Issue Articles — Features
Kermit Ruffins: Home Boy
When the idea of a lunchtime interview is floated to Kermit Ruffins, he immediately suggests the Little People’s Place as a rendezvous point. It is easy to understand why. One […]
Day Tripping: Visiting Cajun Country Between Jazz Fest Weekends
Have you ever tried to leave New Orleans during rush hour on a Friday evening after spending five hours at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, in hopes of […]
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 […]
Night Crawling: Seeking Out the Best Music of the Jazz Fest Season After Dark
The following is a consolidated rundown of some of the best bets for nighttime musical experiences during the Jazz Fest. Quite frankly, it’s an embarrassing orgy of music. The only […]
An OffBeat Interview with Zachary Richard, Part Two
“I cherish my privacy,” stated Zachary Richard at one point during an interview in the living room of the Lafayette area “Cajun-deco” cottage he shares with Claude Thomas, the Frenchwoman […]
Brownie Ford: Fest Focus
When Thomas Edison “Brownie” Ford makes his Jazz Fest appearance on Saturday, May 1, he’ll have time to turn just a few pages of his encyclopedic song repertoire. But the […]
Earl King’s World
40-odd years worth of recording sessions, live dates and good times are stored in Earl King’s magnificently-coiffed head, and he possesses the uncanny ability to recall names and anecdotes from […]
Festival International: The World Comes to Lafayette
I always face the same dilemma when asked to write about Festival International de Louisiane. Part of me wants the world to know about this truly wonderful free outdoor music […]
Smilin’ Myron: All Smiles
Ask any longtime disciple of Smilin’ Myron for a critique of the band, and what generally follows is a proclamation that this unit is one of the tightest in town, […]
Jimmy Buffett Comes Home
Jimmy Buffett claims to be a firm believer in the concept of the full circle, the tendency of events and situations in life to come back to where they started. […]
