Issue Articles
My Music: Nigel Hall
I’m going to Stevie Wonder tonight. I grew up listening to Stevie Wonder. We all did—if you were born in the last 40 years, then you know who Stevie Wonder […]
Naughty Professor, Out on a Limb (Independent)
Proving quite prolific since their 2011 formation, local jazz/funk/groove sextet Naughty Professor will release in April its third studio effort, Out on a Limb, an impressive showcase of the increasingly in-demand […]
My Music: Marc Stone
When I recruit players for recording, I always try and let my ear guide me. Sure, it looks nice to have names on the record, but in reality, my guiding […]
Funk Monkey, Funk Monkey (Independent)
A ferocious-yet-groovy brand of funk is the expected sum result in the musical equation for a NOLA-scale supergroup that counts members of Bonerama, Papa Grows Funk, Billy Iuso & the […]
The Killer’s Tale: Rick Bragg Examines the Life and Legend of Jerry Lee Lewis
“One thing that struck me about Jerry Lee,” Rick Bragg recalls from the scores of in-home interviews he conducted over the summers of 2011 and 2012 while crafting his exquisite, […]
Soundcheck: Five Questions with Bryan Bailey
What drew you to becoming involved in the renovation of the Civic Theatre? I’ve always had a curiosity and a fascination for history and, specifically, how it relates to our […]
My Music: Daria Dzurik (Daria & the Hip Drops)
My sister played [steel pan drums] when I was younger. I was in elementary school and she was in our high school’s steel band and she would bring them to […]
Derrick Freeman, DWB (Independent)
For his third studio effort as a solo artist, Derrick Freeman serves as ringmaster to a masterful, manic musical circus, rich in recruited local talent, in his deft melding of […]
My Music: Lance Ellis
I played alto saxophone first. I was in the third grade, and my mother brought the saxophone home. My twin brother played the drums, my sister played the clarinet—so it […]
Soundcheck: Five Questions with Parkway Bakery Owner Jay Nix
So, which is it: po-boy or poor boy? It’s poor boy. And you know why? If we’re going to be real and go back to the beginning and honor the […]
