September 2010
BackTalk
- Sweet Home New Orleans
Non-profit organizations did as much as anyone to help the New Orleans music community recover. Sweet Home New Orleans (SHNO) formed…
Bookmark
- Elizabeth Kleinveld (ed.), Before During After (UNO Press)
[UPDATED] Before During After speaks to the power of Hurricane Katrina, though not in the way it intends. Photographer Elizabeth Kleinveld…
Cover Story
- Mondo Spicer: The World of Chef Susan Spicer
“The other day at brunch I was expediting over at Mondo, and [sous chef] Paul [Chell] put something up in my…
Features
- Unchained Melodies: Improvised Music in New Orleans
For a drummer, Justin Peake spends very little time at his kit. A few judicious taps on the cymbal, then it’s… - Ed Blackwell: Speaking in Drums
Ed Blackwell died a few days shy of his 63rd birthday in 1992. He was eulogized around the world. His obituary… - Curren$y: The New High Life
Weed and hip-hop have a long history together. Dr. Dre’s The Chronic ushered in an era of marijuana appreciation that hip-hop… - Honeyboy Edwards: Riding the Rails
It’s not every day that an interview subject slips his hand under his pillow and slides out a pistol. “When you… - The Ponderosa Stomp at Nine
[UPDATED] In its nine-year evolution, the Ponderosa Stomp has become important in more ways than just celebrating the largely unsung architects…
Fresh
- Donna’s Gone
Donna’s closed last month. “We turned in our license,” said the club’s namesake, Donna Poniatowski. “When we went to city hall… - Vox and the Hound: Vox on the Run
Leo DeJesus can’t limit himself to the sidelines. Vox and the Hound started as yet another project for the former front… - Pazfest: Why Joni?
The very first PazFest, held 10 years ago, attracted more than 400 people, and more than 50 musicians participated. On September… - Lloyd Price: Adults Only
By virtue of recording the classic R&B “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” in 1952, Kenner’s Lloyd Price is not just a pioneer of… - Jimmy Robinson's Musicworks Series: Following Costello
All New Orleans musicians have a story. Jimmy Robinson wants to hear them. The Twangorama guitarist’s Musicworks Series features a guest… - Madden Picks the Saints: September
For the last few years, Supagroup's Chris Lee has been playing Madden versions of the next week's Saints game on his…
Letters
- September 2010 Letters
PLAY ON THE STREETS I once was a street musician before and when you could buy a permit. I remember meeting…
Mojo Mouth
- The Ends of Eras
I’ve heard older people say many times that they’re lonelier because all of their friends have passed on. Once they’re gone,…
Obituaries
- Obituary: Clyde Kerr, Jr. (1943-2010)
New Orleans jazz lost one of its most respected musical educators when Clyde Kerr, Jr. died in his sleep at his…
OffBeat Eats
- Dining Out: Tartine
While our cholesterol levels know no boundaries, we often must yield to the health consciousness of our loved ones. We both… - John Rankin Hits the Spot at Mandina's Restaurant
Mandina's Restaurant 3800 Canal St. (504) 482-9179 What do you usually order? The Trout Meuniere, it’s one of their specialties, with… - Try-Me Coffee: Bywater Brew
It’s a typical Tuesday morning at Try-Me Coffee—roasting coffee, contacting clients and filling out police reports. According to third-generation owner Bob… - St. James Cheese Company: Behind the Rind
How well do you really know your cheese? Long gone are the times when our choices were limited to cheddar, Swiss… - The Saints: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner of Champions
To paraphrase Dave Barry, the stomach is the most important organ in the human body. The heart is fine and dandy,…
Dining Out
- Dining Out: Tartine
While our cholesterol levels know no boundaries, we often must yield to the health consciousness of our loved ones. We both… - St. James Cheese Company: Behind the Rind
How well do you really know your cheese? Long gone are the times when our choices were limited to cheddar, Swiss… - The Saints: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner of Champions
To paraphrase Dave Barry, the stomach is the most important organ in the human body. The heart is fine and dandy,… - Mondo Spicer: The World of Chef Susan Spicer
“The other day at brunch I was expediting over at Mondo, and [sous chef] Paul [Chell] put something up in my…
The Spot
- John Rankin Hits the Spot at Mandina's Restaurant
Mandina's Restaurant 3800 Canal St. (504) 482-9179 What do you usually order? The Trout Meuniere, it’s one of their specialties, with…
Reviews
- Dr. John, Tribal (429 Records)
Dr. John is among the core group of New Orleans musicians who’ve brought renewed purpose to their work in the last… - Tony Joe White, That On the Road Look Live (Rhino Handmade Records)
Tony Joe White has made a career out of being laconic, and his matter-of-fact delivery lent a homespun truthfulness to race… - The Marsalis Family, Music Redeems (Marsalis Records)
The family band has been a cornerstone of the American entertainment industry since the 19th Century, when singing families became the… - Jean-Eric, Get It (Defend New Orleans Records)
What did one Jean-Eric fan say to the other when the drugs wore off? No, the band’s sassy, minimal, class-A electro… - Lyrikill, A Time to Kill (Independent mixtape)
With the resurgence of bounce music, the release of Mystikal and the rise of Curren$y, there’s no denying that the Crescent… - Lyrikill, Shut Up and Rap (Independent mixtape)
With the resurgence of bounce music, the release of Mystikal and the rise of Curren$y, there’s no denying that the Crescent… - Kenny Neal, Hooked On Your Love (Blind Pig Records)
Like the jazz tradition in New Orleans and zydeco music’s in South Louisiana, many of the current blues artists that from… - Troy Turner, Whole Lotta Blues (Evidence Records)
The title of this one is somewhat misleading. A better one might well be A Little Bit of Blues and Let’s… - Johanna Divine, Mile-High Rodeo (Independent)
Johanna Divine did what any aspiring singer-songwriter does—she wrote a batch of songs with plans to eventually record them on voice…
