Keith Spera
Music Writer| The New Orleans Advocate at The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
Music Writer at The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
I write about New Orleans music, culture & my kids for The Times-Picayune | https://t.co/Ta3H9xYbm8 and host WLAE-TV's 'Let's Talk w/ Keith Spera.' Insta: keithsperawrites
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2 days ago |
nola.com | Keith Spera
The 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival officially concluded May 4, but what felt like its final scene played out four nights later. Both the Revivalists and Tanks and the Bangas, two of New Orleans’ most prominent contemporary bands, enjoyed big Jazz Fests.
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1 week ago |
nola.com | Keith Spera
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1 week ago |
nola.com | Keith Spera
The 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival boasted more than its share of big moments. Lil Wayne finally made his debut. Pearl Jam positively rocked an enormous crowd. Kacey Musgraves serenaded us from a foggy garden. Lenny Kravitz and Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews publicly displayed their mutual respect and long-standing friendship. But as with any Jazz Fest, plenty of smaller moments were just as satisfying.
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1 week ago |
nola.com | Keith Spera
If crowds at the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival occasionally felt a little lighter than normal, that’s because they were. Approximately 460,000 people passed through the gates of the Fair Grounds during the eight days of the just-completed 2025 Jazz Fest, co-producer Festival Productions Inc.-New Orleans said Monday. That total counts every scanned ticket or pass used to enter the grounds by attendees, vendors, staffers and other workers.
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1 week ago |
nola.com | Keith Spera
The 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival closed on a sun-splashed Sunday with flawless festival weather. In a year when the weather was good overall, Mother Nature saved the absolute best for last. Thus, a solid, comfortably-sized crowd was on hand to see southwest Louisiana singer-songwriter Zachary Richard lead listeners at the Sheraton Fais Do-Do in mass imitation of crawfish claws.
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