Issue Articles
Father & Son: Walter and Nicholas Payton
Both Walter Payton, a longtime New Orleans journeyman bassist, and his son Nicholas, a fast-rising trumpet powerhouse, were assigned to the tuba while in grade school bands. In Walter’s case, […]
An OffBeat Interview: Terrance Simien
The review from a northeastern newspaper, circa 1989, refers to the “wild-haired, barefoot man playing accordion, wearing a sleeveless Guardian Angels T-shirt and beat-up jeans.” Terrance Simien must have been […]
James Hall Rising
With musical prowess, a natural flair for the dramatic and an intriguing first album, Hall and his band are the most promising unit on the local alternative scene. The singer […]
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 […]
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 […]
