Issue Articles
The Sound of America: Louis Armstrong and the Fourth of July
Musician Louis Armstrong said in his autobiography, “I was born in 1900. Mayann [Armstrong’s mother] told me that the night I was born was the Fourth of July, a big […]
Yvette Landry Expresses Music Physically
Musician Yvette Landry of Breaux Bridge has become the darling of the south Louisiana music scene. Her work as bassist for the Grammy-nominated Bonsoir Catin, Lafayette Rhythm Devils, and leader […]
Quiet Time at the Red Dragon Listening Room in Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge is the musical no man’s land between funky New Orleans and canaille Lafayette. It has one thing neither city has—the Red Dragon Listening Room—a venue concept that will […]
Neck and Neck at Tom’s Fiddle and Bow
Al Berard takes his place in a chair at Tom’s Fiddle and Bow in Arnaudville. He runs his fingers down the neck of his violin and taps the bow lightly […]
