Issue Articles
The Honeymooners
Ah, the utterly romantic life of touring musicians! Take Lower Ninth Ward multi-instrumentalist Mike West and his better, lovelier half, multi-instrumentalist mom Katie Euliss, who perform as Truckstop Honeymoon, a […]
World Champion
The term “world music” is a curious designation since, other than the sounds of Yma Sumac and Juan Garcia Esquivel, most music we encounter comes from somewhere in the world. […]
Casandra Faulconer: Ms. Bassman
Bassist Casandra Faulconer is not home too many nights of the week. She’s a regular player in Eric Lindell’s combo and also backs singers/songwriters Lynn Drury, Leslie Smith and Lenny […]
Hard to Rock in New Orleans
“So you want to be a rock ‘n’ roll star, Then listen now to what I say…” —The Byrds, 1967 The Home of the Blues, the Birthplace of Jazz—yes, […]
Paul McCoy of 12 Stones
Paul McCoy is blessed. At the dawn of the 21st-century, Paul and his bandmates in 12 Stones, after having known each other for less than seven months, were signed by […]
Sportsman’s Paradise
“I live in hunting paradise and everybody around me hunts,” explains Slidell resident Viola Estain. “I wanted to do a modeling agency and I came up with the idea of […]
Elegantly Decadent
Photographer Richard Sexton’s photo book about New Orleans, Elegance and Decadence (with text by Randy Delehanty), is one of the greatest works of Louisiana literature, on the same Himalayan level […]
Artists Only
“Art is about paying attention.”—Laurie Anderson “Art isn’t something you marry. It’s something you rape.”—Edgar Degas “Art is seduction, not rape.”—Susan Sontag “Art is making something out of nothing and […]
Tony Green
Artist/guitarist Tony Green was born in Naples, Italy in 1954 and raised in Algiers. His murals, including those devoted to Storyville (at the Louisiana State Museum) and Pelican Stadium (at […]
