The Rubber Maids – Experience Writing

The Rubber Maids Reunite Tonight! A show 20 years in the making.

I can’t believe I flew into New Orleans on Monday and I’ve already been on WWOZ and now the day of the show is here. It has been a whirlwind week of daily practice, costume sewing and promotion and yet somehow it feels so normal, like this is what we always do. If you wantContinue reading “The Rubber Maids Reunite Tonight! A show 20 years in the making.”

Reading to Keep the Blues Alive

I recently received an email from author Ben Sandmel announcing that he is the recipient of the Keeping The Blues Alive award in Literature for 2015, presented by the Memphis-based Blues Foundation. Congratulations, Ben! If you, dear readers, are at all interested in history, biography, New Orleans, rhythm and blues, music in general, or evenContinue reading “Reading to Keep the Blues Alive”