Issue Articles
We All The Way Outside: Flagboy Giz tells his Mardi Gras Indian story
Confederate flags, old plantations, pee row boats and shuttle busses inspired Flagboy Giz, the hip-hop blogger/activist turned Wild Tchoupitoulas Mardi Gras Indian, to make one of the most important artistic expressions of his career. And it was all made out of his swamp tours on the Northshore in late 2019.
Koan Kenpachi lives hip-hop
Koan Kenpachi lives hip-hop. The New Orleans-born and raised artist started out rapping with friends in his backyard before making a claim for himself as part of the hip hop band, EOE (Equal Opportunity Employment). In 2011, Kenpachi went solo with the album Chronicles of a Dying Breed before facing many health issues that threatened his vision and his life.
Silver Godling’s Music Therapy Approach To Grief
Treating Grief with Music: Silver Godling’s therapeutic approach
The High Standards, The High Standards (Independent)
The High Standards released their self-titled debut in May 2022 consisting of New Orleans jazz standards and popular parlor songs. Much like expert artisans, the band and producers created a high-fidelity recording without losing the antique quality of the original. It stands as a testament to the timelessness of many classics of the early 1900s.
Boyfriend, Sugar and Spice (Independent)
Boyfriend declares her persona’s mission on the first song of her new album, “Soulmate.” She’s embodied a manifesto for over ten years but hasn’t released a proper album until Sugar […]
Motel Radio, The Garden (Single Lock Records)
Growing up in rural places, I knew many farmers, gardeners and ranchers. A common through line between all these folks was the understanding that a person’s work only amounted to […]
A Frozen Refuge: Storied music venue Siberia returns to Saint Claude Avenue
After closing its doors in 2019, Siberia has reopened three years later under partly new ownership. It was converted into Carnaval Lounge but for various reasons, chiefly the pandemic, Siberia […]
Pushing Their Comfort Zone: PUP’s Stefan Babcock on coping with mental illness and the band’s return to New Orleans
It’s no surprise Stefan Babcock, frontman of PUP, works through mental illness by writing songs and making fun of himself. But as far as coping mechanisms go, there really couldn’t […]
Jeremy Joyce, Street Poet (Independent)
Like many New Orleans musicians, Jeremy Joyce is out there living the dream full-time in the venues and streets of the city. In doing so, he fuels his work with […]
Alfred Banks, The Range 2 (Independent)
“It’s Nuckin’ Futs,” says Pell as part of a goofy intro track to Banks’ new LP The Range 2. And like Pell so deftly described, the album highlights Banks’ range […]
