Issue Articles — Features
What Are The Keys Telling You? Musician and educator, Tyler Kinchen’s genuine experience
Tyler Kinchen & The Right Pieces are on the rise and bringing their high-energy live show to Abita Fall Fest. I sat down with Tyler to discuss the strength of family, roots of place, and the power of performance.
Neo-Psychedelic Cinematic Dream-Pop: Steve Kilbey talks about The Church’s upcoming House of Blues show
Steve Kilbey and his bandmates in the Church have been weaving neo-psychedelic cinematic dream-pop since 1980. The Australian band hit its chart summit in 1988 with the global hit, “Under the Milky Way,” and corresponding album, Starfish. This year’s well-received new album from the Church, The Hypnogogue, demonstrates Kilbey’s still shining creativity. The Church’s 26th studio album, The Hypnogogue is the first concept album in the band’s 43-year history and the most prog-rock project to date.
Timeless Creole Music: Les Cenelles digs down below
Les Cenelles are a group like no other. They are grounded in cultural ancestors and the soil under their feet, while elevating with a fresh sense of soul and purpose.
Victor in Wonderland: I Don’t Play Music, I Pray Music says Cuban pianist Victor Campbell
Pianist Victor Campbell has come from Cuba to take New Orleans by storm, and a growing number are paying attention. His brain is encyclopedic, the energy of his soul is genuine, and his ability to connect seemingly disparate musical styles is transfixing in a way that hasn’t been experienced here since the days of James Booker.
Never Too Young To Start Dreaming: Robert Finley enjoyed his late-blooming glory
Robert Finley may be the most unlikely success story in Louisiana music. A sharecropper’s son raised in a family of gospel singers in the small north Louisiana town of Winnsboro, he didn’t make music his primary occupation until he was sixty years old.
Tribute: Joe Krown pays tribute to his New Orleans piano heroes
Joe Krown’s multidimensional career includes his work as a soloist and group leader
Percussionist Alexey Marti Records His First Vocal-Oriented Album
Alexey Marti wants to be known for happiness
New Soul Finders!: Marilyn Barbarin and Marc Stone Keep Eddie Bo’s legacy alive
Marilyn Barbarin and Marc Stone came together as the nucleus of the New Soul Finders! It’s a great New Orleans story, a musical Venn diagram with Eddie Bo in the middle. We chatted at Baldwin & Co. about the collaboration, playing with Bo, and much more.
I Want To Be Me: La Reezy’s Joy of Creativity
The world needs La Reezy and his new album Reeborn. From the post-pandemic hangover to social media peacocking, being at peace with positivity and simply being oneself can seem like […]
