression, fatigue, and anxiety his entire life. We talk about drugs, depression, divorce, diabetes, and The Tunnel. This one got right at my heart. I hope it moves you, too. Grant's personal site: http://www.grantcurry.com/about-ba Pleasure Club: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6O0MqjOprvG6cvXxCyoSmS Ballroom Dance is Dead: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2u1Sc13OAUzSYALclbwPjm

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, October 5th, 2018. With the final tally being taken on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court and a final vote scheduled for tomorrow, we opened up the lines to hear how our listeners are feeling on the eve of what could be a historic vote. Renee Landers, director of the Health Law Concentration at Suffolk University School of Law joined us to give us her take on what’s going to happen with Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Our friend, and Under the Radar host Callie Crossley joined us to look behind the headlines and talk about the stories we’re not seeing in the U.S. Senate as several senators scramble to make up their mind on how to vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Comedian Ike Barinholtz stopped by the Boston Public Library to talk about his new film “The Oath,” a dark comedy about what happens when a conservative administration requires all U.S. citizens to take a loyalty oath, and how the politics of it all influences one family’s Thanksgiving. Acapella legends Manhattan Transfer swung by our studio at the BPL to give us an exclusive performance. Boston Globe Interim Editorial Director Shirley Leung joined us to talk about … you guessed it, Brett Kavanaugh and what his nomination to the Supreme Court. For our weekly news quiz, Jim and Margery tried to stump Ed Buckner, Founder and President of the Original Big 7 Social Aid and Pleasure Club in New Orleans’ 7th Ward and New Orleans based artist Justin Cloud, and were treated to an exclusive musical performance by the Red Flame Hunters who are in town to participate in this weekend’s HONK! Festival.

This week we bring you a mix of music curated by Dillon PC of the bands Adult Beverage and Nuzzle! Dillon's Sad Punks mix includes songs by Coachwhips, Fuzz, Juan Wauters, Pavement, Walter TV, and The Cleaners from Venus. As an addendum we also include a song from Dillon's new solo record, Pleasure Club! Click here to find us on Facebook, or here to find us on iTunes. As always, thank you to Rubee True Fegan for the artwork for this episode! If you'd like to commission a portrait by Rubee, send an email to rubee@sadpunks.com.

It’s been quite a week in the cocktail world.  Our cocktail community is in turmoil. People are upset. Nerves are raw. It all started with a Facebook Live video of Ann Tuennerman, Founder and Executive Director of Tales of the Cocktail (Tales) during Mardi Gras wearing blackface. Its the Bartender Journey Podcast # 203!  Listen with the audio player on this page, or subscribe on iTunes, Android or Stitcher Radio. Ann Tuennerman and her Husband Paul Tuennerman, who was co-owner and chief business officer of Tales, were on prepairing to ride on a Float in a Mardi Gras parade. They rode with the Zulu, Social Aid and Pleasure Club, when they went “Live” on Facebook. The video was pulled off the internet of course, but someone got a screenshot of Ann in the blackface and Ann's comment on the for the video which said “Paul G Tuennerman, interviewing me on Mardi Gras Morning from the Zulu Den. As he said ‘Throw a little Black Face on and you lose all your media skills.’ He did his best as the interviewer”. Ann said in her first of 2 pubic apologies: “Earlier this week, I rode in a Mardi Gras parade with the Zulu organization, in which participants, both people of color and of all races, traditionally wear blackface makeup, and shared photos of myself in costume on social media. I now recognize how deeply offensive this is to many, and I am sincerely sorry. It was a naive and inconsiderate action, the consequences of which have made it clear that I have much to learn”. Many people were deeply offended. Josh Davis, who apparently posted the original screenshot that quickly went viral, wrote the following as a Open Letter: “This has been one of the most emotionally draining weeks, as a black man who has dealt with the daily trauma of racism throughout my life. At this point I thought I had become desensitized to the hurtful actions of others, but this week proved that the pain I have often displaced and neglected is still present. Ann’s second public statement titled Gratitude from Ann Tuennerman and a Determination to Embrace Change begins: “Through publicly acknowledging the pain Paul and I have caused to many in our industry, we hope to demonstrate our sincerity, transparency and commitment to facing this head on. Living up to this promise, on Monday 3/6/17, Ann did a live Facebook video interview with Ashtin Berry. Ashtin is a Bartender in New Orleans and happens to also be a female person of color. Ashtin has really taken great steps toward moving this conversation forward in a productive manner. You can find this video on the Bartender Journey Facebook page. In his resignation note, Paul wrote, “My comment to Ann about blackface prior to the Zulu parade was meant to be a husband’s innocent teasing of his camera-shy wife, not a belittlement of others. In retrospect, the words were insensitive, hurtful and just plain dumb and I feel horrible for the pain they have caused.” We’ll go back to my New Orleans Bartender friend to wrap this up. He said “I think Tales is a great thing and I hope the dust will settle. That being said…maybe the silver lining is the realization that black people as demographic are under represented in the Cocktail World".

morey971 asks: Hi Keira,A few podcasts ago you mentioned a series called "The Pleasure Club" from the publisher Cobblestone Press. I noticed that this series or group of works are written by many different authors. My have several questions, listed below, that have to do with these types of works and how a collection like this might be different in the publishing process than say getting an original work published.Thank you for your time!1. Can a new author come up with an idea and present it to the publisher for these types of books, or is it more common for the publisher to approach a writer that's already established with that publishing company?2. Do the publishers give out guidelines on how these books are supposed to be written or how they work?3. Is the writing process for this type of series different than say a normal submission to a publisher?4. Have you ever written for a collection like this? if so, what was your experience like?5. Have you ever heard of a writer using these collections as a way to "get their foot in the door" so to speak?6. Is there anything else you would like to share about works being written for a collection like "The Pleasure Club"? http://www.cobblestone-press.com/catalog/line/pleasureclub.htm

On the Brickwall we are talking with my little sister Karmen McKinley about the great things her Social and Savings Club is doing.  We will discuss the Donation Drive to benefit Tornado and Flood victims.  So many helped in our time of crisis in New Orleans.  Grateful, for the love shown to our city, it's time to return the love.  Also, their club is participating with me in my project, "Evyn's Friends" by donating.  Tune in Sunday to learn more about the donation drive and how you can help return love!

On the Brickwall we are talking with my little sister Karmen McKinley about the great things her Social and Savings Club is doing.  We will discuss the Donation Drive to benefit Tornado and Flood victims.  So many helped in our time of crisis in New Orleans.  Grateful, for the love shown to our city, it's time to return the love.  Also, their club is participating with me in my project, "Evyn's Friends" by donating.  Tune in Sunday to learn more about the donation drive and how you can help return love!

Charles Hamilton is the president of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. Charles is a wealth of information about the organization's history. He describes Zulu's early beginnings and the memorable 1949 parade when Louis Armstrong ruled as King Zulu and appeared on the cover of Time Magazine. Charles also recalls the organization's crisis during the Civil Rights movement, when membership dwindled to16. And, of course, we had to talk about the famous Zulu coconuts.