Lars Hoel

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  • Username: larshoel
  • Producer, Webmaster, Music Inside Out with Gwen Thompkins
  • Role: Internet/Multimedia Staff

Recent Pieces from Lars Hoel

Caption: James Brown on stage in 1964, Credit: Getty

The Look of Music: Of Beatle Boots, High Heels, and Blue Tuxedos (52:00)
From: Music Inside Out

As live music venues open up, Gwen talks to New Orleans performers about the look of music in their shows -- and their earliest concert memories.
Caption: Professor Longhair, Credit: Michael P. Smith © The Historic New Orleans Collection

Professor Longhair's Legacy (51:58)
From: Music Inside Out

In the spirit of Mardi Gras, this show is devoted to “Fess” -- Henry Roeland Byrd, aka Professor Longhair - the pianist whose music fills the streets of New Orleans, ...
Caption: Reggie Scanlan, Credit: Fantail Media/Flickr

Reggie Scanlan: Bass Lion (51:58)
From: Music Inside Out

Gwen meets up with bassist Reggie Scanlan, a founding member and 33-year veteran of the Radiators, and who still keeps the groove going on stages in his hometown of New Orleans.
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Music in the Time of Covid (51:58)
From: Music Inside Out

The Covid pandemic of 2020 challenged musicians, artists and performers like nothing before, ever -- and they adapted, in all different ways. "Music Inside Out" adapted, too, ...
Caption: Wendell Brunious at the French Quarter Festival, April 2019, Credit: Scott Threlkeld

Wendell Brunious: Follow the Leader (52:02)
From: Music Inside Out

Trumpeter Wendell Brunious hails from one of New Orleans’ storied musical families -- with more than a half-dozen trumpet-playing siblings, and father John "Picket" Brunious, ...
Caption: Spencer Bohren, Credit: Scotty Hall

Spencer Bohren: A Traveling Life (51:59)
From: Music Inside Out

Singer-songwriter Spencer Bohren (1950-2019) was raised in Casper, Wyoming, and made his home in New Orleans. In between, for seven straight years, he was a traveling ...
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Galactic: Unmuted (51:59)
From: Music Inside Out

The members of the band Galactic have been groove-makers in New Orleans and beyond for more than 25 years, embracing R&B, hip hop, jazz, rap, rock, electronica and good ol’ ...
Caption: Germaine Bazzle, Credit: Skip Bolan/Getty Images

Germaine Bazzle: "Emotionally Naked" (51:57)
From: Music Inside Out

Germaine Bazzle is New Orleans’ pre-eminent modern jazz chanteuse, eeking every emotional drop from the American Popular Songbook. For more than 50 years, she balanced her ...
Caption: Ani DiFranco, Credit: From DiFranco's Facebook

Ani DiFranco: Righteous Musician and Memoirist (51:58)
From: Music Inside Out

Musician, singer, songwriter and feminist icon Ani DiFranco joins Gwen Thompkins for an interview and solo performance in front of a rapt New Orleans audience. DiFranco ...
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Irma Thomas: The Soul Queen of New Orleans (51:59)
From: Music Inside Out

More than six billion people live on the planet, and yet relatively few human voices are recognizable to the naked ear. Irma Thomas has one of those voices. Host Gwen ...