Letters November 2000

BLACK & WHITE I’d like to respond to Bunny Matthews’ interview with Robert Mugge regarding Mugge’s film “Rhythm & Bayous: A Road Map of Louisiana Music.” In discussing the swamp […]

The Outlaw and the Genius: Blues Foundation Honors Ray Charles and Willie Nelson

They’re an unlikely pair on the surface, but Ray Charles and Willie Nelson actually share quite a bit in common, from their scrapes with the law to their personal tragedies, […]

Masking Take

Costuming, in New Orleans, is a religion. This religion has two high holy days–Halloween and Mardi Gras. Halloween is reserved for scary, outrageous and/or sexy costumes while Mardi Gras is […]

Music Torch Passes to Capable Hands

Some years ago, when this magazine was still in the planning stages, I used to go to listen to music at a little dive called the Howlin’ Wolf, then located […]

Testaverde’s Weird Prog/Pop/Surf

The drummer looks like a skinhead. A good sign. The singer/guitar player’s wearing a Gatordate t-shirt. A little wholesome, but it’s properly faded. One keyboard player’s black t-shirt and shoulder-length […]

Twilight of The Rock Star

“Without music, life would be an error,” Friedrich Nietzsche wrote in Twilight of the Idols. The Twilight Singers are the latest side project of Afghan Whigs lead singer Greg Dulli, […]

Jazz Fest Redux

ACURA-CY Few things in life stay as enjoyable year after year as they were when first encountered, but the New Orleans Jazz Festival is an event I never find disappointing. […]

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Club Crawl

Here we go again. It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for—Jazz Fest 2000. If the utter insanity of Mardi Gras 2000 is any indication, Jazz Fest 2000 will be […]

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