Posts Tagged ‘tipitina’s’

Treme: Smoke My Peace Pipe (Episode 7)

“Down here in the city of misrule, we are always our own worst enemy.” – Creighton Bernette This week’s episode touches on some of the darkest and coincidentally most controversial subject matter to date in the series including the debate over issues of public housing, schooling, and the upcoming Mayoral election. I began formulating ideas [...]

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Treme: Shame, Shame, Shame (Episode 5)

This week’s episode is chock full of references to the traditional jazz foundations of New Orleans music and the city’s food culture makes its first appearance as a major topic of discussion as well. The majority of the episode keeps a light tone and the events that unfold present the most significant indications of optimism [...]

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