September 2018
Cover Story
- Derrick Freeman and James Martin are shaping the soul of future brass band music
“The Levels” is the newest song in Soul Brass Band’s repertoire. Written by the band’s founder, Derrick “Smoker” Freeman, it’s a…
Features
- ManChu Food Store: Unapologetically Real
Over by the Claiborne Avenue bridge, where the clanking and bang of the highway meets the gentle flow of Esplanade, there’s… - Boudin In The City
The Cajun country super food that once required a trip westward along the I-10 is making inroads in New Orleans. … - No Parlor Tricks: Givers remains a working-class band
Whether they know it or not, millions of people have heard the passionate, melodic music made by New Orleans–based indie-pop band… - Congo Square Rap: Fiend’s musical massage
Hip-hop as a musical genre can be as elastic as it gets, and International Jones’ (IJ) new Player Chit explores new…
Online Exclusive
- In Memoriam: Ivory “Wildman” Holmes (1954-2018)
“He did a lot of projects,” Chief Derrick Hulin of the Golden Blades declares of Wildman Ivory Holmes’ eagerness on many… - I’m Leaving It Up to You: Yvette Landry’s Louisiana lovin’ goes worldwide
Beyond its south Louisiana birthplace, swamp pop is less known than the region’s internationally branded Cajun and zydeco music. A hybrid… - 300 Songs for 300 Years: Allen Toussaint
If Allen Toussaint had only done a couple of things—say, producing the Meters and writing "On Your Way Down"—he'd still make…
Letters
- Letters to the Editor: living wages for musicians and more
Making a living I just spent a week in New Orleans at the New Orleans Trad Jazz Camp (I play sax…
Mojo Mouth
- The Song’s the Thing: Can more New Orleans songwriters capitalize?
I just read an article in New York magazine about songwriters and their process and it got me thinking about New Orleans’…
Fresh
- Send Me a Friend Partners with Positive Vibrations Foundation
After Anders Osborne got clean and sober, he quickly realized he needed some help at work. A gigging, touring musician, Osborne… - DANCIN’ THROUGH FESS’ LIFE AND MUSIC: Longhair at the Old U.S. Mint
As you enter the Professor Longhair exhibit, formally called “Me Got Fiyo: The Professor Longhair Centennial,” on the second floor of… - HOT OFF THE GRIDDLE: The Crazy Waffle Sisterhood
Sinnidra Taylor and her sister Aisha grew up in the Broadmoor neighborhood of New Orleans. Not seeing any obvious career paths… - MY MUSIC with Gregg Martinez
“We’re all just heartbroken—GG Shinn died yesterday and we’re going to bury him Monday. He was my hero. I just left… - Bill Graham's Legacy: The Fillmore at Harrah’s New Orleans
Live Nation will open a new music venue in New Orleans in early 2019. The Fillmore at Harrah’s New Orleans, a… - SOUNDCHECK: Five Questions with Carlo Ditta
Carlo Ditta’s Orleans Records has created an invaluable legacy. The label’s catalog includes Professor Longhair, Danny Barker, Willy DeVille, Mighty Sam…
Dining Out
- Mikimoto
It's a sugar cube! It's a garage! It's a ... sushi bunker? The exterior of the building that's housed the Japanese…
In The Spirit
- Denzel Brown at Longway Tavern
“Naughty Professor embodies that serious funk groove and all around good-time music that I love. When I went to school at…
Obituaries
- In Memoriam: Aretha Franklin (1942 – 2018)
Aretha Franklin sounded relaxed and happy during a phone interview that took place while she rolled down the highway in her…
The Dish
- Chef R.J. Tsarov's Thai Moules et Frites at the Delachaise
So glad these are still on the menu, even after you left! How did you come up with the recipe? “About…
BackTalk
- Robert Earl Keen talks back
Robert Earl Keen’s never had a hit—at least not in the traditional chart-topper sense. And he didn’t wear a hat for…
Reviews
- Sean Ardoin, Kreole Rock and Soul (Louisiana Red Hot Records)
As Sean Ardoin points out, zydeco has evolved so much that it’s sometimes challenging to recognize it in its myriad forms.… - Helen Gillet, Helkiase (Independent)
A Fiercely Talented Improviser After receiving her master’s degree in music at Loyola University in 2004, Belgian-born cellist, singer, composer,… - Cyril Neville Endangered Species, The Complete Recordings / Endangered Species: The Essential Recordings (Louisiana Red Hot Records)
The Essence of New Orleans If you don’t know how incredibly epic singer/songwriter/percussionist Cyril Neville’s career has been, you need… - Carmela Rappazzo, Howlin’ at the Moon (Independent)
Carmela Rappazzo sings a lot of blue notes. Her voice is not traditionally beautiful or “pretty.” It captures you on a… - Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band, Black Pot (Swampadelic Records)
Despite its perplexing black skillet cover, Black Pot is Chubby Carrier’s most unusual and selfless release of his extensive discography. Admittedly,… - Greg Ruby & the Rhythm Runners, Syncopated Classic (Independent)
Who was Frank D. Waldron? Lost to time, he was a Seattle jazz saxophonist, trumpet player, teacher and composer who played… - Brother Dege, Farmer’s Almanac (Psyouthern Records)
Farmer’s Almanac, the latest release from Brother Dege, is appropriately titled. This is music that feels of the earth... this is… - Sarah Quintana, Daddy Lies (Independent)
Sarah Quintana’s latest, six-song effort, Daddy Lies, finds her at the crossroads between her imaginative and ambitious Miss River recording and… - Jon Cleary, Dyna-Mite (FHQ Records)
From the very opening of the title cut of Dyna-Mite there’s no doubt that the album’s musical roots lie deep in…
