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Bob French
Mardi Gras Music
Ah yes, it’s that time of year again in the ol’ Big Easy…a town where as soon as the Christmas decorations come down, the Mardi Gras decorations go up. A […]
Dale’s Back, and He’s Ready to Plug Away
I could feel that ol’ Mardi Gras Mambo madness percolatin’ as soon as I got back to New Orleans…it should be building steam by the time you read this. Thanks […]
Rockin’ Dopsie Rules
It’s Friday night at the Maple Leaf Bar in New Orleans. The pressed-tin walls of the Victorian-era dime store are being rattled royally by dark men with strange armor and […]
NewsBeat February 1992
THE DAYS THE MUSIC DIED… A pair of longtime musical greats with strong ties to the Crescent City—“Champion” Jack Dupree and James ”Thunderbird” Davis—passed away in January. “Champion” Jack, the […]
Chris Whitley Lives with the Law
Out on a range in a season too soonNo electric light up in my roomWith a dark skin woman I’m naked and saneYou could learn about the world in an […]
We Deliver!
It’s happened to us all…the dreaded “Munchies in the Night Syndrome.” I was a recent victim a few weeks ago, having come home exhausted from a rough day cranking out […]
Steve Lacy Sextet, Snug Harbor, June 9, 1991
Those who were fortunate enough to see the Steve Lacy Sextet perform at Snug Harbor June 9 were witness to some of the most artistic and creative improvisational music in […]
Reggae Riddums: A Caribbean Weekend
Thinking of a Caribbean vacation…but can’t afford one? Don’t worry…the Caribbean is coming to New Orleans! For one long weekend (June 6-9), the city serves up non-stop live reggae, calypso, […]
Swamp Island Discs
Every New Orleanian has a top five list of acts to catch at Jazz Fest, and every visitor a list of dishes to sample, but here’s a real doozie for […]
Frogman Finds A Home
Way down yonder in the Bayouland, past twisting urban blight and rotting moral fibers, a lone green thing, rana N’waleenzius, sits on the banks of the Mississippi and laments the […]
