Issue Articles
The Summer Funk II: A Taste of the Flavor Kings
What is it about New Orleans that gives rise to so many funk bands? “Smell it. Just smell it. Take a nice deep breath and you can smell it,” explains […]
The Summer Funk: Smilin’ Myron Loses Tim Guarisco to Cancer
New Orleans lost one of its more creative and colorful musicians when Tim Guarisco lost his two year old battle with cancer at age 28. Founding member of Smilin’ Myron, […]
Coolbone: Brass-Hoppin’
It’s a Sunday evening in early Summer. As New Orleans steams off after a thunderstorm, the Algiers Brass Band kicks off a relaxed BBQ at Donna’s. The Cajun Fais Do-Do […]
Solomon Burke
Aretha may be the Queen of Soul and B.B. is the King of the Blues, but Solomon Burke’s moniker stuck in two genres. Crowned “The King of Rock and Soul” […]
