My esteemed colleague John Swenson will moderate the interview portion of the presentation. Here’s what he had to say.
“Ed Volker will perform and talk about his music Thursday night at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art’s Ogden After Hours program. Volker is well known as a singer, keyboardist and principal songwriter for The Radiators, but he had a well-established musical career before the Radiators formed and has resumed that career since the band stopped its regular touring schedule in 2011.
The Radiators still play an occasional reunion gig, but Volker’s new projects center on reconfiguring his catalogue for more intimate performances that rely more on his vocals and the intricacies of the songs themselves. He will perform material from his solo career at the Ogden, accompanied by percussionist Michael Skinkus, with material from his most recent release, To the Ice Nine Station, featured.”
The museum is located at 925 Camp Street. Admission is free for members and $10 for the general public. The event begins at 6 PM.
John Swenson is an author, editor and all around bon vivant with a deep resume writing about popular music. He wrote extensively about Volker in his award-winning book, New Atlantis: Musicians Battle for the Survival of New Orleans.
