The Queen is undead
Above: The Clayton House in 1899 at Fifth and Market streets in Wilmington. The hotel was replaced with the Queen Theatre 17 years later. (Photo: Delaware Historical Society) Twenty years ago as...
View ArticleRooftop Shorty
Above: Trombone Shorty performs on the roof of the ShopRite in Wilmington Friday night. Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews' rooftop concert in Wilmington Friday night drew about 350 fans as he and his...
View ArticleRebirth and “Treme” Arden-bound
Above: Rebirth Brass Band's Derrick Shezbie blows his trumpet as he marches in New Orleans to mark the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. There is little doubt that Friday night will be a special...
View ArticleNON-COMM prices set; more acts announced
Above: Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth performing in Spain last year. He will perform in Wilmington in May. Nine new acts, including Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Americana stand-out Justin Townes...
View ArticleNew Orleans funk for gritty Queen
Above: The Rebirth Brass Band will perform along with Dumpstaphunk in Wilmington Saturday night. Even though Mardi Gras has come and gone, two of the best bands from the Crescent City will be in...
View ArticleNew Orleans comes to Rehoboth via Wilmo
Above: The Radiators performing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in April. The push to bring awareness to the currently-under-construction World Cafe Live at the Queen is not restricted...
View ArticleFrom NOLA to Wilmington: the tie that binds
Above: Light Up the Queen's Bill Taylor, "Treme" creator David Simon and Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews in Dewey Beach last month. A day off is rare for musician Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews....
View ArticleFree Queen Theatre benefit moved indoors
Above: Leo Nocentelli performing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in April. With rain showers in the forecast for Wilmington this afternoon, today's free Queen Theatre benefit show with...
View ArticleAn even bigger noise…
Above: John Lippincott, formerly of the local blues band Johnny Duke & the Aces, along with David Bromberg, Sam Bush and Jorma Kaukonen on stage jamming to close out Bromberg's Big Noise in the...
View Article“Treme” creator stops by Dewey for Trombone Shorty show
Trombone Shorty's big show at the Bottle & Cork in Dewey Beach last night had an unexpected high-profile guest: television producer David Simon, the creator of "The Wire" (a.k.a the greatest...
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