Music
Down, Diary of a Mad Band CD/DVD (Independent)
Visually and conceptually, Down’s Diary of a Mad Band is the diametric opposite of Mutemath’s Armistice Live. There’s no tricky lighting or innovative camera work. The DVD is intentionally a […]
A Dixieland Santa Claus: Louisiana Christmas Music
Christmas music fans keep to themselves. They’re out there, wondering if they’re weird for listening to it all year around, while those who don’t like it grouse openly and loudly, […]
Santa’s Got a Brand New Book
Last year, Jamie Bernstein included the song “Black Santa” on his Songs from the Tree of Life album, which he recorded under the name J. the Savage. That Christmas, he […]
Louis Prima 100 Years Later
Louis Prima would have been 100 this year. Jazz Fest honored him this year with a series of Prima-themed shows, and on Saturday, December 11, the Louis Prima Centennial Colloquium […]
Dumpstaphunk, Everybody Want Sum (Independent)
Quick. Think of the worst smelling spot in New Orleans. Funkier than that one unfortunate spot of land at The Fly right behind the elephant patch at the Audubon Zoo. […]
Aaron Neville, I Know I’ve Been Changed (EMI Gospel Records)
In a city of maddening talents, Aaron Neville’s has been one of the most perplexing. His voice is a remarkable instrument that has too often been employed for pedestrian purposes. […]
Kick(Start) Me: Kickstarter.com
UPDATED “I’m refusing to get a full time job.” Ask Kelcy Wilburn (a.k.a. Kelcy Mae) what she wants to do with her life, and it’s obvious—music is where her passion […]
Weird Voodoo Tales: New Orleans Bingo! Show
“That’s why old people play this game—‘cause it’s relaxing.” Ronnie Numbers is explaining bingo, but when he calls the game at One Eyed Jacks, there are a lot more “motherfuckers” […]
Join the 504 What Style Rock Art Circus
This issue, L. Steve Williams has contributed an illustration for Alex Cook’s piece on the power of Ozzy. A little more than a month after Art for Arts’ Sake, he […]
Arthur Mintz’ Fantastic Mr. Fox: The Hole Story
“I was in the middle of working on this big shadow puppet show I was going to do in the windows of the Embassy Suites Hotel,” Arthur Mintz says. “That’s […]
