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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6 days ago |
nola.com | Keith Spera
A little more than two years after leaving WWL-TV for a TV news job in Los Angeles, Sheba Turk has earned a major promotion. In January 2023, she started working at CBS-owned Los Angeles affiliate KCBS-KCAL as a weekend morning show co-anchor who also reported stories during the week. The station announced Thursday that Turk has been promoted to co-anchor of KCAL News Mornings, the station's weekday morning show.
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1 week ago |
nola.com | Keith Spera
During the recording of “Audience With the Queen,” Galactic’s new album with Irma Thomas, co-producers Ben Ellman and Robert Mercurio sometimes thought the Soul Queen of New Orleans should sing a line a little differently. But neither was eager to suggest it. “As producers, you have to push artists sometimes in ways that make them uncomfortable,” Mercurio said.
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1 week ago |
theadvocate.com | Keith Spera
For 2025, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival revamped the entire pricing structure for tickets. In a nutshell, it’s good to be a Louisiana resident. For years, Jazz Fest has offered discounted “Locals Thursday” tickets to Louisiana residents. In a change for 2025, all single-day tickets — purchased either in advance or at the gate — are cheaper for buyers with a credit card linked to a Louisiana ZIP code.
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1 week ago |
nola.com | Keith Spera
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1 week ago |
nola.com | Keith Spera
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A ramble around the opening day of the @FQFestNOLA involved Lena Prima, @colewilliamsIAM , faux-Blues Brothers handing out free @HOBNOLA tickets and an excellent crab/artichoke/citrus salad https://t.co/aHBiUWTEq1
Best ‘throws’ at the @FQFestNOLA parade: free tickets to upcoming House of Blues shows, including the @RebirthBB with @KermitRuffins on April 27 https://t.co/6mxm6x4ovf
The shady, as opposed to sunny, side of the street is clearly the preferred vantage point for those awaiting the @FQFestNOLA opening parade along St. Ann Street in the French Quarter https://t.co/ZuDi5SCQhe