It was crazy, I tell ya. People were everywhere in the beautifully controlled chaos. Opening day: Jazz Fest 2016. Be still my beating heart as it keeps time with the rat-a-tat-tat of my rickety keyboard as I type away this report from the frontline. John Mooney and Bluesiana kicked off my musical intake on the […]
Fitz and The Tantrums
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Found the dream
Fitz and The Tantrums has found the key, the magic words, to reaching everyone. The band came out swinging in late 2010 with its debut full-length, “Pickin’ Up the Pieces.” The album was an instant party album, overflowing with neo-soul and retro Motown. It was not only a massive crowd pleaser — especially the huge […]






