At one time just about all the serious art galleries in New Orleans were in the French Quarter. Now, most of the art galleries in the French Quarter are not especially serious, although some are, and in fact some are very good. But that is another story (Last month’s, actually). All this changed between 10 [...]
There is a mystique about the French Quarter. Traditionally, it is one of the few real bohemias in this generally utilitarian country. The Quarter has long been a favored haunt of artists, poets and writers—and just about everybody else who didn’t fit in. As recently as the early ’70s, it was a kind of colorful [...]
“It’s a life,” declared Janice Medlock emphatically. “It’s more than just a profession—more than music even—it’s a way of life.” The topic at hand was piano bars—specifically what it is like to be a piano bar performer. Medlock, who plays at the Monteleone Hotel’s Carousel Lounge Wednesdays through Thursdays, has developed a loyal following for [...]
When people think of Bourbon Street, images come to mind of a cacophonous carnival of sights and sounds, bright lights and loud music, a frenzied, often garish atmosphere. This boozy barrage on the senses is often the image that lingers, and if in town only briefly, a visitor may end up thinking of New Orleans [...]
