Issue Articles
Best of the Beat Award in Music Education: Derrick Tabb and the Roots of Music
Since his nomination as CNN’s Hero of the Year in 2009, Derrick Tabb has perhaps received more attention for his work helping New Orleans’ kids than for his role as […]
Los Po-Boy-Citos: Life After Mash-Up
As their new second album, Brand New Dance, attests, Los Po-Boy-Citos are different from other local brass bands, and not only because they represent a form of Latin music in […]
Weird Voodoo Tales: AM and the Lure of History
“I live in the wrong time,” claims pop singer/songwriter AM, his name a nod to the radio waves that once carried the music he most admires. AM’s new album, Future […]
The Ponderosa Stomp at Nine
[UPDATED] In its nine-year evolution, the Ponderosa Stomp has become important in more ways than just celebrating the largely unsung architects of rock ’n’ roll. The event that returns to […]
Hurricane Katrina 5 Years Later: Where Are We Now?
Perhaps it doesn’t seem like five years since we were all running from a hurricane roughly the size of the entire Gulf of Mexico. For some, it seems like even […]
The Other Planets, Hello Beams (Attention Spaniel Records)
Jazz-rock band the Other Planets are among New Orleans’ most capable, heavy musicians. You’re never sure what to expect from the band’s ambitious, multi-instrumental live shows, given the Planets’ penchant—almost […]
Soundclash: Community Action
Most musicians thrive on companionship. The camaraderie of bandmates can make even the bleakest gig worth it. But many rappers toil alone at their art—not unlike novelists—in lonely rooms, staring […]
Obituary: Keith “Deacon Johnson” Moore
Keith Moore a.k.a. Deacon Johnson (so named for his being the son of renowned New Orleans musician Deacon John Moore), the self-proclaimed “New Orleans King of Ambient Noise” was killed […]
The White Stripes Minus One?
New Orleans has a rich history of one-man bands. But the ante has been upped considerably by transplant Dave Gregg — or, more to the point, by Gregg’s toes. Gregg […]
Twilight in New Orleans
Former Afghan Whigs front man and part-time New Orleanian Greg Dulli is one whose heyday shined so brightly that the rest of his life’s output might inevitably seem less important. […]
