New Orleans-based journalist & podcaster covering music & culture. I can be found at MySpiltMilk.com and TwelveSongsOfChristmas.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mvghnymjoc23Wish Saints would have won but I’m fine with that loss. Moore betting on his team on week 1 will pay dividends down the road.13 Sep 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvghnymjoc23https://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mvbe7nl4hc25Anyone about to post or repost a video that show Trump has lost it - look again & ask yourself if anyone other than those who want evidence that he has lost it will see what you see. I’m with you & it rarely looks as bad as advertised.11 Sep 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbe7nl4hc25https://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mu3l4eda7c23Kids once learned the Great Lakes with the mnemonic device HOMES. Now they’ll have to use SHAME.27 Aug 2026 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3l4eda7c23https://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mu32lhltfk2wWhat can American acts and the American music industry learn from #Kpop? www.myspiltmilk.com/articles/k-pop-connects-fans-more-than-stars https://www.myspiltmilk.com/articles/k-pop-connects-fans-more-than-stars27 Aug 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu32lhltfk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mtm7hnadvc2pCoverage of New Orleans’ #kpop community at @nolanews.bsky.social https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/music/kpop-louisiana/article_27c8bff9-73ac-4c98-a0e0-9f9ad4a712cb.html21 Aug 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm7hnadvc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mrx4w45nb22uThis just confirms what I thought when I heard the second half of #BTS "Arirang" - that they wanted to be heard as pop from Korea and not simply K-pop.31 Jul 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrx4w45nb22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mro4ywpmw22mWWE can't shake its addiction to Stupid Babyface Syndrome. They let Brock lock HHH, Oba Femi & a bunch of "cops" in the cell like a bunch of dummies, and rather than have Oba stay cool and tough, he looks like a wounded dope following Brock as he walks outside the ring. #BuryAllFaces28 Jul 2026 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mro4ywpmw22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mq5e2cbfr22c“We must protect America before these lunatics give everyone healthcare” is a weird button for a Truth Social post, even for him.08 Jul 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5e2cbfr22chttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mp2qyh67ek2jRough watching the Switzerland/ Canada match. I’m rooting for Canada but teams don’t win World Cups or knockout round matches making sub-par plays while hoping someone else will be awesome.24 Jun 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2qyh67ek2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mox2eka4zs25Hard to say France looked like shit in a 3-1 win, but it looked like it didn't take Senegal seriously. They scored when they tried & probably should have won 6-1. Yesterday against Iraq felt more engaged, but they look like they're waiting for the knockout round to start their #worldcup23 Jun 2026 09:07 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mox2eka4zs25https://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mojaql5mg22rNo parent would let their child get away with a statement as tepid as “Mistakes are made.” They’d expect an acknowledgment of who did it and an expression of regret. That’s basic for a kid and a national embarrassment that a president can’t manage that.17 Jun 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mojaql5mg22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mogldv6lks2rFrance looks like they’re waiting for Senegal to lay down and concede the match. So much lazy, aimless play. #worldcup16 Jun 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogldv6lks2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mogcne5la223Thank you! Good to see your name again. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jun 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogcne5la223https://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mnuusn5ols2sI’m in the virtual waiting room to but tix for my daughter to see K-pop band #Cortis (who I like too) & this is more nerve-wracking than standing in a real people line for Prince on the Purple Rain tour.09 Jun 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnuusn5ols2shttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mmzgvcnrqk2gJudging by a quick look at TicketMaster, there are a lot of tickets available for all nights of #EssenceFestival. There are a lot of things it needs to do, and one is move into the Smoothie King Center. https://www.myspiltmilk.com/articles/essence-fest-needs-to-move-next-door29 May 2026 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzgvcnrqk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mltdb7w55k2gAm I the only person who thinks the reason Trump thinks he won the war in Iran on day one because he can't imagine a country being anything but the body being driven by its leader's head? I'm sure he can't imagine a U.S. not led by him anymore.14 May 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltdb7w55k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3ml73tsmxgk2gI'm not a card or collector guy, but I found this story of online marketplaces and moms to be well worth the time. https://www.404media.co/man-finds-1-million-worth-of-yu-gi-oh-cards-in-a-dumpster/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter06 May 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml73tsmxgk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mksoh5ablc2gThreatening weather has prompted #jazzfest to trim down today's schedule to try to get it done before things get ugly. Here are my picks for today at the festival with a graphic that shows the changes and new times. https://www.myspiltmilk.com/articles/ladies-first-at-jazz-fest-on-friday-starting-with-lainey-wilson01 May 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksoh5ablc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mkq7e7vtbc2gI can't be the only person who thinks numbering how many he has been president by writing out 3 and putting it in quotation marks, all caps and parentheses counts as failing the exam right there. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq7e7vtbc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mkq747rpus2gHere are my updated highlights for today at #JazzFest. A few artists I was looking forward to were cut in an effort to get everybody off the stages around 5, but many are still performing. I have also posted the updated schedule. https://www.myspiltmilk.com/articles/fred-wesley-flagboy-giz-and-trah-magnolia-among-highlights-for-second-thursday-at-jazz-fest30 Apr 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq747rpus2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mkptf6q4ok2yThe second week of #jazzfest in New Orleans starts today, with Fred Wesley, Lettuce, Flagboy Giz and Sasha Masakowski's Tra$h Magnolia among the highlights. https://www.myspiltmilk.com/articles/fred-wesley-flagboy-giz-and-trah-magnolia-among-highlights-for-second-thursday-at-jazz-fest30 Apr 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkptf6q4ok2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mkd6rw2jxs2zToday’s a good day for #americana at #jazzfest, but it’s also great to see #hiphop on the Fair Grounds w/ Nas, HaSizzle and Kr3wcial. https://www.myspiltmilk.com/articles/americana-dominates-saturday-at-jazz-fest-202625 Apr 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkd6rw2jxs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mkbv6z6rxs2oDo others hear as much Amy Winehouse as I do in Sally Baby’s Silver Dollars?25 Apr 2026 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbv6z6rxs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mkaqgwzgbk2yDay two of #JazzFest closes with #JonBatiste, who has become a must-see artist at the Fair Grounds. Every show since 2017 has been musically and conceptually different and exciting, and he tops our #highlights for Friday at the Fest. https://www.myspiltmilk.com/articles/jon-batistes-jazz-fest-weekend-continues-friday24 Apr 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaqgwzgbk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mk6adbkd6k2yMy highlights for today, the first day of #JazzFest and a Locals Thursday. For me, it's one of the best days of the festival this year. https://www.myspiltmilk.com/articles/jazz-fest-2026-starts-with-one-of-its-best-days23 Apr 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6adbkd6k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mk3sh6vrns2rTomorrow #JazzFest starts, so here's my guide to the Jamaican acts who'll play weekend one. We're getting a lot of strong reggae - no surprise - and I'm looking forward to the dancehall showcase with BrukOut Sound System. https://www.myspiltmilk.com/articles/jamaican-artists-in-the-jazz-fest-spotlight22 Apr 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3sh6vrns2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mjuduamosk2oHow wrong must your life have gone to end up in Power Slap matches?19 Apr 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuduamosk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mjf2s6row22gOn Sunday, May 3, #TeddySwims will play #JazzFest in New Orleans in front of Trombone Shorty. Here's a preview from his set at Coachella last weekend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOui79-lRec&list=RDWOui79-lRec&start_radio=113 Apr 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf2s6row22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mjcxusnixc2pIt’s not bad enough that Trump blundered us into a war. He also has to look like an idiot doing it, threatening to blockade the strait Iran already blockades.12 Apr 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcxusnixc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrawls.bsky.social/post/3mjcvmt5dvc2vComing to New Orleans on Apr 23. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Apr 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:2csszcxswjc2svrabtacg77w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcvmt5dvc2v