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Street musician Jacob Fishesr sings the blues on a street corner in New Orleans, Louisiana, on July 21, 2010. Fisher has a song about government corruption as he and other musicians have written songs about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

Music is everywhere on the streets of New Orleans, but these days many of the tunes in the city’s vibrant jazz scene focus on the oil spill. Everyone from solo street performers to famous vocalists seems to be writing new songs about the spill or repurposing old standards to thrash out their feelings about the disaster.

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Warner Music Entertainment said Monday that British actor Hugh Laurie (star of tv show, House) has signed a deal to record an album of New Orleans-inspired blues. The album is to be produced by Grammy winner Joe Henry, who has also worked with Ani Di Franco, Elvis Costello, and Loudon Wainwright III.

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Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews at the festival.

Mr. Scott now lives in Harlem. Mr. Andrews has a home in the French Quarter. Both musicians have crafted music that speaks fondly and forcefully of their birthplace—up to a point…

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Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced July 8 that he ordered contractor A.M.E. Disaster Recovery Services off the job after the city found that, in addition to the countless other mishaps, its crews had cracked part of the Armstrong statue…

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Tonight, 7/8/2010, the music curfew on Bourbon Street will be on the agenda at the meeting of the New Orleans Neighborhood Police Anti-Crime Council. The meeting takes place at 6 p.m. at the Maison Dupuy Hotel’s Renoir Room (1001 Toulouse St.).

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The legendary Dr. John has been a cornerstone of New Orleans music for decades. Best known for everything from his 1973 hit “Right Place, Wrong Time” to “Down in New Orleans” (from last year’s animated movie Princess and the Frog), he was born in New Orleans and still lives there much of the year, so he’s witnessed first-hand how the BP oil spill has decimated the ecosystem and the livelihoods of its people. Rolling Stone caught up with the songwriter to talk about how the environmental nightmare has destroyed his own backyard…

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Diversity marks the latest crop of CDs from New Orleans musicians who are regularly heard on the scene. Two artists — bassist Brian Quezergue, the son of the legendary Wardell Quezergue, and drummer Simon Lott — both make their recording debuts as leaders on these new discs…

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