Issue Articles
Prime Royalty: Lena Prima follows in her dad’s footsteps
Lena Prima, the singing daughter of New Orleans and Las Vegas music star Louis Prima, is so obviously his musical child. You hear it in her warm and playful alto […]
A Southern Trinity: Rising Appalachia is captivating audiences
Leah Song and Chloe Smith, the effortlessly harmonizing sisters in the folk-jazz-world music group Rising Appalachia, learned how to hold an audience’s attention on the streets of New Orleans. After […]
Let It Go: Baton Rouge’s Minos the Saint’s Musical Democracy
Minos the Saint pairs Peter Simon’s rule-breaking songwriting with upbeat, pop-orchestral arrangements. French horn, two trombones, violin, mandolin, accordion, keyboards and percussion beautifully complement the frontman’s poignant baritone. For certain […]
Huey “Piano” Smith, Don’t You Just Know It: The Very Best of 1956-1962—Singles As & Bs (Jasmine Records)
In a city blessed with beloved songwriter-pianists, Huey “Piano” Smith more than earned his place. During the late 1950s, Smith wrote and recorded a trio of rock ’n’ roll classics: […]
Soundcheck: Five Questions with Lily Keber, Producer-Director of Bayou Maharajah
On April 26, three years after Bayou Maharajah began making the film festival rounds, Lily Keber’s documentary about New Orleans piano genius James Booker will make its DVD and online […]
Sonny Landreth
Every spring, Sonny Landreth, master of the slide guitar and co-composer of the classic “Congo Square,” plays his annual marathon of South Louisiana festival and club gigs. Landreth’s evocative hybrid […]
Ten Years Gone: Lafayette’s Brass Bed courts national attention
The Secret Will Keep You, the third album from Lafayette psychedelic-pop band Brass Bed, inspired national acclaim in 2013. NPR, The New Yorker, Spin, Paste, VICE, Mother Jones and more […]
Obituary: David Egan
Mavis Staples, Irma Thomas, Percy Sledge, Johnny Adams, Joe Cocker, Etta James, John Mayall, Solomon Burke, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Marcia Ball, Tab Benoit, Marc Broussard, Trout Fishing In America: They […]
Five Questions with Joe Lauro, producer-director of The Big Beat: Fats Domino and the Birth of Rock ’n’ Roll
American Masters is presenting the broadcast premiere of your Fats Domino documentary on February 26, his 88th birthday. Why is the PBS series a good spot for The Big Beat? […]
Five Questions with Phil Collen, guitarist for Def Leppard
Def Leppard released its latest album in October. It’s the band’s first album in seven years. What was the studio atmosphere like during the recording sessions at lead singer Joe […]
