Issue Articles — Features
The Good Girl Gone Bad: Mia X is still the First Lady of New Orleans hip-hop
This interview was conducted before the April 10 No Limit Reunion Tour concert at Smoothie King Center was canceled – ED. Mia X is a living monument. The New Orleans […]
The Psychedelic Furs’ 20th anniversary of the band’s reunion tour
This interview was conducted before the Psychedelic Furs’ April 21 show at Tipitina’s was canceled – ED. It’s been 29 years since the Psychedelic Furs released an album of new […]
Matthew Zarba is Upbeat Academy’s unflappable rap principal
I’m sitting in the back seat of Upbeat Academy Executive Director Matthew Zarba’s car, riding along with him as he picks up a student at NOCCA. “Hey Mr. Z,” the […]
New Orleans Indie Rock’s Ten-Year Anniversary
New Orleans indie rock artists have always been a part of the city’s music scene. Before the Foo Fighters made the Preservation Hall Jazz Band frequent collaborators; before Arcade Fire’s […]
Malevitus Celebrates While We Incinerate
Tiana Hux is a force of nature, a long-stemmed rose studded with thorns that draw blood. A gifted performance artist, she frequently sheds skins and has appeared in many different […]
Michael Doucet with Sarah Quintana pursues a new direction with Lâcher Prise
It happened on Mardi Gras Day 2018. That’s when Michael Doucet, singer and fiddler in the Grammy-winning Cajun band BeauSoleil, met New Orleans singer-guitarist Sarah Quintana. Living in the French […]
Victor Harris, the Spirit of Fi-Yi-Yi, celebrates 55 years of beauty and culture
Victor Harris, the Spirit of Fi-Yi-Yi, remains one of the most recognizable big chiefs in the Mardi Gras Indian Nation. His style is unique in everything he pursues—the designing, the […]
Darius Lyndsley is on a mission to turn his art into something more
Darius Lyndsley, “Da Bucket Banga,” beats his buckets on a curb outside of Belle’s Diner in the French Market—lifting the bucket slightly with his foot to provide different musical tones. […]
Mac’s lifelong friend Stanley Chaisson opens his Dr. John vault
Dr. John passed away last June, but his music just keeps coming. Two significant releases have been issued posthumously and these may only be the tip of the iceberg, since […]
The 50 Best Albums of 2019 in Louisiana Music
We’ve polled our writers and editorial staff and have gathered 50 of our most recommended albums of the year. We didn’t include reissues and only included 2019 releases. Some titles […]
