Issue Articles — Features
Cyril Neville: The Fire Inside
“I’m speaking for Cyril Neville-I’m not speaking for the Neville Brothers.” That disclaimer, offered at the start of a recent conversation, is apropos. At 45, Cyril is the youngest […]
Crescent City Gold-en Boys
They say you can never go back, and were it not for the determination and persistence of one local woman, a group of veteran New Orleans rock & roll session […]
Louisiana Musical Landmarks
At Jazz Fest, music is always as close as the nearest stage. But outside the Fair Grounds, Louisiana also has its more hidden attractions — our own musical blue highways. […]
Festival International: Bonjour, Lafayette!
For the third year in a row, Lafayette’s exotic free outdoor music celebration, Festival International de Louisiane, will coincide with the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage […]
The Seventh Annual Big Easy Awards
The New Orleans music and theater communities will recognize and celebrate their own on Monday, April 18 during the seventh annual Big Easy Awards. Nominees Aaron Neville, James Hall, Beau […]
Steve Masakowski: What It Is
After years at the forefront of New Orleans’ progressive jazz scene, guitarist Steve Masakowski releases his debut as a leader. “And that,” concludes jazz guitarist Steve Masakowski, “brings us […]
Examining Lump
Lump guitarist and vocalist Lou Thevenot readily admits that he often writes lyrics that are “kind of nonsense.” So it was easy for an onlooker at a recent gig to […]
Isaac Tigrett: Blues Brother
Entrepreneur Isaac Tigrett started hearing voices in his head when he was a teenager. “I have been intuitive since I was about 14 or 15,” he says. “Somebody died in […]
Street Talk with Tootie Montana
When Allison “Tootie” Montana sits down in his kitchen at the end of a day, it’s not long before geometric patterns start to dance around his head. He sketches these […]
Bourbon Street Costume Awards: Show Me Something, uh…Mister?
In the beginning there was an ex-cop, and his name was Arthur Jacobs. And Jacobs opened a hamburger joint at the corner of Bourbon and Dumaine, and he called it […]
