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Imagination Movers to perform on 'Good Morning America' Thursday
by Keith Spera, Music writer, The Times-Picayune
Wednesday August 20, 2008, 3:55 PM
Homegrown kids' music quartet the Imagination Movers are scheduled to appear on "Good Morning America" Thursday, Aug. 21.
Homegrown kids' music quartet appears on "Good Morning America" Thursday.The four Movers -- Rich Collins, Dave Poche, Scott Durbin and Scott "Smitty" Smith -- are expected to perform with their auxiliary horn section featuring former Iguanas saxophonist Derek Huston and Bucktown Allstars trumpeter Ryan Thibodeaux.
"Good Morning America" airs in the New Orleans area on WGNO Channel 26.
The Movers are promoting the Sept. 6 premiere of their daily show on Disney Channel. They'll also sing the national anthem at the Saints' regular season home opener in the Superdome on Sept. 7.
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by Keith Spera, Music writer, The Times-Picayune
Wednesday August 20, 2008, 5:00 AM
Pioneering northwest grunge band The Melvins hits One Eyed Jacks. The Irene Sage Band rocks the Blue Nile.
New Orleanians' food relief trip to Cedar Rapids was "awesome"
by The Times-Picayune
Wednesday August 20, 2008, 12:00 PM
New Orleans cookbook author Amy Cyrex Sins said the recent flood relief trip she organized to Cedar Rapids was "AWESOME!!! It far exceeded my expectations."
Sins, whose home flooded after the levees failed, planned the trip after learning that Iowans who had volunteered to help New Orleans had themselves become victims of the same thing.
Continue reading "New Orleanians' food relief trip to Cedar Rapids was "awesome"" »CAC curator Dan Cameron previews Prospect 1
by Doug MacCash, Art critic, The Times-Picayune Tuesday August 19, 2008, 7:00 PM
Contemporary Arts Center curator Dan Cameron Prospect 1 New Orleans, a city-wide international art exhibition -- the first of its kind in the United States -- takes place from Nov. 1 to Jan. 18.
What does that mean to you?
Continue reading "CAC curator Dan Cameron previews Prospect 1" »Calendar: Wednesday, August 20, 2008
by The Times-Picayune
Wednesday August 20, 2008, 4:00 AM
LITERARY EVENTS
The National WWII Museum Events 945 Magazine St. Lunchbox Lecture: "Feeding an Army, " presented by Lauren Handley, " noon. Call 527.6012, ext. 229. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 Tues.-Sun. Discounted admission for Louisiana residents.
Continue reading "Calendar: Wednesday, August 20, 2008" »'The Rocker' misses a few notes on way to stardom
by Mike Scott, movie writer, The Times-Picayune
Wednesday August 20, 2008, 4:30 AM
Rainn Wilson rocks out in the new comedy 'The Rocker,' opening today (Aug 20).If you really wanna rock, you've gotta have a hook.
Great rock songs always have a hook. Great rock bands always have a hook. Great rock movies always have a hook.
To its credit, the new comedy "The Rocker," starring the rubber-faced Rainn Wilson has a hook built right into the plot: washed-up, behind-the-times former member of an '80s hair band seeks a second chance at rock immortality with his nephew's garage band. (Band name: ADD).
But a lack of rhythm and a shotage of laughs trips up "The Rocker" on the stairway to filmmaking heaven.
Continue reading "'The Rocker' misses a few notes on way to stardom" »Times-Picayune recipe archive celebrates 1,000th post
by Judy Walker, Food editor, The Times-Picayune
Wednesday August 20, 2008, 12:57 PM
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 5:35 p.m., a new milestone was reached by The Times-Picayune Food pages and NOLA.com. The 1000th recipe was posted in the recipe archive.
The recipes are sorted into more than 40 categories, covering topics such as New Orleans Restaurant Favorites, Easy to Make, Thrifty, Appetizers, Seafood, Desserts, Vegetables and many more.
Continue reading "Times-Picayune recipe archive celebrates 1,000th post" »
Dear TV addicts: We want you to write for us!
by Keith Marszalek, NOLA.com
Wednesday August 20, 2008, 9:02 AM
Post your reviews, plot analysis and general obsessive rants and become one of NOLA's "Community Critics."Can't seem to get enough of "The Closer's" Kyra Sedgwick? Know every verdict on "Law and Order" before the gavel hits the sound block? Think you have the next twist on "Lost" plotted? Then we want your weekly takes on NOLA.com.
Post your television reviews, plot analysis and general obsessive rants and become one of NOLA's Community Critics. We want to hear from bartenders, high school science teachers, doctors, stay-at-home fathers of six, kick-ball players and rollergirls, real New Orleanians.
If we like what we see, your reviews may become regular features in our newly revamped Television News and Reviews section.
Don't forget that if you love or hate what others have to say you can always share your opinions with a comment here on the blog.
'Hittin' the Town' for Wednesday, August 20, 2008
by Keith Marszalek, NOLA.com
Tuesday August 19, 2008, 11:58 PM
Walter "Wolfman" Washington plays d.b.a. Wednesday, August 20, 2008.Walter "Wolfman" Washington continues his run and Rio Mar offers a mid-week wine retreat.
Continue reading "'Hittin' the Town' for Wednesday, August 20, 2008" »Benson buys into Atlanta production company, moves it to New Orleans
by Dave Walker, TV Columnist, The Times-Picayune
Tuesday August 19, 2008, 3:05 PM
New Orleans Saints and WVUE owner Tom BensonNew Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson promised that his May purchase of local Fox affiliate WVUE-Channel 8 was just the first of several film and video ventures for his new Louisiana Media Co.
"Our plans aren't to just stop here," he said then. "We're planning to get into other media. Our plans are just developing. We're going to be in the movie business.
"This will all be part of this. We're in an infant stage."
Louisiana Media officials announced at a Tuesday afternoon press conference that Horizon Entertainment, an Atlanta-area video production company, will relocate to New Orleans and operate out of WVUE's Jefferson Davis Parkway facility.
According to Horizon's website, the company's production credits include "docu-reality" sports series for the cable-TV networks MTV ("2-a-days") and ESPN ("Varsity, Inc."), as well as cable pay-per-view specials set in Mardi Gras and the annual Sturgis, S.D., "Bike Week."
"Our goals are simple -- to create new jobs, boost the economy and do so with an industry that is clean and green," Benson said at a news conference announcing the deal.
Changes in store for N.O. Film Festival
by Mike Scott, movie writer, The Times-Picayune
Tuesday August 19, 2008, 8:47 AM
New Orleans Film Festival organizers are elbow-deep in planning for this year's event -- set for Oct. 10 to 16 -- and though they have yet to release too many details about the lineup, this much is certain: Things are going to be a little different this time.
For starters, the festival -- which hands out awards to films in six categories: narrative feature, documentary feature, narrative short, documentary short, animation and experimental -- is adding audience awards this go-round, giving festival-goers a chance to tip their caps to their favorite films in each category, officials announced this week.
Continue reading "Changes in store for N.O. Film Festival" »WIST unveils new French Quarter studios
by Dave Walker, TV Columnist, The Times-Picayune
Tuesday August 19, 2008, 8:46 AM
WIST's Kaare Johnson interviews New Orleans City Council member Arnie Fielkow in the station's new French Quarter studio on Friday. News-talk WIST AM-690 has been operating out of its newly refurbished space on the downriver end of Decatur Street for a few weeks already, but the coming-out party for the new digs came Friday afternoon (August 15).
WIST had long operated out of a suburban setting, and the move back to the Quarter by owner George Buck's GHB Broadcasting wasn't the cheapest option available.
"We knew it would be a little more expensive to operate out of here - a lot more - but it's worth it," said Dan Frazier, general manager.
Continue reading "WIST unveils new French Quarter studios" »'Hittin' the Town' for Tuesday, August 19, 2008
by Keith Marszalek, NOLA.com
Monday August 18, 2008, 11:59 PM
Musiq Soulchild performs at the Superdome during the 2008 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. Tuesday, August 19, 2008, Soulchild returns to play the House of Blues.Tom Piazza signs his latest masterpiece and Musiq Soulchild returns to New Orleans.
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