Issue Articles
Troubled Men: Bassist René Coman is figuring it out on the fly
Prior to the season of social distancing, René Coman was one of the busiest musicians in New Orleans. His band the Iguanas were holding down a weekly residency at the […]
Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph talks back
As eclectic as the New Orleans music scene is, it’s still hard to imagine an artist having a more diverse career than Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph, who, at the age of […]
Heartbreak & Cocaine: Andre Lovett and his band are not easily pinned down
Any musician who plays in crowded New Orleans bars gets used to people coming up to them between sets and saying how much they sound like their favorite artist. Just […]
Lower 9 Valentine: Esther Rose’s emotional resonance
It’s hard to imagine a place where people are more devoted to music than New Orleans, mainly because there isn’t one. Even so, a number of musicians who call the […]
Aunt Vicki’s ethereal folk-pop has an atmosphere of its own
Erin Campbell and Lee Dyer aren’t big on planning. Last summer, the two Michigan natives, who record and perform together as Aunt Vicki, spent several months out on the road, […]
Sheila E. talks back
Sheila E. was just five years old when she took to the stage for the first time to accompany her father, the famed Latin percussionist Pete Escovedo and his band […]
5 Questions with Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s Clint Maedgen
Clint Maedgen is a saxophonist in the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, which signed with Seattle’s grunge-identified Sub Pop Records last year. He’s also a chameleonic singer-songwriter, a one-man band who […]
Soundcheck: Five Questions with Gina Brown
Gina Brown has performed for social aid and pleasure club parades, at the Essence and Jazz Fests, and as the face and voice of Louisiana Lottery commercials. The singer also […]
Roots Plus: HyperPhlyy mixes country and soul
When Danica Hart and Trea Swindle, two self-described “country girls from Mississippi,” began performing as HyperPhlyy, they could scarcely have imagined that, five years later, they’d be called up to […]
Fest Focus: Boukman Eksperyans
Saturday, May 4, Cultural Exchange Pavilion, 12:40 p.m. Even if you know nothing about the Haitian Vodou religion, there’s still no denying the hypnotic power of a Boukman Eksperyans […]
