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I’m in New Orleans for the first time in 7 years for a beautiful wedding. My Mom’s side of the family emigrated here in the 1860s, and there’s a deep comfort in the art, traditions, and weirdness of Creole culture<\/a>. Good music and food are ubiquitous. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I met up with WordPresser Blake Bertuccelli-Booth<\/a> to catch a set by Jason Marsalis<\/a> at Snug Harbor<\/a>, featuring some great originals and surprising arrangements of Maroon 5’s “This Love”<\/a> and the music from the Bejeweled Butterflies<\/a> game. Great artists find inspiration everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afterward, we went to see my friend Troy, aka Trombone Shorty<\/a>, at his studio. (Troy and I met when we both received the Heinz Award in 2016<\/a>.) He was with Silkk the Shocker<\/a> and Reggie Nicholas Jr.<\/a>, working on beats and songs. Though I was there for just a short while, it was inspiring to see the act of musical creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A few days ago, Ed Sheeran<\/a> went on the new Benny Blanco \/ Lil Dicky \/ Kristin Podcast Friends Keep Secrets<\/a>. I haven’t watched the entire episode, but the twenty minutes from about 1:09 to the end where Ed and Benny come up with a new song I’ve seen 4 times now, it’s magical. Check it out, it’s one of the coolest things you’ll see this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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