The first time I saw We’re Only In It for the Honey a few years ago at the now-defunct Zeppelin’s, I couldn’t figure out whether they reminded me more of the Stooges or Guns N’ Roses. After listening to Gimme More, the New Orleans quartet’s first full-length record, the G N’ R comparison prevails. And [...]
Just when you think multi-faceted frontman Clint Maedgen has done it all, he goes and releases a solo record. Maedgen’s self-titled EP could easily have been a retread of his work with Liquidrone, the Bingo! Show, and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and it still would have been monstrously entertaining. (Case in point: Most of [...]
There was a time in the mid-1990s when emotional, girl-fronted, guitar-pop bands with names like K’s Choice, Joydrop, and Magnapop were guaranteed success on the alt-rock circuit. Those days are long-gone (save for maybe a band like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs), but thankfully we have a band like the Baton Rouge quintet We Landed on [...]
Pitts vs. Preps is the most recent project from local metal pioneer Kyle Thomas. His previous two bands, Floodgate and Exhorder, made a significant dent on the national underground scene with releases on Roadrunner Records. Exhorder is even credited in some circles with inventing the thrash sound that Pantera popularized early on. His new band [...]
Much like the bondage-clad women on the Spinal Tap-inspired cover for Days of Darkness, Metairie rockers Misled seem to be going in two opposite directions at once. Their hard-rock sound trudges where it sounds like they want to soar, and lead singer Chris Rico’s voice growls and groans where it sounds like he should be [...]
With an aftermath so immense and far-reaching that affected locals still consider it recent, it’s hard to believe that a whole year has passed since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast on August 29. This month, local space rockers Chef Menteur and their similarly experimental labelmates on Backporch Revolution Records will commemorate that fateful anniversary [...]
Imagine Jeff Buckley fronting a hard-rocking, groove-oriented alternative band (perhaps Phish meets the Foo Fighters?), and you’ve got local rockers Ellipsis. Lead singer/guitarist Craig Paddock evokes Buckley’s soul in his expressive voice, easily the best aspect of the band and the best thing on One Course Current, their second album. But the entire band plays [...]
“Progressive” and “experimental” are the first two words that come to mind hearing the instrumentation on One of Me, the new EP from New Orleans’ own Glasgow! The smattering of string arrangements, banjo, organ, and even harpsichord mixed with the Holy Trinity of rock (guitars, bass, drums) is quite disarming. Something like that could have [...]
The members of The Public are a testament to the old cliché that you should never judge a book by its cover, nor judge a band by its wardrobe. “We’ve had people come up to us and tell us that we sound like Interpol and bands like that,” says guitarist Jack Champagne. “I asked them [...]
The aftershocks of Hurricane Katrina continue to be felt throughout New Orleans’ entire music community, especially on the local rock scene. Even as key clubs such as the Howlin’ Wolf and One Eyed Jacks have reopened, others have either closed or else their fates are still up in the air. The situation can be even [...]
