Issue Articles — Cover Story
Classic Songs of Louisiana: “Carnival Time”
“The Green Room is smokin’ and the Plaza’s burnin’ down, Throw my baby out the window, let those joints burn down, All because it’s Carnival time, It’s Carnival time, Oh […]
Best of the Beat Lifetime Achievement in Music: Fats Domino
Everybody knows Antoine “Fats” Domino. He is the celebrity’s celebrity, a walking trademark, known and loved throughout the world. Unlike all the other larger than life figures who’ve emerged from […]
A World of Pure Imagination
It’s Saturday morning. This isn’t a time for live music. For some musicians, it’s time to go to bed. If you’re the Imagination Movers, this is a fine time for […]
Morning 40 Federation On the Floor
Oh, I need a 40 in the morning… Morning 40 Federation is not the first rock band to celebrate its members’ fondness for drinking and partying. But the 40s may […]
The Boys’ Life: Wilson Savoy and the Pine Leaf Boys
For Wilson Savoy and Cedric Watson, forming the Pine Leaf Boys has helped them reconnect to their roots. On the second Friday of this year’s Jazz Fest, the Pine […]
A Change is Gonna Come
John Boutte took the outdoor stage in Austin’s Town Lake Park on March 18 around 6:45 p.m. He was part of the South by Southwest Music Conference’s free outdoor concert […]
On The Road Again
“Hey, you’re back!” is a greeting repeatedly heard around New Orleans these days. “Well, not really,” is too often the reply, followed by, “I’m still in…” fill in the blank—Houston, […]
A Lounge Act
“I think he’s spraying the place with Lysol,” Dub Brock says. Brock—who performs under the name Bobby Lounge—is standing in the country near McComb, Mississippi outside a house that […]
Dinner Music : Favorite Restaurants of Local Musicians
New Orleans, in addition to its being a music mecca, is also dominated by food and the “dinner music” local musicians experience when they go to their favorite restaurants. “If […]
Citizen Marsalis
Photos courtesy of Paula Burch/Tulane University I always see progress; I’m not a doomsayer,” says Wynton Marsalis. He’s reflecting on the difference in the condition of his beloved hometown […]
