Generationals have been the New Orleans indie world’s biggest success story in recent times, garnering critical praise, landing songs in national TV commercials, and even joining heavyweights Ted Leo and Elf Power on an Apples in Stereo covers project (they did the classic song “Ruby”). The duo of New Orleans natives, multi-instrumentalists Ted Joyner and [...]
Tag Archives: Park the Van Records
Hurricane Katrina 5 Years Later: Where Are We Now?
August 1, 2010 – 12:10 am
Perhaps it doesn’t seem like five years since we were all running from a hurricane roughly the size of the entire Gulf of Mexico. For some, it seems like even more time. Much less for others. Just the first six dreamlike months after the flood—when you could leave your bike outside, unlocked for days—felt like [...]
Giant Cloud, Old Books EP (Park the Van)
April 1, 2010 – 12:01 am
While Old Books, the debut EP from recent Ruston transplants Giant Cloud isn’t anything new or different, the band’s interpretation of Southern folk isn’t bad. Though only five songs long, the album slowly progresses in complexity from gentle, folky, Beach House-y ambience to a more intricate, multi-instrumental density. It begins slow and dreamy, with delicate [...]
Keys to the City: OffBeat’s Top 40 CDs of 2009
December 1, 2009 – 12:01 am
This has been a resurgent year for New Orleans indie rock, which is as strong as it has been in a long time. Park the Van Records moved back to town, the New Orleans Indie Rock Collective has been active promoting the bands and organizing festivals to help get the Generationals, MyNameIsJohnMichael, Caddywhompus, Big Rock [...]
