Exhibition of photographs of Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and the Golden Eagles by Erika Goldring opens at New Orleans Jazz Museum

An exhibition of photographs by Erika Goldring titled Lightning and Thunder: Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and the Golden Eagles opens at the New Orleans Jazz Museum on Wednesday, March 23. […]

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Bloodstains and Teardrops (Whiskey Bayou Records)

At the turn of the 21st century, Memphis pianist, producer, and all-out cool music man Jim Dickinson proclaimed, “World Boogie is coming.” Well, if it has not arrived with this […]

Interview: Big Chief Monk Boudreaux On Being First Honoree For Joy Theater Honors

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, who first rose to prominence as a member of the Wild Magnolias in the 1960s, will be honored by the Joy Theater this Friday, October 6. […]

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux Receives Prestigious Award from National Endowment for the Arts

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, leader of the Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indian tribe, was honored by the National Endowment for the Arts during a ceremony at the Library of Congress […]

National Endowment for the Arts Honors Big Chief Monk Boudreaux with Prestigious Award

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, leader of the Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indian tribe, is one of the recipients of National Endowment for the Arts’ 2016 National Heritage Fellowship. Boudreaux, who […]

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux:
Shaman of the Tribe

The clouds are gathering and darkening over the corner of 2nd and Dryades on Mardi Gras 2013. Rain has been forecast. The streets are crowded, and the once organized but […]

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In The Studio with Bo Dollis Jr. and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux

“I can’t sing like I used to sing, but I’m-a try one more thing,” sang Bo Dollis Sr. before the launching into the chorus of “Hey Now Baby (One More Time)” […]

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Won’t Bow Down (f.Boo Music)

With the Wild Magnolias albums, Willie Tee created a template for Mardi Gras Indian funk that reverberates to this day, a time that finds an unprecedented number of Indians onstage […]

The Gravy: In the Kitchen with Big Chief Monk Boudreaux

“When I was a kid, I did never go outside. Always stayed inside, and my grandmother used to cook. I helped her cut up the seasoning. Then when my grandmother […]

YouTube du Jour: Big Chief Monk Boudreaux

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOyOEfWXNns[/youtube] On Monday nights, Glen David Andrews holds court in d.b.a., and recently he has started inviting guest artists to join him. Tonight, he has Big Chief Monk Boudreaux with […]