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How James Blood Ulmer Comforted New Orleans on 'Bad Blood in the City'

How James Blood Ulmer Comforted New Orleans on ‘Bad Blood in the City’

He may not be from NOLA, but James Blood Ulmer proved 15 years ago this week that he was a true New Orleanian at heart.

Curious About the Ever-Unique James 'Blood' Ulmer? Here's Where to Start

Curious About the Ever-Unique James ‘Blood’ Ulmer? Here’s Where to Start

Released 10 years ago today, ‘In and Out’ visited all the touch points that make James ‘Blood’ Ulmer so complex and interesting.

The Louisianna Superdome is surrounded by floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool)

Dr. John, Preservation Hall + others: Music framed initial journey past Hurricane Katrina

In the period immediately after New Orleans’ levees failed under Hurricane Katrina’s onslaught beginning on Aug. 29, 2005, musicians began trying to make sense of things.

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The John Lurie National Orchestra – The Invention Of Animals (2014)

John Lurie is a musician, a composer, an accomplished painter, and an actor. For good measure, toss in raconteur and all-around Internet wise guy. You May Also Like: Of All the Tom Waits Albums, ‘Real Gone’ May Be the Tom Waits-iest Tom Waits Challenged Our Preconceived Notions (Again) With ‘GlitterRead More

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Vernon Reid on Spectrum Road, Living Colour and James ‘Blood’ Ulmer: Gimme Five

Vernon Reid shares insight into collaborations with Living Colour, Jack Bruce, avant-garde bluesman James “Blood” Ulmer and legendary jazz producer Teo Macero.