Issue Articles — Live Wire
Lily Allen, House of Blues, March 17, 2007
Kicking off her all-ages show with “LDN” and “Nan You’re A Window Shopper” must be Lily Allen’s way of dispelling the pre-show jitters. By “Shame For You” she was slinky, […]
Lupe Fiasco Opening for the Roots, House of Blues, February 22, 2007
An hour after the doors opened, a hooded-figure sauntered on to the stage of House of Blues holding his britches, but this was not the case of same hip-hop act, […]
The Good, the Bad & the Queen, Republic, March 18, 2007
Parents and guidance counselors lied. Smoking is cool, at least the way Damon Albarn and Paul Simonon do it. Then again, Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz) and Simonon (the Clash) were pretty […]
Albert Hammond, Jr. and Incubus, House of Blues, January 21, 2007
Mere hours after the Saints lost the final playoff game, several hundred people slowly filled the sold-out House of Blues as Albert Hammond, Jr. (formerly of the Strokes) came on […]
Lindsey Buckingham, House of Blues, January 29, 2007
When interviewed on television, Lindsey Buckingham always seemed like the sane member of Fleetwood Mac, the one who put up with everybody else’s chemical and personal madness. In performance, it […]
Bob French with Harry Connick, Jr. and Branford Marsalis, Cafe Brasil, January 8, 2007
The buzz got out that Harry Connick, Jr. and Branford Marsalis, in town to bolster the Habitat for Humanity’s Musicians’ Village, might sit in at Bob French’s Monday night gig. […]
Alejandro Escovedo Duo, the Parish, January 19, 2007
Acoustic guitars get a bad rap. Far too often, they’re strummed in a banal fashion that adds little to the song beyond a chorded backing. Alejandro Escovedo and David Polkingham […]
Lundi Gras Celebrations at Spanish Plaza
On a beautifully sunny day the Hot 8 Brass Band kicked hard performing first at the Canal Street side of Spanish Plaza’s sparking fountain. Then the much-in-demand ensemble moved riverside […]
New Orleans Social Club
At South By Southwest last month, Saturday afternoon at the outdoor Town Lake stage was a mini-Jazz Fest, with performances by BeauSoleil, Buckwheat Zydeco, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Ivan Neville’s […]
The Warlocks
With the Mardi Gras season in full swing, the Los Angeles-based Warlocks brought their dark, Echo Park psychedelic rock to New Orleans to support their latest album Surgery. The festive […]
