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Simple Sound Retreat Pens Musical Thank You Note to New Orleans
The art of life lies in a constant readjustment to our surroundings.” Kakuzo Okakura It’s no secret that performers have been among those hardest hit by the pandemic of […]
Masters of Louisiana Music: Dave Bartholomew
Born: December, 24, 1918, Edgard, Louisiana Died: June 23, 2019, New Orleans, Louisiana Without Dave Bartholomew’s production, songs and band, Fats Domino would’ve never guaranteed New Orleans’ spot on the […]
A Lasting Legacy: Scott Aiges and his wife Lisanne are leaving New Orleans for Denver
Scott Aiges, the first “official” Times-Picayune music writer; band manager; entrepreneur; organizer of multiple events around the city; former director of the New Orleans Music Office; and most currently an […]
The Rolling Stones American Tour in 1981 set a record that would stand for 33 years
It’s the Summer of ’81 and Keith Richards, attired in a black bomber jacket, black t-shirt, black jeans and blue suede boots, strides into the rural Massachusetts recording studio basement—Long […]
Online Exclusive: A Day In The Life of Monogram Hunters
360 VIDEO PRODUCED BY JULIANE PIECHA & RYAN HODGSON-RIGSBEE
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 creative fronts. “As a wildman, he was tough, tough—he […]
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 of Cajun-French music and classic rhythm and blues from […]
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 any list of New Orleans’ music immortals. As it […]
