Issue Articles — Cover Story
Danny Barker Rocks On
The hand of Danny Barker runs down the back of her neck and trails the sharp curves of her body. ”Just like an 18-year-old girl,” says Barker, turning his guitar […]
James Hall Rising
With musical prowess, a natural flair for the dramatic and an intriguing first album, Hall and his band are the most promising unit on the local alternative scene. The singer […]
Down in Congo Square
Smiley Ricks needed to find a place for Indian practice. The Dr. John percussionist, brass band veteran and Big Chief of the Wild Renegade Hunters had gotten into something like […]
An OffBeat Interview with Zachary Richard, Part One
“I have careened through this life like a twelve-pound cannonball thrown from a privateer’s frigate toward the galleon fleet off Southwest Pass.” So writes Ralph Zachary Richard, 42, in the […]
Rockin’ Dopsie Rules
It’s Friday night at the Maple Leaf Bar in New Orleans. The pressed-tin walls of the Victorian-era dime store are being rattled royally by dark men with strange armor and […]
Hammond and Nauman Scott: The Blues Brothers
It’s the early morning hours in a smoky hole-in-the-wall dive. Inside, a raw, barebones blues band digs into a deep, gutsy groove and pours the soul over clanking beer bottles […]
Reggae Riddums: A Caribbean Weekend
Thinking of a Caribbean vacation…but can’t afford one? Don’t worry…the Caribbean is coming to New Orleans! For one long weekend (June 6-9), the city serves up non-stop live reggae, calypso, […]
Francophone Reunion
Thirty men costumed in the white blouses, short fitted jackets and knee breeches of ancient Europe arrayed themselves across the edge of the food court at the 1990 Festival International […]
Art with a Point
Driving around New Orleans, it’s easy to notice the graceful bent of the city, the intricate architecture, the inherent beauty of the city’s lush greenery. But it’s also hard not […]
Cajunized: Cajun Comes to Town
Most New Orleanians consider Laplace the end of the Big Easy and the beginning of the place where the Yat accent dies and a coon-ass accent kicks in. But true […]
