New Orleans’ longest-running and most successful rock band was launched, with the help of free Michelob, unlimited pizza, and a chainsaw. When Dave Malone, Camile Baudoin, Ed Volker, Reggie Scanlan and Frank Bua formed The Radiators in January of 1978, their first regular performances were weekly Wednesday night shows at Luigi’s Pizza Parlor on Elysian Fields, playing a no-cover show in exchange for beer and access to the kitchen. The informal quality of the shows fostered a musical free-for-...