Issue Articles — Dis 'n' Dat
Soul Brother
Around 1978, before there was Fatboy Slim or Slim Shady and a bit after the heyday of Guitar Slim and Memphis Slim, the music reviews of Almost Slim began appearing […]
I’m Your Puppet
Miss Pussycat, also known as Panacea Theriot, is the wife of Drum Buddy inventor Quintron and, on maracas, his frequent accompanist. She is also renowned throughout the Ninth Ward and […]
Katrina Genius
Most New Orleans music lovers know her as Katrina Geenen, the smokey-voiced hostess for over 20 years of “Tudo Bem,” the Saturday afternoon Brazilian radio show broadcast on WWOZ. You’ve […]
K-Doe without Tears
I was acquainted with Ernie K-Doe for many years, first encountering the man around 1965 at a “Teen Fair” held at the defunct Jung Hotel on Canal Street. Vic Despenza, […]
Aural Sect
When musicians record music, their hope is that listeners will be awed by their compositions’ melodies and riffs, blown away by the lead guitarist’s deconstruction of Django Reinhardt, left speechless […]
Daydreams of India
Our esteemed rock columnist, Alex “St. Rock” Rawls, and I have recently been engaged in a spirited email debate concerning New Orleans rock bands. After reminding me that not all […]
Gumbolia
If asked whether he’s a “flute player” or a “flautist,” Eluard Burt is emphatic: “That’s like, ‘You live Uptown or you live in the Tremé?’ Uptown is very proper, Downtown […]
Christianity
On his eponymous debut album, songwriter/vocalist Christian Smith delivers the basic facts right away: “I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana—never thought I’d go anywhere…” In reality, after graduating from […]
