#QueerQuote: “In the 1960s, Here Come These Young People… They Were Going to Take Chances, Go to Jail If They Had to… Sometimes That’s What It Takes to Change a System.” – Leah Chase (R.I.P.)

By Stephen Rutledge on June 4, 2019 7:05 am

Photo from NBC News via YouTube Leah Chase (1923 – 2019) was the Queen of Creole Cuisine, advocating for both African-American art and Creole cooking, and a central cultural figure in both the politics of New Orleans and the national struggle for Civil Rights. Her New … [Read more...]

New Orleans-Style Parade Set For Late Drag Icon, Hattie Hathaway, April 1, in NYC

By Trey Speegle on March 25, 2019 1:43 pm

A New Orleans-style, funeral/parade will be held next Monday, April 1, in the East Village for Brian Butterick, who went by Hattie Hathaway and died of lung cancer January 30. Chi Chi Valenti and DJ Johnny Dynell, who spend a month in New Orleans each year, are organizing … [Read more...]

Emmy-Winner Chris McKim Directs Gun Violence Doc, “Freedia Got a Gun” (Produced by World of Wonder)

By Trey Speegle on February 6, 2019 5:05 am

A feature-length documentary about gun violence in New Orleans, will feature Big Freedia. Freedia Got a Gun focuses on Big Freedia following the loss of her brother, Adam Ross, to gun violence, one of many shot in New Orleans in 2018. (FYI: 95% of gunshot victims are black) … [Read more...]

#RIP: Rock ‘N’ Roll Great, Fats Domino

By Stephen Rutledge on October 25, 2017 12:24 pm

Fats Domino was a portly piano playing prodigy from who lived in New Orleans his entire life. His Boogie-Woogie style of R&B made him a true pioneer in the development of Rock 'N' Roll with songs such as Ain't That A Shame, Blue Monday and I'm Walkin'. Domino dominated Pop … [Read more...]

Big Freedia Stars in Visual Album Premiering at NOLA Film Festival

By James St. James on October 6, 2017 10:11 am

When the 2017 New Orleans Film Festival (NOFF) kicks off next week, one of the super-fab, big ticket events is the “Diva Dance Fever” at Crescent Park’s Mandeville Shed (2300 North Peters Street) on Saturday, October 14. … [Read more...]

#OnThisGayDay: The UpStairs Lounge Fire, 44 Years Later

By Stephen Rutledge on June 24, 2017 11:45 am

June 24, 1973- The UpStairs Lounge Goes Up In Flames New Orleans’ UpStairs Lounge, like the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, was a safe place for the LGBTQ community to get together to drink, dance, sing and meet-up. But, on the night of June 24, 1973, it became a very … [Read more...]

Get Your Big Freedia’s “Holiday Bounce Around the Block” Tickets While You Can

By Jake Thompson on November 17, 2016 10:40 am

The queen diva herself, Big Freedia, is hosting her inaugural "Holiday Bounce Around the Block" which spans three downtown venues with performances by Boyfriend, Hot Sizzle, Ms. Tee, Katey Red, Reedy, Tank & the … [Read more...]

#Twerkloose: Was Big Freedia’s Twerking Too Bootylicious For Mississippi? Watch the Queen Diva Speak On It!

By Nigel Zeff on February 16, 2016 11:20 am

As you may or may not know, the Queen Diva Big Freedia was scheduled to perform her show on Friday night at the The Dollar Box Showroom, a venue in Hattiesburg Mississippi. However, the performance was cancelled for "violating … [Read more...]

Big Freedia & Beyoncé: The Queen Diva Talks “Formation” & the Queen Bey from Mardi Gras

By Blake Jacobs on February 9, 2016 4:54 pm

It's Fat Tuesday during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, but Big Freedia takes a minute out of her hectic schedule to wish us Happy Mardi Gras & talk about how [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Musician, Rickie Lee Jones

By Stephen Rutledge on November 8, 2015 3:05 am

November 8, 1954- Rickie Lee Jones The first time I noticed her was an appearance on Saturday Night Live in 1979. Rickie Lee Jones has challenged my listening pleasure with an absorbing … [Read more...]