Issue Articles — Features
Who’s Your Mac Daddy? Singer Gregg Martinez swung for the fences on his new album
The last few years must seem like a tsunami of change for blue-eyed, paint-peeling soul singer Gregg Martinez (pronounced Mart-nez). A few years back, the “Stone Cold Steve Austin” doppelganger […]
Grayson Capps and Trina Shoemaker’s personal and professional histories spark magic
Grayson Capps, a literary singer-songwriter whose songs exemplify hardscrabble existence, considered releasing a “best of” collection. His companion, Trina Shoemaker, had a better idea. With his blessing, the Grammy-winning recording […]
A record for our time: Write Brothers’ testament to Spencer Bohren
Spencer Bohren came from the open sky and the cold hard realities of prairie fundamentalism. His early life was a routine of relentless sun, strong winds, drenching rains and miracle […]
Remembering “Uganda” Roberts
He grew up in the shadow of Congo Square in Tremé, New Orleans, in the neighborhood of Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau. His destiny became a reincarnation of his African ancestors […]
Sam Price and the True Believers’ Message Through Music
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”—Viktor Frankl These are […]
Sabra Guzmán comes home to the foreign land of French Louisiana
Sometimes it happens out of the blue: an unexpected event illuminates a path forward. Lafayette musician Sabra Guzmán, front-woman for Sabra & the Get Rights, never expected an email invitation […]
An Appreciation of the 2020 Jazz Fest Headliners Who Weren’t
Anyone who witnessed The Who’s first performance at Jazz Fest three years ago understands what a superbly balanced show it was. The event was part of the band’s extended 50th […]
Positive Sound in a Negative World: Jon Cleary’s first trip to New Orleans
“I grew up in England hearing New Orleans music. My mother and father both love it and it was the soundtrack of their teenage years. Jazz fans at that time […]
Interesting Times: Debbie Davis and Josh Paxton are rebootin
Barely six weeks ago, the duo of Debbie Davis and Josh Paxton had big plans for this season: They’d be performing both at Jazz Fest and French Quarter Fest, and […]
A Conversation with Preservation Hall’s Ben Jaffe and OffBeat’s Jan Ramsey
Ben Jaffe, bass and sousaphone player with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, is not on the road as he usually is with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. He’s in his […]
