Music
Stanton Moore, All Kooked Out (Fog City)
Stretching out from his role as funk band Galactic’s in-the-pocket drummer, Stanton Moore teamed up with electric guitar/bass virtuoso Charlie Hunter and saxophone deconstructionist Skerik for his first solo record, […]
Fest Feedback, Take Two
What a topic this Jazz Fest booking question is. After posting the question, “What do you think about this year’s Jazz Fest line-up” to our Web site, our mailbox has […]
Feedback on the Fest
Ah, Jazz Fest. With the annual announcement of performers at the Fair Grounds comes the usual outpouring of praise and adulation — as well as the surfeit of gripes and […]
Resources for Songwriters and Indie Bands; NOPD On-Line Chat Report
With the South by Southwest Music Conference happening in Austin this month and the LMNOP Conference slated for its second year in New Orleans in April, March seemed an appropriate […]
June Victory and the Bayou Renegades, June Victory and the Bayou Renegades (Monkey Hill)
We’re sorry, but this article is currently unavailable online. We are going to gradually add more and more to the online archives. For now, you can purchase the back issue […]
Mardi Gras Tradition in a New Medium
In the long history of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, many developments have come along to improve the celebration while preserving the wonderful traditions that make it such a unique […]
Second Annual Best of the Web
While the amount of growth in Web presence among local bands, businesses and organizations seemed to taper a bit in 1997, the overall quality of sites improved dramatically. Apparently, as […]
George Porter, Jr.
As pioneers in the funk genre, the Meters are widely acknowledged as one of the most influential New Orleans bands on today’s funk, groove, acid-jazz and jam bands. Their in-the-pocket […]
