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Monthly Archive for February, 2010
Joel fraternizes with Weird Al
Joel Savoy took off for Los Angeles last Friday to represent Valcour at the 52nd Annual GRAMMY awards. After nearly an entire day of airport delays, he settled in at the Figueroa Hotel in downtown LA late Friday night and began the celebration with a glass of cognac at the hotel bar with nominees Ann Savoy (mom) and Jane Vidrine. Joel had two CDs he produced/co-produced nominated for GRAMMY awards this year: Valcour’s L’esprit Creole (Cedric Watson) and Arhoolie Records’ Stripped Down (Magnolia Sisters). This was his third trip to the GRAMMYs, but the development of the Cajun/Zydeco Category brought new hope for taking home the gold! Though defeated by the legendary Buckwheat Zydeco, it was a fantastic trip where he got to socialize with the who’s who of the music industry and spread the word about Valcour Records. After a weekend of non-stop parties, endless drink and food and celebrating, he came home Monday feeling inspired by what he had seen, and proposed these 10 thoughts for the new year:
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Louisiana is really becoming a hot scene for young indie acts, and it is probably safe to say these guys are leading the pack. The Generationals out of New Orleans (a project by former members of Baton Rouge’s Eames Era) are making a splash nation-wide and have legitimized Louisiana’s place among geographies producing true independent music innovators.
But see for yourself in our February 2010 Artist of the Month Feature…
February Artist of the Month: Generationals
