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MUNCIE, Ind. After being put on hold due to COVID-19 last summer, the Three Trails Music Series will return to Canan Commons this July.
In its eighth season, the series will bring four critically acclaimed national recording artists to downtown Muncie in a series of free concerts spanning the months of July through September.
The Muncie Three Trails Music Series is a nonprofit partnership among the Muncie Downtown Development Partnership, Muncie Arts and Culture Council, and Rick Zeigler, series founder and organizer. I am very excited to have the Muncie Three Trails Music Series back for this year, Zeigler told The Star Press in an email. Live music is a great way to experience talented artists and bring the community together.
My New Orleans
03/15/2021
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Loyola saxophone instructor Jason Mingledorff and his New Orleans band the Nightcrawlers received their first Grammy win after 25 years of working together. The critically acclaimed Nightcrawlers Brass Band, won a Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Album for their 2020 album “Atmosphere.”
The band recently described their creative experience and excitement over their first nomination in an interview on WWL-TV’s Great Day Louisiana. The group began as a writer’s workshop and grew through years of performances and friendship. A win, they said, would draw beloved New Orleans brass band music and the city’s famed brass band community to national attention at a pivotal time. The Nightcrawlers are longtime members of the New Orleans night music scene.
Seventeen Louisiana acts set to shine at Grammy Awards
Louisiana’s deep and diverse musical heritage will once again be on display Sunday night with the 63rd annual Grammy Awards presentation. A total of 17 Louisiana acts are nominated for 23 awards, representing musical genres from jazz and blues to Cajun, rap and gospel.
With pandemic precautions still in place, this year’s prime-time awards show from Los Angeles will be largely a virtual event. The show will be broadcast live from the Staples Center with no audience members in attendance, and most nominees will participate in the awards show via online connections. The broadcast is scheduled for 7 p.m. on CBS, with Trevor Noah of