Andrew Wyatt is the lead singer and songwriter for the indie-electro group Miike Snow. Don’t let the two i’s trip you up. It’s pronounced just like “Mike” except it looks cooler. A native of New York City, Wyatt paired with Swedes Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg, also known as Bloodshy & Avant to form Miike [...]
Three-piece band Miike Snow will be performing their catchy synth beats at Republic June 9. Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg, previously known as Swedish duo Bloodshy & Avant, were behind-the scenes, producing hits throughout the ’00s for mega-pop acts including Madonna, Kylie Minogue, and Britney Spears. Britney may have provided throaty vocals and a video [...]
Beginning June 1, singer Mary McBride kicks off “The Way Home Tour” at Angola Penitentiary. The tour coincides with the release of her new album, The Way Home, which drops on June 22. While most tours aim to promote the music via ticket and album sales, “The Way Home” tour is taking a completely different [...]
Shaul Zislin loves Gulf Shores, Alabama’s white sand beaches, and he hopes they stay that way. He’s monitoring the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico and the containment efforts because this weekend, he’ll present the new Hangout Beach & Music Fest in Gulf Shores, a festival that combines the fest experience with the beach [...]
“I just want to work. Pay my tax, raise my kids. I don’t ask for government help,” says Ruben Leite, owner of the colorful taco truck many locals fondly call “Taco Party.” The Brazilian-born Leite—formerly a 20-year resident of New York City—came to New Orleans immediately after Hurricane Katrina with his fleet of taco trucks [...]
In our current issue, we report on the challenges taco trucks face trying to feed late-night customers on Frenchmen Street. Proprietor Rubens Leite recently sent the following letter to City Council in an effort to have the code amended (all bolding is his): To Whom It May Concern, My name is Rubens Leite. I am [...]
The New Orleans Indie Rock Collective, more commonly known as the NOIR Collective, has been cultivating and supporting local indie rock for the past two years. They’ve created sampler CDs and organized mini-music fests, but most importantly, they’ve been knitting together the seemingly disparate indie scenes throughout the city—Tulane, Loyola, Marigny, Mid-City—and they’re about to [...]
Quintron and Miss Pussycat have been keeping New Orleans weird for years now with their respective art—Quintron as electro-musician/inventor and Panacea Theriac, a.k.a. Miss Pussycat, as puppeteer. The husband/wife duo help each other with their creations—the background music to her puppet shows and videos is composed by Quintron, while Miss Pussycat adds colorful flair to [...]
Paul Leslie (a.k.a. Paul Lifestyles), host and producer of TAIT (Time After Island Time Radio), has decided to help New Orleans recovery efforts by strapping on his walking shoes. The Georgia native will be walking (yes, walking) about 300 miles starting from Panama City Florida to the Crescent City to raise awareness of ongoing recovery [...]
