Music
Dave P. Moore, Fort Necessity (LA 818 Music)
Dave P. Moore’s Fort Necessity blends classic blues and country influences into an authentic Southern experience. Notes of hellraising irreverence like Willie Nelson, mixed with the musical talent and composition […]
Metronome the City, End Transmission (Independent)
The band name Metronome the City evokes images of mind-controlled masses milling through daily life while a simple metronome atop a skyscraper dictates the prescribed regimen. The group’s latest EP, […]
Sophrosyne, Reference Material (Independent)
Ambient electronica often gets stereotyped as pretentious elevator music that’s a dime a dozen on SoundCloud. Soprosyne’s Reference Material sets itself apart with a New Orleans flair. Like other ambient […]
Big D and the Kids Table, Do Your Art (Side One Dummy Records)
Ska-punk has always been about irreverence. Not caring about what other people think about you and your music but embracing what makes you happy without taking it too seriously defines […]
Broken supply chain: How the vinyl shortage affects New Orleans’ music industry
Tucked away in a warehouse by the railway tracks on Saint Claude Avenue, the gates to New Orleans Record Press (NORP) are covered in multicolored vinyl platters. Inside, the warehouse […]
The Quickening, Time Out (Independent)
Time Out may push you to escape the boundaries of the psyche, but it doesn’t escape the boundaries of conventional jam bands. The Quickening wears those influences proudly. If you […]
Diets, Hot Sausage Poboy (Independent)
Diets bring a smörgåsbord of blues and soul on their bite-sized EP Hot Sausage Poboy. The group has grown and changed since the release of their technical debut record Macaroni […]
Metronome the City release ‘End Transmission’ EP
On their latest release, End Transmission, Metronome the City creates a dystopian-yet-idyllic look at the chaos of urban life.
Flood Twin, Flood Twin (Independent)
Powerful chemistry in the Atlanta post-punk band Flood Twin creates entangling soundscapes that at best enthrall, or, at worst, entrap. The recordings are fronted by bassist Grant W. Curry, who […]
Singer-songwriter Serabee captures both joy and pain with “This Christmas”
The holidays haven’t been the same since 2020. As we approach the 2021 holiday season, many of us still won’t have a “normal” Christmas due to COVID-19. Dynamic singer-songwriter Serabee […]
