Issue Articles — BackTalk
Treme Music Supervisor Blake Leyh Dishes on Season Three
As music supervisor for the HBO series Treme, Blake Leyh has already produced some of the most important live recordings in New Orleans history, documenting second lines, Mardi Gras Indian […]
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
From the charismatic magnetism of Louis Armstrong’s golden melodies to the dazzling aptitude of Wynton Marsalis’ matchless forays, no other sound has captured the heart and soul of a genre, […]
Robert Glasper
“Miles would have done this in ’95,” says pianist Robert Glasper of his current album, the crossover smash, Black Radio. Much like the late, brazen jazz icon, Glasper’s own visionary […]
Sonny Landreth
Sonny Landreth is in Cleveland to start touring in support of his new album, Elemental Journey. It often takes a few gigs for his band to click on all cylinders, […]
Seun Kuti
In Louisiana, the pressures of carrying on a parent’s musical legacy are well known. Ivan and Ian Neville, the Marsalis brothers and numerous Cajun artists have worked hard to match […]
Roddie Romero and Eric Adcock
2007’s La Louisianne Sessions put Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars on the map. The ambitious album earned them a Grammy nomination as it honored the musical styles that […]
Bill Davis of Dash Rip Rock
Dash Rip Rock holds many distinctions, one of which is that they’re reported to be the band that has played every South By Southwest. It might not be true, but […]
Parading Club Bands
Playing music in a parade looks like fun, but while it is, it’s also hard, sometimes thankless work. OffBeat spoke with members of four nightclub bands who, during Mardi Gras, […]
The Soul Rebels
When The Village Voice described New Orleans’ Soul Rebels as “the missing link between Louis Armstrong and Public Enemy,” they got it only half right. The Soul Rebels were deeply […]
Ani DiFranco
Folk singer Ani DiFranco moved to New Orleans approximately eight years ago, but she has entered the city’s musical community discreetly, playing the occasional show such as last year’s Gulf […]
