frenchmen street, new orleans

self portrait- frenchmen street- new orleans- september 25, 2008

a shot of me "back in the hood" [faubourg marigny, new orleans] and back on frenchmen street, where i used to live in the 1970s/1980s

[c]2008 doug duffey

gustav fotos

our power was out for 3 days- the phone lines still are not up and running... and this is what i found when i came back home today! one of my OVER 100 year old oaks destroyed! at least, thank god, the house is okay.
[c]2008 doug duffey

GUSTAV AND PALIN- 2 BLOWS

here we go again- Hurricane Gustav at the time of the Katrina anniversary- and Ms. Palin as a limp d--k attempt by McCain to try and get Hillary's voters!


[c]2008 doug duffey

new uploads at myspace

i uploaded some of my solo tunes to myspace- since i am doing a solo show tonight- and because i'm trying to diversify the music on the site. solo/band, etc but with only 6 songs... not easy to do. might add a tune from "Changin' Times" - since the whole "Rectified Spirit" cd is already on the page.
[c]2008 doug duffey

art versus life

image is everything- or so they say. but it is also not easy being a multifaceted artists -musician, visual artist, photographer, poet, etc.- to fin/have a "one size fits all" image.
the reason for this rant is; someone emailed me asking why i posted some of the images i did!

[c]2008 doug duffey

blur 8.28.08

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À la recherche du temps perdu

section of my london transit card- 1987

on the day of my jazz fest performance 1990- new orleans

moscow 1991

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foto nouveau- 8.23.2008

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life is a cabaret

The response to my last 'one man show' -of ONLY all original material- was such that I will be doing it again at Enoch's, august 29th. I’ll be doing songs from my 2 solo cds [released this year]: cabaret vieux carre and louisiana [click to hear clips- or to download or buy the songs or cds]

I’ve always had a great love of the lyrics and music of Bertolt Brecht & Kurt Weill and old German cabaret/theatre music -songs with biting social comment and political satire- and... of course, the torchy ballads. I’ve certainly been inspired and influenced by those styles, and often write a lot of theatrical/dramatic material that doesn't really translate to band - but generally only works solo. i dont get the chance to do these too often.

I’ll be doing my original songs- in all their various genres-which tend to make the show come off like New Orleans meets Berlin [where i worked quite a while]- but that's not a bad thing!

a friend once sent me a card which read, "Life is NOT a cabaret... it's a f---ing circus!"

[c]2008 doug duffey

enoch's- july 12, 2008

i'll be doing my SOLO thang at enoch's tonight- July 12, 2008... the last time i played there was WILD [the fotos are from that night] ... hopefully this time will be, too. last time people danced the whole last set- which became one very long medley of soul stuff... and craziness! i'll be doing my mix of originals, louisiana/new orleans music, memphis soul, delta blues... and whatever comes into my head! come on down! it usually gets kinda rowdy when i play!

fotos courtesy of molly pealer
[c]2008 doug duffey