Music
Krasno Moore Project: Book of Queens (Concord Jazz)
Soulful, contemplative and full of warmth, drummer Stanton Moore and guitarist Eric Krasno’s first-ever studio recording sees the frequent collaborators tackle instrumental renditions of songs made famous by a range of women vocalists, from Amy Winehouse to Kacey Musgraves to Nina Simone.
Fresh and Unique: Christian McBride’s new thing
Christian McBride’s New JawnFriday May 5 at 5:45 p.m., Jazz Tent In 2015, Christian McBride was ready for a new adventure. With two Grammy Awards under his belt (he’s now […]
French Quarter Festival Celebrates 40 Years: Sandra Dartus and Emily Madero reminiscence
French Quarter Festival Celebrates 40 Years
Astral Plane: David Lasocki’s five-volume series about Astral Project
Springtime in Louisiana is high season for music pilgrims. Some can be identified by their tropical, festival branded shirts bedazzled with music-related pins from every town in Cajun country. Others […]
New Orleans Continues To Digest the National Food Hall Trend
In 2013, Jennifer Sherrod-Blackwell, Martinique Bistro’s veteran GM and sommelier, and her husband, Brandon Blackwell, a former sous chef at Upperline and butcher at Cleaver & Co., combined their culinary […]
Ashlin Parker brings in more and more (and more) trumpet players to join his Trumpet Mafia
“So we’re messing around with my worst nightmare—and that’s re-harmonizing trad tunes.” Ashlin Parker smiles, his demeanor as bright as the red and yellow paint-spatter design on his t-shirt. He’s […]
Tephra Sound, Horizon (Independent)
Last March, cellist Helen Gillet convened some of the most talented voices in creative music working in and around New Orleans today to record her Tephra Sound project. They arguably […]
Southern Crossroads Connection: Charles Lloyd with Lucinda Williams
If spirituality is predicated on the notion that there’s something bigger out there than ourselves, then it makes sense Charles Lloyd would not distinguish between his spiritual beliefs and his […]
Samantha Fish’s polished guitar work and engaging vocals are a force to be reckoned with
Before Samantha Fish appears in the music video for “Blood in the Water,” from 2017’s Belle of the West, we see a man running in slow motion, his brow furrowed, […]
Sexual Impropriety: Katie Sikora’s photography explores gender-based discrimination.
“Open secret.” That phrase lingered in headlines, on social media platforms and over dinner tables after producer Harvey Weinstein was fired from his own company last month amid allegations he’d […]
