Issue Articles — Features
Veronica Downs-Dorsey Ministers to the Jazz Fest Crowd
Though the membership of the McDonogh 35 High School Gospel Choir naturally changes year-to-year, it maintains a high standard of quality and a loyal following. Many folks consider its performances […]
The Legacy of Theodore Emile “Bo” Dollis
“It was the Bo Dollis Mardi Gras,” declared Mardi Gras Indian historian and radio host Jack Snyder. Snyder was reflecting on Dollis after two weeks of Mardi Gras punctuated by […]
Delfeayo Marsalis Finds a New Orleans Groove
Most Wednesday nights at Snug Harbor, the live music starts before any musicians walk onstage. Clustered at the top of the club’s mezzanine stairs, trombone slides and trumpet bells vying […]
Feufollet’s Crazy Fire Takes Flight
Feufollet: Sunday, May 3, Fais Do-Do Stage, 12:25p Every once in a while, a band comes along that you think might be really special, a band that makes you wonder […]
Preserving Jazz Fest Culture
Some New Orleanians are frustrated. The city is undeniably changing, and it is often changed by outside forces eliminating what makes our culture so special. The past few years have […]
Fest Focus: Trombonist Charlie Halloran Gets Around
Trombone player Charlie Halloran will appear at this year’s French Quarter Fest on nine separate occasions. Given that each set is slated to last approximately one hour, Halloran expects to […]
French Quarter Fest 2015 A to Z
French Quarter Fest 2015 will feature over 1,400 local artists on 23 stages spread throughout the Quarter. You are definitely going to need help to plan your attack. Luckily, we […]
Fest Focus: The Honorable South
Thursday, April 9, House of Blues, 4:30p Saturday, April 11, Tropical Isle Stage, 12:30p As the Honorable South works through a sound check prior to a recent performance on local […]
Fest Focus: Guitar Slim, Jr.
Saturday, April 11, WWL Stage, 2p Before making his French Quarter Fest debut this year, Jazz Fest veteran and New Orleans R&B/blues mainstay Guitar Slim, Jr. looks back on his […]
