Issue Articles
Nevilles on the Air?
As far as record release parties go, you really can’t beat the one that ushered in the Neville Brothers’ Family Groove: the 360,000-attendee, media-saturated shindig that was the 1992 Jazz […]
A Jazz (and More) Fest Welcome
Numerous local music aficionados often describe various musical events and gatherings around the state as “what The Jazz Fest used to be”—the implication being that the Jazz & Heritage Festival […]
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, The Sky Is Crying (Epic)
Everyone knows that rock is largely derivative. True artists go to the trouble to reinvent what they borrow (see much of the Led Zeppelin catalog, for instance). Stevie Ray Vaughan […]
A Musical Collage for Carnival
The cover photo shoot, by participant: Rik Slave sang “We Are the World.” Fred LeBlanc bit Irma Thomas’ knee. Irma laughed at Fred. George Porter, Jr. ended up being late […]
The Cult and Lenny Kravitz, Municipal Auditorium, February 4, 1992
The biggest disappointment of this odd bill was that Lenny Kravitz was relegated to the typical 45-minute set of an opening act. The members of the Cult apparently didn’t learn […]
Guns N’ Roses, LSU Assembly Center, January 3, 1992; Mississippi Coast Coliseum, January 4, 1992
On a good night, Guns N’ Roses is arguably the best rock band in the world. GNR’s Stonesian hard rock is delivered by a cast of very distinct characters prone […]
NewsBeat February 1992
THE DAYS THE MUSIC DIED… A pair of longtime musical greats with strong ties to the Crescent City—“Champion” Jack Dupree and James ”Thunderbird” Davis—passed away in January. “Champion” Jack, the […]
Tesla, Psychotic Supper (Geffen Records)
Tesla’s most recognizable work thus far has been its acoustic remake of “Signs,” released last year as part of the grab-bag Five Man Acoustical Jam live album—and that’s too bad. […]
