Issue Articles
Water’s Gravity: New Orleans and its music inspired Jay Weigel’s new orchestral composition
The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and special guests will perform the premiere of “Water’s Gravity” by Jay Weigel on March 24 at the Orpheum Theater. The New Orleans composer’s new music […]
Liberté, Égalité and Fraternité: The 25th French Film Festival begins March 11
The New Orleans Film Society’s French Film Festival celebrates its silver anniversary March 11 through March 17 at the Prytania Theatre. Several of the festival’s films will be available for […]
Life On Earth: Alynda Segarra records a delicate and tender record with Hurray for the Riff Raff
Alynda Segarra, the New Orleans-based singer-songwriter who performs and records as lead vocalist of Hurray for the Riff Raff, is ready for the world. Following the release of the band’s […]
Cajunized: Bruce Daigrepont and Gina Forsyth add a Louisiana sound to new album from Deep Purple
A musician and songwriter in the Cajun-French tradition, Bruce Daigrepont never expected to be asked to play accordion on a recording for Deep Purple. “No, not at all,” the Metairie-based […]
Monogram Hunters honor Mardi Gras Indian tradition with love and devotion
When Tyrone “Pie” Stevenson was a little boy, he stood awestruck on the steps of his childhood home, gazing at the resplendent Mardi Gras Indians who danced and chanted […]
Fan Expo New Orleans will bring stars of sci-fi and fantasy to Morial Convention Center
Anthony Mackie, the Marvel Studios’ star and New Orleans native, will join Star Trek’s William Shatner and dozens more celebrities at the 2022 Fan Expo New Orleans. Formerly known as […]
Get You a Healin’: New projects at Carlo Ditta’s Orleans Records
Carlo Ditta and his Orleans Records label recently launched a flurry of new initiatives, including the long-time-coming release of Houma singer-songwriter-bassist Terry Mulligan’s recording debut. The label also rereleased Ditta’s […]
Let it Be: New Orleans Beatles Festival gets back to where it once belonged
Following two years of pandemic-related delays, the New Orleans Beatles Festival is getting back to where it once belonged. On January 14 the event returns to the House of Blues. […]
Crispin Schroeder, Hear the Light (Independent)
Crispin Schroeder’s album Hear the Light presents this singer-songwriter-keyboardist’s polished yet still down-to-earth intermingling of pop, soul, jazz, gospel and New Orleans rhythm and blues. Schroeder opens the ten-song project […]
Dr. Michael White talks back
In advance of the Danny Barker Banjo and Guitar Festival, esteemed clarinetist Dr. Michael White shares his memories of the festival’s namesake.
