Hall and Oates
The Spirit of Renovation
There’s a movement going on in New Orleans, where many of the city’s crown jewel venues have sprung back to life after surviving the horror and carnage that was hurricane Katrina and then enduring the economic disaster that followed in her wake. And this aftermath was devastating to this city that thrives on tourism, where the damage to many of the Crescent City’s music venues left outsiders wondering whether they would ever recover.
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Franz Ferdinand 2014 Tour (First North American Leg)
The British indie rock band Franz Ferdinand is currently packing houses in Europe, having recently completed its successful North America leg, with high-energy sets that kept the audience on their feet. The four-piece Glasgow-based band is comprised of Alex Kapranos (lead vocals/guitar/keys), Nick McCarthy (rhythm guitar/keys/backing vocals), Bob Hardy (bass) and Paul Thomson on drums and backing vocals.
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Festival Spotlight: Guatemala’s Empire Music Festival
From an arts perspective, the Empire Music Festival is Guatemala’s biggest show. It was also the country’s first multi-stage festival. Primarily focused on electronica and dance music, it attracts artists from around the world. Held at the Guatemala Raceway in Escuintla over the country’s Easter-related national holidays on April 16 and 17, this year’s festival had three stages. The gargantuan 115-foot Main Stage was reserved for the biggest names on the global electronica scene; the Live Stage focused on various live acts, while the third Back to Basics Stage featured emerging and underground artists.
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Cher “Dressed to Kill” Tour
Whenever Cher goes on the road, it’s big news, and this year — for her eighth solo tour — you can expect a big production as well. Cher’s current “Dressed to Kill” (D2K) tour, which promotes her Closer to the Truth studio album — is currently underway, having kicked off in March at the US Airways Center in Phoenix it will wrap up in October with two shows at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre. Gross for the 63 mostly sold-out arena dates is expected to top $15 million.
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New Orleans Theaters Bounce Back Post-Katrina
It’s been nine years since Hurricane Katrina smashed into New Orleans and the Gulf Coast (August 29, 2005), killing more than 1,800 people and causing more than 80 billion dollars in property damage. To say that New Orleans was devastated doesn’t begin to tell the story. The catastrophe affected every facet of life in the Big Easy.
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