Issue Articles — Features
Interpreting the Blues: John Mayall’s continued influence
What John Mayall did from 1964–66 probably couldn’t be attempted today: He launched a band of mostly-younger players, each of whom became a major force in English music over the […]
Returning to the City: Keyboardist Marco Benevento feels welcome
Marco Benevento was a high school senior when he discovered the Meters’ classic funk album, Look-Ka Py Py. New Orleans’ Meters and Benevento’s jazz studies at the Berklee School of […]
A Cajun icon: Walter Mouton returns to Jazz Fest
The 2016 Festivals Acadiens et Créoles (FAeC) proved fruitful for Walter Mouton. Festival organizers released his first ever full-length album, Walter Mouton and the Scott Playboys: Live at Festivals Acadiens […]
In Memoriam: Thomas “Big Chief Tom” Sparks Sr.
At the celebration of life for Thomas “Big Chief Tom” Sparks Sr., on March 24, 2018, the most important elements of his life were fully represented. Sparks was a family […]
FQFIQ: The Vettes
Even in the eclectic New Orleans music scene, the Vettes strike a different chord. Inspired by synthesizer-laden 1980s pop, the Vettes recently released their second full-length album, Gold Star. The […]
FQFIQ: Jamal Batiste Band
Like many musicians in New Orleans, Jamal Batiste comes from a musical family. Musicians in the Batiste clan include his father, David, a music teacher and leader of the Gladiators; […]
FQFIQ: George And Gerald French
Two generations of great New Orleans musicians fill two-thirds of the George French Trio. And depending on the gig, drummer Gerald French and his father, bassist George French, may call […]
FQF IQ: Bon Bon Vivant
Singer-songwriter Abigail Cosio and her future husband, saxophonist Jeremy Kelley, moved to New Orleans a decade ago from Los Angeles. In 2013, they formed their gypsy-jazz band, Bon Bon Vivant. […]
Renaissance Beats and Ritual Bars: Cavalier is out in the open
In its own singular way, Private Stock, the third album by Cavalier, sounds like the past and future meeting right now—a fever dream with a political seam. Soulful blunted out […]
From Underdog to Lone Wolf at Large: Alfred Banks at the forefront
Everyone loves an underdog. In hip-hop, especially, dark horse status is synonymous with credibility. It’s no surprise, then, that local rapper Alfred Banks has made it his personal brand. “Underdog […]
