Issue Articles
Daniel Lanois’ Dilemma
Sometime New Orleans resident Daniel Lanois is one of the world’s most sought after producers—so busy, in fact, that he rarely finds time to work at his French Quarter studio. […]
New Orleans Hip-Hop: Whither Rap?
The bridges that link New Orleans’ rap and hip-hop community to the more traditional pillars of the city’s musical legacy go well beyond some rappers’ fondness for sampling the Meters […]
The Butthole Surfers, State Palace Theater, June 23, 1993
Production deadlines meant we worked through the first three bands on this bill (Basehead, fiREHOSE and the Stone Temple Pilots) before sauntering across Canal Street into a packed, steam bath-like […]
Miniature Jazz Fest Goes on Tour; Big Sun Celebrates New Disc
If it works here, why not everywhere? Producers of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival have teamed up with San Francisco-based promoter Bill Graham Presents to test the national […]
A Little Bit of Little Richard
It was a lovely May afternoon in Hollywood and Little Richard was in no mood to dwell on the past. No sooner was he on the line that he announced, […]
Blues Traveler: Just Passing Through
John Popper and the rest of Blues Traveler, the New York-based gang of jam-happy road warriors that he fronts, are tied to Louisiana well beyond the obvious. The band’s set […]
The Allman Brothers Band’s Warren Haynes: Fest Focus
On this, Allman Brothers guitarist Warren Haynes’ second trip to the Jazz Fest, he’ll be working when he’s playing. Over the two-and-a-half days he’ll be in town, he’s scheduled to […]
The Songdogs: Fest Focus
Red Priest need only gaze into his back yard for a tangible, very large reminder of the days when he and his fellow Songdogs were at the forefront of the […]
Aaron Neville’s Grand Tour de Force
For the second time in as many years, the Jazz & Heritage Festival will serve as a giant kick-off party for the latest Neville recording project. In 1992, it was […]
Kermit Ruffins: Home Boy
When the idea of a lunchtime interview is floated to Kermit Ruffins, he immediately suggests the Little People’s Place as a rendezvous point. It is easy to understand why. One […]
