Satchmo.com 1995-2024

About Satchmo.com:

Satchmo.com (a.k.a. Louisiana Music Archive & Artist Directory) was a personally run web site established in 1995 as a clearinghouse for news, links and general info related to New Orleans and Louisiana music. Prior to registering the domain in October 1995, the site was known as New Orleans Virtual Library, and was hosted on one of the free hosting services popular at that time.

The site grew by leaps and bounds over the years, but things began to wind down in the early 2000's. I was working full time (remotely) for MTV Networks from 2000-2008. Things were also disrupted by Hurricane Katrina. I evacuated to Austin, TX and did not return to NOLA until 2011. The New Orleans Concert Line web page remained active until April, 2024.

Other sites I created over the years include:

  • ikoiko.com - was a short-lived webzine founded in 1997 by Greg Hardison and Maggie Mortensen. The site featured news and articles about the New Orleans music scene, written by people involved in the music scene. Contributors included John Sinclair, Tom McDermott, Jeff Hannusch, Mark McGrain, Michael P. Smith, and DJ Nita K (Nita Ketner)

  • RockOnTV - Ultimate Guide to Music on Television: Guide to music artists appearing on TV. Listings included daytime & nighttime talk show appearances, entertainment award shows, cameos in movies and tv series, etc. The site was eventually acquired by MTV Networks. It was hosted on VH1.com from 2000-2008. See a sample page from the early days of the site. See RockOnTV mentions in national newspapers.

  • Misc Web Sites - I set up free web sites for several bands / music artists in the mid-late 90s (some at satchmo.com, others at ikoiko.com). These included Rebirth Brass Band, Invisible Cowboy, New Orleans Nightcrawlers, Mem Shannon, Marvin Williams, John Sinclait, Soul Rebels Brass Band, Plunge, Beggarman Thief, The Bingemen, John Carey, Andi Hoffmann & B Goes, Blackwater Bog, Charlie Miller, Michael Ray and the Cosmic Krewe, and Leroy Jones. Other web pages included Donna's Bar & Grill, Vic's Kangaroo Cafe, the Cutting Edge Music Business Conference, the inaugural Satchmo Summerfest, and the Louis Armstrong Centennial Conference.

  • In the midst of all of this, I also worked for a brief period in the late 1990s as New Media Consultant for OffBeat Magazine.

You can still find Satchmo.com at:

  • Satchmo.com Facebook Profile - I occasionally post links related to New Orleans and Louisiana music, e.g. news articles, new video & music releases, tour news, etc. This Facebook page has reached its limit of 5,000 friends, but you can still keep up with my posts if you hit the FOLLOW button.

  • New Orleans Concert Line Facebook Page - Live music news, upcoming concert and festival announcements, and more.

  • Instagram - a bunch of miscellaneous pics.

  • Satchmo.com YouTube Channel - a few videos that I've captured, along with some interesting playlists I created, plus personal favorites that others have posted.

  • Satchmo.com archived web pages - I'll gradually restore some of the old info from the past.

Thanks to everyone who has followed & supported satchmo.com during it's 29 year run. It's been a blast.

Greg Hardison
Owner & Editor, Satchmo.com

Props for Satchmo.com

Editorial staff of Gambit Weekly names Satchmo.com as their pick for "Best Local Web Site" in their 1999 "Best of New Orleans" readers poll (08/31/99 issue).

New Orleans and Louisiana music fans voted Satchmo.com as Runner Up in the Best Music Website category of the 1999 OffBeat "Best of the Beat" Awards.

"If you're trying to track down a band on the web, try the musician's index at the Louisiana Music Archive and Artists Directory. If the band you're looking for is on the web, chances are you'll find a link to it here, along with music news and announcements." -- Charlyn Keating; WWL Eyewitness Morning News

"Once again, Greg Hardison's site at Satchmo.com takes top spot as the best place to track down information on local bands and musicians on the Internet" -- Alex Oliver, Offbeat Magazine - Second Annual Best of the Web

"Crescent City music and its artists shine brightly here at this spectacularly spicy spot" -- Infoseek Select

"... particularly impressive, and a resource anyone looking for information on a Louisiana band or musician should check first, even before the larger search engines and Internet-wide indices" -- Offbeat Magazine -- Best of the Internet, 1996 (January, 1997)

"Satchmo.com ... no electronic Louisiana trip is complete without a visit to this entrepreneurial web address, which contains daily New Orleans music history vignettes, breaking concert information, links to wire stories and a comprehensive, weekly guide to Louisiana artists appearing on television..." -- Billboard Magazine -- (April 15, 2000)

Satchmo.com is an outstanding fan portal for New Orleans music ... the site is slightly inelegant but packed with information -- New Orleans Beat Street Magazine (February, 2003)

Satchmo.com named "Best Music Web Site" at OffBeat Magazine's 2002 "Best of the Beat" Music Business Awards.

Satchmo.com has been mentioned in several books and national newspapers.

New Orleans Virtual Library (Satchmo.com precursor)

The New Orleans Virtual Library was established in June of 1995 as a guide to the city and state, targeted at both visitors and residents alike. The Virtual Library was featured in the book World Wide Web Top 1,000 (New Riders, 1996); USA Today Weekend edition; The Scout Report; and Cybertown's Honor Roll; rated four stars by the iGuide ('this page is a breath of fresh air... it's like getting the local New Orleans paper delivered electronically'); three stars by Magellan; and selected as a PointCom 'Top 5% of the Web' site. It was described as "it's the next best thing to being here!"

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