Issue Articles — Features
The Eighth Annual Big Easy Awards
The week before Jazz Fest, the New Orleans music and theater communities will take time to honor and celebrate their own at the eighth annual Big Easy Awards. This year’s […]
Lafayette’s Festival International de Louisiane
A new look, a focus on the African Journey, a Swamp Pop tribute, and still no admission charge. It began as a small gathering of international acts and artists […]
The Rebirth of the Dirty Dozen
The Pioneering Brass Band Has Switched Genres By Adding A Piano, A Guitar And A Drum Kit. It is strong testimony to the importance of the Dirty Dozen in […]
The Gospel According to Evil Nurse Sheila!
“I don’t want to criticize the dead and all,” Lloyd Boisdore says, with just a trace of exasperation, “but it pisses me off.” Boisdore, bassist, vocalist and visionary for Evil […]
Spirit Land: The Soulful World of Coco Robicheaux
Coco Robicheaux found his life as a musician in the gutter. “I moved into New Orleans from the countryside when I was 17,” Robicheaux chuckles, “and I started playing guitar […]
Swinging Gate
Even without his new major-label debut and the opening slot on Eric Clapton’s European tour, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown would still have plenty to say. Here, Slidell’s blues raconteur takes a […]
Krewe du Vieux: A C.R.U.D.E. Awakening
Marie Krien-Schmidt and Mark Hall live in the heart of the Irish Channel, in a two-story house that could only be found in New Orleans. The walls are strewn with […]
Queen For A Day: All Hail GiO
Everyone who meets GiO seems to say the same thing: “She’s not your everyday stripper”; “She’s a stripper-but she’s really sharp!” Somehow, that qualifies her for the Queenship of the […]
