Monday’s Hors D’Oeuvres: Nevilles in NOLA

If the 9AM phone calls I received from my friends down in New Orleans are any indication, this year’s Jazz Fest took things to a whole new level. Yesterday, the Neville Brothers made their first post-Katrina appearance in the Crescent City to perform a scorching set that closed things out at the Fairgrounds.

For more from Jazz Fest be sure to check out the NY Times’ ArtsBeat blog.

• Here’s some video of Mike and Page of Phish at Jazz Fest
• Find out why TV Theme Songs are a dying breed [via LHB]
• Brendan O’Brien and Pearl Jam just can’t quit each other
• iClips has you covered if you can’t make it to Summer Camp
• Leftover Cheese shows us Scott Avett’s other incredible talent
• Eric Clapton opens his summer tour with an interesting set
• Chuck Leavell shares pearls of wisdom with CMU graduates
• As always Uncle Neddy keeps tabs on the shows of the week

HT Contributor Randy Ray recently spoke with Chris Kuroda about life after Phish and doing lights for the likes of R. Kelly, Aerosmith and the Black Crowes. CK5 also mentions that Trey Anastasio contacted him recently to work on a new project. It’s nice to see that just like us, Kuroda clearly misses the Phish experience.