Issue Articles — Features
New Orleans Hip-Hop: Whither Rap?
The bridges that link New Orleans’ rap and hip-hop community to the more traditional pillars of the city’s musical legacy go well beyond some rappers’ fondness for sampling the Meters […]
Carnaval Latino ’93
From humble beginnings, Carnaval Latino (June 17-20), a project of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, has grown into a month-long series of music, exhibits and other activities to celebrate and publicize […]
Jazz Fest ’93 Revisited
Michael Tisserand Who is the R&B diva making a surprise appearance in the gospel tent? What Canadian songstress is jamming with what New Orleans group? Which Beatle is performing with […]
Reggae Riddums Festival
With the arrival of June comes notice of the impending 7th Annual Reggae Riddums Festival, to be held in City Park’s Old Driving Range on June 12 and 13. Billed […]
A Little Bit of Little Richard
It was a lovely May afternoon in Hollywood and Little Richard was in no mood to dwell on the past. No sooner was he on the line that he announced, […]
The Hackberry Ramblers: Fest Focus
Luderin Darbone and Edwin Duhon still remember the night in 1934 when the Hackberry Ramblers went electric. The problem until that time, explains Darbone, the 80-year-old fiddler and co-founder of […]
The Allman Brothers Band’s Warren Haynes: Fest Focus
On this, Allman Brothers guitarist Warren Haynes’ second trip to the Jazz Fest, he’ll be working when he’s playing. Over the two-and-a-half days he’ll be in town, he’s scheduled to […]
The Songdogs: Fest Focus
Red Priest need only gaze into his back yard for a tangible, very large reminder of the days when he and his fellow Songdogs were at the forefront of the […]
Paul Cebar and the Milwaukeeans: Fest Focus
It was an anonymous audience member who once described Paul Cebar as “Art Carney with a good voice.” That’s a start. Cebar has a pair of Doonesbury eyes, a Thelonious […]
Shad Weathersby’s Dreamworld
Dreamworld. A description of New Orleans. Shad Weathersby’s world on the album of the same name. A world of fantastic realities and everyday fantasies. Photos on his album reveal Weathersby’s […]
