Issue Articles
New Soul Finders!: Marilyn Barbarin and Marc Stone Keep Eddie Bo’s legacy alive
Marilyn Barbarin and Marc Stone came together as the nucleus of the New Soul Finders! It’s a great New Orleans story, a musical Venn diagram with Eddie Bo in the middle. We chatted at Baldwin & Co. about the collaboration, playing with Bo, and much more.
I Want To Be Me: La Reezy’s Joy of Creativity
The world needs La Reezy and his new album Reeborn. From the post-pandemic hangover to social media peacocking, being at peace with positivity and simply being oneself can seem like […]
Linda Aubert Refuses to Be Pigeonholed
Linda Aubert is a shining star of New Orleans who branched out and took her music around the world before eventually returning home. In a city full of talent, she broke ground as a multi-faceted performer while still in high school. Her story is inspirational as a testament to continual growth while following one’s own vision. Look for her next at Satchmo Summerfest.
Around the World in a Song: Or Shovaly Finds His Way
Even before guitarist Or Shovaly’s arrival from Israel, he was developing a keen wide-ranging virtuosity. He’s known mostly in New Orleans for Or Shovaly Plus and Kumasi. His namesake-band recently released a new single called “Take It Easy,” mixed and mastered by Alan Evans from Soulive. We sat down at Satsuma in the Ninth Ward to talk about his voracious musical appetite, what brought him here, and how his sound keeps expanding.
Yusa Talks Back
Yusa is a world citizen born in Havana, Cuba and now residing in New Orleans. She’s a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer who has won and been nominated for international music awards. We sat down appropriately overlooking the Mississippi River to talk about her background, career, and what it means to be globally Cuban.
Expect the Unexpected: Shamarr Allen keeps it True Orleans
Shamarr Allen is riding high on touring across the country with the imminent release of the True Orleans 2 album, his first in five years. He’s both a son of New Orleans and a U.S. Cultural Ambassador who talks as real as it gets. We sat down in his studio to get the word on his world.
Awesome Energy: The Revivalists’ David Shaw says these are the good old days
The Revivalists are riding high on the recent release of Pour It Out Into The Night. The single “Kid” hit the top of the AAA charts and still holds strong there and on the Alternative charts. Singer David Shaw took time from a coast-to-coast national tour to talk about his journey, the band’s growth, the importance of being here now, and much more.
Dusky Waters: Pass It On (Independent)
Dusky Waters hits the ground running and sets the tone from the beginning with the title track. Jenn Jeffers sings acapella, “Go down, Moses/ Pass it on/ Take your hurts/ Hand them to your son.” After these plaintive lyrics, strings enter, and the rest of the band progressively steps in. By the 3/4 mark, the hypnotic interweaving of all that’s been building levitates to its cruising altitude and takes you home wondering where you’re heading next.
From New Orleans to Kingston and Back Again: Papa Mali’s Shantytown Underground reimagines reggae
A year or so back, evocative flyers for a band called Shantytown Underground began to appear. They mysteriously hinted at a particular sound rarely heard, present day. Jamaican ska, rock steady, reggae, with a New Orleans twist. It took some detective work to find the nucleus was Papa Mali.
