New Atlantis
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-975452-6 (ISBN)
Under sea level, repeatedly harangued by fires, crime, and most devastatingly, by Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has the potential to one day become a "New Atlantis," a lost metropolis under the waves. But this threat has failed to prevent its stalwart musicians and artists from living within its limits, singing its praises and attracting the economic growth needed for its recovery. New Atlantis records how the city's jazz, Cajun, R&B, Bourbon Street, second line, brass band, rock and hip hop musicians are reconfiguring the city's unique artistic culture, building on its historic content while reflecting contemporary life in New Orleans.
New Atlantis is a city's tale made up of citizen's tales. It's the story of Davis Rogan, a songwriter, bandleader and schoolteacher who has become an integral part of David Simon's new HBO series Treme (as compelling a story about New Orleans as The Wire was about Baltimore). It's the story of trumpeter Irvin Mayfield, who lost his father in the storm and has since become an important political and musical force shaping the future of New Orleans. It's the story of Bo Dollis Jr., chief of the Wild Magnolias Mardi Gras Indians, as he tries to fill the shoes of his ailing father Bo Dollis, one of the most charismatic figures in Mardi Gras Indian history. It is also the author's own story; each musician profiled will be contextualized by Swenson's three-decades-long coverage of the New Orleans music scene.
John Swenson has been a syndicated columnist for more than 20 years at UPI and Reauters. His account of musicians returning to New Orleans after Katrina, "The Bands Played On," appeared in Da Capo's Best Music Writing 2007; his "Every Accordionist a King" won the 2008 Best Entertainment Feature award from the Press Club of New Orleans. Swenson has been an editor for Crawdaddy, Rolling Stone, Circus, Rock World, Offbeat, and other publications. He is the author of The Rolling Stone Jazz and Blues Album Guide (Random House, 1999); Stevie Wonder (Plexus, 1989); and Bill Haley: The Daddy of Rock and Roll (Stein and Day, 1985).
1. Saving Bank of the Soul ; 2. Music in a Ghost Town ; 3. The Andrews Family ; 4. The Once and Future DJ ; 5. Dr. Michael White is Haunted ; 6. Handa Wanda Obama ; 7. Second Line and the Brass Band Tradition ; 8. New Atlantis ; 9. Damage Control ; 10. The Bard of Bayou St. John ; 11. Bourbon Street Blues ; 12. The Threadheads ; 13. Festival City ; 14. Hotel Gigs in the Wake of the Flood ; 15. The Future
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 7.7.2011 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 50 photographs |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 236 x 163 mm |
| Gewicht | 558 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Jazz / Blues |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-975452-7 / 0199754527 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-975452-6 / 9780199754526 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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