Issue Articles
Returning the Favor
New Orleans musicians have been the beneficiaries of a benefit concerts around the world in the months since Katrina. Recently, New Orleans R&B singer Clarence “Frogman” Henry (featured in Michael […]
Do The Dew Drop Inn
Post-Katrina New Orleans presents a host of practical challenges for clubs and live venues, a central part of Louisiana’s music economy. A new television program from Cox Communications is looking […]
One Year Later
Wynton Marsalis and chef Emeril Lagasse will team up as part of a three-day New Orleans Cultural Tribute observing Katrina’s one-year anniversary. Events include the Ambassador of Swing Talent Search […]
It Doesn’t Look a Day Over 18
Abita Beer is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the release of Abita’s 20th Anniversary Pilsner Beer, and on August 12 at the Contemporary Arts Center, it celebrates the new brew […]
No More Playing Possum
Blackfire Revelation’s web site proclaims, “We come from the woods and that’s exactly where we’re headed back to when we’re done with you,” and it sounds like that’s exactly what […]
Fest Focus: Jazz & Heritage Stage
Jazz legend Chico Hamilton has come a long way. He turns 85 this September and his life has had an indelible impact on the music, but he hasn’t forgotten where […]