Issue Articles — Features
This One Deserves A Permanent Place On Your Coffee Table
I Wanna Do That! is the ultimate guide to why we really love New Orleans This year, we may not have the same Mardi Gras we all wait for every […]
Striving for Perfection: Commander’s Palace’s new normal
Walking through Commander’s Palace, the restaurant that could easily be called the jewel of the Garden District, you immediately understand why it’s considered one of the most beloved restaurants in […]
Dining Al Fresco à la COVID: A Guide to Outdoor Dining Destinations
Here in New Orleans, we’re starting to get into that sweet spot of the year when it isn’t too warm, humidity is low, and there’s a cool breeze sweeping through […]
The Right Kind of Viral—Singer-songwriter Miss Laurie Lehner’s popular political parody videos
Much has been said of the challenges facing the music industry in 2020. What started as a public health crisis quickly became a financial nightmare for many people. For musicians, […]
Magnificent Seven Ride into the Sunset
An all-star band plays its last (?) gig on a superb live recording New Orleans has had a long history of one-off bands that coalesce and dissolve like a fabulous […]
Lucinda Williams gives back with Lu’s Jukebox
Lu’s Jukebox, a six-episode virtual concert series performed by Louisiana native Lucinda Williams and her band, debuts October 29. A portion of the series’ ticket sales will benefit struggling independent […]
Live Music As Therapy: Kenny Wayne Shepherd releases “Straight to You: Live”
Kenny Wayne Shepherd always gives credit to Bryan Lee. A mentor to the five-time Grammy nominated blues-rock star from Shreveport, Lee died at 77 on August 21 in Sarasota, Florida. […]
CabLog: Diary of a (Musical) Cabdriver
Sometimes driving a cab provides the best material any (song) writer could ever have. Foreword by Scott Jordan In mid-’90s New Orleans, the bar Check Point Charlie wasn’t for the […]
Finding the Answers to Questions: A conversation with Preservation Hall Jazz Band trumpeter Branden Lewis
Preservation Hall’s 31-year-old Grammy-nominated trumpet player, Branden Lewis, is surprisingly modest. He beams with bravado on stage but, in conversation, he’ll tell you about what he cooked for dinner, what […]
Alex McMurray Talks Back
After the forced evacuation of New Orleans in 2005, some of the earliest returnees were musicians who came back after an exile that convinced them there was no place on […]
