Kermit Ruffins helps the House of Blues celebrate 20 years, and Rex opens up its Carnival den to benefit two local nonprofits. Find more things to do in New Orleans on Saturday (Feb. 1). The House of ...

Kermit Ruffins joins the roster of artists that are partnering with the StageIt platform to deliver once in a life time livestreamed concert events. Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers will be broadcast live ...

Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience perform during a Rockin' the Rails concert at the Covington Trailhead in October 2013. (David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune archive) What better way ...

New Orleans, like most of the rest of the country, enjoys Santa Claus as a favorite icon of the Christmas season. However, the Crescent City, being its usual quirky self, also favors its own Yuletide ...

Ruffins is serving as a consultant on the show and is also one of its main characters, basically playing himself. Ruffins is playing a bandleader named Kermit who is dealing with the disastrous ...