Issue Articles
Soundcheck: Five Questions with Ryan Ballard
Five Questions with Ryan Ballard, High Priest, Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus. Why does a psychedelic drunken Wookiee serve as the inaugural Ignition Festival’s symbol? And why burn this Wookiee? […]
A Shocking Return: The House of Shock
No other American city immerses itself in the ancient Celtic ritual and spectacle of All Hallows’ Eve in the flamboyantly macabre fashion of New Orleans. Consider also the city’s reverence […]
My Music: Papa Mali
“Some of my best friends call me Papa Mali. It’s been my stage name for 30 something years, from back when I was on the road with a bunch of […]
Soundcheck: Five Questions with Geraldine Wyckoff
Geraldine Wyckoff has been writing about music in New Orleans for 30 years. She was a music columnist for Gambit, her first column “Percussions” ran in 1985. Wyckoff has written […]
Chris Mulé, Down to the Bottom (Independent)
Singer, songwriter, finger-picking and slide-shredding guitarist Chris Mulé puts a mighty fine foot forward on his debut solo album, Down to the Bottom, a bluesy barnburner both deliciously tender and […]
The Deslondes, The Deslondes (New West Records)
Born and bred below sea level in the lower Ninth Ward (the band’s name is derived from a neighborhood street), the Deslondes’ Deep South spin on the south Louisiana musical […]
Plan A: Snarky Puppy
Local fans of groovy, avant- garde jazz collectives should color themselves lucky that Dallas, Texas-born, New York City-based Snarky Puppy have on the books a gig at the Howlin’ Wolf, […]
Plan A: Landing Festival
Praise hallelujah and join the jubilee when the Landing Festival takes flight along a rechristened South Shore Harbor, long languishing in the wake of Katrina but now bringing back among […]
Soundcheck: Five Questions with Kristin Shannon, General Manager at the Orpheum Theater
Why did it take 10 years for the Orpheum to re-open? The current owners, Roland von Kurnatowski and Dr. Eric George, have only had the Orpheum since February 2014; […]
Tradition Amid Destruction: Calvin Johnson, Jr. explores New Orleans’ future in James Demaria’s upcoming film, Trad
In the 10 years since Katrina, even a less-than-observant eye can see a drastic shift in the French Quarter in terms of musicians who work on our streets. Post-storm, the […]
